Exterior Cleaning in Tampa, FL

What Tampa homes need most

Tampa's live oaks drop most of their leaves in late winter and spring, and pine needles and Spanish moss keep coming the rest of the year. On the two-story homes we clean in South Tampa, the roof sheds those leaves straight into gutters that hang above the pool cage. When a gutter like that clogs, the overflow lands on the screen roof and in the pool, which is why we scoop each run by hand and rinse it until the water reaches the downspout.

From June to September the afternoon storms are the real test: a gutter that looks fine in May can spill over the fascia by July. The heat and humidity after each storm also feed the green growth on pool cage screens and shaded walls, and lawn sprinklers that reach the windows leave mineral spots that bake on in the sun, like the New Tampa window in the photos above.

Pavers are the other surface the weather wears down. At a home in South Tampa we restored a backyard patio: we cleaned the pavers, swept new polymeric sand into the joints and finished with a penetrating sealer, so weeds and ants have a harder time getting between the stones and the color holds longer in the sun.

Dryer vents are the job people forget. In South Tampa we have cleaned ducts that run from the laundry room up through the roof, checking them with an inspection camera before and after, because a duct lined with lint makes the dryer work harder and is a fire risk.