You want your house to look nice, to have that curb appeal, and to be a place that coming home to is a joyful experience. But, when your roof, siding, porch, and driveway are coated with dirt, grime, or even ash, it can start to lose that aesthetic. However, there’s a quick and easy way to combat the dirt that naturally accumulates over time by pressure washing. When it comes to cleaning your home and property’s exterior, you can choose to DIY the job, or contact a professional pressure washing company.

What Does Pressure Washing Mean?

Pressure washing is a cleaning method that uses high-pressure water to remove dirt, grime, and other build-up from surfaces like driveways, sidewalks, decks, and houses. It’s an efficient and effective way to keep your property looking its best and extend its lifespan.

Doing it Yourself

While it’s possible to pressure wash your home yourself, it’s not usually a wise decision. Pressure washers are expensive and can often cause damage to your home and furniture if not used properly. It’s also very time-consuming and could potentially cause an injury for homeowners with little experience in handling pressure washing equipment. 

Plus there are aspects to pressure washing that the average homeowner simply doesn’t know. For instance, there is a difference between soft washing and pressure washing, which allows for an effective clean on more delicate surfaces. There are also instances in which hot water is more useful. So, while you can rent or even buy a pressure washer to clean your home DIY-style, it’s not something everyone should do.

Why Hire a Professional Pressure Washing Company?

While DIY pressure washing is an option, there are many benefits to hiring a professional pressure washing service. Experience and expertise can go a long way toward a job well done. While you can pressure wash your home’s exterior, a professional understands the different techniques needed to properly clean a variety of surfaces, including knowing when to soft wash and when to power wash with hot water.

Professional cleaning companies also have access to commercial-grade equipment that is much more powerful than a consumer-grade pressure washer you might rent or buy. This means they can clean more effectively and in less time and will have the correct nozzles or accessories for cleaning efficiently.

It’s also a safer option. The professional will have the training and safety equipment necessary to get the job done safely and efficiently. They know how to handle the equipment and can avoid accidents or damage to your property.

And of course, it’s time-saving to hire a company to handle your home’s exterior cleaning. Instead of spending hours pressure washing by yourself on a Saturday, you can relax and enjoy a clean home all weekend long.

At ASF Clean Team, you’ll find the best of the best when it comes to residential or commercial pressure washing. Our technicians are insured, highly experienced, and professional, ensuring you’ll get that sprinkling finish, every time. Contact us today and get a quote for pressure washing or one of our other fantastic services.  

You’ve finally finished cleaning the interior of your home, but now you’re wondering how to get a cleaner home exterior. Everything inside looks so nice and sparkling, and you need the outside to match. But, you don’t have the equipment to do it yourself. You could maybe get things within reaching distance clean, but there’s no way to get your entire home clean by yourself. What are your options?

A Sparkling View

San Francisco real estate isn’t cheap, and you probably know it better than anyone. You’re not just paying for the convenience of living in such a great city. You’re also paying for the amazing view. So, why not make sure you can enjoy it?

Window washing is likely on your spring cleaning checklist, but you’re probably just getting the inside of your windows clean. While that’ll help the view some, it doesn’t give you the crystal clear view you deserve. When you have ASF Clean Team come clean your windows, we’ll make sure they are sparkling inside and out. We’ll even clean the things you don’t want to clean, like your window frames and tracks.

Don’t worry about the height of your windows, either. We also offer high-rise window cleaning services for commercial buildings, so your multi-story home is a walk in the park.

A Cleaner Home Exterior

Window washing has the biggest benefit to you because you will actually get to enjoy your San Francisco view. But, if you truly want a cleaner home exterior, you can’t stop there. There’s so much more to your home’s exterior than just your windows, right?

Luckily for you, at ASF Clean Team we offer it all. When we come to clean your windows, we can also clean the rest of your home’s exterior using three methods: pressure washing, power washing, and soft washing. All three of these methods do the same thing (clean your home’s exterior with pressurized water) in slightly different ways. Our team of highly-trained professionals will determine the right method (or methods) to use when cleaning your home. So, you don’t have to worry about figuring out the right way to clean yourself. 

This is especially important if you live in a historic San Francisco home. Historic homes need a little bit of extra care, and we know just how to take care of them. You don’t want to hire just anyone to clean your historic home and risk its integrity – hire someone with experience who you can trust.

Get a Sparkling Home with ASF Clean Team

You’ve worked hard to keep the inside of your home clean, and we understand just how hard that can be. Work smarter not harder when it comes to a cleaner home exterior in San Francisco. Let the professionals at ASF Clean Team do the job.

We’ll take care of your windows and the rest of your home’s exterior all at once, saving you time and money. Contact us today to get a quote and schedule your first professional cleaning service.

In your effort to go green, you may be looking for ways to clean the exterior of your home with environmentally friendly products and methods. Did you know that hot pressure washing eliminates the need for harsh chemicals? It does! Hot pressure washing is one of the most eco-friendly cleaning methods, using little to no chemicals at all to get that sparkling finish. Here’s how.

Why You Should Avoid Harsh Chemicals When Cleaning Your Home’s Exterior

There are a multitude of reasons why you should avoid harmful cleaning products, but here are some of the top reasons why:

Harsh Chemicals are Bad for the Environment

Strong cleaning products may sound more effective, and in some ways they are… but not in a good way. They could be rinsed into storm drains, which could end up in nearby water sources like San Francisco’s creeks and Bay, affecting the aquatic life and community. This could be severely detrimental to the local environment.

Harsh Chemicals Also Damage Your Home

It doesn’t end there. Harsh chemicals are not only harmful to the environment but could also cause damage to your home, like breaking down the asphalt in your driveway. Your home and property are a big investment of your time and money. So, invest in better cleaning solutions that not only get a deep clean, but don’t harm the environment or your home.

Hot Pressure Washing Cleans with Heat and Pressure, Not Chemicals!

Hot pressure washing does all of the same things harsh chemicals do — but with better, more eco-friendly results!

The Pressure Does the Deep Scrubbing

Some chemicals are used to break down stuck-on debris, so you can avoid deep scrubbing. With hot pressure washing, the pressure from the water is all we need to remove stubborn dirt and debris from the exterior of your home.

The Heat Does the Sanitizing

When it comes to sanitizing, sometimes all you need is just really hot water! Our professional-grade pressure washers use piping hot, filtered water to sanitize your exterior surfaces, like siding, stairs, decks, and driveways. So, between the pressure and heat, there’s no need for harsh chemicals when you use a hot pressure washer!

Hot Pressure Washing Services with ASF Clean Team

At ASF Clean Team, our goal is to not only provide the best services but to treat you and your property with absolute care and courtesy. Part of that goal is cleaning with products and methods that are environmentally friendly and don’t cause damage to your home.

We make it a point to avoid harsh chemicals. All of our tools provide a deep clean without chemicals. And if we do have to use them, we have carefully and professionally vetted them to ensure that they are green, gentle, and effective.

Go green with ASF Clean Team! We can deep clean the exterior of your San Francisco home with our hot pressure washing services and more. Contact us today for a custom quote or give us a call at our San Francisco office at (415) 367-0951.

Between little bursts of sporadic rain and dust settling back down after, your driveway and home could probably use some freshening up! But how much does it cost to pressure wash your house and driveway in San Francisco? That cost depends on a number of factors.

How Big is the Pressure Washing Job?

One of these factors is how big the pressure washing job is. This depends on the time it takes, the size of the property, how much pressure washing is needed, and if you requested additional services.

How Much Time it Takes to Pressure Wash

While it typically only takes ASF Clean Team between two to three hours to pressure wash a home, there are a few things that could change this.

Size of the Property

Some properties take longer than others to pressure wash, simply because of their size. So if you have a larger home or a long driveway, it’ll probably take us more time, effort, and additional tools to clean.

How Much Pressure Washing is Needed

Your house might have a light layer of dirt that doesn’t take much time to clean. Or your driveway could have years of deeply packed grime that requires a bit more effort to pressure wash. 

Other Services Included with Pressure Washing

You may have requested other services along with pressure washing, like window cleaning, gutter cleaning, or roof cleaning. These additional services affect both the time it takes for us to complete a job, as well as the cost.

However, while it may sound like more time and money up front, you’re actually saving time and money by including everything in one job! This lessens the number of visits we make to your home to perform services. So rather than book separate services for several different trips, we highly recommend booking it all under one job if you need more than pressure washing.

Where Your House is Located

One of the first things we ask here at ASF Clean Team is your home’s address. This will tell us how near or far your home is in relation to our office, and if you’re in a serviceable area. We travel throughout the San Francisco Bay area, but it may cost a bit more the further out we go. This is something we ask for in all of our services. Just something to keep in mind!

Determine Cost to Pressure Wash with a Custom Quote

As you can see, the cost of pressure washing varies from home to home! Each property and job is different, so there’s no one-size-fits-all cost to pressure wash your house and driveway in San Francisco. It’s best to reach out for a custom quote for your property.

It only takes a few minutes to get a quote from ASF Clean Team! You can contact us online or chat with us on our website with our Messenger service. Or if you prefer talking to someone on the phone, give us a call at (415) 704-7102 at our San Francisco office. Get your quote today!

As the weather warms up, everyone is headed outside to freshen up their home and yards. But what all is needed in cleaning the exterior of your home? How much can you do yourself and when is it time to call a professional? Here are a few cleaning services your home’s exterior definitely needs.

Window Cleaning

Window cleaning is one of the top things you need to do to care for and maintain your home. While cleaning the inside of your windows isn’t a hard task to do yourself, cleaning the exterior of your windows isn’t quite as easy. Your windows’ exteriors face more harsh elements than the interiors, like dust, leaves, weather, cobwebs, and so much more. And everyday household window cleaners aren’t up to the task, leaving streaks and dirt behind. Cleaning your windows on the outside gets even harder if you have a two- or three-story home.

In this case, you may want to reach out to professional window cleaners to clean the exterior of your windows.

Gutter Cleaning and Roof Cleaning

It’s a good idea to do some gutter cleaning, especially before and after it rains. You’ll want to clean your gutters out in case any debris has collected in them, whether it settled in there over time or filled up during a storm. 

You’ll also want to take a look at your roof. Is it looking dirty, or does it have a green tinge from algae and moss growth? Roof cleaning may be in order for the exterior of your home. Dirt, moss, and algae, if left untreated, will lead to your roof deteriorating sooner than later, so keeping it clean can make it last longer.

While you could clean your gutters and roof yourself, it’s a hard chore and at times dangerous because of the height. It’s best to call in a professional exterior home cleaning team, as they have the cleaning and safety equipment needed to clean gutters and roofs thoroughly and safely.

Pressure Washing Sidewalks and Driveways

Once storm season passes, cement sidewalks, driveways, and stoops could use a deep clean. Between the dirt, mud, and other debris being tracked all over them, your home’s front walkway is probably looking a little dull. Pressure washing is the best way to give your sidewalks, stoops, and driveway the deep clean it needs.

You could probably do this yourself, but buying or renting a pressure washer can be expensive. And it may not work as well as a professional’s would. Plus, if you’re going to be getting your windows, gutters, and roof cleaned by a professional, why not see if they offer other exterior cleaning services, like pressure washing? That way, they can get it all done in one superior job!

The Best Service for Cleaning the Exterior of Your Home

At ASF Clean Team, we offer a multitude of exterior cleaning services, like window cleaning, gutter cleaning, roof cleaning, pressure washing, power washing, soft washing, removing cobwebs, and so much more.

We have all of the training, certifications, insurance, and equipment needed to expertly and safely clean the exterior of your home. Contact us today for a quote on the exterior cleaning services you need.

Alright, alright. So there’s pressure washing and power washing, and now you’re finding out there’s another term—soft washing. How do you keep all of these straight? And what does “soft washing” even mean? Well, let’s clear up the confusion right now.

Seriously. What’s the difference?

You probably already understand the difference between pressure washing and power washing. So where does soft washing fit in? To review, pressure washing and power washing are pretty similar. Pressure washing uses a lot of pressure, and power washing does the same, but uses really, really hot water. Soft washing is basically just another variation. Soft washing typically only requires cold water, but soft hot pressure washing can also be requested. 

While pressure washing and power washing work great for a lot of surfaces, they don’t work great for all surfaces. Some surfaces just can’t take all the pressure and need a little more TLC. So, soft washing still uses water to clean these surfaces, but with less pressure. 

Does soft washing still clean my home?

The selling point of pressure washing and power washing is that the high pressure helps get all the dirt off of your building, driveway, etc. So what happens if you take away some of that pressure? Does it still get the job done?

Even with less pressure, soft washing still gives surfaces a great clean. It can get rid of anything on the exterior of your home or business, including algae and mildew. The process is ideal for protecting surfaces that can’t handle the pressure.

Can I soft wash it myself?

Technically, you can soft wash on your own. You can find all kinds of articles and videos online about it. But, we don’t like to deal with technicalities. We like to deal with safety.

Oftentimes when we talk about surfaces suitable for this service, we’re referring to the exterior of some buildings and roofs. Cleaning these surfaces often involves a ladder. Plus, even though you’re dealing with less pressure, you’re still dealing with pressurized water. If you’re not a trained professional, it’s not necessarily the safest situation to put yourself in. Just one slip and you could be in a lot of danger.

But isn’t it dangerous for you, too?

All of these services can all be dangerous. They often usually involve equipment and ladders. But, when you’re working with trained professionals, it’s less dangerous. We undergo the training necessary to perform these services safely, and we have access to better tools for the process than you can get at the big box store.

But accidents still happen. That’s why at ASF Clean Team, we have insurance for all of our employees. If an accident happens while we’re providing your service, we have it covered.
If you need residential soft washing or commercial soft washing services, let us know. We can even help you figure out which of these services is best for your surfaces. Contact us today.

As a business owner, you know how important it is to have a clean business. Not only does it foster a better work environment for your employees, but it impacts every single customer and client who comes by. So, you need to work with a cleaning company who is going to get things done right the first time, doesn’t waste your time, and doesn’t make you wait. But does a cleaning company like that actually exist? It does! ASF Clean Team gives you a professional clean for a professional business.

First Impressions are Important

There is almost nothing more important in the business world than a first impression. According to Forbes, your business only has seven seconds to make a first impression. And that’s the max! Some people may form their opinion even sooner than that. If you’re a boutique on the street, all you may get is a quick glance before someone decides whether or not they want to stop and come in or just keep walking on by. If you work in an office, there’s a good chance that a potential client has formed their opinion before you’ve even greeted them. So, the cleanliness of your business (a.k.a. their first impression) is of utmost importance.

Making a Great First Impression

The easiest way to make a great first impression is to make sure the outside of your building is sparkling clean. But, you can still run up against unexpected obstacles. Even if you clean your building so it’s spotless, you may come to work one day and find graffiti on your storefront. You don’t have the time (or the tools) to clean that before you open! But, if you work with ASF Clean Team, you don’t have to worry about it for long. Let us know about the problem, and we’ll have your storefront sparkling clean again in no more than 48 hours. Not having to worry about doing this yourself not only means you can run your business with a peace of mind, but you can also give your customers the best experience possible regardless of the graffiti.

Regularly Schedule Exterior Cleaning Services

There are a million and twelve things to keep track of when running a business. That being said, cleaning the exterior of your building is probably one of the last things on your mind. It’s just something people don’t think of often, even with their home! You may be wiping down your windows, but that’s about it. However, when potential customers and clients come by, they’re going to notice the cleanliness of your building’s exterior. We’ve all been to those places where we aren’t sure we want to touch the door handle with a ten foot pole. While your business probably isn’t that dirty, you still don’t want the dirt to be noticeable.

To solve this problem, you can simply schedule cleaning services so you don’t even think about it! ASF Clean Team can help make your business shine with pressure washing, power washing, and more. You can schedule regular cleaning services (you get to choose how often), and we’ll be there. You don’t even have to put it on your calendar because we’ll let you know when we’re on our way. And as long as we have access to the area we’re cleaning, you don’t have to be there, either. We’ll send you before and after pictures so you can see how the job was done. It’s that easy!

Enjoy the View

Enough talking about the customers and clients. Even though they’re super important, so are you! Whether you’re in an office building or a store front, you are paying for that space. And you deserve to enjoy what you’re paying for, especially if you’re in a high rise office space. San Francisco real estate is not cheap. Your professional business deserves a professional clean. And you deserve to enjoy your high rise view with a high quality clean. You don’t want to clean those windows yourself. Not only is it not fun, it can be dangerous if you’re not a professional. So, let us handle it. Our clean team has both the equipment and the experience to give your windows a professional clean, and do it safely. 

Leave It to the Professionals

When it comes to cleaning your business, you truly want to leave it to the professionals. You are the best at what you do, and we are the best at what we do. Which is why you don’t want to leave the cleaning to just any professionals. 

Did you know that it is not legally required for cleaning teams to have insurance for their employees? This means that you could hire a totally legit, certified cleaning team, but they may not have employee insurance. So, if an employee gets injured while cleaning your business, you could end up being liable. 

But, if you hire an insured cleaning team, you don’t have to worry about that. At ASF Clean Team, we insure all of our employees. We know that no matter how experienced we are, sometimes accidents just happen. That’s why they’re called accidents. And if an accident happens, we don’t want that to be on you. We care about our clients and our employees, and understand that holding insurance is important so everyone is taken care of, even if it’s not legally required. So, don’t just work with any cleaning business. Work with one that’s insured.

Get a Professional Clean for a Professional Business

Your professional business deserves a professional clean. You don’t want to do the work yourself, and you don’t want just anyone to do it. If you’re in the San Francisco Bay area, choose ASF Clean Team. We’re as professional as it gets. As mentioned, we are an insured cleaning team, and we have an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. We also provide a chemical free clean, so not only are you getting a high quality clean, you’re getting a safe, natural clean. Request a bid today to get started.

There are so many types of cleaning out there it can be hard to keep track, especially if you don’t know the first thing about cleaning. Two of the most confusing terms are pressure washing vs. power washing. For real, what’s the difference? They sound so similar, and don’t pressure and power basically mean the same thing? The truth is, they are really similar, but there is an important distinction. Let’s talk it through.

What’s the Difference?

The main distinction between pressure washing vs. power washing is the temperature of the water. Power washing uses hot water, and pressure washing does not. While it may seem minimal, this is actually a very important distinction to make. Both use basically the same amount of pressure to clean your home or building, but the hot water is not safe for all structures. So, it’s important to keep these two terms straight, and work with a cleaning business that knows the difference.

What Surfaces are Safe for Pressure Washing vs. Power Washing?

Pretty much all exterior surfaces are safe for pressure washing. Pressure washing is the easy part, because the temperature is not nearly as hot. So, you can use it on your home, your sidewalk, your parking lot, etc. But, power washing cannot be used for everything. Often, the water is too hot to be safely used on your home or building itself. Instead, it is better to reserve power washing for more concrete structures … literally. Surfaces such as concrete are ideal for power washing because, not only are they sturdy enough to withstand the heat, they also get dirtier. Think about it: your parking lot or driveway is probably much dirtier than your home or office building, right? The heat of the water helps pull the grime up more quickly and efficiently than pressure alone. 

Isn’t That Pressure and Heat Dangerous?

Pressure washing and power washing can sound scary. The water is coming out of the cleaner at a pressure high enough to clean quickly, and then you add heat on top of that. So what happens if something goes wrong?

Hopefully nothing will go wrong, but there is always the possibility for accidents, especially if a team is cleaning an upper level of a building. Should something happen, you don’t want to be held liable for something the cleaning crew did. So, it is always important to work with a cleaning company that carries insurance for its employees. Insurance is not required for cleaning companies, but it is always a good sign that a company takes its job and safety seriously. 

Who Can Do Pressure Washing and Power Washing?

While you can buy pressure washers for home use, it is best to leave these tasks to the professionals. After all, accidents happen. If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area or Sacramento, ASF Clean Team has you covered. We provide pressure washing and power washing services for both residential and commercial clients. Plus, we have insurance for all of our employees. Get a free quote today to get a sparkling finish for your home or building’s exterior.