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Soft Wash vs Pressure Clean Roof
For most Melbourne tile, soft wash wins. Pressure has a narrow use on sound metal. VicWide chooses the method for the roof, not for the Google ad.
What the crew does
- Plain comparison
- Roof-type rule of thumb
- What we refuse to blast
- Link to book the right clean
What a Melbourne wash costs
Method should not be chosen because one is $80 cheaper.
When a wash is the wrong job
Neither method restores pointing.
How a VicWide visit runs
- Step 1. Look at the roof
- Step 2. Pick method
- Step 3. Explain why
- Step 4. Do the job
Surfaces we will wash
- Tile → soft
- Sound metal → controlled pressure
How this shows up on Melbourne streets
On a Brighton run (Bayside City), Salt film and moss on south pitches. Soft wash only — no blast on glazed units.
On a Glen Waverley run (Monash), South-pitch moss is the booking reason.
On a Point Cook run (Wyndham), First clean after landscaping dust. Gutter silt.
FAQ
Soft Wash vs Pressure Clean Roof questions
Soft wash for tile. Controlled pressure only on suitable metal.
Speed. We would rather keep your glaze.
Suburbs on the wash run
Region hubs: Inner Melbourne · Inner East · Eastern Suburbs · Bayside · South East · Northern Suburbs · Western Suburbs · Mornington Peninsula
Book a wash
Send suburb, storeys and two photos. We quote the clean — not a coating.