Power Washing in Kingsbridge, Bronx

Kingsbridge has a lot of concrete that sees heavy use. The sidewalks along Broadway and West 231st Street carry crowds all day, the apartment buildings have entrance steps and inner courtyards, and the small houses on the side streets have stoops, walks and short driveways.

Beneath the el on Broadway, roosting pigeons and steel dust from the trains leave a gray, smelly film that a broom never lifts. Merchants there know a clean doorway draws people in.

Most of our power washing customers here are building owners, managers and shopkeepers, along with homeowners on the side streets.

Shop jobs cover the pavement out front, the doorway and the strip under the roll-down gate, and they are done at dawn or after the gate comes down at night, never while people are shopping. Gum, grease spots and bird mess get a pre-treatment first.

Apartment owners usually ask for the front steps, the entry, the inner courtyard and the area where the bins wait for collection. By August that last spot can be sour and tacky underfoot, and a degreasing wash clears both problems. A dry lane stays open the whole time so tenants can get in and out.

For houses, we wash stoops, front walks, short driveways and small back patios. Brick and older concrete get lower pressure and a wide spray so the surface and the joints are not damaged.

Every job starts with a small test area. Some old concrete is already soft or crumbling, and we would rather tell you that than make it worse.

We manage runoff and overspray, cover outlets and lights, and keep water away from basement windows and doors, which matter in buildings with ground-floor apartments.

Bookings peak in April, when the de-icing crust from winter is still sitting on every step. November is the second rush, after leaves blown in from Van Cortlandt Park leave brown prints on the concrete.

Building owners can set up a regular schedule, monthly or seasonally, for sidewalks and trash areas. We are happy to quote a recurring plan.

Need the car cleaned while the crew is on the block? That is covered under auto detailing in Kingsbridge.

Kingsbridge, 10463, washing jobs are quoted for free at 1-800-589-4364 or through the form, and 10% off your first cleaning is honored. Inside-the-home work is on the Kingsbridge services page.