Pressure Washing in Garden Grove, CA

When people ask us about pressure washing in Garden Grove, CA, we usually end up talking about the 1950s. Garden Grove was a farming crossroads for decades after Alonzo Cook founded it in 1874. Then it grew from 5,762 people in 1950 to 84,238 in 1960, and incorporated in 1956 with about 44,000 residents. That kind of growth means a large share of the city's houses went up in the same few years, built to similar plans with similar materials. Today those homes are well past 60 years old.

What a 60-year-old tract house needs

Homes from that boom typically have stucco walls that have been painted several times, low-pitched roofs, single-car or two-car driveways and backyard slabs. Common problems we see:

• Chalky or faded paint that rubs off on your hand. We wash it gently, because high pressure can strip it unevenly.
• Hairline cracks in stucco. Water forced into cracks can get behind the wall, so we keep pressure low and the nozzle at a distance.
• Original driveways with deep oil stains, rust marks and rough patches. We pre-treat stains and clean the whole slab with a surface cleaner for even color.
• Added patios and walks poured at different times, which often clean up to slightly different shades.

Big households, busy driveways

Garden Grove households average 3.43 people in the Census estimate, more than in Anaheim or Fullerton, and 92.5% of residents lived in the same home a year earlier. More people often means more cars, more foot traffic and more wear on driveways and entry walks. A yearly driveway and walkway cleaning keeps oil and tire marks from building up into stains that will not come out.

The services we offer here

1. House washing for stucco and painted trim 2. Driveway and concrete cleaning 3. Roof soft washing 4. Paver and patio cleaning 5. Solar panel cleaning 6. Commercial pressure washing

Storefronts and shopping centers

Garden Grove has a long retail history. Orange County Plaza, now The Promenade, opened at Chapman and Brookhurst in 1956 and called itself the county's first regional shopping center. The city also has the second-largest Korean business district on the West Coast, with busy strip centers, restaurants and markets. Those properties need clean sidewalks, entries, drive-thru lanes and dumpster areas. We work before or after business hours and collect commercial wash water so grease and food waste do not go to the storm drain.

Plan around the Strawberry Festival

The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival, which began in 1958, is held over Memorial Day weekend and draws an estimated 250,000 visitors. Businesses and homes near the festival often want a cleaning in the week or two before. Book early in May if that is your goal.

Water and runoff

The city's Water Services Division supplies water from the Metropolitan Water District and from 12 local wells drawing on the groundwater basin managed by the Orange County Water District. Water-use rules come from that division. Our part is simple: no rinse water goes into the curb or catch basin. We send it to lawns and planting beds, or block and recover it on paved lots.

Talk to us

Call (714) 640-6791 for a free estimate and a written quote.

Call (714) 640-6791