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    HOA & Community Association Cleaning — Madison, WI

    HOA and condo-association boards manage shared assets that everyone uses and nobody owns — the clubhouse, the pool house, the community park gazebo, the entry monument, the shared sidewalks and common-area siding. When those assets look dirty, homeowners notice, homeowner emails pile up, and suddenly your Tuesday-night board meeting is two hours long instead of 45 minutes. The Total Wash Co. runs our HOA program to shut that cycle down. We quote one recurring contract that covers every shared amenity — clubhouse exterior, pool-house walls, fitness-room windows, mail-kiosk surrounds, entry-monument stone, perimeter-fence pressure wash, shared-sidewalk concrete — and we schedule everything to hit before peak-use seasons. Pool house, clubhouse, and pool deck get pressure washed in late April before Memorial Day opening. Entry monument and community signage get washed quarterly. Perimeter sidewalks get salt-flushed every March. One invoice to the management company or treasurer, one contact for every question, and an annual walkthrough with the board so you can show homeowners the amenity budget is working. We serve condominium associations, patio-home HOAs, townhome associations, 55+ communities, and mixed-use residential developments across Dane County.

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    What HOA & Community Associations Need From Their Exterior Cleaner

    We built our hoa & community associations program around the concerns our clients actually ask about.

    Community common area cleanliness

    Clubhouse, pool house, fitness room, mail kiosks, community park gazebos — every shared amenity on one contract, on a scheduled rotation.

    Pool & amenity sanitation

    Pool deck pressure washing, pool-house exterior cleaning, and biocide treatment timed for late-April pre-opening and post-Labor Day close.

    Entry monument & signage

    Stone and brick entry monuments lose their curb appeal to mildew and road salt fast. Quarterly cleaning keeps the first impression sharp for every prospective buyer driving through.

    Shared sidewalks & fencing

    Perimeter fencing, shared walkways, and common-area pressure washing on a single contract — no arguments over which homeowner is responsible for which slab of concrete.

    Board-friendly billing

    One invoice to the management company or HOA treasurer, one line item per amenity. Easy to reconcile against budget, easy to show homeowners at annual meeting.

    How We Run HOA & Community Associations

    The specifics behind the work — chemistry, equipment, scheduling, and the discipline hoa & community associations actually require.

    The HOA amenity calendar — synchronized service for shared assets

    Every HOA and community association we service operates against a shared-asset maintenance calendar most boards don't formalize until cleaning falls behind. Our HOA program brings the calendar with us. Late April: pool deck, pool house, fitness room, and amenity walkways pressure-washed and disinfected ahead of Memorial Day pool opening (Wisconsin pool season is short — wasted weekends on a dirty deck are noticed). Mid-July: mid-season touch-up on pool deck and amenity surfaces. Post-Labor Day: pool close-out cleaning and biocide treatment to kill biological growth before the deck sits dormant through winter. March: salt-flush on perimeter sidewalks, common-area concrete, and entry monument surrounds — the day Madison stops salting is the day the residue becomes most visible. June: clubhouse and amenity exterior soft-wash. September: gutter clear-out and fall-prep pressure wash. November: pre-winter mailbox-cluster and entry-monument detail. Bundling all eight touchpoints into a single annual contract is how every multi-amenity community we serve operates.

    Entry monuments, signage, and the first-impression discipline

    Entry monuments are the single highest-leverage cleaning surface in any HOA — the first thing every prospective homebuyer sees driving in, and the surface that visibly ages fastest from biological growth and road salt. Stone and brick monuments capture mildew, lichen, and chalky salt residue within months of being clean. We schedule entry-monument cleaning quarterly by default. Chemistry: D/2 Biological Solution (National Park Service-recommended for stone preservation) for porous limestone, sandstone, and aged brick monuments — the same protocol we use on church-cemetery markers. Sub-500 PSI rinse only. Anodized metal and modern stone monuments take a milder soft-wash chemistry. Backlit monument signage and lighting fixtures get hand-detailed and rinsed (we do not pressure-wash near electrical fixtures). For HOAs with multiple entry monuments across phases of a master-planned community, we schedule all monuments same-visit and document each with before/after photography for the annual community-association report.

    Documentation built for HOA boards and management company billing

    HOA boards turn over, management companies change, and treasurers ask hard questions at the annual meeting. Our HOA documentation is built specifically to make every board member feel confident at every annual meeting. Three deliverables included in every contract automatically. One — service-completion photo documentation, before/after, uploaded to your management portal the same day the service happens. Two — quarterly summary report with line items by amenity and a community-walking-tour map showing where work was performed. Useful for board members defending the amenity-maintenance line item to skeptical homeowners. Three — annual community-association report summarizing every visit, every service, every dollar, and recommendations for the next year. This last deliverable doubles as the board's amenity-budget worksheet and is provided as a PDF ready to drop into the annual community meeting presentation. Multi-amenity master-planned communities (with pools, clubhouses, fitness, parks, and entry monuments) typically have a 20-30 page documentation packet at year-end.

    Pool-house and amenity-building protocols

    Pool houses, clubhouses, fitness rooms, and amenity buildings have specific protocols different from residential homes or commercial offices. Pool-deck concrete sanitization: 0.5% sodium hypochlorite biocide treatment + neutral surfactant on the deck surface and around skimmer recesses, dwell, hot-water rinse. Kills biological growth that accumulates during winter dormancy and prevents the green-haze that appears on dirty pool decks within 2-3 weeks of opening. Pool-house exterior soft-wash: vinyl siding 0.5% SH soft-wash; brick or stucco face matched chemistry to substrate age. Fitness-room exterior: standard soft-wash, special attention to high-touch entry hardware. Clubhouse: same protocols + interior glass cleaning where contracted. Each amenity gets a separately scoped chemistry choice on the master service agreement so there is no ambiguity about what touches what. Pool houses on properties with chlorine pool-water nearby require special attention to chlorine-resistant chemistry choices — we manage this without intervention from the board.

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    Services Built for HOA & Community Associations

    Bundle anything on this list into a single recurring contract.

    Clubhouse & Amenity Building Wash

    Soft-wash siding on clubhouse, pool house, fitness room, and community center exteriors.

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    Pool Deck & Amenity Pressure Wash

    Pre-season pool deck clean, mid-season touch-ups, post-Labor Day close-out wash.

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    Common-Area Window Cleaning

    Clubhouse, fitness, and pool-house windows — inside and out. Scheduled spring and fall.

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    Entry Monument & Signage Cleaning

    Quarterly stone, brick, and signage cleaning. D/2 biological cleaner on porous monuments.

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    Shared Sidewalk Pressure Wash

    Perimeter sidewalk salt-flush and annual deep clean. Scheduled March and August by default.

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    Why HOA & Community Associations Choose The Total Wash Co.

    • $2M General Liability + $5M umbrella
    • Wisconsin licensed and insured since 2021
    • COI issued before every first visit
    • Commercial references available on request
    • 24/7 scheduling — weekends, holidays, off-hours welcome
    • Dedicated account manager for portfolios of 3+ buildings

    Recent HOA & Community Associations Work

    We handle hoa & community associations across Madison and Dane County. Contact us for verified references and case studies specific to your hoa & community associations type — we're happy to connect you with existing clients who match your scope.

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    HOA and community association cleaning — Madison-area ranges

    Real numbers from real Madison-area hoa & community associations jobs. Final pricing always after a free site walk — these ranges are where most jobs land.

    Single-amenity pool-house annual contract (pool deck + pool house + amenity walkway)

    $1,250–$3,850 annual

    Three-touchpoint pool season schedule (pre-Memorial-Day, mid-July, post-Labor-Day). Includes biocide treatment, soft-wash, walkway pressure wash.

    Mid-size HOA all-amenity annual contract (pool, clubhouse, fitness, mail cluster, entry monuments)

    $4,250–$11,850 annual

    Eight-touchpoint annual calendar. Includes synchronized scheduling, quarterly entry-monument cleaning, fall gutter clear-out, photo documentation.

    Master-planned community (multiple phases, multiple entry monuments, clubhouse + fitness + pool)

    $12,500–$28,500 annual

    Multi-phase community with shared amenities. Single contract, single management-company invoice, annual board-meeting documentation packet.

    Property management firm administering 5+ HOAs

    12-18% below per-association pricing

    Consolidated across all HOAs administered by the same management firm. Particularly common for FirstService Residential and Associa portfolios.

    What drives pricing within these ranges

    • Number of amenities (pool/clubhouse/fitness/monuments/walkways/gutters/mail-clusters)
    • Number of entry monuments and their materials (D/2 historic protocol vs modern soft-wash)
    • Community scale (single phase vs multi-phase master-planned)
    • Documentation depth required (board-meeting-ready vs basic invoice)
    • Management-firm portfolio scale (single HOA vs 5+ administered)

    Recurring contracts: Annual HOA contracts with quarterly billing save 12-18% versus per-job pricing and provide a predictable amenity-maintenance budget line for board planning. Most multi-amenity HOA boards report the documentation packet alone is worth the contract.

    Procurement Actions

    Three actions B2B procurement teams ask for first. Each lands in our inbox with the right context attached.

    Request HOA amenity walkthrough

    Walk every shared amenity, get a written scope by amenity and an annual calendar in 5 business days. Single-amenity or master-planned community both welcome.

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    Inquire about all-amenity annual contract

    Bundle pool deck + clubhouse + fitness + monuments + walkways + gutters into one annual contract. 12-18% savings versus per-job. Includes annual board-meeting documentation packet.

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    Request Certificate of Insurance + amenity protocol packet

    COI naming HOA and management company as additional insured + chemistry SDS binder by amenity + sample documentation packet. Standard for HOA procurement.

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    Trust, Compliance, and Verifiable Standards

    The Total Wash Co. has serviced Madison-area HOAs, condominium associations, townhome HOAs, 55+ active-adult communities, and mixed-use residential developments since 2021. Owner-operator Ashton Ferry personally scopes every HOA onboarding. We carry $2M general liability, $1M commercial auto, full Wisconsin workers' compensation, and a $5M umbrella policy. We work with management firms administering HOAs (FirstService Residential, Associa, Real Property Management Dane, others) and directly with self-managed associations. We comply with the City of Madison Stormwater Permit M-001-15 and Wisconsin DNR Best Management Practices for runoff on community walkways, pool decks, and entry monuments. Our entry-monument cleaning protocol follows the National Park Service-recommended D/2 Biological Solution method for stone preservation — same protocol we use for church cemetery markers. We are members in good standing of the Power Washers of North America (PWNA). Multi-community HOA management firm references available on request.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Can you bundle all amenities into one contract?+

    Yes. That's how we price 90% of our HOA work — single annual contract covering clubhouse, pool house, fitness, mail kiosk, entry monuments, perimeter sidewalks, and shared-area pressure washing. One invoice, one contact, one renewal each year.

    When do you clean pool-house and pool-deck areas?+

    Pre-season pressure wash in late April (before Memorial Day), mid-season touch-up in mid-July, and a close-out clean after Labor Day. Biocide treatment on concrete deck as needed to kill any biological growth before reopening.

    How do you bill for HOA work?+

    One invoice to your management company or directly to the HOA treasurer, with line items by amenity so the board can reconcile against budget. Annual contracts are billed monthly or quarterly — your call.

    Do you clean entry monuments and community signage?+

    Yes — and we recommend quarterly. Stone and brick entry monuments pick up biological growth and road-salt haze fast, and a dirty entry monument is the first thing prospective homebuyers see driving in. D/2 biological cleaner is safe for stone and restores the original color without damaging the substrate.

    Do you handle 55+ and condominium associations?+

    Yes — we serve condo associations, townhome HOAs, patio-home communities, 55+ active-adult communities, and mixed-use residential developments across Madison, Middleton, Fitchburg, Verona, Waunakee, and Sun Prairie. Each community gets a scope built around its specific amenity mix.

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    Site visit within 24 hours. No pressure, no pitch — just a walkthrough and a written scope. (608) 360-5818 or the form below.

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