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Gravel lane between cedar-shingled homes with mossy roofs leading down to the shore in Lantzville BC

Pressure Washing in Lantzville

Treed lots, deep shade and a lot of moss. Lantzville sits ten minutes north of Nanaimo, and its properties show it.

Lantzville is a small seaside district just north of Nanaimo, and its lots carry heavy tree cover close to the houses. That single fact drives most of the exterior cleaning it needs.

The trees are the story. Lantzville lots are generously sized and heavily treed, with mature fir and cedar left standing rather than cleared, which is exactly why people want to live here and exactly why the exteriors need more attention than an open subdivision does. Canopy means a roof that sits in shade for much of the day, a constant rain of needles into the gutters, and surfaces that stay damp long after the weather has cleared. Moss does not need much more encouragement than that.

Two kinds of housing, two sets of jobs. Down toward the water there are older cottages and modest homes that have been added to over the decades — smaller roofs, mature plantings pressed close to the walls, and often a mix of cladding types on one building from successive renovations. Those need a careful house wash and a light hand around the landscaping. Up the hill there are newer homes on larger, acreage-style lots, with longer driveways, more concrete, bigger decks and a lot more roof area to keep clear.

Salt and shade at the same time. The properties closest to the water get the coastal combination: a fine salt film on the glass and on seaward-facing walls, plus the moss that comes with tree cover. It is an unusual pairing and it means Lantzville homes often want both window cleaning and roof work on the same visit.

Long driveways are common. A lot of properties here sit well back from the road behind a treed approach, and a driveway that runs through shade grows a green centre strip much faster than one out in the open. The same applies to the walkway from the parking area to the door — those are the paths that turn slippery first.

Practically, Lantzville is close. It is a short run from Nanaimo, so getting there is not a scheduling problem and neither is coming back to look at something. The whole district is covered — the lower seaside area, the properties up along the highway side, and the acreages in between.

Whatever combination your place needs, you get one local number covering all of it, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Quotes are free, and if you would rather we came and walked the property before pricing it, that is easy to arrange from this close.

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Lantzville Questions

Tree cover. Lots here are large and heavily treed, so roofs sit in shade for much of the day and never fully dry out through the wet months. Add constant needle drop and you have close to ideal conditions for moss to establish.

It is more surface area, so it takes longer, and shaded approaches usually carry more growth than open ones. We price on the actual area and how much is on it rather than a flat rate, so you get a number that reflects your driveway specifically.

Yes. It is a short drive from Nanaimo, so scheduling here is straightforward and we can usually come and look at the property in person before quoting if you would prefer that to sending photos.

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