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Driveway cleaningin Margate, FL.

Pure Clean Pressure Washing does driveway pressure washing in Margate from its base in Coral Springs. Owner Michael Blockhus has run it since January 2024: he quotes every job free, does the work himself and is fully insured. Most Margate driveways are original poured concrete from the 1960s and 1970s, so the job is as much about rust and old oil as it is about the black.

Updated September 2026

Surface cleaner + post-treatFree estimateFully insuredOwner-operated
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Surfaces here
Original poured concrete, carport slabs
Water
Rust from canal and well irrigation
Associations
Many older streets have none
Typical time
A morning for a single-car or two-car drive
How often here
Once a year
Area
Royal Palm Boulevard to Atlantic
Concrete driveway before and after cleaning, beside a tile-roof garage

Signs it is due

  • An orange band along the edge of the drive
  • Aggregate showing through a dark, patchy surface
  • Old oil stains where the car has parked for years
  • A black film on the carport slab that never dries
  • The sidewalk out front darker than the drive

Margate specifics

Forty-year-old concrete, done right

A Margate drive built in the 1970s has lost some of its top surface. The aggregate shows, the pores are open, and algae roots deeper. The surface cleaner runs at a pressure the old concrete can take, because too much will etch it further, and the pre-treatment and the post-treatment do the heavy lifting.

The orange band along the edge is iron from irrigation that runs on well or canal water. It needs a rust remover, not pressure, and it is part of the job. Oil that has soaked into forty-year-old concrete may lighten and leave a shadow. Michael tells you that before he starts, not after.

Sidewalks, the apron and the walk to the front door are usually done in the same visit. On a single-story house with a short drive, it is a morning.

More on why Margate exteriors get dirty, and every service there, on the Margate page.

The method

How the driveway gets cleaned

The surface cleaner is a spinning bar under a hood. It keeps the nozzles a fixed height off the concrete so every square foot gets the same pressure and the same dwell. A bare wand held by hand does not do that, which is why wand-only jobs come out with arcs and zebra stripes you can see from the street.

Before the machine touches the concrete the growth gets a pre-treatment and a few minutes to release. Oil gets a degreaser. Rust gets its own remover. After the wash the surface gets a post-treatment that kills what is left in the pores, which is the difference between a driveway that looks good for a month and one that looks good for a year.

The full walkthrough, with every question, is on the driveway cleaning guide.

What’s included

  • The full driveway, the apron and the strip to the street
  • The walkway to the front door where it joins the drive
  • Pre-treatment on algae and mildew before the wash
  • Degreaser on oil drips and tire marks
  • Rust remover on sprinkler staining along the edges
  • Post-treatment so the growth is slower to return
  • Rinse of the surface and the plants either side

Not this job

  • Paver re-sanding and sealing (that is its own job, see paver sealing)
  • Removing paint, epoxy or curing-compound haze

Worth knowing

What comes up with driveway pressure washing in Margate?

What a clean can and cannot do for old concrete

Concrete wears from the top down. After forty-plus rainy seasons, the smooth cement paste on a Margate drive has partly worn away, the aggregate shows, and the surface is open and rough. That open surface is why the black comes back fast after a plain rinse. Cracks from decades of settling usually run across it too.

A proper clean makes it even and clean. It cannot put back the surface that has worn off, fill cracks, or make exposed aggregate smooth. Old oil may leave a shadow. Michael tells you all of that before starting, so the result matches what you were told. What it does reliably is take the black off, lift most of the rust and oil, and leave a drive that looks cared for from the street.

The rust band from canal and well irrigation

The county's watering rule covers canal and well water as well as the tap, so the heads run two set days a week. Where that water carries iron, it prints a band along the edge of the drive and the walk. Margate's lime-softened tap water is not the cause. On Coral Gate's canal-backed lots, irrigation drawing from the canal is the usual suspect.

Rust does not respond to pressure. It needs a dedicated remover, applied after the wash and rinsed off, and it is part of the quote. Most bands come out well. Very old ones may lighten rather than vanish, and a re-aimed head or a filter keeps the next one away. It goes on after the algae is gone so the remover is not wasted on growth.

Carports and single-car drives

Plenty of Margate's original homes have a carport or a single-car drive rather than a two-car garage. A carport slab under a roof stays shaded and damp, and it carries decades of oil from wherever the car has always parked. Oil also spreads farther on a slab that never fully dries.

The slab gets a degreaser on the oil, a pre-treatment on the growth, and the surface cleaner at a pressure the old concrete can take. The carport ceiling is not pressure washed; if it needs cleaning, that is a soft wash and can be added. Tools and anything stored along the carport walls need moving the night before so the whole slab can be reached. The drive beyond the carport is done in the same visit.

Neighborhoods

Where does driveway pressure washing matter most in Margate?

From public housing records and the Census, not from past jobs.

  • Holiday Springs

    Six developments around a former golf course. Where a drive is still the original pour, it gets the gentle pass.

  • Coral Gate

    Canal-backed homes where irrigation may pull from the canal and band the drive orange.

  • Paradise Gardens

    Single-story 55-plus homes with short drives, often the owner's to book even where the association paints.

  • Oriole Gardens

    55-plus homes with drives and walks that suit a short morning visit.

What sets the price

How is driveway pressure washing quoted in Margate?

No flat rate, no price list. For driveway pressure washing in Margate, four things move the one all-in number: surface age, rust bands, old oil and sidewalk and apron.

Send photos to (954) 507-7249 for a free estimate, or ask Michael to look at it in person first.

  • Surface age

    Worn concrete takes a gentler pass and more chemistry, which adds time over a newer slab.

  • Rust bands

    Iron from canal or well irrigation needs its own remover and a second pass on the edges.

  • Old oil

    Decades of oil in a carport or drive take degreaser and dwell, and may only lighten.

  • Sidewalk and apron

    The walk, apron and sidewalk out front are included if you want them and add square footage.

Before you book

What to sort out first

  1. 01

    Move the car out of the carport or off the drive the night before so the oil spots can be treated.

  2. 02

    Skip the irrigation on the morning of the clean. The rust remover works on a dry edge.

  3. 03

    Point out any cracks or lifted sections, so the surface cleaner is kept off loose edges.

Where

Driveway cleaning across Margate

Every Margate ZIP code: 33063, 33065, 33068. Paradise Gardens is split into four subdivisions, each with its own HOA and clubhouse. Oriole Gardens and the Palm Lakes condos are 55-and-over. Many of the original single-family streets have no HOA.

Margate runs its own water plant on the Biscayne Aquifer and lime-softens the water, so tap water is not what spots the glass. Rust bands come from irrigation that runs on well or canal water.

Just outside Margate? Text the address to (954) 507-7249.

Service area

Margate neighborhoods

  • Holiday Springs
  • Oriole Gardens
  • Coral Gate
  • Margate Gardens
  • Paradise Gardens
  • Palm Lakes
ZIP codes
33063, 33065, 33068
Main roads
State Road 7, Margate Boulevard, Atlantic Boulevard, Royal Palm Boulevard, Sample Road

Questions

Driveway cleaning in Margate, answered

Will pressure washing damage my old Margate driveway?

Not at the pressure it is done here. Old concrete is softer on top than new, so it gets a pressure that cleans without etching, with the chemistry doing more of the work.

Can you remove the rust stripe from my Margate driveway?

Usually. Iron from irrigation water comes out with a dedicated remover on most concrete. Stains that have been there for many years may lighten rather than vanish completely.

Can you clean under my carport too?

Yes. The slab is cleaned like the drive, oil treated. The carport ceiling is soft washed, not pressure washed, if you want it done.

Is sealing worth it on a 1970s concrete drive?

Usually a clean and a post-treatment is the right job for old concrete. Sealing is mainly for pavers and stone. Michael will tell you if your drive is an exception.

My Margate drive has cracks across it. Will the surface cleaner make them worse?

No. The cleaner rides over hairline cracks, and lifted or broken edges are finished by hand so nothing catches. Cracks stay cracks, though, and a clean drive can make them easier to see.

What customers say

Word for word, from Google.

Google reviews for Pure Clean, word for word. Reviews are not tagged by city, so none is claimed as a Margate job.

★★★★★

“Michael Blockhus is a very professional and hard working individual. He helped me find the solution to my problem and did a wonderful job. Pure Clean Pressure Washing was quick, reliable, and very clean. Would recommend this service to anyone!”

Drew BennettGoogle
  • ★★★★★

    “Amazing service! Michael was very attentive, and my driveway, windows, and even roof were super clean! I highly recommend it.”

    Herbert BurnsGoogle
  • ★★★★★

    “The crew at pure clean was super professional and I was impressed with how everything turned out. Would definitely have them back to do more!”

    Sydney VivantGoogle
  • ★★★★★

    “Michael Blockhus of Pure Clean Pressure Washing did an excellent job on our home, deck, sidewalks and driveway. Every corner was superbly cleaned and Michael was very professional! My wife and I would HIGHLY recommend his services!”

    Gary LynchGoogle

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