Paint Peeled During Your House Wash: Here’s What That Actually Tells You
Home built before 1978? Peeling paint may contain lead. Do not scrape, sand, dry-sweep the chips, or continue washing. Go straight to the lead safety section below. Paint holds onto a surface by adhesion, and adhesion either exists or it does not. Sound, well-bonded exterior paint will not lift under a low-pressure house wash. It […]
Stucco Cracks Discovered During Cleaning: What They Mean and What to Do
Cracks in stucco are so common that their presence tells you almost nothing on its own. What matters is three things: how wide they are, where they run, and most importantly what kind of wall you actually have. Traditional three-coat stucco is a drained system. Water that gets past the surface hits a weather-resistive barrier […]
Bee or Wasp Nest Under Your Siding: Identify It Before Anyone Sprays
Meta Title: Wasp or Bee Nest Under Siding? What CT Homeowners Do Next Meta Description: Found a nest behind your siding? Identify it first. Honey bees need a beekeeper, not an exterminator. Here’s the safe order of operations for Connecticut homes. Slug: /blog/bee-wasp-nest-under-siding-connecticut/ Author: Roman, Owner, Mr-Suds Power Washing PROs Before anything else: do not […]
Water Got Behind Your Siding During a Wash: What to Do in the First 48 Hours
Siding is not waterproof. It is a rainscreen, designed to shed most water and let the rest drain out behind it. That system works because water always travels downward and outward. A pressure washer aimed upward under the laps reverses that. It pushes water sideways and up into a cavity that has no way to […]
Aluminum Siding Chalking Onto Your Hands: What It Is and What Actually Fixes It
That white powder on your palm is not dirt, mould or a failed cleaning. It is the finish itself. Aluminum siding is coated with a baked enamel, and that enamel is held together by a resin binder that slowly breaks down under decades of ultraviolet light. As the binder degrades, it releases the pigment particles […]
Your Vinyl Siding Warped After a Pressure Wash: Here’s What Actually Caused It
Vinyl siding is PVC, and PVC moves. A single twelve-foot panel expands and contracts measurably between a January morning and a July afternoon in Connecticut. That is why it hangs on slotted nail holes and is never fastened tight. It is designed to slide. What vinyl does not do is deform from cold water, at […]
Solar Panels Are Blocking Your Roof Cleaning: Here’s What Can and Can’t Be Done
A solar array turns a simple roof cleaning into a two-trade job. The shingles under and immediately around the modules are the dampest, shadiest part of the roof, which is exactly where algae and moss establish first. They are also the part nobody can reach without either specialised technique or a licensed electrician detaching the […]
Solar Panels Are Blocking Your Roof Cleaning: Here’s What Can and Can’t Be Done
A solar array turns a simple roof cleaning into a two-trade job. The shingles under and immediately around the modules are the dampest, shadiest part of the roof, which is exactly where algae and moss establish first. They are also the part nobody can reach without either specialised technique or a licensed electrician detaching the […]
Your Roof Warranty Requires Documented Cleaning: Here’s How to Actually Do It
Shingle warranties are not automatic. Nearly all of them contain two things homeowners skip past: a list of exclusions, and an expectation that the roof has been reasonably maintained. When a claim is filed, the manufacturer’s first request is usually documentation. Proof of what was done to the roof, when, by whom, and how. Most […]
Granules in Your Gutters After a Roof Cleaning: Normal, or a Warning Sig
Some granule shedding after roof work is normal, and on most roofs it means nothing at all. Asphalt shingles are surfaced with ceramic-coated granules, and a certain number of them are always loose, held in place by nothing more than dirt, moss and time. Clean that debris off and the loose ones come down with […]