The short answer: pressure washing in Canada is priced per job, not per hour — and the anchor number is the driveway, at $100 to $260 in 2026 depending on size and condition. Decks run $150–$400, house siding $250–$700+, and most operators won't roll the machine off the trailer for less than $150. Here's the full rate card — and how to turn it into your price list.
Pressure washing rates in Canada (2026)
Residential work is quoted as a flat price per surface. These are the going ranges for a solo operator or small crew, with the per-square-foot equivalents where they hold up:
| Job type | Typical range | Per sq ft equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Single driveway (1 car) | $100–$180 | $0.25–$0.40 |
| Double driveway (2 car) | $150–$260 | $0.25–$0.40 |
| Deck or patio | $150–$400 | $0.40–$0.80 (wood) |
| Fence | $150–$300 | $0.40–$0.80 |
| House siding — one storey | $250–$450 | $0.20–$0.35 |
| House siding — two storey | $350–$700+ | $0.20–$0.35 |
| Full exterior package | $400–$900 | Bundled — see below |
Ranges compiled July 2026 from published Canadian price guides including HomeStars, Jobber Academy, and Skyrex Property Services. Vancouver and Toronto price toward the top of each range; smaller markets toward the bottom.
What should you charge?
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Per job wins for residential work. Homeowners buy an outcome — a clean driveway — not your time, and a flat price closes faster than an hourly estimate they can't cap. Internally, Canadian operators bill out at roughly $50 to $160 per hour; use that to build the quote, then present one number.
Per square foot belongs on big flatwork and commercial jobs — parking lots, strata sidewalks, warehouse pads — where the area really is the whole story. Published Canadian rates run from about $0.15 per square foot for easy concrete up to $0.75+ for delicate or heavily soiled surfaces. Never quote a house by square foot; height, siding material, and access matter more than area.
Three pricing rules that separate operators who profit from operators who stay busy and broke:
- Set a minimum job charge of $150–$200. Setup and teardown — loading, driving, hooking up water, packing out — eats close to an hour whether the job is a mansion or a mailbox pad. Below your minimum, you're paying to work.
- Price soft washing as a premium, not a variant. Vinyl siding, stucco, and roofs need low-pressure chemical washing. It takes product knowledge, detergent cost, and care — roof soft washes commonly run $350 to $900+. Charge accordingly.
- Bundle everything at the curb. Driveway plus walkway plus patio in one visit means one setup instead of three. A 10–15% bundle discount still leaves you far ahead of quoting each surface as a separate trip — and it's how a $150 driveway becomes a $450 visit.
Setting your own rate
The market range tells you what's plausible. Your costs tell you what's survivable. Price a season, not a job:
- Know your cost per hour on the wand — machine wear and eventual replacement (a commercial unit is thousands of dollars with a finite life), fuel for the truck and the pump, surface cleaner and detergent, water where you're not on the client's tap, liability insurance, and the unpaid hours quoting and driving.
- Plan around the season. Pressure washing in Canada is a spring business — March through June is the rush, and winter is close to zero. Your summer rates have to carry the year. Book fall work (pre-winter house and gutter washes) while you're standing in the client's driveway in May.
- Upsell the same visit. You're already on site with water and ladders — window cleaning and gutter clearing are natural add-ons that raise the ticket without another drive. A driveway client who takes windows and gutters can double the invoice.
Then position yourself: insured, uniformed, with photos of your work and a quote that arrives the same day, you can credibly sit in the top third of your local range. The competition is often a guy with a machine and a phone number — looking like a business is worth $50 a job.
Are you undercharging?
Five quick questions. Be honest — nobody's watching.
Are you booked solid more than two weeks out?
A full calendar is the market telling you your price is too low.
Have you raised your rates in the last 12 months?
Costs went up this year. If your rate didn't, you took a pay cut.
When you quote a price, does anyone ever say no?
If nobody ever pushes back, you're leaving room on the table.
Do you charge for travel time — or build it into your price?
Unpaid driving between jobs quietly eats your real hourly rate.
Do you drop your price whenever someone asks for a deal?
Discounting on request trains clients to always ask.
Priced about right
You're showing the classic signs of healthy pricing — price pushback now and then, regular raises, travel accounted for. Your next win isn't the rate, it's the time you lose to admin between jobs.
You're leaving money on the table
A couple of undercharging signals showed up. The fix is usually one honest raise for new clients — $5 more per job on a full week is thousands a year you're currently donating.
You're seriously undercharging
Almost every signal fired. Booked solid, never raising, never hearing no — that's not luck, that's a price well below what your market would pay. Raise your rate for every new client starting this week; your regulars can follow later.
From quote to booked job to paid invoice — before the driveway dries.
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Pressure washing is a taxable service in Canada, but you don't charge GST/HST until your revenue crosses $30,000 over four consecutive calendar quarters — the CRA's small-supplier threshold. Do the math: a spring season of two $400 house washes a week gets you most of the way there by August. Once you're over, you register, add tax to every invoice, and remit it. The full rules are in our plain-English GST/HST guide.
The threshold catches seasonal businesses off guard because the revenue arrives in a four-month burst. Track every payment as it lands and you'll see the line coming while there's still time to plan for it.
Common questions
How much should I charge to pressure wash a driveway?
Most Canadian pressure washers charge $100 to $260 for a driveway in 2026 — roughly $100 to $180 for a single-car pad and $150 to $260 for a double. That works out to about $0.25 to $0.40 per square foot of concrete. Heavy oil staining or years of buildup justifies the top of the range.
How much should I charge to pressure wash a deck?
Deck and patio cleaning typically runs $150 to $400 in Canada. Wood is slower, more delicate work than concrete — it prices at $0.40 to $0.80 per square foot rather than driveway rates. Quote higher for multi-level decks, railings, and stairs, and offer sealing or staining prep as an add-on.
How much should I charge to pressure wash a house?
House washing usually lands between $250 and $700+, driven mostly by height: a single-storey bungalow sits near $250 to $450, while a two-storey home runs $350 to $700 or more. Vinyl, stucco, and painted siding usually need soft washing — low pressure, cleaning solution — which is a premium service, not a discount one.
How much should I charge to pressure wash a fence?
Fences price like decks: $0.40 to $0.80 per square foot of face, which puts a typical residential fence run at $150 to $300. Count both sides if you're washing both, and check the boards first — old, soft cedar can't take full pressure and needs a gentler (slower, pricier) approach.
Should I charge per hour or per job for pressure washing?
Per job. Canadian companies bill roughly $50 to $160 per hour internally, but clients want one number for one outcome — 'clean driveway, $180' beats an open-ended hourly meter. Use your hourly target to build the quote, then present a flat price. Reserve per-square-foot pricing for large flatwork and commercial jobs where the area is the whole story.
What is a fair minimum charge for a pressure washing job?
Most operators set a minimum of $150 to $200 per visit. Loading the machine, driving out, connecting water, and packing up eats close to an hour before you've cleaned anything — a $60 walkway job loses money even at a healthy hourly rate. If a job comes in under your minimum, bundle it: driveway plus walkway plus patio steps gets the client value and gets you above the line.
Do I need to charge GST/HST on pressure washing?
Not until your business revenue passes $30,000 over four consecutive calendar quarters — the CRA small-supplier threshold. A busy season of $300 to $400 jobs gets you there faster than you'd think. Once you're over, you register and add GST/HST to every invoice, so track your running total from the first job.
Pressure washing clients buy other exterior work from the same trusted person — if you're quoting window cleaning or lawn mowing as add-ons, those guides cover the going rates.
Rates are market ranges compiled from public Canadian sources in July 2026 and will vary by market, surface condition, and job. This is general information, not pricing or tax advice — for GST/HST specifics, check the CRA or talk to an accountant.