Wood and vinyl fences in Fort Lauderdale collect green algae along the bottom rail first, where sprinkler overspray and shaded grass keep the panel damp longest. Fort Lauderdale Pressure Washing cleans both sides of a fence — not just the street-facing side — across its 20-community Fort Lauderdale service area.
The bottom foot or two of a fence is almost always the first part to turn green, because that's the section sitting closest to sprinkler overspray and shaded, damp grass — the algae takes hold there before it ever reaches the top rail. A fence that looks fine from across the yard often isn't once you look at it from fence-line height.
Fort Lauderdale Pressure Washing cleans fences across a 20-community service area anchored around Fort Lauderdale, and the job includes both faces of the fence, not just the side visible from the street or the pool deck — the shaded, neighbor-facing side usually needs more work, not less.
Why is the bottom of my fence green and the top isn't?
Moisture and shade are the two ingredients algae needs, and the bottom rail gets both — closer to irrigation, closer to grass that holds humidity long after a sprinkler cycle ends, and often shaded by the fence panel itself, which blocks direct sun from reaching that section. The top rail dries fast in direct Florida sun and stays cleaner without any help, which is why a fence can look fine walking past it at eye level and still have a green base once you crouch down.
Does it matter if the fence is wood or vinyl?
Vinyl doesn't absorb water the way wood does, so algae sits on the surface and rinses off cleanly at low pressure. Wood is more particular — too much pressure raises the grain and leaves the fence looking fuzzy or feathered once it dries, so wood fencing gets a gentler pass than vinyl does, even along the same stretch of a mixed-material yard.
- Vinyl: surface growth, rinses clean at low pressure
- Wood: absorbs moisture, needs a gentler pass to avoid raising the grain
- Chain-link: usually just needs the attached growth cleared, not the metal itself
Do you clean both sides of a shared fence?
Yes — a fence job covers both faces, including the side that faces a neighbor's yard, since that side is often shadier and dirtier than the street-facing side. If access to the neighbor's yard isn't possible, the visible side still gets done and the crew will say so upfront.
How far does your service area reach from Fort Lauderdale?
Fort Lauderdale Pressure Washing, based in Wilton Manors, covers fence washing across 20 communities in the broader Fort Lauderdale area. Share an address and the team can confirm coverage before booking.