Introduction
Pressure washing in Nashville is a great way to remove dirt, algae and more from surfaces. There is one surface we do not recommend pressure washing. Don’t pressure wash your windows. That’s the short version of this post, and it’s the best advice that I can give. Pressure washing is a bad idea for many reasons.
Power washing windows is a bad idea for many reasons, but let’s start with this one: it can damage the caulking.
Caulking can be damaged by water pressure. The seal between the window and the frame needs to be strong enough to keep water out, but if too much pressure is put on it, it can break down. This makes your windows susceptible to leaks and other problems that can lead to mold growth on your walls or ceiling—not good! And what’s worse? It’s not just a matter of replacing caulking; you’ll likely have to get a professional in there with a vacuum tool and some cleaning chemicals for that job alone.
It gets even worse: you could damage your caulk with chemicals in the water. If you have hard water stains around your windows (or if they’re dirty), then chances are that there are minerals like iron or manganese present in them as well. These will stick right onto any surface they come into contact with, including caulking around windows! If these minerals aren’t removed before power washing takes place on top of them, then those chemicals could cause damage over time from coming into contact with moisture from rainwater (or even condensation from opening/closing doors).
Pressure washing your windows might break them. That’s right—the pressure can crack them.
You may think that your windows are sturdy and won’t break, but they’re made of glass. And while you might have had a headache or two after cracking one with a baseball, if you were to pressure wash them, it could be much worse than that. The extreme force from the water can crack those panes of glass, endangering anyone who’s inside and causing an expensive repair job for you.
That’s not all: Pressure washing might damage other parts of your home as well. If you use too much pressure washing on siding, insulation materials can come off easily—and then there’s also that pressure itself! When it comes to power washing windows, make sure to keep it at a safe level so that no one gets injured in the process (and so that nothing breaks).
Pressure washing glass windows can lead to streaks on the window and glass.
While pressure washing your windows may seem like a good idea, it can actually lead to glass scratches and streaks on the window. To avoid this, here are a few things you should know:
- Use the right tools. This means investing in a high quality spray nozzle that has been designed for use with pressure washing equipment. If you’re using an ordinary garden hose nozzle or something similar, it could break off inside your pressure washer hose and cause damage to the unit itself.
- Use the right pressure. Too much water pressure can also result in scratches on glass surfaces because they will be pushed too hard against one another—this can happen even if you have chosen a quality spray nozzle! It’s also important not to apply all of your cleaning solution at once because this could cause streaking as well as scratching from excess moisture left behind after washing has concluded (which could eventually lead to mildew growth).
- Use proper technique when spraying down surfaces with soap or other cleaning products; make sure that nozzles aren’t pointing directly at each other so that there’s no risk of causing damage by accident! This includes keeping them far enough away from each other so there isn’t any chance of transferring material onto surrounding areas where it wouldn’t belong such as clothes or furniture nearby–you’ll want all surfaces being cleaned thoroughly without adding unwanted dirt while doing so!
You might scratch your windows while you’re power washing them, which we’ve already established is a bad idea.
You might scratch your windows while you’re power washing them, which we’ve already established is a bad idea. But more than that, you could chip the glass itself and cause it to break. Or you may just end up scratching the surface of your windows, which can make them look cloudy or even opaque over time.
If you damage the seal between your window and its frame, it could eventually become loose enough for air to leak into your home—which means higher heating bills! Also be careful with any power tools around wood frames: if you accidentally shave off too much wood in one spot (or worse yet, take off an entire chunk), then that window won’t shut properly anymore. The same goes for sill plates—if they get chipped or scraped away by something sharp like this tool’s blade, then they won’t fit snugly against neighboring parts anymore either (like when rainwater drips down onto a sill plate during storms).
Pressure washing windows will just push dirt to the edges of the panes, and they will dry there and stick there.
Let’s talk about pressure washing.
Contrary to what you might think, pressure washing windows will do more harm than good. The reason for this is twofold: firstly, when water hits the glass pane it pushes dirt away from its surface—but not off it entirely—instead pushing it toward the edges of the panes; secondly, this pushed dirt will dry there and stick there (because that’s how grime works). As a result of these factors, your windows are no longer as clean as you might want them to be. This means that after pressure washing your windows yourself you’ll need to go back over them with a sponge or cloth in order to remove any lingering streaks and smudges caused by improper cleaning techniques!