House Washing in Plaza Midwood, NC

House washing in Plaza Midwood spans almost a half-century of housing — 1920s Craftsman bungalows along Central Avenue and The Plaza, 1940s and 50s minimal-traditionals and ranches, and a notable amount of original asbestos-cement shingle siding still in service. Each of those substrates needs the same low-pressure soft-wash approach: under 1,000 PSI, biodegradable surfactant, and a controlled hypochlorite blend, but we adjust chemistry sharply on asbestos shingle and on pre-1978 painted wood.

We never high-pressure asbestos-cement shingle siding. Even though the material is durable when undisturbed, aggressive pressure can fracture the shingles and release fibers; soft washing is genuinely the only appropriate cleaning method for it. The neighborhood's mature oaks and tight lots produce the same heavy shaded-wall mildew you see in Dilworth and NoDa, and we address it with dwell time, not pressure.