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Synthetic Cedar


THE Question to ask a Gutter Cleaning service

Prepping Siding for Stain


Roof Cleaning Insurance Letters


"Softwashing" Cedar Siding: Pros and Cons

No Parking!

More Gutter Gimmicks

Addressing Noise Pollution in Exterior Cleaning

Prepping a Cedar Wall for Cleaning

Thoughts on Prepping Cedar for Stain

The Importance of a Drip Line

Answering the Critics...

Springtime Gutter Cleaning ?


Why You Should Call Your Exterior Cleaner Early


Gutter Guards causing Ice Dams


Why not just powerwash a tennis or pickball court?


The Importance of "Drip Lines" if a house doesn't have gutters.


Winter Roof Cleaning

(More about those Insurance Letters)


A Cautionary Tale

(Bad Stain Job)


Can A "Frost-Free" Spigot Freeze?

(Hint: Yes)


Cost Factors In Exterior Cleaning

Size only matters a little. 


They Cleaned This Cedar Wrong

Cleaning isn't all the same


Dumpster Fires in Exterior Cleaning

Hire wrong & find out


Roof Shingles Damaged by Powerwashing

"But, they're clean!"


Cedar Stain Disaster

Full price, half quality


Should You Paint Plastic Trim?

Yes, you should (they lied to you). 


When to Clean an Asphalt Roof


Preventing Carpenter Bee Damage


Do Zinc Roof Strips Work?

Hint: Not well enough. 


Stains on Cedar Siding

CAUSED by the (wrong) cleaning process.


Roof Treatment Follow-Up

Like magic!


Cape Cod Cedar Homes

A whole series!


How Trees Kill Roofs

Yes, they do. 


Power Washing versus Soft Washing

Neither is perfect (really).