Yellow-gloved hands in an American flag shirt and denim bib rinsing sunlit white siding

Soft wash · Mocksville, NC

We don't wash your house, we detail it!

Soft washing, gutter cleaning and driveway work for Mocksville, Advance, Bermuda Run and all of Davie County. Same family crew every time. Nothing on your house gets blasted that should be washed.

Free estimate within 24 hours. Robert answers his own phone.

Robert "Bob" Buchin, owner of A1 Pressure Washing & Gutter Cleaning

Robert "Bob" Buchin

Owner, and the man on the ladder

27

Years in the trade

  • Licensed & Insured
  • No Subcontractors
  • 4.9 on Google
  • Free Estimates in 24 Hrs
  • Veteran & Senior Discounts
Clean white vinyl siding being rinsed at low pressure Before After

What we clean

Everything the weather gets to.

Siding, roof, gutters, concrete, deck, glass. Robert quotes it, Robert and his son do it, and no stranger ever shows up in your driveway.

  • A crew member soft washing the front of a large two gable house from the ground, under a clear blue sky

    House Washing

    A soft wash lifts mold, mildew and pollen off your siding without blasting it. Low pressure, the right cleaner, safe around your family, your pets and your landscaping.

    House Washing details
  • Two crew members soft washing a red metal roof under a clear blue sky

    Roof Washing

    Moss, algae and black streaks come off with a gentle soft wash. Your shingles stay where they belong and a roof replacement stays years away.

    Roof Washing details
  • Gloved hands pulling wet leaves out of a house gutter

    Gutter Cleaning

    We clear out the leaves, twigs and grit so rain goes where it should. Clogged gutters are how roofs, siding and foundations turn into expensive problems.

    Gutter Cleaning details
  • A crew member running a surface cleaner down the driveway of a craftsman home

    Driveway Washing

    Concrete is the one place high pressure is the right tool. Oil spots, tire marks and years of grime come up, and the front of your house looks cared for again.

    Driveway Washing details
  • Two crew members washing the boards of a wooden walkway running down to a lake

    Deck Washing

    Wood and composite decks go gray and slick. We bring the color back and leave the boards clean, dry and ready to stain or seal.

    Deck Washing details
  • A crew member washing the front glass of a country store

    Window Washing

    Glass, frames and sills, inside and out, with no streaks left behind. This is the detail work the tagline is talking about.

    Window Washing details
  • A worker with tool bags on his belt climbing an extension ladder to the gutter line of a ranch house

    Handyman Services

    The small repairs that never make it to the top of your list. One local family you already trust instead of chasing three contractors.

    Handyman Services details
  • Permanent Holiday Lighting

    Planning permanent holiday lighting? Talk with Robert about your property, the look you want and a quote for the work.

    Permanent Holiday Lighting details
  • Junk and Trash Removal

    Tell Robert what needs to go. Share a few photos and your address so he can confirm the job and give you a quote.

    Junk and Trash Removal details
  • A house outlined in red and white holiday lights at night Seasonal

    Christmas Light Installation

    Seasonal work. We hang the lights, take them down in January and store them, so nobody in your family ends up on a ladder in December.

    Ask Robert about lights

Soft wash, explained

High pressure vs. the A1 soft wash.

Most people who are nervous about a wash are picturing the wrong machine. Here is the honest version, including the part where high pressure is the right answer.

Straight high pressure

  • Drives water up under your siding and in behind your shingles.
  • Fuzzes wood, strips paint, and knocks the granules off an asphalt roof.
  • Takes the green off the surface and leaves the roots, so it is back by August.
  • It is the right tool on concrete. That is about where the list ends.

The A1 soft wash

  • Low pressure, closer to a garden hose than a fire hose.
  • The cleaner does the work: it kills mold, mildew and algae at the root.
  • Safe on siding, shingles, painted trim, plants and whoever is in the yard.
  • Stays clean a lot longer, because nothing is left alive to grow back.

So on your driveway we bring the pressure. On your siding and your roof we do not. If a guy quotes you a house wash and spends the whole visit telling you how much PSI his machine puts out, ask him what he plans on doing with it.

Real jobs, real photos

Shot on our jobs, not bought from a stock site.

Every picture below is ours, shot on a real job somewhere in Davie County.

A worker on a raised boom lift washing the white steeple of a brick church against a clear blue sky
Washing a church steeple from our own boom lift
A worker on a tall ladder washing the brick front of a two-story downtown building
Downtown brick, washed a stripe at a time off the ladder
A gas station forecourt being washed, with the A1 truck and trailer parked on the wet pavement
A gas station lot, washed end to end
A long arc of water reaching the second story of a house from the ground
Two stories of siding, all of it reached from the ground
A concrete driveway half washed, with a hard line between the clean side and the dirty side and the surface cleaner still on it
One pass with the surface cleaner, and there is the line
Three A1 crew members standing in front of the lettered company truck
The crew, and the truck that pulls into your driveway
See more of our work
“Veterans and seniors get a discount on everything we do. Tell me when you call, you will not have to ask me twice.”
Robert "Bob" Buchin, owner. 27 years in the trade.

What Davie County says

Neighbors talk. That is the whole marketing plan.

4.9 on Google

  • Google review

    “A pleasure to deal with. Bob, Wesley, both professional. Quality work. Highly recommended.”
    Bruce Hemming
  • Google review

    “Arrived on time, exceptional job pressure washing 2 story home. Polite workers. Will definitely have them again!”
    John Crump
  • Google review

    “The crew that Bob had to install my gutters on a metal building did a very good job at a very good price. Bob came by to make sure I was pleased with the job and that it was performed correctly. I am pleased with the job”
    Benjamin Breeden

Where we work

Davie County and the roads around it.

  • Mocksville
  • Advance
  • Bermuda Run
  • Clemmons
  • Winston-Salem
  • all of Davie County

Do not see your road on that list? Call and ask. If you are close to Davie County we probably come out that way already.

Ready when you are

Call Robert. You get the owner, not a call center.

Tell him what needs cleaning. He comes out and looks at it, gets you a price inside 24 hours, and usually has you on the schedule inside the week. No deposit and nothing to sign.

Free estimate within 24 hours. Robert answers his own phone.

Call (336) 940-4177 Free Quote