Fence Washing in Plaza Midwood, NC

Plaza Midwood fencing is a true mix — original 1920s bungalow pickets and iron gates next door to 1950s ranch chain-link and post-and-rail wood. Pre-1978 paint is common on both eras and is treated as lead until proven otherwise. Mature willow oaks and elms drop tannin and pollen onto every fence in the neighborhood, so staining is the most frequent reason homeowners call.

We pre-rinse the entire fence line and surrounding plantings, then tune the approach by substrate. Original iron and gates get a rust converter on active corrosion, neutralized and sealed with an inhibitor — no high pressure on historic metal. Wood pickets stay under 1,500 PSI with the grain when paint is sound, dropping to soft wash with ground containment when pre-1978 paint is present. Older stone or brick pillars are washed at low pressure to protect soft historic mortar. A full post-rinse of beds and turf finishes the job and protects the dense Plaza Midwood plantings.