Cedar Mill Property Repair pressure-washes driveways, walks, patios, decks, fences and siding, and hand-washes windows inside and out. We work in Bethany, Cedar Mill, Beaverton and the streets around them. Around Portland a wash job is usually priced between $265 and $601, about $433 in the middle, labour only (market figures as of November 2026) . Snap a picture of the dirty surfaces and send it to ; we'll quote from that.
Slava's hands-on experience: 7 years.
What can be pressure washed, and what shouldn't be?
Concrete takes it best: driveways, front walks, patios, steps, pavers and block walls. Wooden decks and fences get washed too, and siding at low pressure . A deck or fence wash can be its own job. If the wood is going to get stain afterwards, see deck and fence staining for that part.
Some things we leave alone, and we'd rather say so up front:
- Roofs. A wand strips granules off shingles. Moss on a roof gets scraped off by hand, see roof repair .
- Moss and algae killers, zinc strips. We don't apply them .
- Flaking paint on older houses. More on that below.
- Sealing concrete. Washing, yes. Sealer goes on as part of garage floor and concrete coating.
Everything else we pass on is listed under jobs we don't take.
What does pressure washing cost around Portland?
Slava hasn't fixed our own rates yet, so this table shows what the Portland market charges.
| Service | Portland-area range (market data, Nov 2026) | Typical | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pressure washing | $265-$601 per job, labour only | $433 | Siding, walks, driveway, patio |
| Window washing | $163-$314 per house, labour only | $238 | Windows inside and out |
A bigger house doesn't automatically mean a bigger bill. What sets the number is the list of surfaces and their size. A house of 2,000 square feet with just a two-car driveway to wash is a small job; the same house with a wraparound deck, a long sloped walk and two stories of siding is a much bigger one. Other things that move it: years of buildup (thick moss and black algae take more passes), stairs on hillside lots, oil or rust stains, and whether there's a working spigot close by . For how we bill by the hour and the smallest visit we book, see pricing.
Pressure washing, power washing or soft washing: what's the difference?
Day to day, pressure washing and power washing mean the same job. A few companies call it power washing only when the water is heated.
Soft washing, as most wash companies sell it, is low pressure plus a cleaning chemical that's left on to kill mold and algae. We go a simpler way on siding: low pressure, plain detergent and a brush, and no moss or algae killer sprayed on your walls .
The reason for keeping the pressure down is the siding itself. Many older houses on the west side have wood lap or plywood panel siding . A hard spray fuzzes up the wood grain, pushes water up behind the laps and soaks the cut edges of plywood. A gentle rinse and some scrubbing gets the dirt off without that.
When shouldn't you pressure wash a house?
Washing a sound house is fine. Dirt, green film and spider webs come off at the right pressure. These are the times to hold off:
- Flaking or chalky paint on pre-1978 houses. Spray can knock loose chips that may contain lead, and we don't do lead paint work. We skip those walls .
- Soft or rotted boards. Water drives deeper into wood that's already failing. Fix it first: rot and siding repairs.
- Around weak spots: window seals, dryer and bath vents, outdoor outlets, light fixtures and crumbly old mortar get a light touch or none.
- Just before a freeze, or in a long wet stretch when the wood won't dry out before stain goes on.
A clean surface also shows what the dirt was hiding: a spongy deck board, a split fence rail, a rotted trim end, a caulk joint that's let go. A wash crew can only point at those. We can quote the fix and do it . Deck boards go through deck repair.
Why do west-side driveways, walks and decks turn green?
Shade and moisture do it. Concrete and decks on a house's north side, or under Douglas firs, stay damp through our long wet seasons, and moss and algae settle in. A green walk gets slick, which matters on steps and sloped paths.
A wash takes the growth off. It doesn't keep it from coming back, because the shade and damp are still there. Many homeowners wash once a year . Spring is when Portland starts searching for this, with searches climbing to about 1,600 a month in April and May, so booking ahead pays off.
If a downspout empties straight onto the walk, it keeps that strip wet all winter. Clearing it is part of gutter cleaning.
Where does the wash water go?
Dirty or soapy water doesn't belong in the storm drain at the curb. We keep it in the work area and away from the street .
What does window washing include?
Windows get done by hand, not with the pressure washer. A wand at any pressure can blow out a seal or force water past the frame, so the right PSI for glass is none at all. The plan is screens off and rinsed, glass scrubbed and squeegeed inside and out, sills wiped, screens back on .
The price is the second row of the table above. When we find a torn screen, a cracked pane or a double pane that's fogged between the glass, that goes to window repair. Some people pair windows with the pressure washing in spring .
How do you get ready for a pressure washing visit?
A little prep keeps the day short:
- move cars off the driveway;
- bring in patio furniture, planters and doormats;
- shut the windows;
- keep pets indoors;
- tell us where the outdoor spigot is and whether it works .
Let the wood dry out before stain goes on it .