Service
Patio & Outdoor Living Cleaning
Covered patios, pergolas, and outdoor kitchens cleaned top to bottom — ceiling, columns, and floor, not just the slab.
What it is
What patios actually involves
A patio is not a driveway with furniture on it. It is usually four or five different materials in one twelve-foot span — stained or stamped concrete underfoot, flagstone or travertine at the edges, cedar or steel overhead, stone veneer on the columns, and a stainless grill island somewhere in the middle. Each one wants a different approach, and the fastest way to ruin an expensive patio is to clean all of it the same way.
The work also runs vertically. Most of what makes a covered patio feel dingy is above eye level: cobwebs and dirt dauber nests in the ceiling corners, a gray film on the tongue-and-groove decking, and the dust line that builds on top of every beam and ceiling fan blade. Cleaning the floor and skipping the ceiling gets you a bright slab under a dirty roof, which reads worse than leaving both alone.
We clean covered patios, uncovered slabs, pergolas and arbors, outdoor kitchens and grill surrounds, stone columns and veneer, screened porches, pool decks, and the retaining walls and steps around them. Sealed and stained concrete gets a low-pressure chemical clean specifically to keep the sealer and the color intact.
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North Texas
Why it happens here
A covered patio in North Texas collects everything and rinses off none of it. The roof that makes the space usable in August also keeps rain from ever washing the surfaces, so oak pollen in April, clay dust all summer, and grill smoke year-round just accumulate. An uncovered driveway twenty feet away gets a free rinse every storm; the patio never does.
The shade is the second problem. Permanent shade plus DFW humidity is ideal mildew territory, which is why the darkest growth on most properties is in the patio corners and along the base of the columns rather than out in the open. Flagstone and travertine are porous enough that it takes hold in the stone rather than sitting on top of it.
Stamped and stained concrete is everywhere in the newer Southlake, Westlake, and Trophy Club builds, and it is the surface most often wrecked by a well-meaning pressure washer. Decorative concrete carries its color in a thin surface layer under a sealer. Hit it at driveway pressure and you take off the sealer, the color, and the crisp edges of the stamp pattern in a single pass — and it cannot be put back.
Process
How the job runs
No surprises, no upsell in the driveway. This is the same sequence every time.
- 01
Identify every surface first
We walk the space and note what each material actually is: sealed or unsealed concrete, natural stone or manufactured veneer, cedar or composite overhead, powder-coated or raw steel. That determines the pressure and the chemistry for each zone before anything gets turned on.
- 02
Clear and protect
Furniture, grills, cushions, rugs, and electronics come out or get covered. Outlets and light fixtures get protected. Nearby beds and turf are pre-saturated so runoff cannot concentrate on any one plant.
- 03
Work top down
Ceilings, beams, fans, and column tops first, at low pressure with a soft wash solution. Doing this after the floor just means cleaning the floor twice, and gravity is not negotiable.
- 04
Treat the floor to its material
Unsealed broom-finish concrete gets a surface cleaner for an even, stripe-free result. Stained, stamped, or sealed concrete and natural stone get a dwell-and-rinse chemical clean at low pressure that lifts mildew without touching the sealer or the color.
- 05
Detail and reset
Column bases, step risers, grout lines, and the wall-to-floor seam get hand attention — those are the spots that give away a rushed job. Then everything gets a final rinse and we put the furniture back where it was.
Questions
Patios questions
Will cleaning strip the sealer off my stained concrete?
Not the way we clean it. Decorative concrete gets a low-pressure chemical treatment rather than a surface cleaner, because the sealer and the color both live in a thin top layer. If your sealer is already failing — flaking, cloudy, or worn through in the traffic path — cleaning will make that more visible. We will point it out during the walkthrough so you can decide whether to reseal afterward.
Can you clean the ceiling of a covered patio?
Yes, and it is usually the part that makes the biggest difference. Tongue-and-groove cedar, stained beams, and painted decking all get a low-pressure soft wash. We remove cobwebs and dirt dauber nests, clean the fan blades and light fixtures, and get the corners where the dust actually lives.
What about my outdoor kitchen and grill?
Stone and stucco surrounds get cleaned normally. Stainless appliances, burners, and any electronics are protected rather than washed — we are not appliance cleaners and we would rather not put water where it does not belong. Pull the grill out from the wall before we arrive if you want the surface behind it done.
Do you clean flagstone and travertine?
Yes. Both are porous, so mildew grows into the stone rather than sitting on it, which means the clean has to be chemical rather than forceful. Travertine in particular is soft enough that high pressure will visibly etch it. Expect some natural color variation between stones to remain after cleaning — that is the stone, not dirt.
How often does a covered patio need this?
Once a year for most properties, ideally in late spring after the oak pollen has finished dropping. Patios that back up to greenbelt, sit under heavy tree cover, or get daily sprinkler overspray tend to want it more like every eight or nine months. If yours is next to a pool, the splash-out zone alone usually sets the schedule.
Often booked together
What else the same trip can cover
Most of our jobs are two or three surfaces at once. It is cheaper for you and it means the whole exterior matches instead of one clean wall next to a gray driveway.
Concrete Powerwashing
Surface-cleaner passes that leave concrete evenly clean edge to edge — no zebra stripes, no wand marks.
DetailsFences
Gray, weathered cedar brought back to actual wood color — cleaned at a pressure that will not fur the grain.
DetailsHouse Siding Soft Washing
Low-pressure soft washing that strips algae, mildew, and road film without forcing water behind your siding.
Details
We run patios across Grapevine, Southlake, Colleyville, Keller, Roanoke, Trophy Club, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Westlake, and Argyle.
Defend your exterior
Ready for a house that looks maintained?
Tell us what needs cleaning and we will get you a written number. Most quotes take one phone call.