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Well, I grew-up dreaming of playing on this field but that didn’t quite work out, but that didn’t stop me from having a great time when working on it. We were lucky to be doing our part to help get it ready for the 2010 baseball season. The Angels are hosting the All-Star game this year, and we know they are going to put their best foot forward. Part of that means cleaning all of their electronic scoreboards around the stadium. Luckily, we had the opportunity to service this project with a local friend and fellow window cleaning business owner- Brian Cochran from Prestige Window Cleaning (based out of Yorba Linda). We completed the project in two short days.

Below is video of Brian scrubbing the scoreboard and a look at a quiet and empty Angel Stadium on a cold day in March, 2010.

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If you’re looking for a great gutter cleaning service, you’ve come to the right spot. KC Power Clean has the equipment and experience to handle the dirtiest gutters around.

We recommend a premium gutter cleanout instead of a cheap service that does not provide a very thorough cleaning. If your gutter cleaning service provider doesn’t rinse out the gutters with a high volume of water, you may be getting a cheap service. Granted, there are some gutters that do not require a thorough rinsing, but a majority of the gutters that we come across need a thorough flushing.

We recommend a two step cleaning process for a thorough gutter clean. First, we gather a majority of the debris into gutter buckets with a scooper and bag or dispose of the debris in a neat and clean manner. When doing this, we start from the down spouts and work away from them as this ensures that we are not pushing large amounts of debris in to the drainage spouts which could compound any drainage problems. After this step is completed, we fire up a pressure washer with a medium- to low-pressure nozzle (but high water volume) and flush out the remaining debris that is in the interior of the gutters. This is an often underestimated step because this ensures that your cleaning will last for a longer period of time because no dirt is left behind.

If you’re having trouble picturing this step, see the picture below of Matt using a medium- to low-pressure nozzle to rinse out the gutters with a high water volume pressure washer.

Woala! Now you’re left with some Very Thirsty Gutters!

The last step is to call us at (714) 34-CLEAN to inquire how you can save money and relieve all of your “home maintenance headaches” by ordering multiple cleaning services at the same time from your locally licensed and insured contractors- KC Power Clean.

We’re standing by ready to answer your questions!

We service the following Orange County Cities:
Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, Atwood, Brea, Buena Park, Capistrano Beach, Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Diamond Bar, Irvine, El Toro, Foothill Ranch, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Habra Heights, La Palma, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Long Beach, Midway City, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Silverado, Stanton, Sunset Beach, Surfside, Trabuco Canyon, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda
We also service the following Los Angeles County Cities:
Artesia, Bellflower, Belmont, Bell, Bell Gardens, Carson, Cerritos, Chino Hills, Cudahy, Diamond Bar, Downey, Lakewood, La Habra, La Mirada, Long Beach, Hacienda Heights, La Puente, Los Altos, Lynwood, Norwalk, Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Paramount, Ranchos Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Santa Fe Springs, Signal Hill, South Gate, San Pedro, Torrance, Walnut, Whittier.

Grease, grime, and oil are unsightly stains to say the least. And since they can also be a risk hazard, it is important to remove them as soon as possible. Below are some photos of a carport in Fullerton, CA that needed some degreasing with our hot-water pressure washing machine.

Pictured here is a before picture…

Pictured below is after the hot-water washing…

Call now for a free estimate if your driveway or carport needs the grease or oil removed.
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Grease, gum, and oil can not be removed quickly and effectively without the use of hot-water. Grease begins to melt or loosen from the surface of concrete at 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Our hot-water pressure washers can heat the water up to 200 degrees for a fast and effective clean. This allows us to clean with or without the use of emulsifiers and solvents.

With our rotating surface cleaners, we can quickly clean large areas with greater precision. These professional tools allow for a consistent finish without streaks from a wand. However, surface cleaners can not remove gum without the direct force that can only be supplied from a pressure washing wand that delivers extremely hot water, so we have one nearby.

Don’t try to remove gum with anything other than hot-water and a pressure washer! If you spray a gum-solvent and scrape or peel the gum from the surface, you risk damaging or etching the concrete.

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Well the weather has been frightful this January! It sure doesn’t rain too much in Southern California, but when it does it is important to not be caught off guard.

At KC Power Clean, we receive many phone calls each year, especially during the rain season, to clean gutters and downspouts for residences and even industrial complexes in Orange County and Los Angeles County. In different areas of the States, it is common to see more leaves in the gutters and less soot and sludge build-up like we get here in Southern California. The soot and dirt is very messy when it is wet and it not a fun task to tackle if your “under-tooled.” We have found that the best and most efficient way to clean them is to power wash them out with a medium-pressure nozzel. This ensures a thorough clean and it is easy to flush out the downspouts.

To get the best value on your gutter cleaning, we recommend getting the house wash at the same time. We can often give deep discounts on a housewash when ordering with a gutter cleaning service.

Below are some pictures of a recent customer from Mission Viejo, CA. His home has some tall trees in the backyard that has leaves that fall into the second story gutter. On this particular job, we can scooped out the dry debris and followed up with a very low-pressure wash to ensure proper flow and drainage on the gutter system.

Gutters that are overflowing with leaves can lead to expensive repairs from water damage…

Let’s get them cleaned out at an affordable price and enjoy the rainy season!

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714-34-CLEAN

If your ready for your windows to shine, call KC Power Clean for a quick and easy estimate over the phone.
(714) 342-5326
We have provided a superior window washing service for many residents in Coto De Caza and have references available.

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In addition to our residential and commercial window cleaning service, we also offer pressure washing for houses and driveways/walkways.

We can also maintain your gutters and downspouts for the rainy season and even repair your window screens by rolling in new screen or even building a new screen altogether.

It’s time to enjoy that view with beautiful windows. If dirty windows got you down, then pick up the phone and call KC Power Clean. (714) 342-5326. We’ll put the sparkle back into your view with a courteous and reliable window washing service.

We also offer:
house washing/ pressure washing
screen repair/ window rescreening
gutter cleaning/ gutter whitening
and awning cleaning.

Give us a call today because you know that having things clean just feels a whole lot better!

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If you’ve been looking for a professional window washing service provider, look no further. Here at KC Power Clean, we have been providing a trusted and reliable service to the Ladera Ranch area since 2005.

Maintaining clean windows is an often overlooked task that gets pushed onto the bottom of the to-do list. But it doesn’t have to be that way with our 4 season window cleaning maintenance package. Now you can enjoy a beautiful view with hassle-free service and enjoy priority scheduling.

Give Kris Cook a call today at (714) 342- 5326, that (714) 34-CLEAN!

We also offer a house washing service to clean up the exterior of your home, from the roof down to the driveway.

We believe that clean just feels good!

It’s easy to just let all that concrete around the house go. A couple years have passed and you forgot what that bright concrete once looked like. Algae and mold have taken over your hardscape and you just don’t know what to do anymore because you garden hose just shrivels at the thought of trying to clean the surface…

Well, here’s your solution.

Our high-pressure cleaning machines will brighten your concrete and driveway all while brightening your day.

Even rust stains can be removed, but not with high-pressure cleaning alone. It will require a chemical reaction to remove the rust stains, so don’t get your hopes up!

Deck cleaning, like all wood restoration, takes a lot of practice, experience, the right cleaning chemicals, and the proper use of industrial grade power washing equipment. In order to safely restore the look to your faded deck, it is important to know the history of the wood. First of all, what type of wood is it? Does it have an oil-based or water-based stain on it (if any)? What brand of sealer is on it? Is it cracking or warping? And the list goes on…

Different woods have different density’s because they have different fibers and grains in the wood. This may seem insignificant at first, but go ahead and splash the wrong cleaner on the wood and you may find yourself calling a local professional to help you out real quick. So before you jump into your next home improvement project on your own, make sure you do your research.

At KC Power Clean, we thoroughly enjoy each deck cleaning job we encounter. Partly because most Southern Californians don’t have decks, and the ones who do usually paint them. So when we get to restore a deck and stain/or seal it, it’s a fun project.

We recently cleaned a deck for a long-time customer of ours, and we would like to show some pictures below with our cleaning procedure for this particular project.

This redwood deck has not been sealed in a number of years, and it has never had an oil-based stain or sealer. The owner of this deck just wanted a cleaning followed by a low-end water-based sealer that would keep the natural color of the wood.

Here is a picture of the deck before our cleaning began…

Since this deck required no stripping of a previous stain or sealer, we were able to use a sodium percarbonate based cleaner to brighten this deck to its natural color. We highly recommend this cleaning procedure whenever possible because of its ease of use and safety to the surrounding environment. As long as you have a high gallon per minute power washing machine with the correct nozzles to properly rinse the deck, then this procedure will work on many decks that do not need stripping. Just remember to put on a large orifice pressure washing nozzle to lower the pressure of your machine to around 500-1000 pounds per square inch.

After a good days work in the sun, take a look at the freshly cleaned deck.

In the video below is Matt giving the deck a second rinse after the sodium percarbonate cleaning stage.

Now we need to let the wood dry out for 48-72 hours so that it will accept the sealer properly. It has been said that wood should be a moisture level of 10-15%, which can be determined with a litmus paper test. When in doubt, give the deck a couple of days in the warm sun and then apply your sealer. Also, don’t be surprised if you need to do some minor carpentry to drive in some nails, replace a rotted board, etc. Then some sanding may be necessary to rid the deck of any “fuzzies” that may have occured during the pressure washing stage. But don’t worry, this will only help the deck accept the sealer. Just be sure to blow off all dust and dirt before sealing.

Lastly, another shot of the deck as it is in the drying stage…

Happy deck cleaning!
KC Power Clean (714) 342-5326