Power Washing at a property in Skokie on Kenneth Terrace. Completed by our Chicago team.
— Chicago crew
Algae had taken hold across the siding on this Skokie property, the kind of slow green creep that builds through shaded, humid stretches and doesn't yield to a rinse alone. The customer had also flagged the paver walkway, where moss had worked its way into the joints over time. We arrived at 11:30 in the morning with the day already warm and got eyes on the full scope before setting up.
Because of the algae coverage on the siding, we ran a soft wash rather than straight pressure — soap applied first to break down the growth without driving water behind the cladding. One wall got focused attention where the buildup was heaviest. The paver walkway came next, and the moss there released cleanly under the wand without much resistance. The customer mentioned he planned to sand the joints himself afterward, which made sense as a follow-up to lock things in. Work wrapped with the walkway clear and the siding treated throughout.
Crew on this job
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Davey joined My Window Washing in 2025, but he brings more than 5 years of hands-on experience in window washing, gutter cleaning, and power washing. He’s cheerful, polite, professional, and always ready to help customers with a smile, good advice, and a can-do attitude. When he’s not making homes look cleaner and brighter, Davey enjoys creating content and checking out the latest gadgets. But honestly, who doesn’t love a good gadget these days?
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Common questions from Skokie homeowners researching Power Washing.
Most residential power washing jobs in Skokie run between $200 and $400 depending on the surfaces and square footage involved. This particular project — covering house walls and walkways with algae and moss buildup — came in at $270. Heavier biological growth like algae typically adds a little time and soap to the process, but it doesn't dramatically change the price.
A job covering both exterior walls and walkways generally takes a crew two to four hours from setup to rinse. When algae or moss is present, as it was here, the team needs extra dwell time for the soap to break down the growth before rinsing, which can add thirty to sixty minutes to the overall timeline.
On this job, the crew washed the exterior house walls and the walkways. We pre-treated the algae-covered walls and moss-affected surfaces with soap to loosen biological growth before applying pressure, which produces a cleaner and longer-lasting result than water alone. Hard surfaces like walkways get a direct pressure pass to clear embedded dirt and organic staining.
Pressure and technique are adjusted based on the surface — siding, stucco, and brick each have different tolerances. When algae or moss is involved, we use a soap application first, which lets us lower the pressure needed and reduces the risk of forcing water behind panels or into seams. For a quote, call our Chicago team at (773) 377-4600.
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