Pressure Washing · Nashville, TN
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Notes from the wash rig on Middle Tennessee mildew, oil stains, gray decks and black roof streaks: what causes them, what removes them, and what we would leave alone.
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Written by Michael Blair, owner of Nashville's Pressure Washing, from the trade’s own practice.
October 19, 2026
Why a Shaded Sidewalk Turns Green and Slick
The green film on a shaded walk is algae living on moisture and settled dust. A wash takes it off; only drying the walk out keeps it from coming back.
Read itOctober 12, 2026
Where Commercial Wash Water Goes in Nashville
Cleaning a parking lot, a dumpster pad or a fleet makes a lot of dirty water, and in Davidson County the storm drain is the one place it cannot go. Here is where it goes instead.
Read itOctober 8, 2026
Washing, Drying and Sealing a Concrete Slab
Sealer locks in whatever is on the slab when it goes down. The order is wash, dry, then seal, and the product has to suit the slab it is going on.
Read itSeptember 28, 2026
Sealcoating a Driveway Before the Cold Sets In
Fall is a fine time to seal an asphalt driveway, right up until it is not. The coating cures by drying, and by November the days that allow it are scarce.
Read itSeptember 21, 2026
Roof Washing: Why It Is Never Done With Pressure
Dark streaks on a roof are algae, and they come off. The way we take them off is low pressure, the right solution and time.
Read itSeptember 14, 2026
Tiger Stripes on Gutters and Why Washing Fails
The house gets washed, the siding comes up bright, and the gutters still wear their black stripes. Plain water was never likely to shift them.
Read itSeptember 7, 2026
Soft Washing and When It Is the Right Call
Several surfaces on a house should never see a pressure wand. Soft washing is how we clean them, and it relies on chemistry rather than force.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
What Pressure Washing Can Permanently Damage
A pressure washer takes off whatever it reaches, and on the wrong surface that includes the surface itself.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
The Green on Your North-Facing Wall
A green film on a shaded wall is a sign the siding stays wet. A soft wash and a thorough rinse take it off, and drying the wall out is what slows its return.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Getting Stains Out of a Concrete Driveway
Concrete is porous, so a stain soaks in. Each kind needs its own treatment, and water pressure on its own seldom takes one out.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
How Often a Nashville House Needs Washing
Spring pollen and shaded, damp walls set the washing schedule for a Nashville house. This is the one we work to, surface by surface.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Cleaning a Deck Before You Seal It
Stain applied to a deck that is not properly clean and dry will not bond, however good the product is.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
What to Ask a Pressure Washing Company
Anyone can own a pressure washer. Knowing which surfaces must never see one is the actual skill.
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Driveways and houses we wash around Middle Tennessee
Our rigs go out from Nashville to 64 more towns spread over 12 counties, and anywhere in Middle Tennessee roughly an hour from the city is on the route.
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