Elite Pressure Washing & Painting, Inc attacks Houston's Residential and Commercial Mold Problems

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Elite Pressure Washing & Painting, Inc attacks Houston's Residential and Commercial Mold Problems

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When spring is around the corner and its time to spruce up the homestead, the exterior cleaning of your home and decks has never been easier. Use Elite Pressure Washing and Painting, for cleaning a homes exterior and decks, from early spring through late fall. We can also help in the preparation of painting or staining. Pressure washing removes dirt, mold and excess peeling paint, eliminating the need for excessive scraping. Elite Pressure Washing and Painting, will safely clean the many surfaces that exist at your home, including: Aluminum, vinyl, steel, wood, siding, stucco, brick, stone, decks, driveways, patios, tennis courts and so on. Elite Pressure Washing and Painting removes algae, dirt, fungus, grime, mold, mildew, stains and more. The exterior surfaces of your home are always exposed to harmful elements, both natural and man-made. Ultraviolet light rays, wind, rain and dirt physically attack surfaces causing them to oxidize, degrade, discolor or chalk over a period of time. Mold, mildew, insects, spiders, birds and tree sap can add to these effects. Next is the man-made elements such as acid rain, industrial pollution, automotive exhaust and chimney shoot. These take their toll on your home over time. If not removed periodically they can destroy the beauty and reduce the value of your property dramatically. To maintain the appearance and value of your home, periodically cleaning of the exterior surfaces is highly recommended. This may include your house, roof, patio, deck, awnings, gutters, walkways and driveway. The Frequency of cleaning will depend on local conditions. Cleaning can greatly slow the ravages of nature and it will defiantly enhance the beauty and preserve the value and livability of your home. Applications of protective coatings and sealers can supply longer term protection and enhance appearance. Algae, mildew and mold are a common problem in some areas due to local conditions of heat, humidity and surroundings. Airborne mold and fungus spores can also produce similar harmful deposits. Elite Pressure Washing and Painting uses all bio-degradable environmentally friendly organic cleaners. Cleaning agents designed specifically to eliminate mildew and mold while also removing dirt and pollution. Oxidation or chalking is a chemical reaction between a painted surface, air and sunlight. This chalk film causes the finish of your house to appear dull or the other color to fade. If the condition has not gone to far Elite Pressure Washing and Painting, can often restore the finish to improve its appearance dramatically. Rain may cause chalk from the siding to run, streaking windows, brickwork and foundations.
Home Cleaning Method:

Elite Pressure Washing and Painting, safely cleans all types of siding. Contrary, the common method of many inexperienced pressure washing contractors, our goal is to clean your house using as little pressure as is possible. This virtually eliminates concerns of water being forced behind any siding, paint being blown off, and water being pushed in around windows and doors. Instead, we use environmentally responsible detergents to gently emulsify surface pollutants and kill mildew. Tough spots are scrubbed and then loosened then is rinsed off. Typically our process is to start with the exterior gutters and work our way down to the foundation. We remove all surface oxidation, acid rain, general fall-out pollutants and mildew. When we are through with the cleaning process, we can apply a coat of bio-degradable surface sealant, which is specifically formulated to retard the growth of mildew and the build-up of pollutants and oxidation. With our powerful, yet gentle deck cleaning organic cleaners, we are able to restore even the grayest deck to near original colors. By using the cleaner, much less pressure is required, resulting in minimal loss of soft pulpwood and therefore, minimal splintering.
Artillery Fungus (Sphaerobolus Stellatus):

Artillery fungus appears as tiny black specks. It originates from organic mulches and literally shoots itself and attaches itself to vinyl, windows, wood, downspouts, trim, your car, or anything else in its path. We have seen a slight increase in this fungus over the past few years. If you have ever had artillery fungus on your siding, you know how difficult it is to remove. If you are the unfortunate homeowner who has had this occur your pressure washing job will be a little bit more expensive. Unfortunately, our cleaning methods can only remove a minimal amount of artillery fungus. There is no known method currently available to remove artillery fungus 100%. We do recommend as an initial step that you immediately remove the mulch to prevent further damage to your home. Occasionally we get a call about tiny mysterious black specs appearing on a home siding, a wooden deck, or other surfaces. The spots seem impossible to completely remove. Though the specs appear to resemble insect feces, scale crawlers or possible air-borne pollutants, they are actually mature spore masses expelled from fruiting bodies of a fungus known as shot gun or artillery fungus. This fungus develops in organic mulches. It is usually a greater problem is spring and fall, under cool, moist conditions under a temperature of 50 to 70 degrees.
How to Avoid Artillery Fungus?:

For locations plagued with this problem, consider switching to an inorganic mulch such as stone, pea gravel ect. Or a yearly addition of fresh mulch, so it completely covers old mulch, may lessen the problem, though it still may reoccur. We recommend complete removal of existing mulch prior to the application of an inorganic mulch, in order to lesson the chance of reoccurrence. It is also theorized that bark mulches may reduce the problem. If possible remove the mulch or place the mulch at least 30 feet away from any surrounding bright surfaces. Also artillery fungus does not grow on cedar, redwood, or cypress which are on rot resistant woods. Avoid mulches regularly to keep it dry retards the growth of artillery fungus. We also recommend treating the surrounding area with fungicide, as well as cleaning up any animal droppings and rotting woo, as these are also prime conditions for the artillery fungus to grow in.
Surface Cleaning:
Elite Pressure Washing and Painting offers slow surface cleaning with a efficient flat 28" diameter surface cleaner cleaning between 2000-4000 PSI used for concrete, brick and stone, including driveways, patios, pool decks, walkways, sidewalks and much more. Restoring them to like new conditions and riding them of mold and mildew
Painted or Stained Surfaces:

Many homeowners are under the false impression that pressure washing will damage or cause harm to painted or stained surfaces. This is a myth that has no factual backing and has been caused by improper pressure washing either by homeowners themselves or inexperienced contractors. The fact is that yes, a pressure washer can remove paint or stain from a house or deck, but if the pressure washing is being done by a trained professional this should never occur, unless the homeowner request to. Painted or stained surfaces do not necessarily require high pressure. Our system relies on our detergent to do the work. Our detergent is applied to the painted or stained surface and after sufficient dwell time is rinsed down with hot water. The rinsing occurs from a distance that will have no effect on the removal of any paint or stain. Our methods are guaranteed to remove all mold, algae, mildew and any other surface stains leaving your paint or stain looking like new.
The Reason Your Roof Turns Black:

Shingle roofs are manufactured with different degrees of quality. Most roofs applied by builders and contractors are in the low medium quality range with few, if any, fungus fighting elements like copper or zinc. High quality roofs are generally found on expensive custom homes and where the owner has taken a special interest in the quality of the roof. Contributing factors: Black fungus also know as “Gloeocapsa magma” requires three things to grow: heat, moisture, and a nutrient. Nutrients can be found within the shingle themselves while other variables contribute to and hasten because fungus growth. The north side of the roof is usually the first to exhibit staining because the moisture remains there longer. Add to that, the type, grade and manufacturer of the shingle, the age of the roof, the close proximity of the trees, pool, or lake, how hot and humid the weather is and if there are leaves accumulating on the roof. Now, you have the most of the answer to the question why your roof turns black.
What Do You Do?:
If you do nothing, your 25-year roof will most likely last less than 15 years and your home will remain an unhealthy eyesore. You may even experience the wrath of your homeowners association. You can clean your roof yourself; a risky proposition, or you can hire a professional like Elite Pressure Washing and Painting.
What Can Elite Do For You?:

We have the experience, training, and the right products to know how to properly clean and maintain your roof. Our powerful, yet environmentally friendly detergent is used to dislodge the fungus so it can be easily flushed from your roof without damaging the integrity of the shingle. The sad truth is however, that once your roof has been cleaned, it will get stained again quicker, sometimes a lot quicker than it did the first time. This is because the fungus-fighting capabilities have been diminished over the period of time. We restore concrete and brick surfaces to like new conditions, all while using the most advance cleaning process available. Call us today for your free estimate!

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