Pressure washing in Knoxville that knows when to ease off
Low-pressure soft washing for siding and shingle roofs. Real pressure for driveways, patios and concrete. Careful work on decks and fences. From Farragut and Powell out to Maryville and Sevierville.
You get the price before anything gets wet. No state licence exists for this trade in Tennessee, so ask any contractor, including ours, for a business licence and proof of insurance.
Pick the surface. We'll pick the pressure.
Ask for a free wash estimate
Tell us what needs washing and where. Someone calls you back to set a time, and the price is agreed before a hose comes off the trailer.
Four things people ask first
Will pressure washing hurt my vinyl siding?
It can, if someone points a narrow tip at it. That's why siding gets a soft wash: a cleaning solution does the work and the rinse is about the pressure of a garden hose. Read how soft washing works.
What does it cost to wash a house around Knoxville?
National cost guides put a typical 1,500 to 2,500 square foot home at roughly $200 to $600. Your number depends on stories, how much algae there is and what else you add. The house washing cost page breaks it down.
Do I need to be home?
Not usually. We need the outside water spigots working, gates unlocked and cars out of the driveway. Most people leave a note on the door and go to work.
Where does the dirty water go?
Knox County doesn't allow wash water with cleaners in it to run into storm drains. Crews block or redirect it, and use biodegradable detergents where a cleaner is needed.
The weather does most of the dirtying
Knoxville sits in a humid valley between the Cumberland Plateau and the Smokies. Hot, wet summers and a heavy spring pollen season are exactly what algae, mildew and moss like. See what's growing on your siding.
- 47+ inchesof rain a year in East Tennessee, spread across every season
- March to Novemberis the busy washing season; winter work depends on the thermometer
- 90°F summersplus humidity keep shaded walls and decks damp for days
- No state licencecovers pressure washing in Tennessee; a Knox County business licence does
More questions, sorted by what's dirty
Every surface fails a different way when it's washed wrong. These are the ones that come up on almost every call. The full list lives on the questions page.
Why does the north side of my house turn green first?
It gets the least sun and stays damp longest after rain. Algae and mildew need both shade and moisture, and East Tennessee's 47-plus inches of rain a year supplies plenty.
Can you get the black streaks off my roof?
Yes, with a soft wash. Those streaks are usually algae feeding on the limestone filler in the shingles. High pressure would knock granules loose, so it's never used on a shingle roof.
My deck is gray. Is it ruined?
Almost never. Gray is the top layer of sun-dried wood fibers. A careful wash along the grain brings back the color underneath, and then it needs a couple of dry days before any stain.
How soon after a wash can we use the driveway?
Right away for walking. Give it an hour or two to dry before parking if a degreaser was used on oil spots.
Nine towns, three lakes, a lot of hills
Knoxville and the towns around it, from Clinton on the Clinch River down to the cabins outside Sevierville.
From the first call to a dry driveway
You describe it
By phone, the form or a few photos by text: what's dirty, how big, one story or two.
You get a price
Often from photos; for bigger jobs someone walks the property first. Either way, before the work.
Plants get covered
Shrubs are wetted down, outlets and lights taped, and furniture moved off the patio.
Wash, rinse, walk-around
Low pressure up high, real pressure on the flatwork, then a look at every side with you or by photo.
A Knoxville booking line for careful washers
Smoky Mountain Pressure Wash takes the call, sets the price and schedules the work. The washing is done by independent local pressure washing contractors who work the way this site describes: soft wash on siding and roofs, pressure on concrete, nothing aimed at a window seal.
We'll tell you who is coming before the day. More on how that works on the about page and in our referral disclosure.
What you can hold us to
- A price agreed before the work, in writing if you'd like
- No high pressure on shingles, vinyl, painted wood or window frames
- Wash water kept out of the storm drain
- Shrubs wetted and covered before any cleaner goes on
- A walk-around at the end, every side of the house