Pressure washing in Houston

HomeGuide's national figures from April 2024 put washing a house at $170 to $360, with most homeowners spending about $265. Its June 2026 figures put a standard two-car driveway at $100 to $350, most often around $200, and say many companies charge a $75 to $150 minimum even for small driveways.

Hourly pricing runs $50 to $200, with most homeowners paying $130 to $160 an hour, or $0.35 to $0.77 per square foot for hot-water power washing. Sealing a driveway after washing adds $100 to $300. Renting a machine yourself costs $40 to $100 a day.

Get the quote by area and surface, and ask whether the minimum applies when you book more than one surface. The full Texas cost guide is on the Texas pressure washing guide.

Start with tax. Texas requires anyone providing real property services such as grounds cleaning to hold a sales tax permit and collect tax on the charge, so the permit number belongs on the quote and the tax on the invoice. Add a certificate of liability insurance to the list before work starts.

Washing personal property instead of buildings or grounds, such as a boat or outdoor furniture, is also taxable, as maintenance of tangible personal property.

Houston pressure washing and the storm drain

Other Texas cities show what regulators look for. Dallas, for example, says letting water mixed with soap or detergent reach the street or storm drains violates its City Code and the federal Clean Water Act. Austin bars untreated wash water with cleaning compounds from its storm sewer. Ask the City of Houston what applies on your street, and ask the company how it blocks drains and recovers chemical-laden water before it reaches the curb.

Houston Public Works runs the city's drought plan. Houston rescinded Stage One effective May 29, 2024, and as of October 2026 its Current Watering Restrictions page listed no stage in effect. If restrictions return, single-family homes water on two set days by address, so check that page before a large wash.

Flooding leaves its own cleaning job. A crew can wash silt off a driveway, but if the house took water inside, any rebuilding in the 100-year or 500-year floodplain or floodway needs a floodplain development permit from the city. Ask the Floodplain Management Office whether your repairs count before the rebuild starts, and keep the washing crew to cleanup.

Harris County gives hurricane season as June 1 to November 30. DSHS lists clogged gutters among the places to empty to cut mosquito breeding, so pair a gutter clean-out with a house wash after a storm.

Without zoning, many Houston neighborhoods rely on deed restrictions, and the city can sue to enforce certain ones, including some fences that need a building permit. If a wash is the first step of a fence repair, check your restrictions first; the city's deed restriction hotline is 832-393-6333.

Roof stains and soft washing overlap with roofing; ask a Houston roofing company whether high pressure would void a shingle warranty. Inside the house, cleaning services in Houston handle move-out and deep cleans. To the southwest, pressure washing in Sugar Land follows that city's water rules. For Houston permits and utilities, see the Houston local guide.