Landscape Protection During Soft Washing
How Soft Washing Can Affect Plants
Soft washing is safe for your home’s exterior, but it can harm plants if mishandled. The chemicals in soft wash solutions can harm plants, affecting their health and longevity. So, take precautions during soft washing.
At Clean Coastal Living, we take preparation for plant protection responsibilities seriously. We use safe levels of cleaning solutions to ensure your plants are not harmed during exterior washing services. Careful management minimizes the risk to plant life, making soft washing safe for your home and garden. Experienced preparation of the cleaning solution is key to ensuring that soft washing is done safely around plants. To safeguard your plants during the soft washing process, Clean Coastal Living takes several essential precautions.
Clean Coastal Living’s always begins the process with pre-wet plants before soft washing to protect them from potentially harmful chemicals. Pre-wetting is a crucial step we take to hydrate the plants before the cleaning process begins. Hydrated plants are less likely to be affected by accidental runoff or overspray.
Our Systematic Preparation Process
Cover, Dilute, Neutralize
Coverage Barriers - Divert water flow to prevent cleaning solutions from reaching your plants. Use tarps, plastic sheets, or shields around vulnerable vegetation to block or change runoff. This keeps harmful chemicals away from delicate leaves and roots.
Diluting - Dilute involves thoroughly watering your plants before and during the soft washing process. This helps to minimize the concentration of any accidental overspray by washing away or diluting residues quickly, reducing the chance of chemical damage.
Neutralizing - Neutralizing the cleaning solution is our step in which we rinse with a neutralizing agent. Rinsing with the neutralizing solution is specifically designed to eliminate any leftover bleach chemicals. The protection process is great to prevent bleach substances to linger on the foliage, soil, roof, or house sidings.
Importance of Diluting & Neutralizing House Wash
Diluting the house wash being applied is the best way to prevent damage to plants. High levels of chlorine in a house wash solution will almost always end with damaged foliage on plants.
We use a neutralizing agent in our rinsing process for protecting the client’s plants, house, and our company equipment by eliminating the trace of chlorine.
Helps neutralize harmful residues from cleaning products
Mitigates the corrosive effects of bleach solutions on plants
Aids in restoring soil health by replenishing essential nutrients that might be lost during the cleaning process, acting as a buffering agent.
The Importance of Thorough Rinsing
Thorough rinsing is an essential part of the soft washing process to protect your rinse plants and ensure effective cleaning.
The rinsing process effectively removes chlorine residuals and prevents damage to plants. This step is crucial in minimizing chemical exposure and ensuring that your landscape remains unaffected.
