Green algae and mildew settle into fences fast. Vinyl privacy fences are the most common fence we clean across New Castle County, with three-board and bare-wood fences close behind. At T&T Powerwash, we rinse your plants first, apply our soft-wash solution, and let it dwell. Then we rinse the fence and the plants again, so the growth lifts without hammering the surface. Call (302) 415-3285 and we will get that algae off your fence.
We match the treatment to whatever your fence is made of, and every one of them gets a soft wash rather than high pressure.
This is the fence we clean most after houses, and it cleans up beautifully. We use the same downstream SH mix we put on your siding, which lifts the green film without touching the finish.
A three-board fence takes longer because there are angles to reach on every rail and post. If the boards are bare wood, it gets the two-step process described below rather than a single soft-wash pass.
Bare wood gets a two-step cleaning: a cleaner first, then a brightener. We never put high pressure on bare wood, so the boards come out clean instead of fuzzed. It prices higher than vinyl because of the extra step.
A fence that already carries stain gets our soft wash and prices a little higher than vinyl privacy fencing.
Cedar is bare wood, so it takes the same two-step cleaner-and-brightener process. It is not a fence we see often.
Aluminum gets the same downstream SH mix we use on vinyl and other metal. It is another one we do not run into often.
Metal is the toughest fence to clean because the stains cling to it. It gets the downstream SH mix and prices higher than vinyl privacy fencing.
Two things set our fence work apart, and both come down to how we actually do the job.
Every fence we clean gets a soft wash, which means the chemistry does the work and the pressure stays low. High pressure ruins bare wood and leaves marks on the boards, and that is exactly why we do not use it. Your fence comes out clean, not scarred.
A fence has angles that are easy to miss, the backs of rails, the posts, the corners, and a three-board fence has the most of them. Before we pack up, we check those spots and touch up anything we missed. It should look right up close, not just from the street.
Here is how a fence cleaning goes, from the free estimate to the last look around the yard.
Call, text, or fill out the form and tell us about the fence and what you want cleaned. We pull up your property remotely, or you text us a couple of photos. Your quote arrives as a link, and you approve it in one tap.
Once you approve, we text you a couple of dates and times. A few days before we come, you’ll get our short prep checklist, mostly moving small items and closing windows. We’ll handle anything heavy. And because there’s a minimum for any visit, adding the walkway or fence to your house wash costs far less than calling us back for it later. First jobs start at 9 AM, later slots get a two-hour arrival window, and we text you when we are on our way.
We hook up to your outdoor spigots and rinse the plants and grass along the fence line first. On vinyl and metal, we apply a downstream mix of SH (sodium hypochlorite) and surfactant through our soft-wash system and let it dwell. On bare wood, we switch to the two-step process: a sodium metasilicate or percarbonate cleaner, then an oxalic-acid brightener.
We rinse the fence thoroughly and go back over any spot that needs a second pass. We keep rinsing the plants while we work so nothing sits on them.
We go back over the rails, posts, and corners for any spot a first pass skips. If you are home, we walk the fence with you so anything you notice gets handled on the spot. You pay on site or through the invoice link, and we stand behind the work after we leave.
If something isn't right, tell us on the day or three days later. We'll come back out, look at it with you, and make it right where cleaning can. Most touch-ups get handled during the final walkaround, and if you spot something after we are gone, we come back. If a stain is one of the rare ones that will not fully lift, we will tell you straight instead of promising it away.
A cleaned vinyl fence should stay clean about two years. Growth comes back slowly on vinyl, so most homeowners get a couple of good years before it needs another pass.
Most fence cleanings run between 30 minutes and two hours. A three-board fence sits toward the longer end because there are so many angles to reach on every rail and post.
Most fences clean up beautifully. Very old bare-wood fences where the stain has soaked deep into the boards are the exception, and we’ll tell you upfront if yours is one. If we do not think we can make a real difference, we will say so before we start.
Getting a quote is free, and most fence estimates are done right from your address and a couple of photos you text over. Once you approve, we will text you a date that works and get your New Castle County fence back to clean. Call (302) 415-3285 to get started.
