Pressure Washing in Smithsburg, MD
Shade, treeline and forty-two inches of rain a year. We soft wash siding and clear gutters across the 21783 area.
Smithsburg sits against the western edge of South Mountain, about fourteen minutes from Hagerstown up MD 64. That location is pleasant to live in and hard on the outside of a house.
The town’s own comprehensive plan describes forest covering South Mountain and the Catoctin Mountains to the east, and it specifically places wooded land to the south and east of Whispering Hills. Whispering Hills is the largest subdivision in town. When the annexation went through in 1987 it nearly doubled the size of Smithsburg, and a good share of those homes look straight into treeline.
Shade is the whole story. Siding that never gets a few hours of direct sun stays damp after rain, and damp siding in a valley that takes forty-two inches of rain a year grows algae. That is the green and black film you see creeping up from the foundation and down from the gutter line.
What the housing stock means for the work
Smithsburg’s housing is unusual. There are about 179 units built before 1939, then almost nothing through the middle of the century, then roughly 633 units built between 1990 and 2010. That is about sixty percent of the town’s homes going up in a twenty-year window.
Practically, that means most Smithsburg homes are now fifteen to thirty-five years old. At that age exteriors generally begin to show weathering and organic growth. The finish dulls, the north and east faces hold growth through the winter, and a house that looked fine five years ago can start to look tired.
Maplegrove Estates sits squarely in that window. It is an age-restricted community with a community center, and the homes there are the same 1990s vintage as much of the rest of town.
Where We Work in Smithsburg
We cover the whole 21783 area, in town and out.
That means Whispering Hills, Mountain Shadows, Smithsburg Countryside and Maplegrove Estates, the older streets running off Main Street and Water Street, and the homes backing onto the treeline on the south and east edges of town.
We also work Cavetown and Chewsville and the properties on the roads between them. If you are not sure whether your address counts as Smithsburg, it does not matter to us. Call and we will tell you.
Work We Have Done in Smithsburg
Real before and after photos from jobs in Smithsburg.
House washing on Bradbury Avenue, Smithsburg
House washing on Grey Rock Road, Smithsburg
Stone walkway cleaning, Smithsburg
Pressure Washing Services in Smithsburg
Licensed and insured. You deal directly with the owner, Floyd Summers, from the estimate through the work itself. Call 301-882-5567 for a free quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pressure Washing in Smithsburg, MD
Almost always the shaded side. It stays wet longer after rain, and algae needs moisture more than it needs anything else. Homes backing onto woods get it worst.
It can, which is why we do not use it on siding. Siding gets a soft wash. Harder surfaces like concrete, stone and brick are cleaned with the right mix of solution and controlled pressure for that surface.
Yes. Anywhere in the 21783 area and the surrounding communities.
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