Quoted and done by the same person
No sales visit and no subcontractor you have never met. The man who walks your property is the man on the ladder.
Section 01 / Scope
Everything on the outside of the house. One number to call.
Roofs and gutters cleared, siding and windows washed, yard debris cut back and hauled off before fire season. Mark walks the property, writes the number down, then does the work himself.
| Operator | Mark Grumich, owner |
|---|---|
| Base | Santa Rosa, Sonoma County |
| Estimate | Free, written, no obligation |
| Callback | Usually same day |
Plate 01 · Subject propertySanta Rosa, CA
Section 02
Scope of work
Five services. Most properties need two or three of them, and Mark will tell you plainly which ones can wait until next year.
| Ref | Service | Includes | Typical interval |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.1 | Roof care | Gutters emptied by hand, downspouts flushed and run clear, moss lifted off the shaded elevations before it works under the shingles. |
Twice a year |
| 02.2 | Yard clearing | Needle pack, leaf litter and dead brush cleared back from the structure for defensible space, loaded and hauled off site the same day. |
Annual, late spring |
| 02.3 | Pressure washing | Driveways, walkways, patios, fences and siding. Full pressure on hard surfaces, low pressure soft wash on timber, stucco and painted trim. |
Every 1 to 2 years |
| 02.4 | Window washing | Glass inside and out, frames and sills wiped down, screens pulled, washed and refitted. |
Once or twice a year |
| 02.5 | Exterior presentation | The whole outside brought up together and finished in one visit. Usually booked ahead of a listing, an open house or family coming to stay. |
As needed |
Section 03
Records from recent jobs
Three services, recorded before and after. Every property below sits inside the coverage area in section 09.
03.1 / Roof & gutters / Rincon Valley
Fig 03.1a · Before
Fig 03.1b · After
Findings. Two seasons of bay leaf packed solid across the run, moss along the full north face. Cleared by hand, downspouts flushed, two joints resealed. Half a day.
03.2 / Pressure washing / Fountaingrove
Fig 03.2a · Before
Fig 03.2b · After
Findings. Oil spotting at the parking end, algae across the shaded half. Surface cleaner at full pressure, then rinsed down to the street. Four hours.
03.3 / Defensible space / Oakmont
Fig 03.3a · Before
Fig 03.3b · After
Findings. Juniper and bark mulch hard against the wall inside the first five feet. Removed and replaced with clear gravel. Two truckloads off site.
Sonoma County · Fire season advisory
The first thing to catch is usually the thing nobody inspects.
Needle pack in a gutter. Leaf litter sitting in a roof valley. Dead juniper and bark mulch pushed up against a wall. It is the least visible part of a property and the first part to take an ember.
Mark clears it, bags it and takes it away with him, so it leaves the lot instead of sitting in a pile by the kerb. Late spring is the time to book it, because by July the whole county has worked that out at once.
Book a fire season clear out- Item 01Roof valleys and gutters cleared of needle and leaf pack
- Item 02The first five feet around the structure opened up
- Item 03Dead brush, ladder fuels and low branches cut back
- Item 04All arisings hauled off site the same day
Section 04 / Request an estimate
Two fields required. The rest is optional.
It arrives on Mark's phone as a text. He calls you back, usually the same day, and books a time to come and look. No fee, no obligation, and nobody else gets your number.
Direct line
707-328-4139
Section 05
Four things worth knowing before you book anyone
Pressure matched to the surface
Redwood, stucco and concrete all want different settings. Soft wash where soft wash belongs, so nothing gets stripped or etched.
Fire clearing planned in advance
Roofs, gutters and the first five feet dealt with before the dry months, with everything hauled off the property.
A written price that holds
The number comes before the work. If something underneath is worse than it looked, Mark stops and asks you first.
Section 06
The person doing the work
Plate 06 · M. GrumichOwner
“I have been cleaning houses in this county long enough that the same families call me back every year. I turn up when I say I will, I tell you honestly when something does not need doing yet, and I would rather do one house properly than three of them quickly.”
“Call me and ask. If it turns out I am not the right person for the job, I will usually know who is.”
Mark GrumichOwner · ProRosa · Santa Rosa
Section 07
How a job runs, start to finish
You ask
Send the form or call. Tell Mark roughly what is going on. Photos help but they are not needed.
Mark takes a look
He walks the property and writes you a price. You do not need to be home for it, and you are not committing to anything by having him out.
He cleans it
Booked for a day that suits you. Debris hauled away, hoses coiled, gate shut behind him. Photos sent when it is done.
Section 08
What customers said afterwards
Our gutters had not been touched since we bought the place. Mark found a downspout packed solid that was pushing water into the crawl space, and showed me the photographs before he fixed it.
We had a week before the house went on the market. Driveway, windows and the whole front elevation in a day and a half. The listing photographs look like a different property.
He cleared the slope behind our house before last summer and hauled every bit of it away. He also told us which two things could wait until next year, which nobody else has ever done.
Section 09 / Coverage
Where Mark works
Santa Rosa first, then most of the county. If he can get there and back in a morning, he will come and look at it.
| Santa Rosa | Base |
| Rincon Valley | Core |
| Bennett Valley | Core |
| Fountaingrove | Core |
| Oakmont | Core |
| Larkfield | Core |
| Windsor | Regular |
| Healdsburg | Regular |
| Sebastopol | Regular |
| Rohnert Park | Regular |
| Cotati | Regular |
| Petaluma | Regular |
| Kenwood | Regular |
| Glen Ellen | Regular |
| Sonoma | Regular |
Not listed? Call and ask anyway.
Section 10
Questions Mark gets asked most
10.1What is this going to cost me?
It comes down to the size of the house, how many storeys, and how long it has been since the last time. That is exactly why the estimate is free and why Mark would rather come and look than guess over the phone. You get a written number before anything starts, and it does not move unless you ask for something extra.
10.2Are you insured?
Yes. Mark carries liability insurance and will send you the certificate before he starts. Ask for it, it is not a strange request.
10.3Could the pressure washer damage my siding or my paint?
It can, in the wrong hands and at the wrong setting. That is the whole reason Mark looks at the surface before he starts. Older redwood, stucco and painted trim get soft washed at low pressure, with the cleaning solution doing the work rather than the force. Concrete and stone take considerably more. If a surface is too far gone to wash safely, he will tell you rather than take the job.
10.4Do I need to be home?
No. Plenty of people leave a gate unlocked and come home to it finished. Mark texts you when he arrives and again when he is done, with photographs if you want them. If you would rather be there, that is fine too.
10.5How long does a job take?
Gutters and a roof clear on a single storey house is usually a morning. A full exterior with windows, driveway and siding is normally a day, sometimes two on a larger property. Mark tells you which when he quotes it.
10.6How soon can you come out?
Estimates are usually within a couple of days and the work within a week or two after that. Spring and the run up to fire season are the busy stretch, so if you are thinking about a summer clear out it is worth calling early.
10.7Can you come back every year without me having to remember?
Yes, and most people end up doing that. Gutters twice a year, once after the leaves come down and once before the rain. Fire clearing in late spring. Mark keeps the list and calls a couple of weeks beforehand to check the timing still suits you. There is nothing to sign and no charge for being on it.
10.8What happens to all the debris?
It leaves with Mark. Green waste, needle pack, gutter muck and cut brush go on the truck and off the property the same day. Nothing gets piled by your kerb for you to deal with.
10.9How do I pay?
After the work is finished and you have looked at it, not before. Card, cheque or transfer, whichever is easier for you.
One call and the outside of your house is off your list.
Free estimate, written down, no obligation. Mark on the other end of the phone rather than a call centre.