Costs
What pressure cleaning costs in Sydney
It depends on the job. A single driveway is published at $200 to $400, a single storey house wash at $350 to $650 and a double storey at $550 to $1,200. The effective floor for any real attended job is $199 to $250. Those figures come from Sydney operator price pages and cost guides as at 3 September 2026.
The job sets the price, not the hour and not the machine. Below is the market, line by line, with our own figure beside it.
The market and our price, side by side
Of 22 Sydney operators we checked, 18 publish no prices at all, so the market column comes mostly from cost guides. Market figures rarely say whether GST is included. Ours always do.
| Job | Published in Sydney | Basis | Ours, with GST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single driveway | $200 to $400 | Convergent read across Sydney price pages and cost guides | $329 |
| Double driveway | $300 to $650 | Convergent read across Sydney price pages and cost guides | $499 |
| House wash, single storey | $350 to $650 | Sydney operator cost guide, 3 to 4 bedrooms | $549 |
| House wash, double storey | $550 to $1,200 | Sydney operator cost guide | $899 |
| Gutter clean, single storey | $115 to $320 | Aggregator, Sydney metro, states GST included | $249 |
| Gutter clean, double storey | $205 to $520 | Aggregator, Sydney metro, states GST included | $399 |
| Roof, small to very large | $350 to $1,500 and over | Sydney operator cost guide, by roof area | from $899 metal, tile quoted |
Per hour
Published Sydney hourly figures spread across a range more than six times wide. The bottom of it is lead generation framing and the top is commercial crews. A number from that spread tells you nothing about your job, so we do not publish one and we never quote residential work by the hour.
Per square metre
Used for hard surfaces and almost nothing else. The one real tiered Sydney rate card runs $6.00 down to $5.00. Ours runs $6.50 down to $5.50, minimum $249.
Per job
How almost every residential job is actually priced: a house by storey, a driveway by size, a roof by area and material. It is how our packages work, and it is the only one of the three you can compare between quotes without a tape measure.
What moves a quote
- Height
- A second storey means more setup and slower work. Every source that splits by storey charges more for it.
- What is on the surface
- Dust is quick. Lichen, mould and oil are not. Oil needs heat and a degreaser, and growth needs chemistry and time.
- Where the water can go
- Containing and recovering wash water takes time. A quote that leaves it out is cheaper because it is skipping something.
- Access and water
- How close the trailer can park, and whether there is a working tap within reach.
Our published loadings
Almost nobody in Sydney publishes these. We do, so a quote can be checked against the card.
- Second storeyplus 30%
- Weekend workplus 25%
- Heavy build up, confirmed from photosplus $80 to $150
One job at a time, in more detail
- What roof cleaning costs
What does roof cleaning cost in Sydney?
- What house washing costs
What does house washing cost in Sydney?
- What driveway cleaning costs
What does driveway cleaning cost in Sydney?
- Driveways and the Sydney water rules
Can you pressure clean a driveway in Sydney?
- Cleaning a Colorbond roof
How is a Colorbond roof cleaned?
- Soft wash or pressure wash
What is the difference between soft washing and pressure washing?
What people ask about pressure cleaning prices
How much does pressure cleaning cost in Sydney?
It depends on the job far more than on the machine. Published Sydney figures put a single driveway at $200 to $400 and a single storey house wash at $350 to $650. The effective floor for any real attended job is $199 to $250. Our minimum is $249 including GST.
How much does pressure washing cost per hour?
There is no honest single figure. Published Sydney hourly rates in our research spread across a range more than six times wide, from lead generation sites at the bottom to commercial operators at the top. Residential work is priced per job in this trade, and we never quote by the hour.
How much does pressure washing cost in Australia compared with Sydney?
National aggregator figures run lower than Sydney ones, and one Sydney cost guide puts the Sydney premium at 10 to 25 per cent over national prices, citing logistics. National square metre bands are demonstrably too low to clear a Sydney minimum on a small job.
What does it cost to pressure wash a house?
A house is soft washed, not pressure washed, and it is priced by storey. A Sydney cost guide puts a standard single storey at $350 to $650. Ours is $549 single storey and $899 double storey, including GST.
Is there a minimum charge?
Yes, almost everywhere, whether it is called a minimum or a from price. Three separate Sydney operators publish exactly $199 as their entry price. Ours is $249 for residential work and $450 for commercial attendance.
Why do your prices sit toward the top of the market?
Because containing the wash water, soft washing what should not be blasted and carrying hot water for oil all take time and equipment, and we would rather publish a price that covers them than a low figure that grows on the day.