Exterior Cleaning in Westbrook, Maine

Westbrook Is Our Home Base

Our shop is on Dudley Way, so Westbrook is not a service area we drive out to, it is where we live and work. The housing here splits in two directions. There is the mill-era stock around Cumberland Mills and Frenchtown, much of it built before 1940 with original clapboard, and there are the vinyl-sided ranches, capes, and splits that went up through the 1960s to the 1990s. Those need different handling, and we treat them differently. We cover soft washing, house washing, roof cleaning, gutter cleaning, and pressure washing anywhere in the city.

Why We Soft Wash Instead of Pressure Wash

Soft washing is a method that relies on our special proprietary cleaning solution to kill organic matter rather than high pressure. While high pressure washing may appear to remove the moss, dirt and algae, it doesn’t kill it. By killing algae and fungus, your exterior surfaces remain clean longer than with a pressure wash. This method is commonly used for residential and commercial properties, as well as on surfaces like roofs, decks, and fences. With our high quality equipment and professional detergents, it is the safest and most effective method of cleaning exterior surfaces. 

Westbrook sits six or seven miles inland from Casco Bay, so salt is not the issue here the way it is on the coast. Humidity is. Relative humidity in Westbrook runs between 77 and 82 percent year round and peaks in June, and the Presumpscot River runs right through the middle of the city, which keeps the air damp through the warm months. Add roughly 116 rain days a year and mature tree cover over most established neighborhoods, and you have close to ideal conditions for organic growth. That is why the black streaking on Westbrook roofs is so common. It is a cyanobacteria called Gloeocapsa magma, it establishes on north-facing planes first where the sun never quite dries things out, and it feeds on the limestone filler in asphalt shingles. Left alone it costs you granules and shortens the life of the roof.