Answer: Low pressure cleaning is a safe and effective way to clean a variety of surfaces, including brick, stone, concrete, and wood. It uses less water and pressure than traditional pressure washing, which can help to prevent damage to your building.

Yes, Training and certification are extremely important!  All of our field technicians are fully trained and certified, and we also require our office staff to attend training so they can answer any questions that you have about our services or work that we perform for you.  Some of the training classes our staff has taken include: PWNA and Contractors Foundation Certification Classes for house washing, roof cleaning, exterior building cleaning, commercial power washing, flatwork cleaning, environmental cleaning. Plus additional classes for Wolman Wood Certification, ABR Wood Certification, Environmental Awareness and Cleaning, Pressure Washing 101, Pressure Washing 102, House Washing, Roof Cleaning, Low Rise Building Cleaning and Safety training.  Our president Henry Bockman helped create much of the training classes, manuals and certification exams for the industry.  He is also an approved instructor for the Power Washers of North America, the Contractors Foundation, Alliance Trade Education  and teaches classes all over North America on the proper methods and techniques for power washing.

Some of the benefits of hiring PowerWashCompany.com are:

* Low Pressure cleaning methods that safely clean your property.

* Environmentally friendly cleaning solutions to remove stubborn stains.

* Better quality as a result of using the right techniques and methods.

* A Better Value, because the training and equipment we use increase our quality and productivity allowing us to offer a better value to our clients.

Yes, The Maryland Home Improvement Commission requires licensing for companies that work on residential homes and follow the Best Management Practices in the industry which recommends using cleaning solutions, not High Pressure for cleaning.  The Home Improvement Commission also requires a Home Improvement License for sealing and staining decks. A contractor with a Home Improvement license also offers the protection of the Guaranty Fund to homeowners, allowing the homeowner monetary relief for damages to the property caused by a contractor. Our Maryland Home Improvement License is MHIC #65039 under our Corporation Henry’s Housework Inc.

If you would like to speak with some of our clients, please contact us with your request and tell us about your cleaning project so we can arrange a phone call or meeting with someone that we have done a similar project for. Note: Our customers information and privacy is paramount, so we will always ask them for permission first before we try to arrange a meeting or phone call with you.

Over the last 31 years Thousands of our clients have sent in notes, posted reviews online and called in to tell us how much they have loved the work that our power washing companies have done for them. (In 2018 we started to merge several power washing companies we owned into one main company PowerWashCompany.com) We also have letters from President Bush, Governors, Mayors and several organizations about our staff on different review sites all over the Internet. In 2018 we started using a third party review system in order to keep track of them easier for our visitors. Click here to see reviews from all of our power washing divisions in one place.  (Insert link to review page)

We started offering exterior cleaning and power washing services in 1989 and have over 100 years of combined experience for different types of clients.

Residential Services

We have over 50,000 Residential clients in Montgomery County Maryland that we have cleaned siding, roofs, decks, patios, driveways, gutters and other surfaces for since 1989.

Commercial Services

We have cleaned Thousands properties in Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, New York and even California for shopping centers, malls, entire residential communities for HOA’s, condominiums, townhouse communities, apartment buildings, hotels and company buildings since 2000.

Industrial Services

We have cleaned Hundreds of facilities including water towers, building exteriors, industrial equipment, interior warehouse cleaning including removing dust from beams and other surfaces in warehouses and processing plants since 2001.

Government Services

We have cleaned Thousands of City, State, County and Federal Government Properties including college stadiums, buildings and some of our Nations most treasure monuments including the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, the Abner Doubleday Stadium in Cooperstown New York, the DC Armory and other Government Properties all over North America since 2002.

All of the products we use are from Sun Brite Supply of Maryland and are biodegradable and environmentally safe cleaning solutions designed specifically for the surfaces we are cleaning.  The professional cleaning solutions we use provide better results and outperform products from local hardware stores because we believe that our clients deserve to get the best products and results possible!  We also follow all Manufacturer suggestions and carry Safety Data Sheets for every product we have on our trucks for safety.  Most contractors use home made recipes, that include bleach mixed with other products they buy from big box stores which can result health risks, damage to your plants, and your property. Inconsistent mixing of chemicals like this can also result in poisonous gas and chemical explosions.

We are members of the Power Washers of North America and several other trade organizations. Our President Henry Bockman is very involved in the Industry and has served on the Power Washers of North America as a Board Of Director, the Chairman of communications, Bulletin Board Administrator, Website designer, served on the Education Committee, helped design the PWNA Training and Certifications classes in 2005, and was the creator and chairman of the Clean Across America campaign.  Henry Bockman also led the way in forming the PWNA Maryland state chapter and served as its president.  Henry Bockman has also worked with local authorities to create Best Management Practices for the mobile pressure washing industry in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.  These BMP’s will enable mobile pressure washers to provide pressure washing services without harming the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and our environment, and also prevent damages to all property including Historic buildings.

Yes we currently have 5 office locations.

Yes, we offer gutter cleaning services, gutter guard installations and any type of pressure washing service or exterior cleaning services you could need.  Visit our website at https://powerwashcompany.com for details.

Yes, if you are not happy with the service our technicians provide we will come back out to remedy any issues or redo the job again until you are 100% satisfied with our service.

Yes, we have over $150,000 in equipment and several outstanding vendors we work with enabling us to get bulk discounts on materials and equipment which we pass on to our clients.

31 Years

Yes, of course!  Every professional exterior cleaning company should have the necessary insurance and Worker’s compensation insurance is also important as you don’t want to be liable for injuries that could occur although it is highly unlikely. They are companies that hire employees as contractors and this is usually a grey area as far as worker’s compensation is concerned. Ask the right questions and make sure you’re not liable for any injuries that might be sustained.

Certainly.  Some of our largest projects have been cleaning the DC Armory, the Lincoln Memorial and the Jefferson Memorial among Thousands of other large buildings in Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC.

Yes we can clean affected surfaces, but efflorescence is typically a sign of other underlying water intrusion related issues, this condition often can reappear if the source(s) are left unidentified and untreated. Our Exterior Building Services professionals can assist with helping to identify and address these issues.

Absolutely. Not only can we remove all paint-based graffiti, but we do it safely. In some instances, graffiti may be found near vegetation or other sensitive surfaces. With our environmentally friendly graffiti removal products, we can get rid of the graffiti without damaging the surrounding area.

Yes. There are several advantages to offering hot water pressure washing capabilities, which we do. Hot water is a natural disinfectant. Therefore, when cleaning a surface with hot water, it does not only clean the surface, but it also kills bacteria such as algae. This keeps the surface cleaner for a longer period of time. Imagine cleaning your dishes with cold water – much less effective. Additionally, hot water has the ability to cut grease. This makes hot water pressure washing very useful in places such as parking garages where cars tend to leave behind greasy fluids from things like oil or transmission leaks. Unlike cold water pressure washing, hot water can remove gum by melting it off the surface and it makes it possible to pressure wash in colder weather. As long as the temperature is above 32 degrees, the surface can be cleaned with hot water.

All of these terms basically describe the same thing, exterior cleaning services. The terms “power wash” and “pressure wash” are very similar, but there are a few distinctions. Power washing utilizes the same idea of blasting water at a high pressure, only with hot water. This sets power washing apart because the hot water not only acts to sanitize surfaces, it is also superior at breaking down hydrocarbons and organic materials.

So power washing (hot water systems) are usually used for cleaning sidewalks, driveways, stone walls, parking garages, building exteriors and concrete. They are more commonly seen in commercial and industrial settings or cleaning concrete at residential properties.

Pressure washing is “All About The Pressure” How much PSI and GPM the machine uses dictate how effective it is to clean but it is not a very efficient process.  The pressures are high enough to be dangerous to people and the surface being cleaned. Amateurs often learn the hard way about the cutting power of a pressure washer when cleaning a wood deck or worse.  The water is pushed out at such a high rate, it can cut through skin to the bone in a split-second. It can also strip paint off siding.  Usually pressure washing is best used in industrial situations to remove coatings.

Soft Washing

The term Soft Washing was created for marketing purposes, in most cases “Soft Washing” is actually performed with pressure washers, but the pressure has been reduced, and chemicals are combined with “Low Pressure” to clean surfaces.  This method is a LOT FASTER, but if it is performed incorrectly by someone with very little training they can oxidize painted surfaces and kill landscaping.

Soft Washing is done using less than 500 PSI for rinsing or chemical application. The contractor will use a HVLP system which means High Volume Low Pressure.  It is performed with equipment that puts out less pressure, or the tip of the pressure washer is replaced with one that has a larger orifice and widens the spray from a laser beam to a fan of water.

PowerWashCompany.com uses a Hybrid system that we developed 31 years ago that combines hot water, professional grade cleaning solutions designed to break down mold, mildew and surface dirt and “High Volume” water.  By combining all three methods together, the hot water makes our cleaning solutions work better, so we use less “Chemicals” which is safer for the environment, we can apply cleaning solutions and rinse them from surfaces much faster, so our process is more efficient and safer than all three of the other methods.

The black streaks on your roof are an infestation known as Gloeocapsa Magma. This algae eats away at the limestone filler in your shingles, leaving behind a dark residue. Our roof treatment is designed to remove these black streaks and neutralize the infestation at its roots.

Yes, absolutely! We have a safe and effective process for cleaning brick surfaces.

Since 1989, we have been a full-time professional pressure wash and deck staining/sealing contractor. We do not have sideline businesses that would distract from giving our customers the finest exterior cleaning services.

Heated water cleans more effectively than cold water. As the water temperature increases, so does the effectiveness of the cleaning solution.