Surface-cleaned driveways with oil stains and tire marks lifted out of the concrete. Serving Durham, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Morrisville and the rest of the Triangle.
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A driveway is the first thing people see, and in Durham it collects oil drips, tire marks, and a layer of gray mildew. Central Triangle Pressure Washing uses a flat-surface cleaner for even, stripe-free results, then spot-treats the stains a quick rinse leaves behind.
Pressure washing a driveway with a wand leaves zebra stripes. We use a surface cleaner for an even finish across the whole slab, plus a degreaser on the oil spots, so Durham driveways come out uniformly clean.
Older Durham driveways are frequently narrow, steep, and close to planting. Runoff control matters more here than in newer subdivisions, because there is nowhere for it to go except the beds.
Durham has the oldest housing stock in our area. The neighborhoods around Duke and downtown are painted wood, original brick, and mature oak canopy, which means shaded walls green up early and gutters fill with more than pine straw. Almost none of it wants pressure. We soft wash the siding and hand-clear the gutters.
Durham commercial splits three ways. Research Triangle Park office and lab buildings judged on entrance glass and walkways. Downtown and the tobacco district, where restored brick and restaurant patios sit right on the sidewalk. And the medical corridor around Duke, which holds a standard of its own.
Neighborhoods we cover: Trinity Park, Old West Durham, Hope Valley, Woodcroft, Southpoint, Duke Forest, Watts-Hillandale, Downtown and the American Tobacco district.
Durham has the oldest housing stock in our service area, and the exteriors reflect it. Painted wood around Trinity Park and Old West Durham is frequently on its third or fourth coat, and anything above low pressure will find the weak layer. Heavy canopy across the older neighborhoods keeps walls damp late into the morning, so algae establishes earlier in the season than it does further east. Gutters here fill with hardwood leaf mat rather than pine straw, which composts in the trough and holds water against the fascia.
Durham work runs from soft washing century-old painted wood near Duke to routine vinyl washing in Woodcroft and Southpoint. Commercially we clean entrances and walkways across Research Triangle Park, restored brick and patio concrete in the tobacco district, and the patient-facing approaches around the medical corridor. Older properties frequently need a conversation about what will and will not lift before we quote.
Durham's canopy pushes the calendar earlier than the open subdivisions east of here. Shaded north walls near Duke and downtown show growth by March, well before pollen season ends, and waiting until May means living with it for two extra months. We generally treat the shaded elevations early and come back for a full house wash after the pollen drops. Gutters here fill with leaf litter as well as pine straw, so a fall clearing after the oaks finish matters more than it does elsewhere in the Triangle.
Oil stains, tire marks, dirt, mildew, rust.
Concrete, pavers, stamped concrete, aggregate.
A flat-surface cleaner means an even finish, edge to edge.
We hit the stains a general rinse leaves behind.
Removing algae and mildew cuts the slip hazard near entries and walks.
A clean driveway makes the whole property read maintained.
Tell us the property and we'll price it by the square foot. No visit fee, no obligation.
Oil, rust, and organic spots get a targeted application first.
An even, controlled pass with a flat-surface cleaner.
Wand work along borders, cracks, and tight corners.
A final rinse clears residue for a uniform finish.
Real jobs across the Triangle, not stock photos.
Real customers from real jobs, quoted word for word.
“Central Triangle Pressure Washing is a must to use! Not only is their service top notch, but they are also very affordable!! Can't thank them enough for making my home look amazing again!!! Highly recommend!”
“I have had Central Triangle pressure washing come out twice. Both times the service was quick, excellent and affordable. They were extremely professional and went above and beyond what was needed. I would highly recommend them and will be calling again soon.”
“The representative Kenny was great. He was on time and took time to explain what he was doing before pressure washing my house. He does quality work and was very professional. I love the final results and highly recommend Central Triangle Pressure Washing.”
Free estimate by the square foot. Central Triangle Pressure Washing has cleaned the Triangle since 2002.
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