The Standard Commercial Properties Require
Your building, campus, or facility represents your organization. Before any potential client, consumer, or employee enters the doors, what they see outside has already told them something. What does the condition of your facility say about your company?
Commercial exterior cleaning and restoration is a different undertaking than residential work — in scope, in risk, and in the accountability it demands from a contractor. The wrong hire creates liability exposure, property damage, warranty voidance, and compliance problems. The right contractor shows up licensed, insured, and equipped for the scale of the job.
Pacific Exterior has been that contractor for commercial clients throughout the Bay Area and Monterey Bay since 2010. Our work spans retail facilities, institutional campuses, hospitality properties, HOA communities, healthcare facilities, tech campuses, and large-scale entertainment venues — all performed under the same documented, licensed standard we bring to every job.
What Facilities Managers Need to Know Before Hiring Any Contractor
Under California law, any exterior cleaning project valued over $1,000 requires a contractor’s license. Pacific Exterior holds a California B-General Contractor license — verifiable through the CSLB — and has carried it since 2001. The B-General classification is a higher and broader license category than the C-61/D38 specialty license (Sand and Water Blasting) held by many exterior cleaning operators in this market. In practical terms, the B-General license covers a wider scope of work and larger contract values — which matters on complex, multi-surface commercial projects.
We also carry the required specialized liability insurance that covers roof-based work specifically, along with full workers’ compensation for every crew member on every job. These aren’t optional extras. They’re the minimum a commercial property manager should require before signing with any contractor.
Every commercial project we complete is documented with HD aerial photography and before-and-after records. We provide whatever documentation your organization, your insurer, or your property management company requires.
Commercial Services
We handle the full scope of commercial exterior cleaning and restoration —
roofs, building exteriors, hard surfaces, and everything in between.
Roofing:
- ✓Single-ply membrane cleaning (TPO & PVC)
- ✓Liquid applied membrane & coating cleaning
- ✓Commercial tile roof cleaning & restoration
- ✓Metal roof cleaning & restoration
- ✓Asphalt and granule-surface roof cleaning
Building Exteriors:
- ✓ Stucco & EIFS restoration
- ✓ Concrete & masonry cleaning
- ✓ Metal panel & cladding restoration
- ✓ Exterior canopy & fabric cleaning
- ✓ Bacterial structure striping removal
- ✓ Biological growth treatment & prevention
Hard Surfaces & Grounds:
- ✓ Parking structure & lot cleaning
- ✓ Walkway & plaza restoration
- ✓ Decorative concrete cleaning & restoration
- ✓ Natural stone cleaning & restoration
- ✓Common area hardscape maintenance
Single-Ply and Liquid Applied Membrane Roofs
Single-ply membranes (TPO and PVC) and liquid applied coatings are standard on commercial and institutional buildings throughout our service area. They are also among the most easily damaged by the wrong cleaning approach. High pressure compromises membrane seams and flashing. Cleaning agents that manufacturers specifically prohibit will degrade the membrane over time and void the warranty.
Our Safe Wash process uses a manufacturer-approved, detergent-based method formulated specifically for membrane and coating surfaces — removing biological growth, dirt accumulation, and staining without compromising the material or its warranty. We have cleaned membrane and liquid applied roofs on commercial buildings ranging from small retail facilities to large-scale entertainment venues. On qualifying commercial properties, a warranty is available following our assessment — ask us about it during your estimate.
Commercial Clients and Projects
Stanford University — Stanford, CA
Roof and exterior cleaning and restoration on the iconic campus facility.
Oracle Arena — Oakland, CA
The Oracle Arena project required restoration of a liquid-applied roof coating across a large-scale entertainment venue — a surface type that standard cleaning contractors are not equipped or licensed to handle. Oracle was concerned about the bad press that would result from the upcoming blimp coverage of the Golden State Warriors' 2018 playoff run. (Read the press release here). Biological growth and surface staining had diminished the coating’s reflective performance. Our Safe Wash process restored the coating surface, removed biological growth at the source, and provided before-and-after documentation for the facility’s property management records. The coating and its warranty were preserved throughout.
Costco — Multiple locations
Commercial exterior cleaning and restoration at large-format retail facilities throughout our service area. Pacific Exterior has provided exterior restoration, construction upgrades, and annual roof management for 10 Bay Area Costco warehouse locations since 2013.
Google — Googleplex, Mountain View, CA
Exterior canopy and fabric cleaning at Google’s Googleplex campus in Mountain View.
Palo Alto Medical Foundation / Sutter Health
Pacific Exterior has provided roof and exterior restoration and roof maintenance for Sutter Health since 2013.
Kaiser Permanente / SC Warriors
Exterior cleaning services of architectural membrane and insulated metal panels.
Hilton Hotel — Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
Commercial exterior restoration to remove bacterial structure striping at the high-profile hospitality property adjacent to one of the Bay Area’s premier sports venues.
Enterprise Technology Centre
Complete exterior restoration of a 430,000-square-foot commercial facility, including over 7 miles of exterior glass cleaning.
Graton Resort & Casino — Rohnert Park, CA
Large-scale exterior cleaning and restoration at one of Northern California’s largest resort and gaming facilities — well outside our primary service area, and an example of the commercial project scale we regularly take on.
Landmark Peninsula Hospitality Property — Monterey County
190,000 square foot vintage clay tile roof restoration — one of the largest commercial roof restoration projects of its kind in the region.
HOA Communities — Throughout the Bay Area and Monterey Bay
Ongoing exterior cleaning and restoration programs for homeowner association communities across Santa Cruz, Monterey, Santa Clara, and San Mateo Counties.
Why Commercial Property Managers Choose Pacific Exterior
Every property manager deserves to know who they’re hiring. Before signing with any contractor, it’s worth asking for their contractor’s license number, license classification, proof of roof-specific liability insurance, and workers’ comp documentation. We’re happy to provide all of it.
About Pacific Exterior
Pacific Exterior was founded in 2010 by a California-licensed contractor with over 25 years of field experience. We were the first contractor in Northern California to specialize in non-pressure, detergent-based cleaning and restoration of roofs, building exteriors, and hard surfaces — operating and documented since the day we opened.
We are a dedicated roof and exterior cleaning and restoration specialist — not a window washing or gutter cleaning company that added roof cleaning as a side service. That focus shows in our results, our equipment, our insurance coverage, and our track record. From single-family homes to complex commercial and institutional facilities, we bring the same licensed, documented approach to every job.
Our crews serve commercial properties throughout our primary service counties and will travel for larger commercial, institutional, and hospitality projects throughout Northern California. We also offer scheduled maintenance programs for HOAs, property management firms, and multi-location commercial accounts — call us to discuss what a service agreement looks like for your portfolio.
Service Area
Pacific Exterior serves commercial properties throughout Northern California. Our primary service counties are Santa Cruz, Monterey, Santa Clara, and San Mateo — but we regularly travel for larger commercial, institutional, and hospitality projects throughout the state. If the project warrants it, we’ll be there.
Santa Cruz & Monterey
Peninsula & South Bay
Counties Served
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We understand that commercial jobs require scheduling flexibility, proper documentation, and a contractor who shows up prepared — and we deliver all of it.