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Originally Posted by jmen24
Just remember, your house is designed to shed and protect against water that is falling down. Spraying water up under pressure will have consequences that far outweigh the current look of the dirt on your eaves. Wet insulation at the top plate in your eaves is just the beginning. Water damage repairs caused by pressure washing houses is very common.
Not wanting to get on a ladder is understandable, but the person doing the cleaning can use a bio soap applied to the vinyl, light scrubbing with a soft brissel brush and a light rinse with the "gentle shower" setting on a standard hose handle. The result from the outside will be the same, but the interior and framework will be spared the pressure driven water infusion.
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You are so right jmen.
I have inspected some houses that that had their vinyl siding pressure washed and there was a lot of moisture under the siding after being washed. I removed the siding around a window and the water came pouring out because the water evidently got in around the top plate and eaves and then ran down inside the siding. The vapor barrier was totally saturated.
I think your recommendation is the only way to go.