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Phoenix Daya

Powerwashing

Powerwashing in Metro Detroit

Pavers, concrete, driveways, sidewalks and retaining walls washed back to the color they started out.

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Wide tumbled cobblestone paver driveway with a wet finish, edged with a charcoal border course and a brick pillar at the street

What's included

Powerwashing in Metro Detroit

Hard surfaces in this climate collect a season's worth of grime whether anybody uses them or not — algae in the shaded parts, road-salt film along the drive, black streaks under a gutter that overflows, and general traffic dirt everywhere else. It comes on so gradually that most people stop seeing it. Washing it off a paver drive or a concrete walk is usually dramatic enough that neighbors assume the surface was replaced.

We wash paver patios, walkways and driveways, poured concrete drives, sidewalks, porches and steps, and segmental block retaining and seating walls.

Because we also build and repair paver surfaces, we know what a paver joint will take. Too much pressure at the wrong angle blows the sand straight out of the joints and turns a wash into a re-sanding job — so we match the pressure and the distance to the surface rather than turning everything up to maximum.

What you get

  • Paver patios, walkways and driveways
  • Poured concrete drives, sidewalks, porches and steps
  • Segmental block retaining and seating walls
  • Pressure matched to the surface so joints and finishes are not damaged
  • Joint re-sanding available afterwards where the sand has washed out
  • Easy to combine with a paver repair or a gutter clean in one visit

What to expect

How a wash goes

No mystery and no surprises — here is the order the work actually happens in.

  1. Walk the surface

    We look at what is growing, what is staining and what condition the joints are in before anything gets wet. Not everything on a surface comes off the same way.

  2. Clear and protect

    Furniture, planters, grills and anything that should not get soaked comes off the area first.

  3. Pre-treat where it is needed

    Heavy organic growth comes off far better after it has been treated and given time to work than it does under pressure alone.

  4. Wash in overlapping passes

    We work in even, overlapping passes at a consistent distance, so you do not end up with wand stripes burned across the middle of a patio.

  5. Rinse the whole area

    Everything gets rinsed down so nothing that was lifted dries back onto the clean surface.

  6. Re-sand if the joints need it

    Washing a paver surface can take joint sand with it. If it has, we sweep fresh polymeric sand in and set it before we leave.

Our work

Surfaces we clean

Phoenix Daya paver work. Patios, entry steps and paver fields like these are exactly the surfaces a wash brings back.

Covered paver patio beneath a raised deck, laid in a red cobblestone fan pattern against the brick wall of the house
Gray stone entry steps and landing at a white service door, set above a tumbled cobblestone paver apron on a painted brick home
Herringbone brick paver patio in warm red and tan tones running alongside a red brick ranch home with a white bay window
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Questions

Powerwashing FAQ

Will powerwashing damage my pavers?

Not when the pressure and the distance are right for the surface. What does the damage is a narrow tip held too close, which etches the face of the paver and strips the joints out. Matching the setting to the surface is most of the skill in this job.

Do the joints need re-sanding afterwards?

Sometimes, and it depends how much sand was in there to start with. On an older surface that has already lost joint sand to rain and weeds, re-sanding after the wash is usually worth doing while the joints are clean and open.

Can you wash my house siding as well?

Our powerwashing is aimed at hard exterior surfaces — pavers, concrete, walks, drives, steps and block walls. Tell us what you are looking at when you call and we will say plainly whether it is something we take on.

How often should a paver driveway be washed?

There is no fixed rule. Most people notice it is time when the color has visibly gone flat, or when growth has taken hold in the shaded sections. A drive under heavy tree cover needs it more often than one in full sun.

Can I combine it with other work?

Yes, and it usually saves a trip. Washing a patio right before a repair, or right after a gutter clean, means one visit instead of two.

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