01 / Facades
Building exterior washing
Stucco, block, brick, siding and trim washed clean of dust, grime and streaks.
View detailsWhy it matters
People size up a property from the parking lot, long before they reach the door. Gray sidewalks, oil-stained parking stalls, streaked stucco and a sticky trash enclosure tell visitors a lot, and none of it is good. Raincrest takes those surfaces back to clean.
We wash storefronts, shopping centers, restaurants, office buildings, apartment communities, warehouses and parking facilities from San Francisco and San Jose to Sacramento, Santa Rosa and Reno. Each job is set up around your property: which surfaces get washed, how often, and when the crew can work without getting in anyone’s way.
What you get is simple: walkways that look bright, entrances that feel inviting, lots that read as well kept and enclosures that stop announcing themselves from across the parking lot.
What we wash
Pick the surfaces that matter most and we’ll put them on one schedule.
01 / Facades
Stucco, block, brick, siding and trim washed clean of dust, grime and streaks.
View details02 / Concrete
Sidewalks, walkways, plazas and courtyards brought back to an even, bright finish.
View details03 / Parking
Oil drips, tire marks and grime washed from surface lots, garage decks and stairwells.
View details04 / Storefronts
Entrances, walkways, awnings and the concrete in front of the door, clean before you open.
View details05 / Enclosures
Grease, spills and odors washed out of dumpster pads and trash enclosures.
View details06 / Docks
Dock aprons, bays, ramps and walls cleared of tire marks, oil and debris.
View details07 / Graffiti
Tags and spray paint taken off walls, doors, fences and enclosures.
View details08 / Gum
Flattened gum lifted from sidewalks, entries and plazas, so the concrete looks clean again.
View details09 / Restaurants
Drive-thru lanes, patios, entries and grease-stained concrete washed after close.
View detailsWhy Raincrest
Exteriors that look sharp, and a crew that stays out of the way.
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Every person who works on your property is background checked before the first job.
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Supervisors check the finished work, so walkways, walls and lanes look the way you expect.
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Early mornings, nights and weekends, while the lot is empty and the doors are closed.
Industries
Each property type wears differently. We plan the washing around yours.
01 / Industry
Clean walkways and entries that keep the whole center looking busy and bright.
View details02 / Industry
Patios, drive-thrus and back-of-house pads washed after close.
View details03 / Industry
Front walks, plazas and facades that greet every visitor well.
View details04 / Industry
Breezeways, pool decks and trash areas residents notice.
View details05 / Industry
Docks, aprons and truck courts kept clear of oil and grime.
View details06 / Industry
Garage decks, ramps and stairwells washed while the stalls are empty.
View details07 / All industries
How we plan washing for your kind of property.
View detailsHow it works
One visit, one written quote, then a crew on the date you choose.
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Together we walk every surface, stain and problem spot you want handled, so nothing is left to guesswork.
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You receive a written quote listing the areas, the work and the timing, ready to approve.
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Crews arrive early, late or on the weekend, when the property is quiet.
Service areas
Pressure washing from San Francisco and the South Bay to Sacramento, Stockton, Santa Rosa and Reno.
Resources
Start with the guides below.
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Rates per square foot, three worked jobs and city-by-city differences.
Read the guide02
What drives the schedule for each surface, and how the calendar gets set.
Read the guide03
The walkthrough, the areas listed, the timing and how to read it.
Read the guide04
Notices, vehicles, gates, water and the spots to point out.
Read the guide05
Why gum clings, why scraping falls short and how entries stay clear.
Read the guide06
Daily habits for staff and how the washing schedule is set.
Read the guide07
Every Raincrest guide, from schedules and quotes to stucco and painting prep.
See all guidesMost visits start before sunrise or after the last car leaves. The crew walks the areas on your quote, sets out cones and signs where people might cross, and covers the storm drains closest to the work. Loose debris is swept up first, so it isn’t pushed around the lot or into a planter.
Then the washing begins, one section at a time, working from the building outward so dirty water never runs back across a clean surface. Stains and gum spots get their extra passes, edges along curbs and walls are finished carefully, and a supervisor checks the result before the area reopens. When your staff arrives, the concrete is clean and drying and the cones are gone.
Not every surface needs the same schedule. A restaurant’s dumpster pad and drive-thru lane often want monthly attention, a shopping center’s walkways and entries look their best on a monthly or quarterly cycle, and a full building facade usually needs washing once or twice a year. Parking garages fall in between, with stairwells and elevator lobbies washed more often than the decks.
During the walkthrough we look at how each area is used and how quickly it gets dirty, then write each one into the quote with its own frequency. Start with the areas that bother you most, like the entrance or the trash enclosure, and add the rest once you see the difference. Browse every Raincrest service to see what pairs well.
Customers, tenants and visitors form an opinion before they reach the lobby. A clean walkway, a bright entry and a lot without oil stains make a property feel well run. For retail and restaurants that can mean more people stepping inside, and for apartment communities and HOAs it shapes what residents and prospects think of the place they call home.
A few useful answers
Sidewalks, plazas, building walls, storefronts, parking lots and garages, dumpster pads, loading docks, drive-thrus, graffiti and gum, on the schedule you choose.
Mostly early mornings, nights and weekends, when the property is quiet and customers aren’t around.
Busy entrances and enclosures often wash monthly or quarterly, and full exteriors once or twice a year.
Before work starts, the storm drains nearest the work are covered, so wash water stays out of them.
Fill in the form or call us. We’ll walk the property with you and send a written quote.
Yes. A group of centers, buildings or restaurants can share one washing calendar, with a written quote that lists each site.
Let tenants or staff know the timing, move any vehicles or carts out of the areas on the quote and tell us about anything delicate near the work.
Yes. Areas reopen as each section is finished, and surfaces are left clean and drying for the day ahead.