Residential pressure washing in Marietta, GA
Marietta covers a lot of ground, from the mid-century ranches a few blocks off the Square to the big wooded lots of East Cobb and the newer streets on the west side below Kennesaw Mountain. What those houses have in common is Cobb County weather: a long humid summer, a yellow-green pollen coat every spring, and red clay underneath everything. Alexus Pressure Washing is a family-owned residential crew based in Cumming, and we work Marietta homes across ZIPs 30060, 30062, 30064, 30066, 30067, and 30068. We soft wash siding rather than blasting it, surface clean driveways so the finish comes out even, and bring wood decks and fences back from gray. House washing starts at $249, driveways at $99, and every price is published before you call. We give free estimates, show up when we say we will, and walk the job with you at the end. Call (470) 747-6669 to get a Marietta quote.
Soft wash house washing across Marietta's housing stock
Marietta was already a city when most of the north metro was farmland, so its neighborhoods span seventy years of building. Close to the Square and along the older avenues you find 1950s and 1960s brick ranches, often with painted trim and a carport. East Cobb filled in through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s with two-story traditionals on wooded lots, a lot of them brick on the front with painted hardboard or cedar on the sides, and later hardiplank. Newer infill and the streets toward the west side add vinyl and fiber cement. Each of those surfaces fails a different way under high pressure: brick loses mortar, hardboard swells, cedar furs, and vinyl gets water forced behind it. So we soft wash all of them. A low-pressure application of detergent kills the algae, mildew, and the dark Gloeocapsa magma streaks that collect on shaded walls, and a gentle rinse carries the growth off without stressing the material. Marietta house washing is tiered by square footage, from $249 for a home up to 1,500 square feet through $349, $449, and $599 for homes between 3,500 and 5,000 square feet, with $150 added for a three-story elevation. Full brick homes are quoted at $379 with a masonry-specific cleaner. Our method is laid out on the soft wash house washing page.
East Cobb: Indian Hills, Johnson Ferry, and the Sope Creek side
East Cobb is where most of our Marietta calls come from, and the reason is trees. Indian Hills was laid out around its country club on rolling, wooded ground, and the lots stayed big, so houses there sit under mature hardwoods that shade the north walls all day. The same is true down toward Sope Creek and East Cobb Park, where the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area keeps the air damp and the backyards green. The streets off Johnson Ferry Road, Roswell Road, and Lower Roswell Road run the same mix of 1970s to 1990s traditionals with original decks, long concrete driveways, and swim-tennis HOAs that expect exteriors to be kept up. On an East Cobb home we usually find three problems at once: green algae on the shaded siding, a gray and slick back deck, and a driveway with a dark tire-track pattern and leaf tannin stains. We handle all three in one visit. The deck gets a low-pressure wash with a wood brightener, $249 for decks up to 200 square feet or $349 for larger multi-level decks, and composite decks run $249. HOA letters are common here, and we are happy to schedule around a compliance deadline. The deck restoration page shows what a brightened deck looks like before stain goes on.
Around Marietta Square: ranches, brick, and older concrete
The neighborhoods ringing Marietta Square and Glover Park have a different texture from East Cobb. Houses are closer to the street, lots are smaller, and a lot of the homes are mid-century brick ranches and split-levels with original concrete drives that have been in the ground for sixty years. Old concrete is porous, and it holds oil drips, rust from a dripping spigot, and a layer of gray grime that a hose never shifts. We clean it with a rotary surface cleaner that keeps the pressure even, so you do not end up with the striped look a wand leaves, and we treat oil spots with a degreaser before the wash rather than after. Driveways are priced by the number of cars they hold: $99 for a single-width drive, $149 for a standard two-car, $199 for three, and $249 for anything longer. Concrete patios and front walks are $149 per area. On the houses themselves, soft brick and painted wood trim take a gentle soft wash, and gutter whitening at $149 clears the black oxidation stripes from older white gutters when we are already washing the house. In-town Marietta homes are often smaller than East Cobb homes, so the house wash frequently lands in the $249 or $349 tier. Walkways and stoops get cleaned the same day, and details are on the driveway cleaning page and the patio and walkway cleaning page.
The Kennesaw Mountain side: pollen, red clay, and newer builds
West of the Square, Marietta runs out toward Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, and the neighborhoods there mix older ranches with subdivisions built from the 1990s on. The newer streets bring newer problems. Lots that were cleared to red clay stay bare at the edges for years, and every storm sheets that clay across the apron of the driveway and up onto the first course of siding, where it dries into an orange stain that plain water will not touch. The iron in Georgia clay has to be dissolved, so we use an oxalic-based treatment that pulls the color out of the concrete instead of just wetting it, $129 per treatment and usually paired with a driveway cleaning. Then there is pollen. The pine and oak bloom in late March and April puts a sticky yellow layer on every horizontal surface in Cobb County, and when it rains that layer bonds to decks, pool surrounds, and patio furniture and starts feeding mildew. Pool decks on the newer homes here are $279 and get washed with the pump equipment protected and the slip texture preserved. Fences, wood or vinyl, are $249 per side. If you are near the park and backed up to woods, expect to clean a little more often than a neighbor on an open lot. Our red clay stain removal page covers the chemistry.
Roof soft washing and gutters on shaded Marietta homes
Black streaks running down an asphalt roof are the most common thing a Marietta homeowner asks us about after siding. Those streaks are algae feeding on the limestone in the shingles, and on a shaded East Cobb roof they can cover the entire north slope within a few seasons. Pressure washing a roof is the wrong answer: it strips the granules and shortens the life of the shingles. We soft wash roofs with a low-pressure algaecide that kills the growth in place, then let rain clear the dead material over the following weeks. Roof soft washing is $449 per home. Gutters are the companion job. White aluminum gutters on 1980s and 1990s homes develop tiger stripes, the dark vertical bands where oxidation bonds to the gutter face, and no amount of plain washing lifts them. Gutter whitening uses a dedicated cleaner to restore the original white, $149 as an add-on to a house wash or $199 as a standalone visit. Both services make a bigger difference to curb appeal than most people expect, and they are the two jobs that homeowners most often try to do themselves from a ladder before calling us. The roof soft washing page and the gutter whitening page go into the detail.
Marietta pricing, bundles, and seasonal timing
Everything we quote in Marietta comes from the same flat price list we publish for every city we serve. The most popular combination is the Complete Home Refresh at $599, which bundles the soft wash, the driveway, and a deck and saves roughly $150 over booking them one at a time. The Curb Appeal package at $349 and up pairs a house wash with gutter whitening and the front walk, which is the usual request before listing photos. For homeowners who want the house kept up without thinking about it, the Annual Maintenance Plan at $899 covers a yearly soft wash and driveway plus spring and fall touch-ups. On timing, Marietta follows the Cobb County calendar: wait until the pollen has washed through in mid-April, then book through May and June, or come back in October and early November after the humid months have done their damage and before the leaves bury the deck. Heavily shaded East Cobb homes sometimes need both windows. Price your own combination with the instant estimate tool, see every rate on the full price list, or read the Atlanta pressure washing cost guide for what changes a quote.
How much does pressure washing cost in Marietta, GA?
Marietta house washing is $249 to $599 by square footage, with $150 added for three-story homes and brick exteriors at $379. Driveways are $99 to $249 depending on how many cars they fit, decks $249 or $349 by size, patios and walkways $149, fences $249 per side, roof soft washing $449, and gutter whitening $149 as an add-on. All of it is published and estimates are free.
Do you work in East Cobb and Indian Hills?
Yes. East Cobb is the busiest part of Marietta for us, including Indian Hills, the streets off Johnson Ferry Road and Lower Roswell Road, and the neighborhoods down toward Sope Creek and East Cobb Park. We also cover the Square and the west side toward Kennesaw Mountain, across ZIPs 30060, 30062, 30064, 30066, 30067, and 30068.
Can you get the black streaks off my Marietta roof?
Yes, with a soft wash rather than pressure. The streaks are algae, and a low-pressure algaecide application kills them without disturbing the shingle granules. The roof looks better immediately and clears fully as rain carries off the dead growth over a few weeks. Roof soft washing is $449 per home.
My East Cobb HOA sent a notice about my siding and driveway. How fast can you come?
Usually within the week, and same-day service is available for a $99 surcharge when you call before noon and a crew is free. Tell us the compliance date on the letter and we will schedule ahead of it. A soft wash plus driveway cleaning handles the two items most HOA notices in East Cobb list.
Will soft washing hurt the painted trim and old brick on my mid-century Marietta ranch?
No. Soft washing uses detergent and low pressure, which is exactly what older brick, mortar, and painted trim need. We keep the wand away from window glazing and do not point pressure at mortar joints. If paint is already loose we will show you before we start, since washing reveals failing paint rather than hiding it.
Ready for residential pressure washing in Marietta?
Call (470) 747-6669 or email Alexusbestcompany@gmail.com for a free Marietta estimate. Family-owned since 2014, licensed and insured, and comfortable on everything from a Square-area ranch to a three-story East Cobb traditional.