What you're looking at, and what it takes to fix it.
Most people call us describing a symptom, not a service. These are the exterior problems we're asked about most often across Central Florida — what actually causes each one, and the honest answer on what can and can't be removed.
Black Streaks on Your Roof
If dark stains are running down your roof in vertical streaks, you are not looking at dirt, soot, or worn-out shingles. You are looking at a living organism, and it is eating your roof. Read more →
Green Algae on Siding and Stucco
A green cast on the north wall, darkest near the ground and under the eaves, is the most common exterior complaint we get in Central Florida. It is also one of the fastest to fix. Read more →
Oil Stains on a Concrete Driveway
Concrete is porous. Oil does not sit on the surface waiting to be rinsed off — it wicks down into the slab, which is why a pressure washer alone almost never clears a real oil stain. Read more →
Orange Rust Stains on Concrete
Orange fan-shaped staining across a driveway or sidewalk is one of the most misdiagnosed problems we see. It is not dirt, and no amount of pressure will move it. Read more →
Mildew and Grime on a Pool Cage
A screen enclosure sits in the most humid microclimate on the property — directly over evaporating pool water, usually with limited airflow. It is the single fastest-growing surface on most Florida homes. Read more →
Weeds Growing Between Pavers
Weeds pushing up between pavers are a symptom, not the problem. The actual problem is that the joint sand holding your pavers in place has washed out. Read more →
Shingle Granules in Your Gutters
Granules collecting in your gutters and downspouts can mean nothing at all, or it can mean someone has taken years off your roof. The amount and the timing tell you which. Read more →
Mold and Dark Spotting on Stucco
Stucco holds moisture in its texture, which makes it one of the most mold-prone surfaces on a Florida home — and one of the easiest to damage while trying to clean it. Read more →
A Green, Slippery Pool Deck
A pool deck that has gone green is not just untidy. Algae on wet concrete or pavers is one of the most slippery surfaces on a residential property, and it is right where people walk barefoot. Read more →
Chalky, Faded Vinyl Siding
Run a finger down your siding. If it comes away chalky white, you are not looking at dirt — you are looking at the surface of the vinyl itself breaking down. Read more →
Black Stripes Down Your Gutters
You had the house washed and the gutters still look filthy. That is not a bad job — tiger striping is bonded to the aluminium and needs a completely different treatment from everything around it. Read more →
Moss and Lichen on a Roof
Black streaking is a surface organism. Moss and lichen are not — they root into the shingle, and by the time you can see them clearly they have already begun causing physical damage. Read more →
Dirty Solar Panels
Solar panels are the one surface on your roof where being dirty has a directly measurable cost. In Central Florida they soil faster than almost anywhere, and most owners never check. Read more →
Green and Black Mould on a Vinyl Fence
A white vinyl fence shows every bit of growth, and it almost always goes on one side first — the shaded side, or the side your sprinklers hit. Read more →
Brown Tannin Stains on Pavers and Concrete
Under a live oak, the brown staining spreading across your driveway is not dirt washing down. It is tannin leaching out of leaf litter into the surface, and it needs different treatment from everything else on the drive. Read more →
Cloudy Spots on Windows That Won't Wipe Off
You cleaned the windows and the cloudy spots are still there. That is because they are not on the glass — they are bonded to it, and left long enough they etch into it. Read more →
Wood Decks and Fences Gone Grey
Grey wood is not dirty wood. It is the surface layer of the timber itself, broken down by UV and left behind as dead fibre — and the way most people try to fix it makes the deck worse. Read more →
Black Tire Marks on a Driveway
The dark curved marks where you turn into the garage are not dirt, rubber dust, or oil. They are plasticizer — a chemical migrating out of your tires into the concrete — and they need their own treatment. Read more →
Yellow Pollen Coating Everything
For a few weeks each spring, Central Florida turns yellow. Most of it rinses away — but the part that does not is what feeds the growth you will be looking at all summer. Read more →
White Chalky Haze on Pavers and Brick
A white, chalky haze on pavers or brick is not something that landed on them. It is coming out of them — mineral salts carried to the surface from within — which is why washing it off achieves so little. Read more →
Not sure which one you have?
Send us a photo. We'll tell you what it is, whether it can be removed, and roughly what it costs — before anyone comes out. If it's something we don't handle, we'll say so.