How Regular Home Exterior Washing Prevents Costly Repairs

Soft washing your house, as part of a regular home exterior washing maintenance plan, prevents costly repairs. How? By removing the buildup of all sorts of damaging materials like sticks, pine needles, leaves, algae, moss, mould, and mildew. 

Home exterior washing prevents damage from:

• Clogged gutters due to sticks, leaves and needles
• Stains and rot from moss, mould, algae & mildew

Gutters

Roofs are designed to channel things to the gutter system. So larger material like sticks, branches, leaves and pine needles that blow onto your roof, eventually wash into the gutters. If they’re not cleaned out regularly they cause blockages.

Water blockages anywhere on or near your house are a serious problem. If your eaves are spilling water over their edges, all that pooling water around your house can cause leaks in your foundation. That’s easy to see. What’s not as easy is if water starts getting under the edge of your roof and/or running down the inside of your walls, particularly when water trapped in your gutter freezes forming ice dams. You might notice moisture around window casings inside your home–that happened to me. There also might be telltale water stains on the walls and ceilings. But if any of that has gone unnoticed for a while, there'll likely be hidden mould damage and rot that will be quite costly to fix. 

The easy solution is to have your gutters regularly cleaned, particularly in the fall. If you hire professionals to do it you won’t even need to acquire the tools, time or take on the risk. They’ll make quick, efficient work of it and you won't have to think about it again till next year. 

What’s that green stuff?

Algae, moss, mould and mildew are organic substances that grow on your house. They’re definitely unsightly and really bring down your curb appeal. Some, like moss, can cause damage that is very expensive to fix.

Algae itself does aesthetic damage, and it’s a warning that moisture is present. All of these organics love moisture and therein lies the problem. 

Moss, especially, holds moisture against the surfaces of your home. Over time this causes rot and degradation. It also damages the shingles on your roof when it freezes by getting underneath and lifting them (water expands when it freezes). When your roof is compromised, it can’t protect your house from the elements anymore. Getting your roof replaced, or having to fix structural damage, or losing personal possessions due to water leaks and mould damage has a huge cost.

Mould, itself, can be extremely toxic to human and pet health. So it’s really important to get rid of all of these regularly with home exterior washing.

Softwashing is a safe way to remove organic growths from your home’s exterior. It's a modern method that uses lower water pressure, environmentally friendly cleaning solution and soft brushes to clean the exterior features of your home, including roofs, siding, soffits, railings, porches, pillars and around windows. 

A clean exterior keeps your home looking great and lasting longer!

2 Angels Home Service professionals have the expertise to clean any home exterior with safe, long-lasting, environmentally friendly results. Soft wash your home to protect your home. Call today for a free, no-obligation quote: 604-825-1712.