Exterior Cleaning in Scarborough, Maine

Exterior Cleaning Across Scarborough

Scarborough covers a lot of ground, and its homes weather in different ways. Along the shore, Pine Point, Higgins Beach, Prouts Neck, and Black Point take salt and wind straight off the water. Inland, Oak Hill, Dunstan, and North Scarborough are full of newer neighborhoods with vinyl siding and asphalt shingle on wooded lots. Those need different handling, and we treat them differently. We cover soft washing, house washing, roof cleaning, gutter cleaning, and pressure washing across the whole town.

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. 

Scarborough Marsh, the largest salt marsh in Maine, runs through the middle of town, and the shoreline faces Saco Bay and the open Atlantic. That puts a lot of homes within reach of salt air. Salt is hygroscopic, so it pulls moisture from the air and holds it against siding long after the weather clears, and that lingering dampness is what feeds algae and mildew season after season. Rinsing the salt film off is the step that breaks the cycle. Away from the water the issue is shade. Wooded lots in North Scarborough and toward the Gorham line keep roofs damp, and that is where black streaking takes hold. The streaks are Gloeocapsa magma, a cyanobacteria that settles on north-facing planes first and feeds on the limestone filler in asphalt shingles, so leaving it alone costs granules and roof life.