Concrete Cleaning in Conway, AR
Concrete is the surface where cleaning makes the most visible difference to a property and where the most avoidable mistakes get made. It is also the one surface on a Conway house that genuinely wants high pressure — which is exactly why people turn a machine loose on it and end up with a driveway that looks worse than before they started.
The typical Conway home dates to around 1997, which means most flatwork here is roughly thirty years old: sound, fully cured, usually a broom finish, and in good enough condition to take proper cleaning. That is a better starting point than a lot of Central Arkansas and it is worth using well.
Know What Finish You Have Before Anyone Starts
Four finishes turn up on Conway properties and they do not take the same treatment.
- Broom finish. The standard textured drive. Durable, takes a surface cleaner at full working pressure, and holds dirt down in the grain — which is why a quick rinse never really cleans one.
- Exposed aggregate. Pebbled surface where the cement paste has been washed back. Cleans up beautifully but the paste between the stones is the weak point; too much pressure pops aggregate loose and you cannot put it back.
- Stamped and colored. Common on newer patios here, and it is almost always sealed with a color or release agent underneath. Aggressive cleaning strips the sealer, dulls the color and leaves a blotchy patio that now needs resealing. Reduced pressure and a plan for resealing afterwards.
- Smooth trowelled. Garage floors and some porches. Shows wand marks worse than anything else, so it is surface cleaner only.
The Stain Taxonomy — and Why One Wash Does Not Fix All of It
People think of a dirty driveway as one problem. It is usually four or five, each needing different chemistry, and a contractor who runs a surface cleaner over the lot and leaves has removed exactly one of them.
Organic black and green
The dark shadow in the tire tracks, along shaded edges and under trees is algae and mildew. It is alive. Pressure removes the visible part; solution kills the root and is why a properly cleaned drive stays clean for a year rather than three months.
Rust
Very common in Conway and almost always one of two causes: sprinkler water carrying iron from Arkansas groundwater, or fertilizer flung onto the concrete off a spreader. Orange, sometimes fan-shaped where a sprinkler head throws. Rust needs an oxalic treatment. Pressure does nothing to it, and a drive cleaned without treating it comes up clean with orange patches, which looks worse than the uniform grime did.
Oil, transmission fluid and brake fluid
Soaked in rather than sitting on top. A degreaser with genuine dwell time lifts most of a recent stain. A decade of drips in the same parking spot may leave a permanent shadow, and we will tell you which one you have rather than promise new concrete.
Tannin
Brown blotching where oak leaves, sweetgum balls or pine needles sat through a wet fall. Looks permanent, usually is not, and needs a different approach from either rust or oil.
Efflorescence
The chalky white bloom, most often on newer concrete and around edges. It is mineral salt carried to the surface by moisture from within the slab. Washing it off works temporarily; it returns as long as moisture keeps moving through, and that is a drainage question rather than a cleaning one.
Why a Surface Cleaner and Not a Wand
A surface cleaner is a shrouded housing with rotating jets that holds a constant distance and overlaps its own path. A wand is a single jet held by a person. On flat concrete the difference is not subtle: a wand leaves arcs and stripes — the wand-wash pattern — which are etched into the surface and do not wash out. They are the clearest sign a drive was done fast and cheap, and once they are there the only fix is cleaning the whole slab hard enough to level the difference, which takes more off the concrete than the original job should have.
Sealing: Worth It, Sometimes
We do not sell sealing as standard because it is not automatically right. It helps most on newer, tighter concrete, on drives that see regular oil, and on stamped or colored work where the sealer is part of the finish. It is worth less on old, porous, well-weathered slabs, and it is actively a bad idea on concrete that is already spalling — sealing traps moisture in the slab and accelerates the break-up in the next freeze-thaw cycle.
If we seal, it happens after the concrete has fully dried, which in practice means a separate visit rather than the same afternoon. Anyone offering to clean and seal in one go on a damp slab is sealing the moisture in.
When Cleaning Is the Wrong Answer
Occasionally the honest advice is not to clean it. A slab that is scaling — surface flaking away in sheets — will shed more under a surface cleaner, and while the cleaning did not cause the underlying failure, it will certainly reveal it. Same with concrete that is crumbling at the edges or has significant spalling around a crack. We will show you what we are seeing and let you decide, rather than take the money and hand you back a driveway that looks worse.
Concrete Cleaning in Conway, AR — Questions We Get
Can you get the rust out?
Usually, and it is one of the most common Conway requests because sprinkler water and fertilizer both cause it. It needs a specific oxalic treatment rather than pressure. Deeply set rust that has been there for years can leave a faint shadow, and we will tell you what we expect before starting rather than after.
How long will it stay clean?
About a year on most Conway drives when it is done with solution as well as pressure, because that kills the algae rather than just removing it. Heavily shaded concrete under pine or oak comes back faster — that is the location, not the work. A water-only blast typically looks poor again within three or four months, which is the difference you are paying for.
Will it damage my stamped patio?
Not if we know it is stamped before we start, which is why we walk it with you. Stamped and colored concrete is nearly always sealed, and aggressive cleaning strips the sealer and dulls the color. It gets reduced pressure and a conversation about resealing afterwards, because a stripped stamped patio genuinely does need it.
Should I get it sealed?
Sometimes. It is worth it on newer concrete, on drives that see oil, and on stamped work. It is worth much less on old porous slabs and it is a bad idea on anything already spalling, because it traps moisture. We will tell you which category yours is in, and we will not seal a damp slab on the same visit.
What about the stripes I already have?
Those are wand marks from a previous clean and they are etched into the surface rather than sitting on it. They can be evened out by cleaning the whole slab uniformly, but it takes a heavier pass than the concrete really wants. It is worth being honest that they may not disappear entirely — and it is the reason we never use a wand on flatwork.
Do you do the whole drive or just the stained bits?
The whole slab, always. Cleaning only the stained section leaves a bright patch in a gray drive, which draws the eye more than the stain did. Spot treatments for rust and oil happen within a full clean, not instead of one.
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Concrete Cleaning Conway AR — Pricing Guide
Pricing for concrete cleaning Conway AR depends on property size, surfaces, and scope of work:
- Standard residential driveway: approximately $100 to $200
- Driveway + walkways: approximately $150 to $275
- Patio or pool deck: approximately $100 to $250
- Commercial concrete: priced per square foot with free estimates
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