Locally Owned · Columbia, SC & the Midlands
It's Not Pressure. It's Precision.
We're a method company, not a pressure company. Four surfaces, four settings, one visit — and if you can still see it after we leave, we come back.
Our Story
Started With One Machine and a Stubborn Streak
Columbia Exterior Cleaning started the way a lot of good trade businesses do: a trailer, a pressure washer, and a low tolerance for the wand-stripe driveways and blasted siding other outfits around the Midlands were leaving behind. The bet was simple — learn the right method for every surface, quote it straight, and let the before-and-afters do the selling.
The big jobs are what sharpened it. One property can be a wall of glass, a deck that never fully dries out under the oak canopy, stucco or stone holding humidity, and a driveway long enough that one bad pass shows forever. Four surfaces, four settings, one visit. You cannot do that with one machine and one nozzle — and finding that out is what turned a pressure washing business into a method one. It's the same reason the storefronts and offices we clean now get the same treatment as the houses.
Today it's a small, local crew, trained on every material we touch across Columbia and the Midlands — but it's still the same bet. If you can see it after we leave, we come back. That's not a slogan. It's the guarantee.
The Method
Soft Wash vs. Pressure Wash — We Use Both, on Purpose
Soft Wash — Anything Alive
Chemistry, at roughly garden-hose pressure, for siding, roofs, stucco, fences, and screens. Algae, mildew, and lichen get killed at the root instead of blasted off, so they don't regrow within months.
Surface Cleaner — Flatwork
A rotating surface cleaner for driveways, walkways, and concrete gets an even lift across the whole slab. No wand marks, no zebra stripes.
Pure-Water — Glass
A pure-water, deionized system on windows leaves glass to dry spot-free, with no detergent residue and no ladders leaning on your gutters.
"Anything porous or fragile — siding, stucco, screens, old wood — gets damaged by high pressure. We use pressure on hard flatwork like concrete, and soft washing on almost everything else."
Built for the Midlands
We Know What Columbia's Climate Does to a House
Algae & Mildew
Black and green Gloeocapsa magma streaks on roofs and north-facing siding, and mildew on shaded elevations, thrive in our heat and humidity — worse under oak and pine canopy that keeps surfaces damp.
Red Clay Staining
Midlands red clay runs off onto driveways and concrete after every hard rain, leaving stains that a garden hose won't touch. A rotating surface cleaner lifts it evenly, no streaking.
Spring Pollen
Oak and pine pollen films siding, windows, and screens every spring. It's cosmetic until it isn't — trapped pollen holds moisture against the surface and feeds the same growth we're already fighting.
Our Clean-Again Guarantee
"If you can still see it after we leave, we come back and clean it again. If that still isn't right, you get your money back."
And on price: you pay the number we quoted, never one you're reading for the first time on the invoice.
How It Works
From Call to Clean, in Four Steps
Reach Out
Call now, or submit the form and we’ll get back to you the same day.
Pick Your Date
We confirm a window that works for you and call ahead the day of.
We Clean
The right method for each surface — you don’t even need to be home.
Walk It With Us
You inspect the result before we leave. That’s the guarantee in action.
Why Homeowners Trust Us
Local, Licensed & Ready to Work
Where We Work
Serving Richland & Lexington Counties
Based in Lexington, our crew covers Columbia and the SC Midlands. Each city we serve has its own soil, canopy, and building stock, so we treat every job differently — never a one-size-fits-all approach.
Common Questions
Questions About Working With Us
What’s the difference between soft washing and pressure washing?
Pressure washing removes dirt with force. Soft washing removes it with chemistry, at roughly garden-hose pressure. Anything alive — algae, mildew, lichen — needs to be killed rather than blasted off, or it regrows within months. Anything porous or fragile — siding, stucco, screens, old wood — gets damaged by high pressure. We use pressure on hard flatwork like concrete, and soft washing on almost everything else.
How long do results last in the Columbia, SC climate?
House washing typically holds up 12–18 months, and decks, fences, and concrete run around 12 months. Heavily shaded, north-facing walls under oak and pine canopy are always first to regrow, and anything near open water — Lake Murray, the Congaree, the Saluda — regrows a little faster than the same surface further inland.
Do I need to be home for the appointment?
No. We need access to an outdoor water spigot and to any gated areas, and that’s it. Most of our customers are at work while we clean, and we send a photo set when the job is finished.
What’s your rain policy?
Light rain doesn’t affect most of what we do. Heavy rain, lightning, or high wind means we reschedule — we’ll call you the morning of rather than leave you wondering, and you go to the front of the next available slot.
When do I pay?
After the work is done and you’ve seen the result. There’s never a deposit for standard residential jobs. We take card, bank transfer, and the usual digital wallets.
Ready to Work With a Crew You Can Trust?
Serving Columbia, Lexington, Irmo, West Columbia, Cayce, Forest Acres, Chapin, Blythewood, and the rest of the SC Midlands. Open 7 days a week, 7am–8pm.