Jacksonville & the First Coast
Pressure Washing in Jacksonville, FL
The green comes off. The siding stays on. We publish our prices, match the method to the surface, and tell you when a job can wait.
No phone call required
What exterior cleaning actually costs here
Almost every pressure washing company in Jacksonville makes you call for a number. We would rather you knew before you picked up the phone, so here are our real ranges for the jobs people book most.
| Service | Typical Jacksonville range | What sets the number |
|---|---|---|
| House washing | $225–$650 | Square footage, stories, siding material |
| Roof cleaning | $375–$1,400 | Roof area, pitch, shingle vs tile |
| Driveway & concrete | $95–$400 | Slab size, rust and oil staining |
| Paver sealing | $1.25–$2.75 per sq ft | Area, sealer type, stripping needed |
| Gutter cleaning | $125–$400 | Linear feet, stories, debris load |
| Screen enclosure | $175–$475 | Cage size and frame condition |
Ranges reflect typical Jacksonville-area jobs in 2026. They are planning estimates, not quotes — the real number depends on access, buildup severity, and what the surface is actually made of. Full pricing breakdown for every service →
Why it comes back
Florida grows things on your house
Jacksonville sits in a humid subtropical climate with roughly 52 inches of rain a year and mild winters that never quite kill anything off. That combination is excellent for live oaks and terrible for exterior surfaces.
What you are looking at is usually not dirt. The black streaks on a roof are Gloeocapsa magma, a cyanobacteria that feeds on limestone filler in shingles. The green film on a north-facing wall is algae. The dark patches on shaded concrete are a biofilm holding moisture against the slab. None of it responds to being hit harder — it responds to the right cleaning solution and enough time to work.
That distinction is the whole job. Get it wrong and you etch concrete, strip paint, force water behind siding or blast granules off a roof that had another decade in it.
Pressure, power or soft washing? →
How we decide
The surface picks the method, not the other way around
There is no single setting that is right for a roof, a stucco wall and a driveway. Here is what we actually use, and the pressure we use it at.
| Surface | Method we use | Pressure | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt shingle roof | Soft wash | Under 100 PSI | Pressure strips the granules that protect the shingle. ARMA guidance is explicit about this. |
| Vinyl or Hardie siding | Soft wash | 100–300 PSI | Force drives water behind laps and into the wall cavity. |
| Stucco | Soft wash | 100–300 PSI | Growth sits inside the texture; only dwell time reaches it. |
| Painted wood or masonry | Soft wash, tested first | Under 300 PSI | Older paint chalks. We test a small area before committing. |
| Concrete driveway | Surface cleaner | 2,500–3,500 PSI | A rotating head gives an even pass. A wand leaves stripes. |
| Pavers | Surface cleaner, reduced | 1,500–2,500 PSI | Too much pressure blows out the joint sand. |
| Wood deck or fence | Low pressure + wood cleaner | 500–1,200 PSI | Higher pressure raises the grain and leaves a furry finish. |
| Screen enclosure | Soft wash rinse | Under 100 PSI | Screen mesh tears, and rescreening costs more than the wash. |
For homes
Residential exterior cleaning
Most homeowners call about one thing — the green wall, the striped driveway, the roof they noticed from across the street — and end up booking two or three, because doing them on one visit costs less than doing them separately.
For businesses & associations
Commercial & community properties
A grey entrance walkway reads as neglect before anyone has met your staff. We clean storefronts, restaurant sidewalks, breezeways, parking decks and dumpster pads — usually before opening or after close, so nobody walks customers across a wet slab.
For HOA boards and property managers, recurring schedules price 15–30% below one-off work and stop the letters before they start.
Where we work
Jacksonville is not one cleaning problem
A 1912 clapboard house in Riverside under a full oak canopy has almost nothing in common with a 2019 Hardie-board home in Nocatee on a cleared lot. One needs a soft wash so gentle it barely counts as washing; the other mostly needs pollen and lovebugs off a sun-baked west wall.
Out in Middleburg the problem is not algae at all — it is iron in the well water leaving orange sprinkler arcs across the driveway, which no amount of pressure will touch. At the Beaches it is salt. In Mandarin it is shade over a very large slab.
We wrote a page for each of these areas because the honest answer really is different in each one.
Surfaces
Every surface we clean
How a job runs
From your first message to a clean property
- 01
Send photos
A wide shot of each side plus close-ups of the worst areas. Most estimates go back out the same day.
- 02
Get a real number
An itemised quote, not a range — with anything that could change it flagged up front.
- 03
We prep the property
Beds soaked, fixtures and outlets covered, furniture moved, gates and pets confirmed.
- 04
The right method per surface
Soft wash where force would cause damage, surface cleaner where an even pass matters.
- 05
Walk it before we leave
We rinse down, check the work with you, and send photos if you were not home.
Timing
How often does a Jacksonville home need this?
Roughly once a year for most properties — but the honest answer depends far more on shade than on the calendar. A house under heavy oak canopy in Riverside or Mandarin can need attention every nine months. The same house on an open lot in Oakleaf might go eighteen.
The signal to watch for is not a date. It is the north-facing wall. That elevation gets the least sun, dries the slowest, and greens up first. When you can see a colour difference between the north side and the south side, it is time.
| Surface | Typical Jacksonville interval | Sooner if |
|---|---|---|
| House exterior | Every 12 months | Heavy shade, near water, or three sides face trees |
| Roof | Every 2–4 years | Streaks visible from the street, or overhanging branches |
| Driveway & walkways | Every 12–18 months | Shaded slab, oak litter, or irrigation overspray |
| Pool deck & cage | Every 12 months | Screened lanai backing onto preserve land |
| Gutters | Twice a year | Pine or oak directly overhead |
| Sealed pavers | Reseal every 2–3 years | Full sun, or vehicle traffic on the surface |
Answers
Straight answers to the questions we get most
How much does pressure washing cost in Jacksonville?
Will pressure washing damage my siding or roof?
What happens to my plants and landscaping?
How long does a house wash take?
Do I need to be home during the appointment?
How soon can you come out?
Tell us what you are looking at
Send a couple of photos and we will tell you what we would do, what it would cost, and whether it genuinely needs doing yet.