Eco-Friendly Exterior Cleaning: How I Protect Plants

How I protect your garden

I'm Chas Smit, and eco-friendly exterior cleaning starts with the plants next to the wall: I soak them before I spray, keep them wet while I work and rinse them after.

I also bring my own water. More on my soft washing service, and the county's stormwater rules are covered in roof cleaning and stormwater rules.

Protecting the plants

Before I spray anything, I soak the plants and flower beds around the house with water. I keep them wet while I work and give them a final rinse when I'm done.

Less force, less damage

A soft wash uses a cleaning solution instead of high pressure. That means no blasting water into walls, no stripped paint and no gouged wood, and the growth is killed instead of just moved around.

My own water

I bring my own water to every job, so I'm not drawing on your supply.

Runoff

Rinse water from a roof or wall can reach the storm drain, and storm drains lead to creeks and the ocean. Ask any cleaner how they handle it. More on that in my post on roof cleaning and stormwater rules.