
Gutter brightening in St. Petersburg
Those black stripes are not dirt, so pressure will not shift them. Brightener will.
Sound familiar?
Is this your house?
Black vertical stripes
Called tiger striping. Rain carries grime over the edge and it bonds to the paint.
Still there after a house wash
Because it doesn’t rinse off. It needs its own treatment.
Overflowing in storms
Leaves and grit inside. Clearing the inside is a separate job.

On the job
Where the stripes show
The front face of every gutter, where rain runs over the edge and dries in the same place every time.
- Stripes lifted by hand
- Inside cleared if you want it
- Paint left intact
How we do it
Gutter brightening, in order
Protect below
Beds, windows and walls below the gutter protected.
Brightener on
Applied panel by panel.
By hand
Agitated with a brush until the stripe lifts.
Rinsed
Gentle rinse, and the inside cleared if you asked for it.
What it costs
What decides the price
Every job is priced on a written estimate after somebody has looked at the surfaces. These are the things that move the number.
The length
Linear feet of gutter around the house.
The height
One story or two.
Inside as well
Clearing leaves and grit is priced as its own line.
The details
For the people who want every step
Why rinsing never works
The stripes form where water runs off the roof and dries in the same place every time. What is left is chemically bonded to the finish. It needs a brightener and agitation, applied panel by panel.
It is priced by the foot, and it is slow
Anybody pricing gutter brightening as an add-on to a house wash for a few dollars has not done it. We price it separately because it takes the time it takes.
Inside as well, if you want it
Clearing the gutter of debris is a different job from brightening the outside. We will estimate both and you can take either.
At a glance
MethodBrightener + handPricedBy the footRinsingWill not touch itQuestions
What people ask us about this
Why doesn’t pressure washing remove the stripes?
They’re bonded to the gutter’s finish. Pressure just skips over them.
Will it damage the paint?
No. The brightener lifts the film without stripping the finish.
Do you clean out gutters too?
Yes, as a separate line on the estimate.
Get a straight answer about your house.
Tell us which surfaces and what they look like. We’ll tell you the method and the pressure before anyone quotes you a price.
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