Commercial Sidewalk & Curb Cleaning
- Fully insured, COI on request
- Nights & weekends
- Written, itemized proposal
- Before & after photos
Commercial sidewalk cleaning for shopping centers, office buildings, campuses, HOAs and apartment communities across metro Atlanta. We pressure wash the sidewalks, pavers, curbs and entrance walkways people use every day, removing the dirt, algae, mildew, grease and black staining that make a property look neglected. Most retail sidewalks are cleaned overnight, so the walkways are dry before tenants open.
What we clean
Any hard walking surface on the property, and the curbs that frame it.
- Storefront sidewalks and covered walkways at retail centers
- Pavers and brick walkways
- Curbs along entrances and drive lanes
- Entrance plazas, steps and stairs
- Campus pathways and courtyards
- Pedestrian walkways through parking areas
- Pedestrian bridges
How we do it
Concrete is cleaned with pressure and, where it helps, heat. A degreaser loosens the stains, a surface cleaner lifts the dirt evenly across the slab, and a high-pressure rinse carries it away. Grease and gum need heat, so busy retail sidewalks are often rinsed with hot water; that is how we have cleaned the sidewalks, pavers and curbs at Suwanee Jubilee shopping center on repeat visits.
Concrete with years of buildup gets our deep cleaning: a concrete cleaner and 200-degree hot water. That is how we cleaned the walkways, pathways and stairs at Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s Covington campus.
Not every surface takes the same pressure. New concrete is still soft, so we clean it at lower pressure and without chemicals. Painted surfaces get a pressure limit: on the Nelson Street pedestrian bridge downtown, which we have cleaned twice, we worked at no more than 1,000 PSI on the painted deck.
Before the crew arrives we confirm the water spigots work and ask you to have tenants bring in anything near their doors. Where standing water would be a problem, we divert and pump it so no large puddles are left behind.
We are upfront about limits. Oil stains and tire marks will be cleaned and will improve, but they cannot always be removed completely. Gum removal is not included unless it is on the quote as its own line, and rust stains are treated as a separate service.
How often, and when to schedule
Sidewalks and entrances take the most foot traffic on a property, so they need cleaning more often than the building behind them. Restaurants and their grease, trees, spring pollen and the standard in your leases or HOA rules set the interval.
Retail sidewalks are cleaned at night, typically starting around 11 PM and finishing by 6 AM, so the work is done before the first store opens; at Cumberland Mall the work was done overnight. Office and campus walkways can be done on weekends. Many managers wait until pollen season is over before cleaning. Where apartments sit above shops, we check noise rules first, because the equipment is loud.
Repeat visits are scoped from the photos of the last one, so the same areas are cleaned to the same standard each time.
What affects the quote
Sidewalk cleaning is priced from the property, by area and condition.
- Area: the length of sidewalk and curb, and how many buildings it runs along
- Condition: grease, gum, oil and how long since the last cleaning
- Method: standard cleaning, or deep cleaning with 200-degree hot water
- Add-ons on their own lines: gum removal, rust removal, dumpster pads
- Water: working spigots on site, or tanks or a fire hydrant meter brought in
- Timing: overnight or weekend work around tenants
- Frequency: a one-off cleaning or a recurring schedule
Sidewalks are often quoted alongside a building wash, window cleaning and dumpster pads, each on its own line, so you can approve the areas that matter most first.
Why property managers hire us
- Fully insured, with certificates of insurance naming your owner or management company, and additional insured and waiver of subrogation endorsements on request
- Licensed, and a PWNA member
- A written, itemized proposal that names what is excluded
- Before-and-after photos with the invoice
- Overnight and weekend crews, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee
Why it matters
Appearance
Sidewalks and curbs are the first thing a customer or resident walks across. Clean concrete at the entrance says the property is managed; stained, green-streaked walkways say the opposite.
Safety
Algae, mildew and grease make concrete slick when it is wet. Cleaning them off entrances, curbs and the walkways through parking areas removes a common cause of slips on a managed property.
Health
Dumpster runoff, grease, bird droppings and gum collect on high-traffic concrete and get tracked indoors. Cleaning removes them at the source, where tenants and visitors walk.
Longevity
Stains cleaned on a regular schedule come out far more completely than stains left for years, which may only lighten. A recurring schedule keeps walkways at the standard your leases and HOA rules expect.
How a job runs
- WalkthroughWe see the property, the surfaces and the access, and note anything that needs protecting.
- Written proposalAn itemized proposal you can send to an owner or a board, with a certificate of insurance if you need one.
- Scheduled around tenantsNights, weekends or zones, so entrances stay open and tenants get notice.
- Before & after photosYou get photos of the finished work for your records and your owners.
Recent jobs
Shopping Center Pressure Washing in Suwanee, GA
Over three visits in fall 2023 we cleaned the paver walkways, sidewalks and curbs, the awnings, a courtyard fountain wall and the street sign at Suwanee Jubilee, a shopping center on Peachtree Industrial Blvd in Suwanee.
Shopping Center Sidewalk Cleaning in Snellville, GA
In September 2024 we pressure washed the sidewalks, pavers and curbs and the dumpster pad at Shoppes of Scenic Highway, a shopping center at 2050 Scenic Hwy N in Snellville. It was our second cleaning there.
Pedestrian Bridge Cleaning in Downtown Atlanta, GA
We cleaned the painted deck of the Nelson Street pedestrian bridge in downtown Atlanta twice in 2023, in April and June, working at night and in the early morning under a low-pressure spec written to protect the paint.
Questions about commercial sidewalk & curb cleaning
Is gum removal included in sidewalk cleaning?
Not unless the quote says so. Standard sidewalk and curb cleaning does not include gum removal. It is quoted as its own line, because gum needs special chemicals and hot water under pressure. On some deep cleaning work, where we are already using 200-degree hot water, gum removal is included in the line, and the quote states which applies so there is no surprise on the invoice.
What does commercial sidewalk and curb cleaning include?
We clean sidewalks, pavers and curbs by applying a degreaser where needed, lifting the dirt with a surface cleaner and rinsing at high pressure, often with hot water. Concrete with years of buildup gets our deep cleaning, with a concrete cleaner and 200-degree hot water, which also covers pathways and stairs. Gum removal is a separate line unless the quote says otherwise, and oil stains and tire marks improve but cannot always be fully removed.
Can you remove oil stains and tire marks from commercial concrete?
We can clean them and they will improve, but they cannot always be removed completely, and we say so in the quote. Oil and grease need heat and degreaser: hot water, a commercial degreaser and a high-pressure rinse. Older stains that have soaked into the concrete may only lighten. Rust stains are a different problem and are treated with a rust removal service, quoted separately.
Do you use hot water to clean commercial sidewalks?
Yes, where it helps. Grease, gum and heavy grime need heat, so busy retail sidewalks are often rinsed with hot water under high pressure. For concrete with years of buildup, our deep cleaning uses 200-degree hot water with a concrete cleaner. New concrete is the exception: it is cleaned at lower pressure and without chemicals, because it is still soft.
How do I prepare my commercial property for pressure washing?
Confirm the outdoor water spigots work, tell tenants the date and ask them to bring in anything near their doors the evening before. If dumpster pads are included, arrange with your hauler to move the containers. Let us know about parking that needs to be clear, and on mixed-use properties whether noise rules apply. We confirm each of these with you before the date is set.
Is it safe to pressure wash new concrete?
Yes, with less pressure and no chemicals. Newly poured concrete is still soft, so high pressure or strong cleaners can damage the surface. When a property has new sections of sidewalk, we clean them gently and note it in the scope, and use full pressure and degreaser only on the older concrete around them. Tell us about any recent concrete work when you request the quote.
Where we work
Commercial Sidewalk & Curb Cleaning for commercial properties across metro Atlanta, including:
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