Pressure washing in Fort Worth

The city calls it mobile commercial cosmetic cleaning, and anyone doing it as a business needs the permit. Businesses washing their own property with their own employees aren't covered by the permit, but they still follow the discharge rules. A washing company that can't show a current permit and unit certificate is working outside the city rule.

Wash water rules in Fort Worth

Wash water that doesn't qualify for an exemption must be captured and can't leave the property. Water sent to a storm drain must be screened for debris and pass through an oil absorbent boom or pad. Fines run up to $2,000 per occurrence, and a non-stormwater discharge into a storm drain is a criminal offense with fines up to $2,000 per day. Sending water to the sanitary sewer needs the property owner's permission.

Ask how the crew will handle runoff from your driveway, especially if they use soap or degreaser, and get the answer in the quote.

HomeGuide's national figures put washing a house at $170 to $360 (April 19, 2024) and a standard two-car driveway at $100 to $350, with many companies charging a $75 to $150 minimum (June 2, 2026). Sealing a driveway afterward adds $100 to $300. Ask Fort Worth crews to quote against those national ranges in writing.

Texas taxes pressure washing of buildings, sidewalks and parking lots as building or grounds cleaning, at homes as well as businesses, so expect sales tax on the bill. Washing personal property, such as a boat or trailer, is taxed too, as maintenance of tangible personal property.

Fort Worth pressure washing by the hour

Some crews price by time or area instead. HomeGuide puts pressure washing at $50 to $200 an hour, with most homeowners paying $130 to $160, or $0.35 to $0.77 per square foot for hot-water power washing (April 19, 2024). For a long fence or a large patio, ask for both an hourly and a flat quote, and confirm the minimum charge. Renting a machine costs $40 to $100 a day; if you wash yourself, ask the city how its runoff rules apply to you. The Texas pressure washing guide has the full cost table.

Fort Worth's watering page set sprinklers to two days a week and stated no drought stage when checked on October 22, 2026; ask the city whether its current water rules limit pressure washing before a big job in a dry summer.

Washing a roof is a job to clear with a roofer first; see Fort Worth roofers. For another quote, compare Arlington pressure washing, and the Fort Worth guide covers city services.