House Washing & Soft Washing in Mobile, AL & the Bay Area
Gulf Coast homes wear their weather. Humidity feeds mildew on the shaded walls. Spring drops a coat of yellow pine and oak pollen on every surface. Near the bay, salt haze dulls the finish a little more each year. Before long the house just looks tired — even when nothing is actually wrong with it.
Soft washing fixes that without the risk. Instead of blasting your siding, we apply a mild cleaning mix at low pressure, give it time to break down the growth, then rinse it away. The house comes out clean and stays clean longer, because the algae is dead — not just pushed around. Vinyl in West Mobile, painted wood in Midtown, brick on the Eastern Shore: the method adjusts to the surface in front of us.
What a house wash includes
- Full exterior: siding, trim, and shutters
- Vinyl, Hardie board, painted wood, and stucco
- Soffits, fascia, and porch ceilings
- Outside gutter surfaces rinsed with the wash
- Wasp nests, webs, and dirt-dauber mud knocked down
- Front entry and garage door detailed
- Pollen and salt film rinsed from the whole exterior
How it works
Quick photo quote
Text a photo of your house and we can price most washes the same day.
Pre-job check
Before anything sprays, we cover outlets, wet down plants, and note anything fragile.
Apply and dwell
The soft-wash mix goes on low and slow, then sits long enough to kill the growth.
Top-down rinse
Everything rinses clean from the roofline down. We don't leave until you've seen it.
Salt air, shade, and 66 inches of rain
Mobile averages about 66 inches of rain a year — more than Seattle — and the humidity between storms never really breaks. That keeps exterior walls damp, and damp walls grow things. If your house sits under live oaks or faces away from the afternoon sun, the green shows up even faster.
Where you live changes what we're washing off. Close to the bay, salt in the air leaves a gray film that plain rain never rinses. Older Midtown homes with painted wood and original soffits need a softer touch than the vinyl going up in West Mobile and Baldwin County subdivisions. We match the mix and the pressure to your house, not a one-size setting.
For most homes here, a yearly wash is the sweet spot. It stops the growth before it stains — and keeps HOA letters out of your mailbox.
House & Soft Washing questions
What does a house wash cost around Mobile?
Square footage, siding type, how many stories, and how heavy the growth has gotten all move the number. A modest one-story home sits near the bottom of our range; a large two-story with years of buildup sits well above it. We confirm an exact written quote before any work starts.
What's the difference between soft washing and pressure washing?
Pressure washing uses force. Soft washing uses chemistry. On siding, force is the wrong tool — it can crack panels, chip paint, and push water into the wall. Soft washing runs near garden-hose pressure and lets the cleaning mix do the work.
Do I need to do anything before you arrive?
Close your windows, move cars away from the house, and bring in anything fragile on the porch. We handle the rest, including soaking your plants before and after the wash.
How often should a Gulf Coast home be washed?
Once a year works for most houses here. Homes under heavy oak shade or right on the water may want it sooner — the growth simply returns faster in those spots.