Old Town, Chicago, Illinois, is the home to many of Chicago’s older Victorian-era buildings. Here you can sometimes experience a huge accumulation of mud and dirt in your sidewalks, driveways, paths and fences. This can prove to be hard to clean, and with an uneven surface area washing it with a hose can still prove to be a challenge. And this is also a very wasteful way to clean the exterior part of your homes. In cases like this what you should do is get a cleaning service company like Hector Cleaning Service Inc. to power wash those problem areas for you. But power washing is expensive right? Why not buy a pressure washer and wash it yourself, here is the difference between power washing and pressure washing:

What is Power Washing?

Power washing uses high-stream hot water to blast away dirt and materials from outdoor surfaces. With the combination of the pressure and the heat of the water it will make cleaning rough and uneven surface faster and more efficient. This is also great for removing stuck residue like salt, mildew, dirt and mold from building decks, porches, sidewalks, exterior stairs, hallways, patios fences, and driveways. The heat softens stuck materials that are very hard to remove, chewing gum on sidewalks are particularly a very good example of this. Spilled oil and grease stains in the garage are almost impossible to remove by regular cleaning; power washing is the solution for this problem as well.

Power washing is also great in controlling molds and moss—the blast of very hot water can destroy them and prevent them from growing fast. This method is very ideal for a situation in which the surface is heavily saturated or has a lot of dirt or other matter to remove. This makes power washing a very efficient way of cleaning the exteriors of the house.

What is Pressure Washing?

Pressure washing has little difference with power washing; the most significant is that the water it uses is room temperature. This means that all the added benefits of using hot water are removed. You might have done this to your house before.  The water pressure can still do an amazing job in blasting away dirt and mud but doesn’t perform as well against moss, mold, or other tough substances. This makes this method inefficient and inferior. It can still get the job done, but you are expected to use more water and there is a possibility that the molds and mosses can grow back immediately.

So if you don’t have the equipment for doing these kinds of jobs then don’t worry, a good cleaning service like Hector Cleaning Service Inc. provides all the necessary equipment and materials for the job. And if you are worrying about the price of their services, you won’t need to worry they are known to work within the budget of their customers and you can negotiate their prices fairly. So if you are living in or near Old Town, Chicago, Illinois, give them a call and avail of their services.