Sunset Beach
exterior cleaning.

Sunset Beach was unincorporated county land until Huntington Beach annexed it in August 2011, and it still feels like its own place. Homes on South Pacific Avenue face the sand directly. North Pacific Avenue sits on the other side of the highway, close to Huntington Harbour. In between run Pacific Coast Highway and the Green Belt park, next to one of the widest beaches in Southern California.

That layout means wind-driven salt and sand hit the beach side while harbor moisture works on the back. Glass hazes over quickly, window tracks fill with sand, metal frames and fixtures pit if salt sits on them, and stucco on shaded walls grows mildew. Homes along the highway also pick up road grime on the street side. Most of it is cosmetic at first, but left long enough it gets much harder to remove.

Our approach here is frequency more than force. A gentle soft wash on stucco and painted siding, a surface cleaner on patios and walkways, purified water on solar, and windows done often enough that salt never bonds into a stubborn film. For beachfront glass that usually means every two to three months. We'll suggest a schedule once we've seen the house.