Fence Cleaning Highwood, IL

Fence cleaning for Highwood homes

Fence cleaning in Highwood starts with knowing the housing: compact lots and older homes near Fort Sheridan. We see a lot of small decks and porches on tight lots, and the work is planned around it.

Highwood sits on Lake Michigan nearby, and waterfront wood weathers faster on the water-facing side than the house side. We check both and often give the exposed side a second coat.

A fence that has never been cleaned will not take stain evenly, and a fence that was blasted with high pressure will take stain in blotches wherever the surface was torn. Cleaning is not glamorous, but it is what decides how the stain looks. If your fence just needs to stop being green, cleaning alone is a good yearly maintenance job.

How the job goes in Highwood

1. Pre-wet and protectPlants along the fence line are soaked so the cleaner does not affect them. Siding and windows in range are rinsed.
2. Apply cleanerSodium percarbonate solution goes on by pump sprayer, dwells 10 to 15 minutes and lifts algae, mildew and gray oxidation.
3. Scrub problem spotsThe bottom foot of the fence and shaded sections get a stiff brush where growth is thick.
4. Low-pressure rinseWide fan tip, well off the boards, working top to bottom so dirty water does not re-streak clean areas.

Other work we do in Highwood

Homeowners here also ask us about Dock & pier staining in Highwood, Deck cleaning in Highwood and Fence staining in Highwood. See everything on the Highwood service area page, or read the full fence cleaning guide. We also cover nearby Bannockburn, Deerfield and Lake Bluff.