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You Cleaned Your Drivewayโ€ฆ So Why Does It Still Look Dirty?

What happens when you spend all day on your day off cleaning your driveway only for it to look kind of dull and ultimately, unsatisfying? Huge bummer!

Most people clean their driveways and do a good job, so kudos for you. It wasn’t wasted time! But, with surfaces like this you’re dealing with a ton of built up algae, mildew, oil, tire marks and depending on how often you clean your driveway, it can be built up over seasons and even years.

Concrete actually holds onto things and soaks them in. All of these dirt items dont just sit on top nicely. They soak in and get into cracks, etc.

Your hose or brush or store bought cleaner just simply isn’t going to be able to dig into the build up the way professional power washers are.

Here’s some photos of our setup so you can see all that goes into what we bring to a job and why our set-up goes so far: it’s not you – it’s your supplies.

As you can see we use professional, high quality, high grade, high power equipment that does a PROFESSIONAL job – not to mention done by people who do this for a living (we have some special tricks up our sleeve for the hard-to-get, stubborn spots).

We can get out the uneven color, stubborn streaks and dark spots.

When your driveway is cleaned by one of our crew, it will look CLEAN, and not just on the surface. We get all the hard to reach spots.

So if you need a little help, no shame. Give us a call and save the trouble of doing it yourself on your day off. Relax – we got this!

We clean driveways across Pennsylvania. We can take a look at yours and tell you what itโ€™ll look like before we even start.

If you want help with it, you can reach out here!

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does concrete still look dirty after cleaning?

Surface dirt rinses away easily, but oil, rust, and tannin stains sit below the surface in the pores of the concrete. Those need a targeted treatment rather than more pressure.

What removes oil stains from a driveway?

A dedicated degreaser applied and allowed to dwell, followed by hot water, lifts most oil. Deep or old stains may need repeat applications and will sometimes lighten rather than disappear entirely.

Should a driveway be sealed after cleaning?

Sealing a clean, fully dry driveway helps resist future staining and slows water absorption. Timing matters, since sealing over trapped moisture causes clouding and early failure of the sealer.