We are based in Horseshoe Valley, which is to say we live in this township. The rural drive that turns into a surcharge on somebody else’s quote is a drive we are already making. Siding, decks and the fence line, from the Simcoe shoreline up onto the high ground.
Oro-Medonte runs from the Lake Simcoe shoreline up onto the high ground around Horseshoe and the moraine, and the two ends produce different walls. It is the single most useful thing to know before you compare your house to somebody else’s out here.
Down by the water at Shanty Bay, Hawkestone and Carthew Bay the air is damper for more of the year. Algae wants damp more than it wants anything else, so the growth is heavier, the lake-facing elevation is usually a season ahead of the others, and it comes back sooner after a wash. That is not neglect, it is conditions.
Up on the high ground it is windier and it dries out. There is often far less green than the owner expected and considerably more of what people call grime: dust, road film, and whatever the wind has driven at the north-west corner since November. It still wants washing. It just wants a different conversation about what is actually on it.
Properties out here are bigger, and the thing people forget is that surface area is what gets priced. A couple of hundred feet of board fence has more square footage on it than the walls of the house it belongs to. In a subdivision the fence is an afterthought. In Oro-Medonte it is regularly the larger part of the job.
We would rather say that at the quoting stage than at the end. Send a photo of the fence along with the house and the number you get back will be the number. If the budget only stretches to one of them this year, we will tell you which is closer to actually needing it, and it is not always the one you are looking at.
Pressure washing uses force. Soft washing uses a cleaning solution at roughly garden-hose pressure and lets the solution do the work. Siding, decks and fences almost always want the second one.
A pressure washer on vinyl at the wrong angle drives water up behind the panels and into the wall, where you will not see it until something else goes wrong. On wood it tears the soft grain out from between the harder rings and leaves the furred look you cannot undo. Neither is a risk worth taking, and neither is necessary, because the growth is alive and killing it works better and lasts longer than hitting it.
We soft wash by default and only turn the pressure up where the surface can genuinely take it. Top down, surface kept wet, rinsed properly.
Siding, decks and fences. Not driveways, not walkways, not roofs.
Worth saying plainly on a page about a township where plenty of the driveways are long enough to be a job in their own right. Concrete and interlock need a surface cleaner rather than a wand or you get the striping everyone recognises, and roof washing carries a real risk of shingle damage on top of a serious fall hazard. We would rather tell you it is not our work than take the money and hope. Ask and we will point you at somebody local who does it properly.
Three shapes this township keeps producing, from the shoreline to the high ground.
Older place a short walk from the Simcoe shoreline. Heavy green on the lake-facing wall and the north return, noticeably worse than the two sheltered elevations. Whole house plus a short run of fence, and the lake side will want doing again first.
Modern build up on the high ground. Almost no algae, which surprised the owner, but a winter of wind-driven grime across the north-west corner and streaking under the eaves. A different job from the same township at the other end.
Rural lot where the board fence ran further than the house was wide. The fence was most of the job and the siding needed one wall. We quoted it that way round rather than selling a whole-house wash that was not the problem.
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Most of our washing is booked as an add-on by people already having windows or gutters done. On a rural property that saves a second trip out, and the order matters: we wash first and clean the glass afterwards, so nothing lands back on clean windows.
It depends on the size of the house, how much of it we can reach from the ground, and whether the deck and the fence go in with it. Out here that last part matters more than it does in town, because a rural fence line can be longer than the house is wide and it changes the number a lot. Text photos of the house, the deck and the fence to (705) 718-1856 and we will send a real figure the same day. No site visit and no deposit.
No. We are based in Horseshoe Valley, which is in Oro-Medonte, so for most of the township this is not a special trip. There is no rural travel fee anywhere in Simcoe County. It is worth asking anyone else you call, because a surcharge for the drive is common out here and it is usually buried rather than quoted.
Because the township is really two places. Down on the Simcoe shoreline around Shanty Bay, Hawkestone and Carthew Bay the air is damper for more of the year, so the growth is heavier and comes back sooner. Up on the high ground towards Horseshoe and the moraine it is windier and drier, so there is usually less green and more of what people describe as grime: dust, road film and whatever the wind has driven at the north-west corner all winter. Same township, two different jobs.
Same visit, and it is often the bigger half. A couple of hundred feet of board fence has more surface area on it than the walls of the house it belongs to, and out here that is normal rather than unusual. We would rather price it properly up front than quote the house and surprise you at the end. If the budget only stretches to one, we will tell you honestly which one is closer to needing it.
Not at the pressure we use. Soft washing is gentler on siding than a garden hose held close: the solution lifts the growth rather than force being used to blast it. The damage people describe from washing almost always comes from a high-pressure tip held too close, water driven up under the lap of a panel and into the wall, or a harsh chemical left to dry on the surface. We work top down, keep the surface wet and rinse thoroughly.
Same visit, and on a walkout it is usually the priority. Grey-green on a deck is algae, and once it is slippery it has stopped being cosmetic. Wood gets soft washed rather than pressure washed, because a pressure tip tears the soft grain out from between the harder rings and leaves a furred surface you cannot undo. If you are re-staining, book the wash two or three dry days before the stain goes on.
No. We do siding, decks and fences. Worth saying plainly on a page about a township where a lot of the driveways are long enough to be their own job. Concrete and interlock need a surface cleaner rather than a wand or you get the striping everyone recognises, and roof washing carries a real risk of shingle damage on top of a serious fall hazard. Ask and we will point you at somebody local who does it properly.
Late May through September. The solution needs temperatures above about 10C to work properly. On the high ground the shoulder seasons are a little shorter than they are down by the lake, because it cools off sooner up there and warms up later. Late season is fine and usually quieter. Once the nights are consistently cold it becomes a spring job.
Yes, and out here it is worth doing. Most of our washing is booked as an add-on by people already getting windows or gutters done, which saves a second trip and matters more on a rural property than an urban one. We wash the walls first and clean the glass afterwards, so nothing lands back on clean windows.
Text a picture of the house, the deck and the fence and we will send a real number the same day. No site visit, no deposit, and no line on the quote for the drive.
