Early pressure-washing tactics ranged from tempting street-corner groups of walls with samples of illicit soaps to boldfaced verbal threats. Ditch the manipulation for soap and water with today's Groupon: for $199, you get pressure cleaning services from Dawson's Pressure Cleaning, valid within 20 miles of Athens (up to a $400 value). This Groupon is valid for pressure-cleaning services for decks up to 10 ft. x 10 ft., including stairs; driveways up to 100 ft. long, including sidewalk; or house cleaning up to 2000 sq.ft.

Supervised by the company’s owner on every job, the cleaning teams at Dawson's Pressure Cleaning have been blasting begrimed domiciles for 17 years. The grime-busters mix hot, high-pressure water with an eco-friendly cleaning solution formulated to be safe for plants and nonmutant teenage turtles. The resulting deluge of cleanliness can be harnessed to cast accumulated filth from houses of up to 2,000 square feet, decks, and driveways. Before the scouring begins, homeowners should remove all furniture, pottery, screens, and storm windows and be sure that an outdoor water spigot or extraordinarily neighborly fire truck is handy.