Minnetonka homes sit back on wooded lots, which means long driveways, a lot of shade and a lot of leaves. Most of what we clean here is what the trees leave behind.
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Maples, oaks and basswoods are a big part of why people live in Minnetonka. They also keep driveways and siding damp, drop leaves that stain, and shade the same walls all year.
So on most Minnetonka jobs, the question isn’t how hard to spray. It’s how to get rid of stains and growth without hurting wood, stone or the plants around them.
On a wooded Minnetonka lot, the trees keep siding, decks and driveways damp and shaded, so most of what we clean is growth and leaf stains rather than plain dirt.
Wood siding, decks and stone steps get a soft wash, at low pressure and with the grain. Long driveways and walks get a surface cleaner, after the leaf stains and green film are treated.
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The solution does the cleaning.
Low pressure plus a sodium hypochlorite solution that kills mildew and algae where the shade keeps things wet. Wood gets washed with the grain, so nothing splinters.
The water does the cleaning.
Long driveways get a cleaning solution on the brown leaf stains first, because pressure alone will not lift them, then a surface cleaner for an even finish.
Here’s what we run into most on wooded Minnetonka lots, and what we do about it.
| What you see | What it is | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Brown leaf shapes on concrete | Stains from wet leaves that sat on the surface | Treat them with a cleaning solution and let it sit. Pressure alone won’t lift them. |
| Green film on the driveway | Algae growing in the shade | Kill it with sodium hypochlorite, then run a surface cleaner |
| Dark streaks on wood siding | Mildew on shaded wood | Soft wash at low pressure, with the grain |
| Slippery deck boards | Algae on wood that never dries | Kill the growth and bring back the wood’s natural look, without splintering it |
| Moss on stone steps | Growth on stone that stays wet | Treat the moss, then rinse at low pressure |
A lot of Minnetonka homes have a walkout lower level with a patio at the bottom of a slope. Water from the whole yard runs down to it, and the garden beds usually sit right against the edge.
We start at the top. We clean the upper surfaces first so dirty water doesn’t run across a patio we’ve already cleaned.
We soak the beds well. Plants below a patio catch more runoff than plants on flat ground, so we soak them before we start and rinse them again at the end.
We keep the pressure low near the house. Walkout walls are often wood or stone, and both need a soft wash.
Trees change the best time to clean. Here’s how the year usually goes.
We don’t publish prices. A Minnetonka driveway that winds back into the trees is a very different job from a short suburban drive.
The length of the driveway, how much of the house needs a soft wash, and how many leaf stains we’re treating all change the time involved. We come out, measure, and give you a free quote with a firm price.
What we bring to a wooded property.
We soak your beds and lawn before and after every wash.
Siding, decks and stone steps get a soft wash, not a blast.
General liability insurance, plus a bond up to $10,000.
Gutter cleaning and window cleaning on the same visit.
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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.
Take a walk down the driveway and around the walkout when we’re done. If something isn’t right, call us and we’ll come back.
Wally's Home Services covers Minnetonka and the surrounding Hennepin 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 Minnetonka? We also cover Wayzata, Edina, Chanhassen.
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It depends on the length and on how many leaf stains we treat. A drive that winds back into the trees is a bigger job than a short suburban one. We also count how much of the house needs a soft wash. We come out, measure, and give you a firm price at no charge.
Pressure alone will not. Wet leaves that sit on a drive leave brown shapes behind. We put a cleaning solution on them and let it sit. Then we run a surface cleaner over the concrete for an even finish.
We soft wash it. Mildew grows on shaded wood, and a hard spray splinters it. We use low pressure, a solution that kills the mildew, and we wash with the grain. The dark streaks come off and the boards stay intact.
Most wooded decks want it every year. Boards that never dry grow algae and turn slick. We kill the growth and bring the wood back to its natural look without splintering it. We do not stain or seal decks, so the deck is ready for you or your painter.
It depends on what we clean. April and May clear the winter salt off the drive. Summer suits the house and deck, since wood dries fast. After the leaves drop, a wash keeps fresh leaf stains from sitting all winter. We stop once it freezes.
No. Beds below a walkout catch more runoff than beds on flat ground, so we soak them harder. We start cleaning at the top of the slope. That way dirty water never crosses a patio we already cleaned. Then we rinse the beds again at the end.
Yes. Stone steps in the shade stay wet and grow moss. We treat the moss first so it dies, then rinse at low pressure. High pressure would pit the stone, so we keep it gentle.
Yes. We also do gutter cleaning and window cleaning. Tell us what you want when you book. We quote each service up front, before any work starts.
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 the driveway, the house and the walkout, and give you a firm price before we start.
