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There are a lot of tasks that you can do yourself around that house, but pressure washing your home should be something best left to a professional service. Not only is it likely to take you longer to do right, but there is a chance that you will end up damaging the exterior of your home. If you are considering renting a pressure washer to clean your home yourself, then keep these very common errors in mind.

Washing Out of Order

Starting from the bottom up is never a good idea when cleaning anything. All the dirt and the mold at the top will simply wash on down to the bottom. However, a more common issue is the windows. If you are cleaning your exterior, it is more than likely window washing day too. However, if you clean your windows, then pressure wash the home, you will just have water spots and some particles sprayed off the house on that shiny clean glass.

Using Only Water

Professional pressure washers don’t only use just pressured water in most cases. When they clean the exterior of the home, they often use a safe chemical mixture that helps remove dirt and mold from the exterior. Using only water means you need to use higher water pressure to get a similar effect, and this leads to our next mistake.

Using Too High Water Pressure

Pressure washing isn’t just for cleaning a home, it can be used to strip paint right off wood and erode stone. You need to know the appropriate pressure to use when cleaning an exterior so it doesn’t turn into stripping the exterior. Furthermore, every building material can only bear a certain amount of pressure.

If you are having second thoughts about the DIY process, they are completely valid. Having a professional come out gets it done fast and it gets it done right. If you are interested in a pressure washing service, contact us today.