Pricing guide
Pressure Washing Pricing Guide
How to price driveways, siding, decks, and patios with minimum charges, square-foot rates, labor, chemicals, and profit built in.
Driveways
Price by area, stain level, and access.
Siding
Factor height, ladder work, delicate surfaces, and rinse time.
Decks and patios
Separate cleaning from sealing, sanding, or repair work.
Minimums
Protect margin on small jobs with a minimum service charge.
Pricing model
Start with surface, access, soil level, and a minimum charge
Defensible prices show what you are cleaning, how you access it, how dirty it is, and whether the job hits your minimum service charge. Hide those assumptions and customers argue the number.
- Set a minimum charge for small jobs
- Price large flatwork by square foot
- Add labor for heavy staining, setup, and rinsing
- Include chemical, fuel, travel, and disposal costs
Square foot vs hourly pricing
Square-foot pricing works well for driveways, patios, and siding when the surface is repeatable. Your rate still needs to cover labor time, equipment wear, overhead, and profit. Hourly pricing can work for odd jobs with heavy prep or access issues.
Turn the price into a professional estimate
Once you have a number, put scope, exclusions, water access, and optional add-ons in a clean estimate. A pricing guide gets you the math. The estimate wins the job.
Related resources
Templates, calculators, trade pages, and software guides for the next step.
Frequently asked questions
How should I price pressure washing jobs?
Use a minimum for small jobs, square-foot pricing for larger surfaces, and line items for chemicals, travel, setup, heavy staining, and hard access.
Should I price hourly or by square foot?
Square foot is common for flatwork and siding. Either way, your price must cover real labor time, overhead, equipment, and profit.
What should a pressure washing estimate include?
Surface area, cleaning method, exclusions, water access, chemical use, payment terms, and optional add-ons.
Can I send this estimate from a contractor app?
Yes. After you price the job, use estimate software or a template to send a branded quote with scope and payment terms.
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