Driveway Washing in Orlando, FL

I arrived in the heat of the day on this narrow street. When I saw the driveway, I didn’t think anything of it other than being a normal driveway. It was well preserved and had minimal cracks in it. Furthermore, the substrate was showing a lot in some areas, but it was smooth and not coming apart. I would do my part in maintaining the smooth, even texture of this driveway. The last thing it’d want to do is over pressurize the surface and rip rocks from the surface.

I started with a heavier than normal pre-treatment, about 3 times the strength actually. This is crucial, because I already decided I wasn’t going to use high pressure. However, with the extremely poor water pressure from the home, I was constantly waiting for minutes at a time in order to run my pressure washer. Remember, that while pressure washers like myself are equipped with large tanks and trailers, we do require a water hookup at the jobsite. We simply cannot / will not carry enough water to complete the average driveway. For instance, my tank on my trailer is max capacity of 325 gallons. At full gallop, my pressure washer could empty that tank in 30 mins. Not to mention, it would weigh over 2700 pounds!

Now as far as this driveway, after the heavy pre treatment to kill the algae, I surface cleaned it carefully and then post treated at about 50% less strength as before. I allowed that solution to dry and then I wet the grass along the edges. Wetting the grass is extremely important and is a common shortcut other pressure washers will skip entirely. I have spoken to customer who previously had someone else kill their grass. After that, my job was done! Another happy customer and another job well done! In the before and after photos, I didn’t get a close-up view of the algae in the holes. Rest assured, the driveway is clean and should stay free of organic growth for up to a year.

Service provided: Driveway Washing

Budget: $150

Location: Orlando, FL