Soft wash · Gaylord & lakefront northern Michigan

Gutter cleaning & brightening in northern Michigan

Two different jobs, both worth doing: clearing what's clogging the flow, and scrubbing the black tiger stripes off the faces so your gutters actually match a freshly washed house.

Clogs inside, tiger stripes outside

Inside, pine needles and leaves choke the flow and back water up under the fascia. Outside, gutters develop black vertical 'tiger stripes' — oxidation and road film that a house wash alone won't remove and that make even clean gutters look dirty.

Clear it, then brighten the faces

We clear the troughs and check the downspouts so water moves the way it should, then hand-apply a brightening treatment to the gutter faces that lifts the tiger-stripe oxidation. Pair it with a house wash and the whole exterior reads clean.

How we do it

Four steps, no surprises.

  1. 01
    Clear the troughs

    Debris removed, downspouts checked for flow.

  2. 02
    Brighten the faces

    Tiger-stripe oxidation scrubbed off the exterior faces by hand.

  3. 03
    Rinse down

    Everything rinsed, nothing left on the siding or landscaping.

  4. 04
    Review

    Walkthrough so you can see the difference.

What it costs

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Questions

Gutter cleaning & brightening — straight answers.

What are the black stripes on my gutters?
That's oxidation and road film — 'tiger striping.' It bonds to the finish and needs a brightening treatment; a normal house wash won't take it off.
Do you clear the inside too?
Yes — we clear the troughs and check the downspouts so water actually drains, then brighten the faces.
Should I do this with a house wash?
It's the ideal pairing — clean siding next to striped gutters still looks dirty, so most people do both at once.

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