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Who we recommend, what it should cost, and what to ask before you book.
Prices the coastal re-wash interval honestly instead of selling one wash a year.
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Wilmington is really two markets. The city proper sits about twenty miles up the Cape Fear River, where the tidal range is roughly half the open coast's, so an in-town or inland house in Leland or Hampstead holds a longer interval between washes. Push out to Wrightsville, Carolina and Kure beaches and you buy the full ocean — salt film and humidity bring the growth back sooner. Downtown adds a third case: one of the largest historic districts in the country, soft antebellum brick in lime mortar and painted heart pine, where high pressure does real damage. The useful question is not just what a wash costs but how long it should last on your specific address.
House soft-washing usually runs about $150-$450 depending on size, driveways and concrete $100-$250, and a full roof soft-wash $300-$700. Reputable crews quote a flat price by the job — roughly $0.10-$0.20 per square foot — not by the hour. Downtown historic brick and painted clapboard are quoted higher for the gentler, slower method.
It depends where in the metro you are. Inland — Leland, Porters Neck, Hampstead — commonly 18 to 24 months. At the beach or on a tidal creek it is often sooner, roughly every 10 to 14 months, because salt film and humidity keep the surface hospitable to algae. Shaded north walls and anything under a live oak grow fastest.
Not per wash, but yes over a year. A single wash at Wrightsville or Kure is priced normally — the difference is that you need it more often. A crew that works the islands should be able to tell you the expected interval for your address rather than quoting a generic figure.
Yes — our Wilmington pick covers New Hanover and Brunswick County, inland and beach addresses alike.