Fence washing for wood and vinyl.

A fence takes more weather than anything else on the property. It has no roof over it, it sits in wet grass, and half of it never sees direct sun. In Acadiana that means a two-year-old privacy fence can already look ten, and most people assume it is just old. Usually it is just dirty.

What we clean.

• Wood privacy fences. Pressure treated pine and cedar. Cleaned at low pressure so the grain does not fur up.
• Vinyl fencing. Algae film on the shade side and mildew spotting near grade come off clean.
• Aluminum and wrought iron. Rinsed and detailed, including the pickets and post caps.
• Gates and hardware. Cleaned by hand, since these are the parts you touch every day.
• Posts and bottom rails. The dirtiest part of any fence, where mowing throws grass and moisture never leaves.
• Chain link and its bottom strip. Rinsed of dirt and growth.

Our process.

1. 1. Walk the fence line. Material, age, loose or rotted pickets, popped nails, and whether there is old stain on it. Anything already failing gets pointed out before we wash it.
2. 2. Protect what is planted against it. Beds, vines, and shrubs along the run get pre-wet, and we work around anything you want left alone.
3. 3. Treat the growth. Solution top to bottom, with extra attention to the shaded side and the bottom foot where mildew is heaviest.
4. 4. Rinse with the grain. Low pressure, following the boards, so the finish stays even and the wood surface stays intact.
5. 5. Flush and walk it. Grass and beds get rinsed, the gate gets checked, and you look down the line with us before we go.

Why fences go bad fast in Louisiana.

Wet grass against the bottom rail, sprinklers hitting the same panels every morning, shade from the tree line, and humidity that never really breaks. Mildew starts at the ground and works up. On the north-facing run it turns solid green. Meanwhile the sun-hit sections silver out, which is why one fence often looks like two different fences.

Cleaning it every year or two does more than fix the look. Growth keeps wood damp, and damp wood at the bottom of a picket is where rot starts. Clean it, let it dry, seal it, and the fence lasts years longer than the one next door that nobody touched.

Where we work.

Lafayette, Opelousas, Carencro, Youngsville, Broussard, Scott, New Iberia, and the parishes around them.