Franklin has two kinds of houses and they need opposite things. The historic district downtown is soft lime mortar that a pressure washer will chew straight out of the joints. The newer builds out toward Berry Farms and Westhaven are Hardie board and vinyl that just need the algae pulled off. We quote them differently because they are different jobs.
About 20 minutes down 65 from our Murphy Road shop.
Brick treads, halfway through, and the diagonal is where we stopped
Every part of Middle Tennessee dirties up differently. Here is what actually shows up on the trucks in Franklin.
Anything built before the 1930s around downtown Franklin is laid in lime mortar, not portland cement. It is soft on purpose. Hit it with 3,000 PSI and you blow the joints out, and repointing a facade costs more than every wash we will ever do for you. We soft wash historic masonry at low pressure, full stop. There is no version of this job where we bring the pressure up.
Painted brick is everywhere in Franklin and it holds moisture behind the film. Algae comes back on painted surfaces faster than on anything else, which is why so many painted homes here look dingy a year after the painter left. Detergent kills it at the root instead of blasting the surface, so it stays clean roughly twice as long.
Westhaven, Fieldstone Farms, Ladd Park and McKay's Mill all have covenants about exterior appearance, and mildew on siding is the most common thing homeowners get a letter about. If you have a compliance deadline, tell us. We keep slots open for those and can usually get out inside a week.
If your house is inside the Franklin Historic District, exterior work can carry review requirements. Cleaning is not usually one of them, but we will tell you plainly if we think something needs a call to the city first rather than finding out afterward.
We do not price by zip code. What you see here is what a Franklin homeowner pays, confirmed in writing before we start.
| Service | How it's measured | Price |
|---|---|---|
| House soft wash, 1 story under 1,500 sq ft | Flat rate by home size | $299 |
| House soft wash, 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | Flat rate by home size | $399 |
| House soft wash, 2,500 to 3,500 sq ft | Flat rate by home size | $529 |
| Driveway, walkway & patio concrete | Per square foot, $149 min | $0.22 / sq ft |
| Roof soft wash | Per roof sq ft, $549 min | $0.30 to $0.45 per sq ft |
| Gutter clearing & downspout flush | Per linear foot, $129 min | $1.10 / ft |
Bundle discounts stack automatically: two services 10% off, three 15%, four or more 18%. Three story homes and roofs steeper than 8/12 add 20%. Full rate card, packages and the instant estimator are on the main site.
Run an instant estimateNot an exhaustive list. If you are in Williamson County and not named here, call us. We are almost certainly nearby already.
We soft wash it, and we never bring high pressure to lime mortar. Low pressure and the right detergent lift the growth without touching the joints. If a contractor offers to pressure wash your 1890s facade, that is the moment to get a second quote.
The same as everywhere else we work: house soft washing from $299 for a single story, $399 to $699 as square footage climbs, and concrete at $0.22 a square foot with a $149 minimum. Franklin homes tend to run larger, so most quotes here land between $450 and $900 once concrete is included. Booking two or more services saves 10 to 18 percent.
Yes. Retail and office property in Cool Springs gets washed before open or after close, and we can hold a recurring monthly or quarterly slot at a fixed rate so it never has to be rebooked.
We pull your property on satellite, measure the roof and concrete, and text you a firm number the same day. No sales visit.
615-314-1504
info@southernproexteriors.com
4001 Murphy Road, Nashville, TN 37209
Mon to Sat, 7am to 7pm. License #261533
