White vinyl is the first thing in the yard to show this coast's weather. Heat, humidity and rain grow green algae along the rails and posts, worst on the shady side, and a fence that was the brightest thing on the property goes grey and green.
We bring it back to white with a soft wash at 900 to 1200 PSI. Enough pressure to lift the algae, gentle enough to leave the surface alone.
And because fence lines run through planting beds, the job ends the way all our work does. The chemical gets diluted down until it stops acting on anything. Dilution is the solution.
Vinyl fencing and railing brought back to white
Soft washed at 900 to 1200 PSI, matched to vinyl
A pressure that will not chalk or crack the panels
Chemical diluted down after until it stops acting on anything
It's the first question everyone asks about fence cleaning, and it should be. Vinyl scars. Hit it with the pressure a driveway gets and you can chalk the surface or crack a panel, and there's no buffing that out.
So the fence never sees that pressure. Vinyl gets our soft wash range, 900 to 1200 PSI, enough to lift the algae and gentle enough to leave the surface alone. The 3000 to 4000 PSI end of our equipment stays where it belongs, on concrete, brick and pavers.
The number matters because it's checkable. Anyone can say gentle. 900 to 1200 PSI is a setting, not an adjective.
Why the Fence Went Green
Same reason everything here does. Heat, humidity, rain and shade grow algae on the surface, slowly and then all at once, and white shows it earlier than any other colour.
The shady side goes first. Stretches under trees and faces that never get full sun hold damp longer, so the green gets a head start there. If one side of your fence looks fine and the other looks like a hedge, that's why.
Your Plants Live Along That Fence
A fence line is the one place on a property where the cleaning happens directly over the landscaping. Beds, borders, shrubs, all of it sitting right under the panels.
This is the part of the job we're known for. The wash mix does its work on the vinyl, then we dilute the chemical down until it stops acting on anything. Dilution is the solution. If you have irrigation along the fence line, run it before we arrive and for at least a week to 10 days after we leave. Losing the landscaping to save the fence is not a trade you have to make.
What Comes Back to White
The green and black staining lifts off, and the rails, posts and panels come back to an even white. The railing in the photos on this page is a real job of ours, not a stock image. If it's black or green, we will make it clean.
Physical damage is a different thing. A cracked panel or a bowed rail is a repair, not a cleaning, and no wash fixes it. If part of your fence won't come back with a wash, you'll hear that at the estimate, not after the work.
Why People Call Us for Fence Cleaning
Because the pressure is matched to the surface and the plants get looked after. Those are the two things that can go wrong on a fence job, and they're the two things this company is set up to get right.
Mr. Pressure Cleaning is family owned, licensed and insured, and has been cleaning exteriors on this stretch of the Gulf Coast for over a decade. Matt answers the phone himself and quotes every job free, online, by text or over the phone.
Pressure matched to vinyl, 900 to 1200 PSI
Chemical diluted down after the wash until it stops acting on anything
Not at the pressure we use. Vinyl gets soft washed at 900 to 1200 PSI, enough to lift the algae and gentle enough to leave the surface alone. The horror stories come from full pressure, the 3000 to 4000 PSI that belongs on concrete and never on a fence panel.
Will the cleaning hurt the plants along my fence?
Protecting them is the part of the job we build the whole process around. The mix is matched to the surface, then diluted down after until it stops acting on anything. Dilution is the solution. If you have irrigation along the fence, run it before we arrive and for a week to 10 days after we leave.
Why is only one side of my fence green?
Shade. The side that never gets full sun holds damp longer, and algae takes hold there first. It's the most common pattern we see on fences, and the shady side cleans up the same as the rest.
How long will the fence stay white?
Most exterior cleaning here stays looking good for about a year. Shade and heavy tree cover can shorten that. It's Florida, the growth comes back eventually, and when it does the fence cleans up the same way again.
Do you clean vinyl railings and commercial fencing too?
Yes to both. Vinyl railing gets the same soft wash as fencing, and we work on residential and commercial properties alike. If it's white vinyl gone green or grey, it's our kind of job.
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House Washing
Whole exterior soft wash at 900 to 1200 PSI. Stucco, siding, soffit, fascia and the outside of your gutters, with the chemical diluted down after the rinse.
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