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Stop guessing what to charge.
Estimate a pressure washing quote in under a minute using square footage, surface type, job condition, local market, and minimum job fee. Built for new operators who want to stop guessing what to charge, and useful for homeowners trying to understand what a job may cost.
Built for operators, not gurusHow dirty, stained, or difficult the job looks.
The floor for any job. What it costs you just to show up.
Most residential pressure washing jobs land somewhere between about $150 and $600. The final price comes down to square footage, the surface being cleaned, and how dirty or stained it is. Small jobs usually hit a minimum job fee instead of a pure square-foot price, because you still have to load up, drive out, and set up no matter how small the area is. The calculator above gives you a low, target, and high range for a specific job instead of a single guess.
Operators commonly price flat surfaces by the square foot. These are typical starting ranges, not fixed rates. Your real number depends on your market, your equipment, and how fast you work.
| Surface | Typical price per sq ft |
|---|---|
| Driveway / concrete | $0.15 to $0.25 |
| Sidewalk | $0.13 to $0.22 |
| Patio | $0.15 to $0.25 |
| House wash / siding | $0.12 to $0.20 |
| Deck | $0.40 to $0.75 |
| Fence | $0.20 to $0.40 |
These mirror the calculator defaults. Tune them to your own market in the downloadable spreadsheet.
A typical residential driveway runs from around $150 to $300. Concrete is usually priced per square foot, but a small driveway often falls under the minimum job fee, so it gets billed at the minimum instead. Heavy oil stains, rust, or exposed aggregate push the price toward the high end, because they take more time and more chemical to clean properly.
House washing, a soft wash of the siding, is commonly priced from about $0.12 to $0.20 per square foot of wall area. Most single-story and two-story homes land between roughly $250 and $600. Larger homes, heavy algae or mildew, and hard-to-reach second-story areas raise the price.
A minimum job fee is the floor for any job, no matter how small. Without one, a tiny driveway priced purely by the square foot might come out to $40, which does not come close to covering your drive time, setup, water, and chemical. Most operators set a minimum somewhere between $150 and $300. The calculator raises any quote up to your minimum automatically and tells you when it did.
Several things move the number up or down:
The free calculator covers the core factors. A future paid quote engine may add travel, chemical and labor cost, profit margin, and a written estimate you can send a customer.
This tool provides a quote range and pricing logic, not a guaranteed price. Real pricing changes based on your market, equipment, speed, surface condition, access, competition, and how badly you want the job. Use the estimate as a starting point and adjust before sending a customer quote.