EXTERIOR CLEANING FOR WILLIAMSBURG AND NEARBY CITIES
EXTERIOR CLEANING FOR WILLIAMSBURG AND NEARBY CITIES
Williamsburg’s sustained humidity drives organic growth onto fences far faster than it would in a drier region. We’re Safari Softwash, and we take it off by soft washing at low pressure, then rinsing with fresh water. When the growth on your fence gets ahead of you, call us at (757) 793-1951.
Every fence we clean gets the same low-pressure soft wash. What changes is the strength of the solution, set to match the material and the finish.
Natural wood takes a low-pressure soft wash and a brush where the growth is stubborn, then a fresh-water rinse.
On painted wood, the paint is what we’re protecting. We keep the solution at the low end of what will do the job, so the color stays put.
Stained wood is the same idea. The stain you paid for stays where it is, and the mix stays weak enough to leave it alone.
Vinyl gets the identical low-pressure wash, brushed where it needs it and rinsed clean with fresh water.
Plastic fencing cleans up the same way, with low pressure and a fresh-water rinse.
What sets our fence work apart comes down to a few deliberate choices.
The active ingredient in our mix is sodium hypochlorite, which is just bleach. Push it too strong, and it stops cleaning and starts stripping, pulling paint and stain off the wood. So we start every fence at the weakest ratio that works, and step up only where the growth forces it. Less solution means less risk to your fence, your plants, and the finish you paid for.
Soft washing is low pressure, high volume. The solution does the work, and a gentle rinse finishes it. A power washer never comes near your fence. We save those for hard horizontal surfaces like driveways, concrete, and other hardscape, where the pressure belongs. It’s the right tool for a driveway and the wrong one for a fence.
The surfactant is the soap in the mix, and ours is chosen to break down fast and stay low in VOCs. We apply the sodium hypochlorite inside EPA guidelines every time.
From your first call to the last rinse, here’s how a fence job runs.
You reach us by phone, text, email, or the website form, whichever is easiest. Most of the time we don’t need to come out. We measure the property from satellite imagery and city assessor records, so there’s no appointment to schedule. If something can’t be read that way, we’ll come take a look, and an in-person visit is yours for the asking.
Then you get your options menu. We itemize every service the property could use, your fence plus anything else worth doing, and email it over. You pick what you want. There’s no single bundled price to take or leave.
Once you’ve chosen, we book the job on a weekday and keep you posted. An email reminder goes out about 24 hours ahead, and a text lands the day before or the day of.
On the day, we read the fence before we touch it. The material and the finish set how strong the solution needs to be. Then we water down the plants along the fence line before any solution goes on them.
With a soft wash system, we apply the sodium hypochlorite at a controlled concentration and low pressure. Our surfactants are biodegradable and low in VOCs. Where the growth is dug in, we work it with a brush instead of turning up the pressure.
After the solution has done its job, we rinse the whole fence down with fresh water. The landscaping around it gets a thorough rinse too, so nothing is left sitting on the leaves.
When the work’s done, that’s when you pay. No deposit, no money down, nothing collected before we’ve cleaned your fence. And if something isn’t right, our satisfaction guarantee is there to make it right.
What a fence cleaning costs comes down to the scope of your particular fence. We settle on the final pricing at the estimate, and it shows up on your options menu so you can weigh it against everything else.
Two things sit behind every fence job we do, and both work in your favor.
No. A fence that’s rotting or coming apart is a replacement candidate, not a cleaning job. If we spot structural failure, we’ll point it out and tell you straight rather than wash a fence that’s on its way down.
Most fences take an hour or more. The exact time depends on the panel count and the area we’re cleaning, so a long run of fence takes longer than a short one.
Yes. Fence cleaning is a year-round service, so the season doesn’t stop us. We schedule the work for weekday daytime hours, Monday through Friday.
Ready to clear the organic growth off your fence? The estimate is free, and most fences don’t even need a visit, so there’s no appointment to work around. We’d be glad to get a clean fence booked for Williamsburg homeowners. Call Safari Softwash at (757) 793-1951, and we’ll provide real pricing for you.
