Andrea and Jim

813-802-6431 (Office) 813-298-2059 (Mobile)

Charlie

Why Should You Choose Us?

Well, for starters, pressure washing, pressure cleaning, power washing, whatever you choose to call it, is our specialty. And I can tell you in all honesty, that a pressure washing machine is only one part of the entire cleaning process. Plain old water just isn't going to cut it, especially when you're paying someone your hard earned money to get results that you'll be happy with. To achieve consistently superior results, one must have professional grade cleaning agents made for Florida's hot and humid climate. But more importantly, these cleaning agents should be wholly compatible with your homes surfaces from rubber seals to glass to paint to aluminum. *Using a degreaser on your home is BIG no-no. Anything that's made to dissolve oil spots on a driveway will streak, fade or dry out anything made of petroleum on your home such as your house paint, (yes, latex contains petrol oils), your window seals, your screens, even your aluminum powder coating and patio furniture. A professional cleaning contractor should always have:
1. Housewash to loosen and remove dirt and grime from birds, squirrels, frogs, lizards, lawn care and fertilizer guys so that your paint looks like new and your windows and glass doors look like they were buffed out. No need to squeegee!2. Mildewcide to penetrate, kill and sanitize mold prone areas and other organic stains around windows, doors, pavers, even the outdoor ceilings of your front entrance and covered lanai areas. Your entire home is sanitized.3. Rust and Stain Remover to remove fertilizer, rust and water stains from your paint and concrete areas without damage to your plants, paint and glass. A proprietary concentrate that allows me to adjust its strength for different surfaces and deeper stains.4. Gutter Cleaner to remove the black oil streaks and gray dinginess from your expensive gutters without harming the powder coating which means it must be gentle.5. High Volume Pressure Washing Machine with enough water volume so I can use much less pressure to clean but more importantly, it supplies more water than smaller machines to more thoroughly rinse your home without damage.6. Specialty Brushes to clean streaks from your gutters and to remove cobwebs and mud dauber nests from your outdoor drywall ceilings areas and around windows and doors where high pressure cannot be used.
*If your contractor shows up with anything less, then you are simply risking high pressure damage for inferior results.
Like the pool cage in this picture below. We walk by this cage every day walking Charlie. I can't tell you how many times I've mentioned to Andrea, I really need to talk to them about cleaning their pool cage. Well, they must have heard me, because two weeks ago, they had someone over to clean their pool cage. I looked at the truck to see who it was. I've never seen them before, but what caught my eye was the fact that his truck bed was empty. I walked around to see what kind of cleaning agents and machine he had. He was using a 3500 psi, contractor level pressure washer. The kind you rent from Home Depot. But the next thing I noticed was that he wasn't using any cleaning agents. He was only using high pressure with an extension pole to reach the top of the cage. When Andrea and I walked past, I specifically told her, "He is using way too much pressure to be that close to screens". The pressure I use for cleaning screened enclosures is closer to 500 psi. The next day, I showed Andrea how he missed part of the outside pool cage frame. It's now been a week and this is what it looks like now. Too much pressure can cut and fray your screens. This is why experience is so important. That piece of screen, because it is a top panel, will cost more to replace than a side panel. Going by the size, I'd say probably $75 to $100, maybe more since the pandemic. But that's about the same amount as I charge to clean a cage like that. So, this customer probably thought they were getting a good deal from someone that does this "part-time", but even if this was a "friend" doing it for free, it's now going to cost them about $100 more than what they expected. You might be able to enlarge it a little bit, but look at the frame he missed near the top and the screen dangling. (I'm shaking my head) This was definitely not a professional and the customer ended up with a horrible job. This is exactly the kind of work that gives people a bad impression of those working in this business. And now, it really bothers me that I didn't say something to them. At the same time, I always hate pushing my services on others. So, be careful of who you hire and don't get peer-pressured into using someone just because they have a pressure washer or know someone who does. Look for someone that's experienced, highly rated by the BBB with zero complaints after 20+ years and you'll almost feel like you won the lotto!
Unfortunately, most people posing as contract cleaners think that "high pressure" is all they need to clean. The main problem with cleaning with plain water is that it does nothing to kill or inhibit the regrowth of mold and mildew. Plain water will not remove most stains and bearing down on it with high pressure will only damage the surface and expose the aggragate of your concrete. Nor will it remove musty odors or sanitize the damp, moldy surfaces around your home. A deeper cleaning makes it difficult for mold to return and start growing again. When cleaning with just plain water, you can expect mold to come back in 2 to 3 months, even if you clean with hot water. Our customers tell us that when we clean, it stays clean almost twice as long as other contract cleaners. Part of the reason for this is because without killing the mold beforehand, pressure washing with plain water simply atomizes and scatters mold particles and spores all around the area you're cleaning. So, a simple deck cleaning can spread mold onto everything inside the pool cage including the cage frame and its screens, your furniture, drywall ceilings, windows and sliding glass doors where it begins its comeback. Using plain water also won't remove rust, fertilizer or plant stains from your walls, pool deck, driveway and sidewalks. The truth is, a pressure washing machine can only clean so deep. At a microscopic level, surfaces can look like valleys, holes and caves and while you may be removing surface dirt and stains, you are also pushing some of that dirt and grime even deeper into those pores. Once high pressure has done all it can do, raising the pressure any further will only degrade the surface, so it is important to have a cleaning agent with high performance surfactants to provide deeper, more thorough cleaning results than pressure washing alone. Our professional grade housewash contains super surfactants that allow it to penetrate into a stain, break their chemical bond and allow us to lift the dirt particles off your walls, glass and deck. The "rinse" then sweeps the dirt away with much less pressure. Less pressure means less chance of damage to your walls, soffits, windows and less overspray on your patio furniture, sliding glass doors and walls. These cleaning agents are so important, I won't even show up to a job without them. That's why anyone you hire must know more than just how to operate a pressure washing machine.
So, when someone shows up with only a pressure washing machine, don't expect a top-level cleaning. If their method of reducing pressure to clean around windows, doors and soffits is to back away from the surface to "lower" the pressure to prevent damaging your home, they cannot possibly clean your home properly from 3 or 4 feet away. Cleaning around your windows and doors requires very low pressure, streak-free cleaners for the glass and hand scrubbing with special brushes to remove mud dauber nests, webs and insect debris from the window sills and frame. That's why we have a "process". We follow a routine procedure to ensure consistent results and attention to detail on every home, every time. That's why some of our customers have been with us over 15 years.
Soft Washing Is All We've Ever Offered
"Soft washing" is a term used to describe a method of cleaning that uses a higher volume of water with a lower amount of pressure. Not everyone can offer "soft washing" because "large volume pumps" are more expensive than smaller "high pressure pumps". A larger water volume output means more soap can be applied for a better cleaning and provide a more thorough rinsing, which means a better cleaning. The biggest drawbacks of using smaller machines is that they put out less water and soap making them unable to apply enough soap to be effective. Another drawback is that it takes longer to rinse which if allowed to dry, can cause streaks or oxidize your paint. Rinsing soap off your windows and walls before Florida's hot sun dries it is very important if you want to avoid streaks on your glass and paint damage. Like anyting, there's a right way and a wrong way and I'm lucky to have been taught the proper way.
So, What Can You Expect?
Well, with Scrubbing Bubbles, you can expect superior work quality at reasonable prices. Customers keep telling us that we are a "premium" service compared to others and that we are actually more like a home detailing service than pressure washing business. Your gutters, soffits, window frames and pool cages will be as white as possible, your windows look like they were buffed out and your paint and concrete areas will look like new again. We want your friends, your neighbors and anyone else who comes to visit you to be impressed at how impeccably clean you keep your home.
Your home's walls, your pool deck, driveway and sidewalks will be pre-treated for rust and water stains as well as the black and green mold stains that pressure washing can't remove. Windows, doors, front entrance and soffits will be inspected and brushed where necessary to remove any insect buildup or bees and wasps nests before I even start my machine. Heavy mold and algae will be treated and killed just prior to our oh, so soft-wash cleaning that will engulf your home in our famous "scrubbing bubbles". No high pressure will be used on your home or pool cage. When we clean inside your pool cage or lanai area, this includes all enclosed walls, windows and sliding glass doors. Your deck or pavers will be treated for mold and your patio furniture will be cleaned. We clean under everything, then put everything back. We rinse everything away from your pool so little to no debris enters your pool and everything is pushed out the doors.
Award Winning Service and Results!
Now, you no longer have to settle for mediocrity. We have an A+ ratieng with the BBB and we've consistently rated in the top 2% out of almost 300,000 companies on one of the largest and most trusted contractor referral services in the U.S. where we've been winning super service awards since 2006 as the "top-rated" home and roof cleaning company in the Tampa Bay area! We also clean some local restaurants and were voted "Best Looking Drivethru's" in Pinellas county! Actually, we didn't know about it until a newbie manager mentioned it. So, we didn't even know this restaurant chain held this kind of competition. We recently had a customer that drove right past her home because her roof and driveway were so clean, she didn't recognize her own home! Once you use us, your worries about finding someone you can trust will be over. You'll have peace of mind. And you'll never need to look for anyone else again!
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle
So, to recap: - We've been offering "soft-washing" to our customers for over 20 years. - We carry a $1,000,000 liability policy for damages to property and personal injuries. - We clean homes, businesses, roofs, pool cages, pool decks, wood and composite decks and docks, you name it. - We provide rust, stain and mold removal from your home at no extra cost to you because plain water and high pressure won't. - We can remove mold and mud dauber nests from your windows and outdoor ceilings without damaging the drywall. - Our chemicals are biodegradeable and safe for your home's paint, flowers, landscaping, even your pool chemistry. - We also clean and seal pavers as well as pool deck painting.

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