The crew did a great job cleaning my pool deck and driveway. Arrived on schedule.
Grady Hansen
Google · a month ago
Pool Deck Cleaning in
Irmo, SC
Pool deck cleaning in Irmo that strips the slick algae off the concrete so the deck is safe underfoot again. We match the pressure to the finish and keep the coping, the tile, and the pool water protected.
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Owned & Operated
Licensed
& Fully Insured
What you get with Bub's
- Pressure matched to the finish, bare concrete, cool-deck, stamped, or pavers, so nothing gets torn up
- The slick algae killed in the surface, so the deck is safe underfoot again, not just clean for a day
- Coping, tile, and pool water kept protected from the solution and the runoff
- An even finish across the whole deck, no wand stripes around the waterline
Our Work
Real Results, Real Homes
The right way to clean a pool deck
One hard setting vs.
pressure matched to the finish
One Hard Setting
What too much pressure does to a deck
- Tears up a cool-deck coating, a stamped top, or pavers that cannot take a full pass
- Leaves stripes around the waterline where a bare wand cleaned unevenly
- Rinses the slick algae off without killing it, so the deck is slick again fast
- Pushes solution and grit into the pool and across the coping and tile
Bub's method
Matched To The Finish
How we do it
- The finish read first and the pressure set to match, so nothing gets torn
- The algae killed in the surface, so the deck grips underfoot again
- An even finish across the whole deck, no stripes at the waterline
- Coping, tile, and pool water kept protected start to finish
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The questions Irmo homeowners
actually ask
Not the way we do it, because we read the finish before we pick the pressure. A cool-deck coating, a stamped top, or pavers get softer tips that clean without stripping or tearing them. Only a bare concrete deck gets a full pass. Matching the pressure to the finish is the whole job on a pool deck.
Yes, and that is the real reason to clean it. That slick is an algae film, and we kill it in the surface rather than just rinse the top, so the concrete grips again under a wet foot. A plain rinse leaves the film alive and the deck slick again in no time.
A little will, and that is normal. We keep most of the solution and rinse water off the coping and tile and away from the edge, but on a deck that wraps the water some fine dirt and a bit of solution finds its way in. It is the same chlorine family your pool already runs on, so it will not hurt anything. After we finish, your pool tech may just rinse the filter and check the pH.
Yes. We soak the plantings first, rinse them after, and steer the runoff away from them. The treatment dilutes and breaks down once rinsed, so the landscaping around the pool comes through fine.
Once it is rinsed and dry, yes. We flush the deck until nothing is sitting on top, then it just needs to dry before anyone is walking it barefoot again.
Yes, both, veteran-owned and fully insured, settled before we work a foot from your water. The crew is the owner and his own guys.
The crew that covers Irmo
Meet
Bub's team
Veteran-owned and local. The same people who answer the phone are the ones who show up at your Irmo home.
Conner Laugh
Founder · Veteran
Veteran, business owner, and the one behind every job. Conner built Bub's on the idea that South Carolina homeowners deserve better.
Riley Funk
Certified Technician
Trained and certified through our in-house program, Riley brings precision to every job. When Riley’s on-site, your property is in good hands.
Jayden Clark
Head of Marketing
The creative force behind the brand. Jayden drives the strategy that keeps Bub's growing and in front of the right customers.
Getting your quote, step by step
How getting your free quote works
Four steps from your first message to a real pool-deck price, and we read the finish and the algae in person, since the deck's surface decides the pressure and the approach.
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Call or send the form and tell us about the deck. The finish if you know it, bare concrete, cool-deck, stamped, or pavers, how slick or green it has gone, and the size. That gets it started.
2
You hear back fast, often the same day, and we set a window that fits your week and the pool season. A real person owns it.
3
Before any water runs, a tech checks the finish, the algae film, the coping and tile, and how close the work sits to the water, so we set the right pressure and protect the pool.
4
Free to come read the deck, no trip charge, no obligation. Say the word and we get you on the schedule.
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Around Irmo
Where we work around Irmo
FriarsgateSeven OaksBallentine EstatesChestnut Hill PlantationCaedmons CreekBelfairBellemontForest RidgeColony RidgeKingston ForestHeatherstoneMagnolia Point
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Questions, answered
Common Irmo pool deck cleaning questions
Not if the pressure matches the finish, which is the first thing we check. A bare concrete deck takes a full pass, but a cool-deck coating, a stamped top, or pavers get softer tips so they clean without tearing. Using one hard setting on every deck is what wrecks them, and that is exactly what we avoid.
An algae film. The deck stays damp from splash-out and shade, and that film builds up and gets slippery under a wet foot. We kill the algae in the surface rather than just rinse it, so the concrete grips again. A plain rinse leaves the film alive and the slick comes right back.
Not in any way that matters. We keep most of it off the coping and tile and away from the edge, but on a deck around a pool a little fine dirt and solution will get in. It is the same chlorine family your pool already uses, so it will not throw the water off. Your pool tech may just rinse the filter and rebalance the pH afterward.
Longer than a rinse buys you, because we kill the algae in the surface instead of just wetting the top. How fast it returns depends on shade and how much the deck stays damp, so a pool tucked under trees films up sooner than one in the open.
A about every year-and-a-half to two years rhythm keeps most decks safe and clean. A deck that stays shaded and damp builds the slick film faster, so if yours sits under tree cover, watch for that slick underfoot as the sign it is time.
We do, all over Irmo, from the backyard pools toward Ballentine and Lake Murray to Friarsgate, Seven Oaks, and the rest of the Dutch Fork. No trip fee to reach you. On the edge of the area, reach out and ask.
Real reviews from around Irmo
5 from 24+ Google reviews
Bub’s do what I requested them to do plus some extra cleaning that was not required. House and deck look great!!!
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Nathan Wilson
Google · a month ago
Conner and his team did a great job! From the initial communication with them to finishing the job, these guys were responsive, on time, and efficient. They did a wonderful job cleaning the exterior of my home and surrounding carport/concrete. Highly recommend and will definitely use them again!
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Holly O’Mara
Google · a month ago
Very detailed job. The staff is very friendly. Veteran owned and operated. Great job.
Rex Eargle
Google · 4 days ago
Bub’s Pressure Washing/ Soft Washing of our subdivision brick walls was amazing! They are owned and operated by Veterans who are continuing to serve us by providing excellent and professional work for a reasonable price. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
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Linda Byars
Google · 2 weeks ago
Professional crew and great work. Listened to concerns on care related to custom brick finishes and delivered a great clean. Will be using them again.
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Edmund Booth
Google · a week ago
The crew did a great job cleaning my pool deck and driveway. Arrived on schedule.
Grady Hansen
Google · a month ago
Bub’s do what I requested them to do plus some extra cleaning that was not required. House and deck look great!!!
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Nathan Wilson
Google · a month ago
Conner and his team did a great job! From the initial communication with them to finishing the job, these guys were responsive, on time, and efficient. They did a wonderful job cleaning the exterior of my home and surrounding carport/concrete. Highly recommend and will definitely use them again!
H
Holly O’Mara
Google · a month ago
Very detailed job. The staff is very friendly. Veteran owned and operated. Great job.
Rex Eargle
Google · 4 days ago
Bub’s Pressure Washing/ Soft Washing of our subdivision brick walls was amazing! They are owned and operated by Veterans who are continuing to serve us by providing excellent and professional work for a reasonable price. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
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Linda Byars
Google · 2 weeks ago
Professional crew and great work. Listened to concerns on care related to custom brick finishes and delivered a great clean. Will be using them again.
E
Edmund Booth
Google · a week ago
Pool Deck Cleaning in Irmo, the Dutch Fork
Why Irmo homeowners call us
Not every pool deck is the same concrete, and that is the first thing we check, because it decides everything. A bare broom-finished slab can take a full surface-cleaner pass. A cool-deck coating, a stamped or textured top, or pavers cannot, and hitting those with too much pressure tears them up. Out here a lot of the backyard pools sit on shaded lots toward Ballentine and Lake Murray. The deck stays damp, and a slick algae film builds up, the kind you feel under a bare wet foot. So we read the finish first, set the pressure to match, kill the algae in the surface so the deck grips again, and keep the cleaning solution and the rinse out of the pool and off the coping and tile.
Irmo sits northwest of Columbia in the Dutch Fork, the old German-settled stretch of country between the Broad and Saluda rivers. The town took its name from two railroad men, Iredell and Moseley, and grew up around the Harbison corridor and Saint Andrews Road into a settled suburban place. The bones of it are the established 1970s and 1980s subdivisions, Friarsgate and Seven Oaks among them, sitting under a thick canopy of pine and hardwood, with newer growth still going up around the edges. The Okra Strut festival fills Irmo Community Park every fall, Harbison State Forest runs eighteen miles of trail down toward the Broad River, and out on the Ballentine side the town runs right up to Lake Murray. Dutch Fork schools anchor the place. Most of the homes are vinyl and brick on mature, tree-shaded lots, so the north-facing walls, the roofs tucked under the canopy, and the older concrete out front all green up fast in the Midlands humidity. The town straddles two counties, Lexington and Richland.
We bring our pool deck cleaning to Friarsgate, Caedmons Creek, and Ballentine Estates and the rest of Irmo, with the same crew and the same care.
While we're at your Irmo place, we can knock out your driveway cleaning, concrete cleaning, and deck washing too, all on the same trip with no second trip fee.
Veteran-owned, and we treat your home like it's ours.
Free, in-person estimate · we come to you, no trip fee
Our process, step by step
How we clean an Irmo pool deck, start to finish
Here is the full job on a backyard pool deck out toward Ballentine and Lake Murray. The aim is plain: the slick algae gone so the deck grips again, the finish unharmed, and the pool kept clean.
First we check what the deck is, bare concrete, a cool-deck coating, a stamped or textured top, or pavers. That decides the tips and the pressure. Bare concrete takes a full pass, the rest get softer tips that clean without tearing the surface.
We lay the solution over the deck and give it time to kill the algae down in the surface, since that film is what makes wet concrete slick. Killing it, not just rinsing it, is what makes the deck safe underfoot again.
We work the deck to one even tone, no stripes around the waterline, and we keep as much of the solution and rinse water off the coping and tile and away from the edge as we can. A little finds the water on a deck that wraps it, but it is the same chlorine family the pool runs on, so it is easily handled after.
We flush the deck and steer the runoff away from the beds and the water, then look over the coping, the tile, and the joints so the whole deck reads clean and finishes safe to walk.
