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Exterior Pressure Washing for Orange County Businesses
Grease does not stop at the hood, even with regular hood cleaning. It gets carried out the back door on shoes and carts, drips from the grease bin, blows off the roof and settles on the concrete around your building. Outside, it’s a slip hazard, a pest attractant, and the first thing customers and inspectors see. Kitchen Guard of Orange County pressure washes the exterior surfaces of restaurants, hotels, campuses and commercial properties across the county, and we recover the wash water instead of sending it to the storm drain.
Dumpster Pads, Drive-Thrus and Grease-Stained Concrete
- Dumpster pads and grease-bin enclosures. The dirtiest concrete on most properties, the most common source of odor and neighbor complaints, and the place pests find first.
- Drive-thru lanes and order points. Oil drips, tire marks and food spills build up where cars idle all day. A clean lane is the first impression for every drive-thru customer.
- Sidewalks, entries and storefronts. The walk from the parking lot to your door is part of your brand. We lift the grime that regular sweeping leaves behind.
- Patios and outdoor dining. Food, drink and grease residue on the concrete and pavers where your guests sit.
- Back-of-house concrete and walkways. Service entrances, delivery areas and the path between the kitchen door and the dumpster, where grease gets tracked the most.
- Exterior walls and awnings. Grease and exhaust fallout that streaks the building below vents and rooftop fans.
How We Clean: The Green Steam Method
We call our method Green Steam: hot water paired with a biodegradable degreaser. Heat is what releases grease from porous concrete. Cold-water pressure alone tends to push grease deeper into the surface and can etch concrete and blow out joints. On a typical visit, we:
- Walk the site with you and note stained areas, drains, and surfaces that need gentler treatment, such as pavers or sealed concrete.
- Block storm drains and set up recovery before any water hits the ground.
- Pre-treat heavy grease and stains with a biodegradable degreaser so it has time to work.
- Wash with hot water, adjusting pressure and temperature for each surface.
- Recover the wash water and solids and dispose of them properly. Then we leave the area clean and open for business.
Where the Wash Water Goes
Wash water from a greasy dumpster pad is not rainwater. Under the County of Orange’s building maintenance best management practices, wash water and the solids it carries have to be kept out of the storm drain system, which in Orange County runs untreated to creeks and the ocean. So when a truck-and-wand operator hoses your pad toward the nearest gutter, the illegal discharge happens on your property, at your address. We contain what we lift, recover it and dispose of it properly, and we can tell you where it went.
How Often Should You Schedule Pressure Washing?
There’s no single right schedule. A busy drive-thru, a dumpster pad shared by several restaurants and a beachside patio all soil at very different rates. During your consultation, we look at your surfaces, your traffic and how quickly grease and grime build up, then recommend a schedule that fits your property and your budget.
Outside and Inside, One Company
A lot of the grease on your exterior starts in your exhaust system. A rooftop fan without proper grease containment drips onto the roof and down the walls, and loaded hood filters let more grease get into the ductwork. That’s why we pair pressure washing with our other services. Our hood cleaning crews clean the exhaust system from hood to fan. Filter Exchange keeps clean filters in your hood. Our repair team installs and upgrades rooftop grease containment. Fixing the source means your exterior stays clean longer between washes.
Restaurant Pressure Washing Across Orange County
- Restaurants, breweries and ghost kitchens from Costa Mesa to Mission Viejo, including quick-service drive-thrus
- College and corporate dining facilities on campuses and in business parks near UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton
- Hotels and resort-area properties around Anaheim that never have a closed day, scheduled for overnight or low-traffic windows
- Hospitals and assisted living facilities where entries, loading areas and dumpster enclosures need regular attention
Whether you run a café in Laguna Beach, a drive-thru in Santa Ana or a hospital in Garden Grove, call (949) 445-1300 or schedule a consultation. We’ll walk your property and quote the work.
Orange County Pressure Washing Questions, Answered
What property managers, restaurant operators and facilities teams ask us most about exterior pressure washing.
We clean exterior surfaces: dumpster pads and grease-bin enclosures, drive-thru lanes and order points, sidewalks, entries and storefronts, patios and outdoor dining areas, back-of-house concrete and walkways, and exterior walls and awnings stained by grease and exhaust fallout.
Green Steam is our name for the method we use: hot water paired with a biodegradable degreaser. Heat releases grease from porous concrete far better than cold-water pressure, which tends to push grease deeper and can damage the surface.
Not into the storm drain. Orange County’s storm drains carry water untreated to creeks and the ocean, and county best management practices require wash water and its solids to be kept out of them. We block drains, recover the water and solids we lift, and dispose of them properly.
It depends on your property. Traffic, cooking volume, how many businesses share a dumpster pad and even how close you are to the coast all change how fast surfaces get dirty. We recommend a schedule during your consultation, after we’ve seen your site.
We schedule around your hours, working when the areas are closed or traffic is lightest, so customers and staff aren’t walking through wet work zones. Drive-thru lanes and entries are usually done outside peak service times.
Yes, when it’s done right. We adjust water temperature and pressure to each surface and treat pavers, stamped concrete and sealed areas more gently than bare concrete. Let us know about any sealers or coatings during your consultation.
Often, yes. Since we’re already on site for your exhaust system, we can usually coordinate pressure washing into the same visit or the same service window, so you deal with one company and one schedule.
All of Orange County, including Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Garden Grove, Fullerton, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Orange, Tustin, Brea, Mission Viejo, Lake Forest, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, San Clemente and the unincorporated county.
