Saturday, July 10, 2010

Pressure Washing

Pressure washing is type of cleaning offered among other janitorial services that uses a powerful hose in order to wash down walls and other surfaces. This can have a range of advantages for homeowners and businesses and can improve the look of a building a variety of ways.
Any kind of washing should be used regularly on the outside walls of a building in order to improve the look of the painting and help the building to look as bright and as new as possible. If you notice that a building looks dull or old over time then often the reason for this is that it has collected a thin layer of dust or dirt over time and that this has resulted in the walls looking a darker or more faded colour. By washing down the walls with pressure washing or other janitorial services then it is possible to reveal the bright and new looking paint-job underneath. This then provides one of the best ways to make a building look as new as possible then without getting new painting done (though this should be done fairly frequently too).

While any kind of washing will brighten up your walls however there are some specific advantages of pressure washing that make it the best option for making your walls look as clean and new as possible. The power of pressure washing means first of all that it is strong enough to remove things that are encrusted on or stuck on such as bird manure which otherwise makes a building look a lot worse and less well-looked after. Of course it would be possible to scrape these patches off manually but this would take a lot longer and involve a lot more effort than pressure washing (and so would cost more too). At the same time the fact that people were 'scraping' at the walls would mean that the painting was more likely to chip and flake off. On the other hand pressure washing removes the mess in a way that's forceful while still being gentle on the painting underneath.

The other advantage of pressure washing is that it has such a long reach. The power of a pressure washer means that the jet of water gets blasted over long distances. This then means that it's possible to reach and clean the tops of walls without the need for someone to climb up or use scaffolding or other means. This is again less hassle and upheaval for the owners of the building and also makes it one of the cheaper janitorial services. The benefit of water also means that pressure washing can reach into any shape or size gap and can this way be used to address all kinds of areas on the walls without the use of special tools.
Pressure washing is not only useful for cleaning the sides of buildings however and can also be used to clean tiles, ground and any other large surface area. Tiles in particular benefit from pressure washing as they can look discolored too, but also provide a space for leaves and dirt to collect between them.. If the tiles are on the drive or the outside of the building then this is what will be seen as people drive or walk past and the first thing they'll see when they enter the building affecting both the first impressions of the building (and those inside) as well as the marketing/PR.

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