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Pressure washing contract template

Most pressure washing disputes come down to two things: damage the customer blames on the wash, and stains they expected to disappear. So the contract lists every surface and area you’ll wash, records loose siding, failing paint and cracked concrete before you start, and says which stains may only lighten. Then it covers water and power, windows, plants, weather and payment. The walk-around photos, kept with the signed copy, back up every line.

Edit the wash contract

Your business nameYour phone, email or addressCustomer nameService addressServices includedPriceScheduleStart datePayment terms

List every surface and area you will wash in the services line, and write the damage you find on your walk-around into the damage clause before you both sign. Delete any add-on you don’t offer.

Term 1Wording for term 1We wash only the surfaces and areas listed above. Anything else, such as the roof, gutters, fence, deck or another patio, is not part of this job unless we add it in writing first.
Term 2Wording for term 2We use water from your outside spigot and power from your outside outlets, so please make sure both are on and working on the day. If we arrive and can’t get water, the trip is $____.
Term 3Wording for term 3Before we start, close and latch every window and door, keep pets inside, and move cars, grills, furniture, planters and anything fragile away from the areas we wash. Water that gets in through a window or door left open or unlatched is not ours to put right.
Term 4Wording for term 4We wet down plants and shrubs before any cleaning solution goes on and rinse them off when we finish. Tell us about delicate or new plantings, a pond or a vegetable bed, and we will cover them or keep the solution away.
Term 5Wording for term 5Washing can show up or loosen damage that was already there, such as loose siding, failing paint, cracked concrete or broken window seals. We walk the property with you and photograph it before we start, and note what we find here: ____. Damage that comes from these existing problems is not ours to repair.
Term 6Wording for term 6Washing removes dirt, mildew and algae. Oil, rust, paint, tire marks and other set-in stains may only lighten, even with treatment. We tell you what to expect before we start, and a treatment is charged at the price agreed whatever the result.
Term 7Wording for term 7If rain, wind or freezing temperatures would make the wash unsafe or poor, we move it to the next open date at no charge. If you cancel with less than ____ hours’ notice, there is a $____ trip fee.
Term 8Wording for term 8Stain treatment, concrete sealing, deck staining and any surface not listed above are extras. We price each one and start only after you agree in writing, by text or email. Sealing and staining need a fully dry surface, so they go on a separate day.
Term 9Wording for term 9The total above is due when we finish and walk the job with you; tell us then about anything you want touched up. If you can’t be there, we send photos with the bill and payment is due within ____ days. After that, a late fee of $____ applies.

Pressure washing service agreement

Between ____________ (____________) and ____________, ____________.

Services included: ____________
Price: ____________
Schedule: ____________
Start date: ____________
Payment terms: ____________

Surfaces we wash. We wash only the surfaces and areas listed above. Anything else, such as the roof, gutters, fence, deck or another patio, is not part of this job unless we add it in writing first.
Water and power. We use water from your outside spigot and power from your outside outlets, so please make sure both are on and working on the day. If we arrive and can’t get water, the trip is $____.
Windows, doors and belongings. Before we start, close and latch every window and door, keep pets inside, and move cars, grills, furniture, planters and anything fragile away from the areas we wash. Water that gets in through a window or door left open or unlatched is not ours to put right.
Plants and lawn. We wet down plants and shrubs before any cleaning solution goes on and rinse them off when we finish. Tell us about delicate or new plantings, a pond or a vegetable bed, and we will cover them or keep the solution away.
Damage that was already there. Washing can show up or loosen damage that was already there, such as loose siding, failing paint, cracked concrete or broken window seals. We walk the property with you and photograph it before we start, and note what we find here: ____. Damage that comes from these existing problems is not ours to repair.
Stains that may not lift. Washing removes dirt, mildew and algae. Oil, rust, paint, tire marks and other set-in stains may only lighten, even with treatment. We tell you what to expect before we start, and a treatment is charged at the price agreed whatever the result.
Weather and rescheduling. If rain, wind or freezing temperatures would make the wash unsafe or poor, we move it to the next open date at no charge. If you cancel with less than ____ hours’ notice, there is a $____ trip fee.
Sealing and other add-ons. Stain treatment, concrete sealing, deck staining and any surface not listed above are extras. We price each one and start only after you agree in writing, by text or email. Sealing and staining need a fully dry surface, so they go on a separate day.
Payment on completion. The total above is due when we finish and walk the job with you; tell us then about anything you want touched up. If you can’t be there, we send photos with the bill and payment is due within ____ days. After that, a late fee of $____ applies.

____________: signature ____________ date ____________

Does a pressure washing job need a written contract?

Yes, for anything beyond a quick rinse of a walk. A house wash, a stain treatment or a sealer is where expectations split, and a signed page listing the surfaces, the damage already there and what the treatment can and can’t do is what you point to when the customer pictured a brand-new driveway. On small repeat jobs, a quote the customer accepts in writing can carry the same terms.

Put changes in writing too. When a customer adds the back patio on the day, confirm the price in a text you can both see before the wand starts; it is the line that settles the invoice later.

How should a contract word stains that may not come out?

Name the stain, what you’ll use on it and what the customer should expect. “Oil spot by the garage door, degreaser and hot water: lighter, not gone” sets a bar both of you can check. Some marks behave differently after a wash: the white salt bloom on pavers and block can return as the surface dries out, and leaf stains can keep fading in the sun after you’ve gone. Charge the treatment whatever the result, and say so up front.

Who is responsible when washing exposes old damage?

The contract should say plainly that it’s not you, and your walk-around has to show it. Water and soft-wash solution find what was already failing: chalky or peeling paint, lap siding that has come loose, cracked or flaking concrete, rotten trim, window seals that have let go. Point each one out, photograph it with the customer there and write it on the agreement before you start. Found afterwards, the same crack looks like your fault.

Frequently asked questions

Who pays for the water on a pressure washing job?

The customer, as a rule, because you run from their outside spigot, and the contract should say so in one line. Check the spigot and the outlets when you quote. If the water is off for winter, the valve is broken or the flow can’t keep up with your machine, you’ll need to bring water, which changes the price and should be quoted before the day.

What happens if it rains on the day?

Light rain rarely stops flatwork, but it thins soft-wash solution on siding and roofs, and wind carries spray onto cars and the neighbor’s plants. Move those jobs to the next open day at no charge and tell the customer as early as you can. Keep a cancellation fee for the customer who calls the job off late, and write both rules into the contract.

Should I tell customers what cleaning products I use?

Yes, by name, in the services line or a note under it. House and roof soft washing usually relies on diluted sodium hypochlorite, the active ingredient in bleach, and customers with koi ponds, vegetable beds or dogs will ask about it. Tell them how you protect the plants, by soaking before and rinsing after, and what they should bring inside or keep the pets away from.