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The Moorings, Naples · Soft Washing

Soft washing in The Moorings.

Low-pressure exterior washing for The Moorings' established homes, where wide mid-century soffits and painted block sit damp between the Gulf and Moorings Bay.

The Moorings sits in a narrow band of land with the Gulf on one side and Moorings Bay on the other, so there is no dry side of the neighborhood. The homes are mostly mature single-story builds with the deep overhangs and wide soffits that mid-century Naples architecture favored, and those overhangs are the first thing to go black — they stay shaded, they stay damp, and they are the part of the house you notice from the driveway.

Our soft washing is the right method for painted block and aging soffit board, both of which pressure will mark and delaminate. Solution goes on, kills the growth at the root, dwells, then rinses at low pressure so the overhangs and walls come back even and the paint stays where it is.

On established lots the landscaping is mature and close to the house, so beds are pre-wet and rinsed down behind us rather than left to take the runoff. Homes here usually run the exterior wash alongside the recurring plan keeping the bay- and Gulf-facing glass clear. More on the area in The Moorings.

This is our soft washing service, on a recurring plan for The Moorings. See everything we cover in The Moorings.

Soft Washing in The Moorings — FAQ

The soffits are the worst part of my house. Can they be cleaned or do they need painting?
Nearly always cleaned. Black soffits in this neighborhood are mold growing on the paint rather than paint that has failed, and once the growth is killed and rinsed the original finish is usually sound underneath. We will tell you if the board itself has gone, but that is the exception rather than the rule.
Is painted concrete block safe to soft wash?
Yes, and it is exactly what soft washing is for. Pressure on painted block forces water into the wall through hairline cracks and lifts the coating at the edges. A solution-and-rinse approach clears the growth without loading the surface, so the paint keeps doing its job.

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