Miami stucco gets streaked by Gloeocapsa magma algae, salt haze, and tropical mildew. Pressure washing strips the texture and opens hairline cracks. Our drones soft-wash at sub-500 PSI — killing algae at the root while leaving the finish intact.
Fully Insured
$2M Liability
FAA Compliant
Part 107 Certified
Commercial Projects
Up to 200+ ft
Ground pressure washing strips stucco texture, widens hairline cracks, drives water behind the cladding, and tears elastomeric coatings. Algae returns within 6 months because the spores survive.
Biodegradable soft-wash chemistry kills Gloeocapsa magma at the root, lifts salt haze and mildew, and rinses with 0 TDS pure water. Results last 18–36 months on Miami stucco. Safe for painted, unpainted, elastomeric, and acrylic coatings.
Sub-500 PSI — no texture damage, no widened cracks
Kills Gloeocapsa magma algae at the root
Safe for painted, elastomeric, and acrylic coatings
Reaches any elevation without scaffolding or lifts
Results last 18–36 months vs 6 months for pressure
4K aerial documentation included
Stucco cleaning is priced at $0.10–$0.20 per square foot of wall area. Most mid-rise and commercial projects fall between $1,500 and $8,000. Fixed price after a free site survey, with annual-maintenance discounts available.
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Stucco cleaning in Miami by drone uses sub-500 PSI soft-wash chemistry to kill Gloeocapsa magma algae — the cause of nearly every black streak on Miami stucco — at the root, without pressure-washing damage. The drone reaches every elevation from ground level to 200+ feet with no scaffolding, no boom lift, and no rope access. Results last 18–36 months on Miami stucco vs roughly 6 months for pressure washing, and the method is safe for painted, unpainted, elastomeric, and acrylic-coated stucco.
Drone stucco cleaning in Miami runs $0.10–$0.20 per square foot of wall area. Most mid-rise condo and commercial buildings fall between $1,500 and $8,000 per project, with multi-building and annual-maintenance discounts available.
Almost always Gloeocapsa magma — a cyanobacteria algae endemic to South Florida — not permanent staining. It looks like soot or dirt but it's a living organism. Soft-wash chemistry kills it at the root and the streaks rinse off completely.
Yes. High-pressure washing strips the stucco texture, opens hairline cracks, drives water behind the cladding, and can blow finish coats off elastomeric and acrylic systems. Drone soft-wash at sub-500 PSI avoids all of that.
Oceanfront stucco from Brickell to Hallandale Beach: every 12–18 months. Inland Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach: every 24–36 months. Soft-wash results last 4–6× longer than pressure washing, so the long-term cost is lower even at a higher per-visit price.
Soft-wash chemistry kills the algae at the root without touching the stucco texture.
Before
AfterEvery project follows the same controlled, documented workflow — from substrate confirmation through 4K proof-of-clean.
We confirm the wall is cementitious stucco — not EIFS — by tap test and visual inspection during the site survey. The two require different chemistry; getting this wrong damages walls.
Soft-wash detergent is dialed in for the specific stucco system: painted, unpainted, elastomeric, or acrylic. Concentration is matched to the coating to lift algae without attacking the finish.
Landscaping below the wall line is pre-wet. LAANC airspace authorization is filed for controlled airspace near MIA, FLL, or PBI before mobilization.
The drone applies biodegradable detergent at sub-500 PSI elevation by elevation. Dwell time is 5–10 minutes per panel — chemistry does the work, killing the algae at the root.
Twin nozzles flood every elevation with 0 TDS pure water, sheeting dead algae and salt residue off the finish.
4K aerial footage of every elevation before and after is delivered to the property manager — accepted by HOA boards, insurance carriers, and asset managers.
An engineered soft-wash system tuned for stucco substrates — industrial tethered drone, ground pump, substrate-matched chemistry, FAA-certified pilot.
Drone stucco cleaning eliminates the highest-risk activity on any facade — workers at height — and replaces ground-pressure equipment that routinely damages the finish it's trying to clean.
No scaffolding, swing stage, boom lift, or rope access. The pilot flies from a ground station — fall risk is removed entirely.
Sub-500 PSI soft-wash leaves stucco texture, hairline cracks, and finish coats intact. Chemistry does the work, not pressure.
Detergent concentration is matched to painted, elastomeric, and acrylic systems. No chlorine bombs, no acid washes — nothing that attacks the finish.
Every Miami flight is conducted by an FAA-licensed Part 107 pilot. LAANC airspace authorizations are filed and carried on every job site.
We carry $2M CGL plus dedicated UAS (drone) liability and hull coverage. COIs naming the owner, property manager, and HOA or condo board are issued before mobilization.
All detergents are biodegradable. Landscaping is pre-wet so runoff is diluted on contact, and pool decks are rinsed clean of overspray as part of the workflow.
All projects are fixed-price after a free site survey. Stucco is priced per square foot of wall area at $0.10–$0.20/sqft.
Small commercial / strip retail
$1,500 – $3,000
Mid-rise condo or office
$3,000 – $8,000
High-rise / portfolio
$8,000 – $20,000+
Final pricing depends on wall square footage, coating system, ground-pump staging access, airspace coordination, and frequency. Annual contracts for oceanfront Brickell, Miami Beach, Sunny Isles, and Hallandale Beach buildings drop per-visit pricing by 15–25%.
An FAA Part 107-licensed pilot flies a tethered industrial drone carrying a low-pressure soft-wash spray head. The drone applies biodegradable detergent and pure-water rinse to stucco facades from the air — reaching the full envelope, including parapets, soffits, and architectural details, without scaffolding or boom lifts.
Stucco is a thin cementitious finish over lath or block. High-pressure water strips the surface texture, opens hairline cracks wider, and forces water behind the cladding where it can rot sheathing and feed mold inside wall cavities. On painted stucco it strips the paint film. On elastomeric or acrylic coatings it tears the membrane. Soft-wash chemistry cleans deeper without any of that mechanical damage.
Almost always Gloeocapsa magma — a cyanobacteria that thrives on South Florida's humidity, UV, and airborne calcium/limestone dust. It looks like dirt or soot but it's alive. Pressure washing only blasts the visible layer; the organism grows back within months. Soft-wash kills it at the root so the streaks stay gone.
Yes. Soft-wash chemistry is pH-matched to the coating and applied at sub-500 PSI — well below the rupture threshold for elastomeric membranes and acrylic finish coats. There's no mechanical impact to lift the coating from the substrate.
No. Pressure washing strips paint; soft-wash chemistry plus pure-water rinse does not. The detergent breaks down algae and atmospheric soiling without attacking the paint film. We've cleaned thousands of square feet of painted stucco in Miami without lifting a single coat.
On Miami stucco: 18–36 months before visible algae return, depending on tree shade, irrigation overspray, and oceanfront exposure. Pressure washing on the same stucco lasts roughly 6 months because the spores survive and recolonize. The chemistry, not the pressure, drives the duration.
$0.10–$0.20 per square foot of wall area. A 10,000 sqft mid-rise stucco facade typically runs $1,500–$2,500; a 50,000 sqft condo tower runs $7,500–$12,000. Pricing is fixed after a free site survey and includes substrate-matched chemistry, pure-water rinse, and 4K aerial documentation.
Single-story commercial strips: a few hours. Mid-rise (4–10 stories): 1 day. High-rise condos and office towers: 1–3 days. The drone covers far more facade per day than ground crews because there's no rigging setup and no walking elevations.
We carry $2M commercial general liability plus dedicated UAS (drone) liability and hull coverage. Certificates of insurance naming the building owner, property manager, and HOA or condo board are issued before mobilization.
Most Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach municipalities do not require special permits for FAA Part 107 operations on private commercial property. For controlled airspace near MIA, FLL, and PBI we file LAANC airspace authorization with the FAA before mobilization.
Yes. No scaffolding, no swing stage, no lobby disruption. Tenants get a 48-hour notice and the drone works one elevation at a time. Pedestrian access and business operations continue normally throughout.
Soft-wash chemistry will not enlarge existing cracks — it has no mechanical impact. We document any pre-existing damage during the pre-job survey and note it in writing. For severely compromised stucco, we recommend repair and recoat before cleaning so the new finish doesn't immediately re-soil.
We clean stucco facades throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach. Coastal exposure, building height, and coating system all factor into how we sequence the project.
Miami-Dade stucco fights salt haze, humidity, and 9+ months of algae growing season. Drone soft-wash kills Gloeocapsa magma at the root on Brickell condos, Coral Gables office buildings, and Coconut Grove mixed-use without scaffolding or lane closures.
Broward stucco — from Fort Lauderdale beachfront condos to Plantation office parks — needs soft-wash chemistry, not pressure. We clean entire HOAs and commercial portfolios in one mobilization without renting boom lifts or closing parking.
Palm Beach stucco — coral-accent buildings, ornate Mediterranean facades, high-end HOAs — has zero tolerance for pressure-wash damage. Soft-wash drone cleaning preserves the finish from Boca Raton to West Palm Beach.
Yes — across Miami, Brickell, Coral Gables, Aventura, Coconut Grove, Edgewater, Wynwood, Miami Beach, and Doral. Same-week scheduling is standard for Miami-Dade properties.
Yes. We regularly clean stucco facades in Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Plantation, Sunrise, and Coral Springs. Multi-building HOA portfolios get a single-mobilization discount.
Yes — Boca Raton, Delray Beach, West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, and Jupiter. Soft-wash is the only safe method for Palm Beach's coral-accent and high-end Mediterranean stucco.
Most South Florida municipalities do not require special permits for FAA Part 107 operations on private property. We handle building-management approvals, COIs, and LAANC airspace clearance before mobilization.
Direct answers for property managers, HOA boards, and owners comparing drone soft-wash to ground pressure washing on Miami stucco.
Tap the wall. Real cementitious stucco sounds solid; EIFS (synthetic stucco over foam insulation) sounds hollow. The cleaning chemistry differs significantly between the two — EIFS requires neutral-pH detergent and absolutely no chlorine. We confirm substrate during the pre-job survey before any chemistry hits the wall.
Partially. Efflorescence is mineral salt that leached through the stucco from moisture inside the wall — it indicates a water intrusion issue behind the cladding. Soft-wash will lift the surface deposit, but the underlying moisture path needs to be repaired or the efflorescence returns. We flag this in the post-clean report.
No. Detergents are biodegradable, and we pre-wet all landscaping below the wall line before chemistry is applied — runoff is diluted on contact. Pool decks, walkways, and irrigation systems get a final pure-water rinse as part of the workflow.
Yes. Multiple paint layers do not interfere with soft-wash chemistry — the detergent works on the surface biological growth, not the paint underneath. The only situation where we recommend caution is failing paint that's already lifting; on those walls we recommend recoating after cleaning.
Drone soft-wash uses chemistry at sub-500 PSI; ground pressure washing uses water at 1,500–4,000 PSI. The drone reaches every elevation from the ground up without ladders, scaffolding, or boom lifts. Pressure washing only reaches what a wand can reach safely from the ground or a lift — typically 2 stories — and it strips the surface texture it's trying to clean.
Yes. The drone holds position at any elevation and angle, so quoins, banding, parapet caps, sunshades, decorative moldings, and recessed soffits all get reached and cleaned. These are the surfaces ground crews skip because they require a lift to access.
Most Miami stucco projects run 7 AM to early afternoon to avoid the daily thunderstorm window. For occupied office buildings we offer pre-dawn or weekend flights at no premium. Soft-wash chemistry works in light rain but not in lightning, so we monitor radar continuously.
From the site survey that locks the quote to the 4K proof-of-clean delivered after.
We walk every elevation, photograph the facade, confirm the substrate is cementitious stucco (not EIFS — different chemistry), and lock the fixed-price quote based on actual wall square footage.
Certificate of insurance naming the owner, PM, and HOA/condo board is delivered. The elevation-by-elevation flight plan and LAANC airspace authorization go to building management.
Property management distributes the 48-hour notice with timing by side of building so tenants close shades, move balcony furniture, and bring pets inside.
The ground crew occupies one parking space, sets up the pump, pre-wets landscaping below the wall line, mixes substrate-matched detergent, and stages spotters. Setup runs 30–45 minutes.
The drone applies soft-wash chemistry at sub-500 PSI elevation by elevation. Dwell time is 5–10 minutes per panel — chemistry kills Gloeocapsa magma at the root while the drone sets up the next pass.
Pure-water rinse sheets dead algae off every elevation. 4K aerial footage of every elevation before and after is delivered to property management within 48 hours for HOA board records and insurance file.