Aside from your house, your driveway is typically one of the first things people see when they approach your house, and for that reason, it is a major part of the curb appeal for your property. Here’s the thing: your driveway takes a ton of abuse from vehicles, outdoor toys, foot traffic, and the natural elements. This includes oil stains, tire marks, dirt, and other grime.
So, to maintain your home’s curb appeal, let’s talk about what’s best for cleaning your driveway.
- Pressure Washing: Most people immediately jump to pressure washing when considering a driveway cleaning. While pressure washing is an appropriate method of cleaning for durable concrete driveways because it blasts away dirt, oil, and grime quickly, it isn’t the only method.
- Soft Washing: This is where concrete soft washing comes in. Soft washing is a cleaning method that is gentle on concrete but tough on dirt, stains, and organic matter. Soft washing uses a blend of cleaning solutions to remove visible and invisible contaminants from surfaces, which are then washed away with a gentle stream of water. It not only removes dirt, but it also kills organic matter like algae and mold.
- With concrete soft washing, you get:
- Effective cleaning: Removal of dirt and stains.
- Deeper cleaning: Killing of algae, mold, and mildew at the root.
- Longer lasting results: Compared to pressure washing, concrete soft washing prevents regrowth of organisms for longer.
- Gentle on surfaces: No threat to the driveway surface or to any coatings or finishes.
So, what’s best for your driveway? The answer to that is the method that gives the best clean with no threat to the surfaces that are being cleaned. With concrete soft washing, your driveway will be ready to be a major part of your curb appeal.
We can evaluate your driveway to make sure the best cleaning method is used!