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Nine roof price lists, small house to large

Company (market) Measured by Small or one-story Mid-size or two-story Large Checked
Cool Breeze Premier Pressure Washing (Largo, FL) sq ft from $195 from $330 from $600 2026-10-28
Revolutionary Softwash (Landenberg, PA) sq ft $285 to $385 $385 to $685 $685 to $985 2026-10-28
Naples Pressure Washing Pros (Naples, FL) home floor area $495 $550 to $605 $660 2026-10-28
Mr Pressure (Covington, GA) house sq ft $400 to $1,000 $800 to $1,400 $1,400 to $2,000 2026-10-28
Farmville House Wash (Farmville, VA) home type $350 $550 $750 2026-10-28
Kinda Nice Exterior Cleaning (Houston, TX) home size $350 to $550 $600 to $900 $1,000 to $2,000 2026-10-28
East Coast Window Cleaning (Lewes, DE) home size and stories $399 to $450 $500 to $750 $799 to $1,500+ 2026-10-28
Curb Appeal Restore (Fort Worth, TX) roof surface area from $299 $399 to $599 – 2026-10-28
Platypus Power Washing (Richmond, VA) size, pitch, access from $299 $450 to $600 – 2026-10-28

The Naples ladder prices the home’s floor area, printed as “Home Total sqft ( Not Under Air )”; its figures are pay-by-check prices, cash runs $45 to $60 lower and card about 5% higher. A Texas page measures the roof instead: quotes are “based on actual roof surface area, not home footprint”, and the Kansas City card below bills “Actual pitched roof surface area”. A pitched roof carries more surface than the floor under it, so ask which square footage yours uses.

Nine per-square-foot rate cards on a 2,000 sq ft roof

Nine companies price by the square foot instead. At 2,000 sq ft, our default size:

Company (market) Rate Arithmetic 2,000 sq ft roof
Holliday’s Pressure Washing (Longwood, FL) $0.18/sq ft $0.18 x 2,000 $360
Stegmeier Pressure Washing (Arlington, TX) $0.20 to $0.25/sq ft $0.20 x 2,000 to $0.25 x 2,000 $400 to $500
J Calvin Pressure Washing (Tomball, TX) from $0.20/sq ft $0.20 x 2,000 $400
Green Blast Solutions (Frisco, TX) $0.20 to $0.40/sq ft $0.20 x 2,000 to $0.40 x 2,000 $400 to $800
QC Softwash (Davenport, IA) $0.25/sq ft $0.25 x 2,000 $500
KC Splash (Kansas City, MO) $0.25 to $0.30/sq ft $0.25 x 2,000 to $0.30 x 2,000 $500 to $600
Southern Pro Exteriors (Nashville, TN) $0.30 to $0.45/sq ft $0.30 x 2,000 to $0.45 x 2,000 $600 to $900
LA Softwash (Baton Rouge, LA) $0.30 to $0.60/sq ft $0.30 x 2,000 to $0.60 x 2,000 $600 to $1,200
San Antonio Pressure Washing & Painting (San Antonio, TX) $0.40/sq ft $0.40 x 2,000 $800

On these cards a 2,000 sq ft roof comes to $360 to $1,200, and six of the nine start at or under $500. Each total is our arithmetic on that rate. Nashville adds a $549 minimum.

Moss removal in the Northwest: a different, bigger job

Black streaks come off with a soft wash. Thick moss is a separate job, and Northwest lists price its removal on its own.

On a Shoreline, Washington list, moss removal runs $500, $600 and $700 for one, two and three stories, plus $40 per extra 100 sq ft, against $100, $125 and $150 for a treatment alone. A Portland company starts moss removal from $695. A Seattle-area roofer charges $549 for a one-time clean and $329 for annual maintenance; a Vancouver, Washington wash starts at $449.

A Houston company writes “Where you have severe moss or algae, budget for an extra $100 to $300” (Houston prices). Dead moss keeps washing off for weeks (what that looks like), and whether cleaning is worth it covers the decision.

Guarantees from six months to three years, and free gutters

Steep pitch, extra levels, tile: what lifts the number

Pitch is the first surcharge. In Fort Worth “Steep pitches above 8/12 add a $50–$100 surcharge”; in Nashville “Three story homes and roofs steeper than 8/12 add 20%”.

Levels second: in Landenberg “Multiple level roofs may be from 15% to 35% more”. Material third: the Largo ladder opens tile at $250 against $195 for shingle; for clay, concrete or metal, read tile roofs and metal roofs.

To pay less, bundle: $75 off two services in Longwood, 10% for two and 15% for three in Nashville, 5% and 10% in Charleston. A drone crew changes how the cleaner reaches a tall roof, not much about the bill (drone roof cleaning).

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