Your home is one of the biggest investments you’ll ever make, and your driveway is one of its largest exterior features. Proper cleaning is one way to protect that investment. Cleaning your driveway can add curb appeal and increase your home’s value between $10,000 and $15,000. Over time, dirt, debris and mildew can collect on your driveway, degrading the appearance and causing it to deteriorate more quickly. Bacteria and algae feed on limestone and can leave dark streaks on your driveway. If your car is leaking oil or if it is spilled, it can leave an unsightly stain.
Keeping your driveway clean can help avoid expensive repairs and make it safer as well. Dirt, mud and mold can be slippery. The best cleaning method will depend on whether your driveway is concrete or block. Our driveway cleaning pros can give you a free estimate for sealing and cleaning a variety of driveway surfaces. Other driveway cleaning services just power wash; we customize your driveway’s cleaning needs based on its condition, material, and budget. Our Concrete and Block driveway sealers clean and protect driveways in Central Ohio.
Concrete driveways can develop stains from decayed leaves, tire marks and automotive fluids. Pressure washing will remove most surface contaminants as well as stains from leaves, algae, moss or tire marks. To prevent damaging paint or other nearby structures, cover walls or doors with plastic whenever using solvents or other chemicals in conjunction with a pressure washer. Tire marks that cannot be removed by pressure washing may often be eliminated by scrubbing with degreaser. When left out on the driveway, nails, screws and other hardware can oxidize and leave rust stains on the concrete. We have the cleaners to clean and restore most rust stains from concrete.
The damage to driveways caused by dirt, mold, and grime is usually only on the surface, meaning that a professional concrete cleaning is enough to return your driveway to its original pristine state. We’ve developed a two-step approach to pressure cleaning that’s guaranteed to leave your driveway looking drive-worthy and restores curb appeal. First, we cover the area with our bio-degradable mold killer which will clean without causing damage to the surface.
Next, we use commercial rotary machines for flat surfaces. These machines use less water than a handheld lance. However, the rotary cleaner can clean in about a third of the time. This means you get a better clean, save money because we get the job done faster, and we use significantly less water. Jobs completed with a rotary cleaner tend to have a better finish because the machine stops the “stripes” and striations caused by a lance.
Concrete is a porous surface, and as such it is very absorbent and liquids can penetrate deep into the pours of the surface. It is important to understand that not all stains can be removed by pressure washing alone.
Oil, transmission fluid, hydraulic fluid, etc will quickly penetrate into concrete surfaces and can leave stains that are impossible to remove completely. These fluids are designed to be durable, long lasting and to hold up against heat which makes removing the stains nearly impossible.
Poured concrete is riddled with interconnected capillary channels that permit penetration by liquids. These porous channels act like a sponge, and capillary action draws in liquids over time, along with any dissolved salts and other solutes. Very porous surfaces, such as concrete, absorb liquids relatively quickly. Properlly sealing your concrete will prevent the penetration of liquids such as oils, fertilizer rust, irrigation rust, battery acid, spilled drinks, chemicals and other liquids, as well as preventing mold buildup . Additionally, or sealers increase the tensile strength by up to 30%, retarding cracking or chipping of the concrete
Concrete is a very porous material, susceptible to all kinds of staining and marking. Oil, grease and rust are nearly impossible to remove because they are so easily absorbed. Unsealed concrete retains water for long periods, creating and ideal situation for mold and mildew to grow.
Concrete is one of the most-popular surfaces in the world and it is used in a countless number of applications. From concrete floors and pool decks to driveways and sidewalks, you can’t go far without encountering something that is made from concrete.
While there are plenty of great properties that concrete brings to any project, its tendency to absorb moisture and to allow mold and mildew to develop is something that you would probably like to fix.
The best way to reduce the growth of mold and mildew in concrete is to not allow water to enter the concrete in the first place and that is exactly what our Commercial Grade Sealer will do for you.
For a commercial property or business owner, ongoing maintenance on concrete surfaces is an expense that you would love to get rid of, or at least dramatically reduce. For the homeowner, caring for the concrete surfaces around your home is probably a chore that you dread performing each year. The good news is that both the commercial property owner and the homeowner can take concrete cleaning off of their to-do list simply by contacting Ohio Power Washing to seal your concrete.
It is water that creates the need for concrete maintenance, and we will make sure that the water never gets a chance to start any trouble in your concrete.
We offer high-quality power washing & soft washing services in Columbus, Ohio. Why spend more if you can get high quality services at a really affordable price.
A Professional Exterior Cleaning service provider can be very convenient for a person that desires to hire one. Hire us and we will make sure that your money won’t go to waste.
Our knowledge and experience give our customers peace of mind as well as satisfaction in each service we provide with guaranteed high quality results.
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