Chaska has two very different kinds of homes to clean: older buildings made of the city’s own cream-colored brick, and newer houses on open lots with big, wide driveways.
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From 1857 until about 1950, Chaska was a brick town. Its brickyards made a cream-colored brick that went into buildings all over Minnesota, including plenty of homes and storefronts right here.
Today most Chaska homes are much newer. The two need very different handling, so every job starts with us looking at what your house is actually made of.
Chaska has two kinds of houses: older homes built with the town’s cream-colored brick, and newer homes with siding, wide driveways and big patios. Each needs a different method, and most jobs use both.
The brick and siding get a soft wash, so old mortar stays in the joints. The concrete gets pressure, run through a surface cleaner so a wide driveway comes out without stripes.
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The solution does the cleaning.
Low pressure plus a sodium hypochlorite solution that kills green growth. On cream brick we keep the pressure low, because the older mortar is softer than the brick.
The water does the cleaning.
Wide driveways, three-car garage aprons and big patios get a surface cleaner, which cleans an even path, with a pre-treatment before and a post-treatment after.
Light brick shows everything. Dirt, green growth and water stains stand out on cream brick far more than they do on darker brick.
The mortar is the weak spot. On older buildings, the mortar between the bricks is softer than the brick. High pressure can wash it out, and then you need a mason. We keep the pressure low.
The solution does the work. We put a sodium hypochlorite solution on green growth, give it time, then rinse gently.
Rust gets its own treatment. We work rust stains with oxalic acid and water, step by step, until the rust is gone. Old water stains are harder. After decades in light brick, they may lighten without fully disappearing, and we’ll tell you what to expect before we start.
Here’s how cleaning an older brick home compares with a newer house on an open lot.
| Comparing | Older brick home | Newer home on an open lot |
|---|---|---|
| Main surfaces | Cream brick, old mortar, stone steps | Siding, a wide concrete driveway, a patio |
| What builds up | Dirt and green growth that show on light brick | Wind-blown dust, dirt and tire marks |
| Pressure on the house | Low, so the mortar stays put | Low, because siding still gets a soft wash |
| Concrete | Older and more porous | Newer, but large and easy to streak |
| Biggest risk | Washing out old mortar | Stripes across a wide driveway |
We don’t post prices. A brick home near downtown and a newer house with a three-car driveway are completely different jobs.
We come out, look at the brick, siding and concrete, and give you a free quote with a firm price before we start.
Newer Chaska neighborhoods tend to have wide driveways, three-car garage aprons and big patios on open lots.
Open lots mean wind-blown dirt. Dust and grit settle on the concrete. The good news is that it sits on top, so it usually cleans off well.
Wide concrete shows every stripe. A pressure wand swung back and forth leaves light and dark bands you can see from the street. We use a surface cleaner, which cleans an even path, and we pre-treat and post-treat the concrete.
Brand new concrete needs time. If your driveway was poured in the last year, tell us when you book. New concrete needs time to cure, and we may recommend waiting.
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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.
A gray, dirty flagstone patio washed until the color in the stone came through again.
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When we’re finished, look over the brick and the driveway. If you see a stripe or a missed spot, call us and we’ll come back.
Wally's Home Services covers Chaska 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 Chaska? We also cover Chanhassen, Victoria, Minnetonka.
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A brick home near downtown and a newer house with a three-car driveway are very different jobs. Old brick takes careful low-pressure work. A wide drive takes a surface cleaner and time. We look at the brick, siding and concrete, then give you a firm price for free.
High pressure can wash out the mortar. On older buildings the mortar is softer than the cream brick around it. We keep the pressure low and let a solution kill the green growth. Light brick shows every stain, so an even clean matters here.
Yes. We work rust with oxalic acid and water, step by step, until it is gone. Old water stains are harder. After decades in light brick, they may fade without fully disappearing. We tell you what to expect before we start.
We skip the hand wand. A wand swung back and forth leaves light and dark bands you can see from the street. We use a flat surface cleaner that cleans an even path. We also pre-treat and post-treat the concrete.
Tell us when it was poured. New concrete needs time to cure, and high pressure can scar it early. If your drive went in within the last year, we may suggest waiting. Wind-blown dust on older concrete sits on top and usually cleans off well.
It helps, but we make no promise on every trace. We work degreaser into the oil before any water goes on. A fresh spot lifts better than one that sat for years. The rest of a three-car apron gets the same even surface cleaner as the drive.
Yes, the names mean the same job. The real question in Chaska is which method fits each surface. Cream brick and siding get a soft wash at low pressure. Driveways, aprons and patios get the pressure.
No. Newer Chaska homes mostly have siding, and we soft wash it at low pressure. The solution lifts dirt and kills green growth without forcing water behind the panels. Most jobs here use a soft wash on the house and pressure on the concrete.
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.
Whether your home is older brick or brand new, we’ll look at it and give you a firm price.
