Chanhassen homes built in the 1990s and 2000s often have paver patios and walks under a lot of trees. Shade keeps pavers damp, and damp joints grow moss.
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A lot of Chanhassen neighborhoods went in during the 1990s and 2000s around lakes like Lake Ann and Lake Susan, and many of them kept their trees.
Those homes often came with paver patios, paver walks and vinyl siding. Pavers look great, but under trees they hold moisture, and moss and weeds move into the gaps between them.
Vinyl siding on the shaded side turns green for the same reason. The sunny side of the same house can look almost new.
Pulling moss doesn’t last. It leaves the roots and an empty gap, and the moss grows back. We treat it with a cleaning solution first so it dies.
Pressure can blow out the sand. The sand between pavers is what holds them in place. We keep the pressure lower on pavers and aim away from the joints.
We re-sand the joints. Some sand washes out with any cleaning, and on older patios the joints are often low already. We refill them with polymeric sand, which sets up firm so weeds have a harder time rooting and the pavers stay locked in place. Every patio is different, so we price re-sanding when we see yours.
Shade brings it back. A shaded patio will grow moss again eventually. Treating it instead of just scraping it slows that down.
Most Chanhassen jobs mix a paver patio, a concrete drive and vinyl siding on the same visit. We handle each one on its own terms instead of running one setting across the whole property.
Not every side of the house needs washing. We show you which walls actually have growth on them.
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For siding, decks and paver growth.
Green film and dark streaks on shaded vinyl siding get a sodium hypochlorite soft wash. Wood decks and the growth on your pavers are treated first, then cleaned at low pressure.
For the drive and the apron.
We pre-treat the concrete drive, lift the dirt, salt and tire marks with a surface cleaner, then post-treat it. Oil spots on the garage apron get a degreaser worked in first.
We don’t list prices online. On a Chanhassen job, most of the time goes into pavers, because the moss has to be treated and the joints need a careful hand.
A house with a big paver patio and a shaded north side takes longer than one with a concrete patio in the sun. We come look and give you a free quote with a firm price.
The order matters. Here’s how we do it.
We soak the plants and lawn around the patio with water before any solution comes out.
We apply a cleaning solution to the moss and algae and give it time to work.
We clean the pavers at lower pressure, aiming away from the joints.
We rinse the patio, then soak the surrounding plants a second time.
We look over the joints with you. Any that are low on sand, we can refill with polymeric sand.
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A gray, weathered deck washed back to the warm color of the wood.
We washed the grime off a blacktop pad and the paver border that runs along the retaining wall.
Dark, grimy pavers and the brick border between them washed back to their real color.
72 hours. No hassle. No charge.
Once we’re done, check the patio, the siding and the drive. If anything was missed, call us and we’ll come back.
Wally's Home Services covers Chanhassen and the surrounding Carver County area. We are one local company, not a franchise or a dealer network, so the people who quote your job are the people who do it and the people you call afterward.
Just outside Chanhassen? We also cover Chaska, Victoria, Minnetonka.
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On most Chanhassen jobs the pavers take the most time. We treat the moss and work carefully around the joints. A big paver patio under trees takes longer than a concrete patio in the sun. We come look and give you a free quote with a firm price.
We kill it instead of pulling it. Pulled moss leaves the roots and an empty gap, so it grows right back. We put a cleaning solution on the moss and give it time to work. Then we clean the pavers at lower pressure.
It can if the spray hits the joints. The sand between pavers holds them in place, and high pressure blows it out. We keep the pressure lower on your patio and aim away from the joints. At the end we look over the joints with you.
Yes. Some sand washes out with any cleaning, and older patios are often low already. We refill the joints with polymeric sand. It sets up firm, so weeds have a harder time rooting. We always price re-sanding on site, since every patio is different.
We soft wash it. On many homes around Lake Ann and Lake Susan, the shaded side turns green while the sunny side looks almost new. We treat the green film and dark streaks at low pressure. We only wash the walls that actually have growth on them.
Once a year keeps most of them ahead of the moss. Shade brings it back in time, no matter what. Treating the moss slows that down far more than scraping it. A patio in the sun can often go longer.
We clean wood decks at low pressure after we treat the growth. That kills the mold and algae without splintering the boards. We do not stain or seal decks. We leave the wood clean and ready if you plan to.
Usually. Most green, mossy pavers are sound underneath. Cleaning them and topping up the joints brings the color back. That costs far less than tearing out a patio.
Then we make it right, free of charge. Walk the property after we are done, and if anything falls short, call us at (612) 216-7894 within 72 hours. We come back and fix it at no cost to you. No invoice, no argument, no fine print. That is the Wally's Worry-Free Guarantee.
We’ll look at your pavers, siding and driveway and give you a firm price before we start.
