# Exterior soft wash cost in Birmingham

Exterior soft wash in Birmingham runs between $0.08 and $0.25 per square foot of exterior wall, most likely $0.15. These are the Alabama rates.

Rates calibrated October 2, 2026. Review by December 31, 2026. Updated October 16, 2026. Method propdata-estimator-v6.

## Rates by service

**Exterior soft wash rates in Birmingham, per square foot of exterior wall**

| Service | Low | Most likely | High |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Facade wash (drone) | $0.08 | $0.15 | $0.25 |
| Facade wash with mold or growth treatment | $0.12 | $0.22 | $0.38 |
| Facade wash, conventional access | $0.15 | $0.27 | $0.45 |

Grade C: modelled from the Texas calibration and scaled by the state factor of 1.00. [What the grades mean](https://skypsi.com/estimates/methodology/confidence-grades/).

## What moves the price

- Moderate: adds 10%
- High: adds 25%
- Extreme or first clean: adds 40%
- Minimum job value: $5,000
- Boom lift, up to 8 floors: $2,000 a week
- Boom lift, 9 to 12 floors: $3,500 a week
- Boom lift, 13 floors and up: $4,500 a week
- Lift fuel: $75 a day
- [Access and permit costs](https://skypsi.com/estimates/methodology/add-ons/)

## Buildings on file

- Buildings on file: 56,452 (public building records, as of October 16, 2026)
- With measured height: 38,886 (public building records, as of October 16, 2026)
- Tallest: 917 feet (public building records, as of October 16, 2026)
- Median estimate: $11,000 (most likely, per building, SkyPSI estimator, as of October 16, 2026)

## Building types

- [Office](https://skypsi.com/estimates/exterior-soft-wash/al/birmingham/office/)
- [Retail](https://skypsi.com/estimates/exterior-soft-wash/al/birmingham/retail/)
- [Industrial](https://skypsi.com/estimates/exterior-soft-wash/al/birmingham/industrial/)

## Tallest buildings on file

- [600 18th Street North, Birmingham](https://skypsi.com/property/al/birmingham/sp1z0x4kc2w3vk9-600-18th-street-north-birmingham/): 321.5 feet, 18 stories
- [1 Health South Parkway, Birmingham](https://skypsi.com/property/al/birmingham/spwegass3bf3gky-1-health-south-parkway-birmingham/): 260.1 feet, 19 stories
- [1600 6th Avenue South, Birmingham](https://skypsi.com/property/al/birmingham/sp4xtw71k25sfjd-1600-6th-avenue-south-birmingham/): 248.5 feet, 18 stories
- [1901 7th Avenue North, Birmingham](https://skypsi.com/property/al/birmingham/sp9xgw9kjzzk6vz-1901-7th-avenue-north-birmingham/): 215.3 feet, 17 stories
- [1919 University Boulevard, Birmingham](https://skypsi.com/property/al/birmingham/spjgapsbds5nd98-1919-university-boulevard-birmingham/): 203.7 feet, 16 stories
- [1819 5th Avenue North, Birmingham](https://skypsi.com/property/al/birmingham/spghg51fz70a2m7-1819-5th-avenue-north-birmingham/): 182.8 feet, 14 stories
- [500 19th Street South, Birmingham](https://skypsi.com/property/al/birmingham/spb78718dfjym16-500-19th-street-south-birmingham/): 179.1 feet, 13 stories
- [2010 Medical Center Drive, Homewood](https://skypsi.com/property/al/birmingham/spzcsvzgy8m6a06-2010-medical-center-drive-homewood/): 170.6 feet, 12 stories
- [1100 21st St N, Birmingham](https://skypsi.com/property/al/birmingham/sp8dds3z015cg5w-1100-21st-st-n-birmingham/): 170.2 feet, 14 stories
- [2112 Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North, Birmingham](https://skypsi.com/property/al/birmingham/spwfbfqg6gth4mn-2112-richard-arrington-jr-boulevard-north-birmingham/): 164.5 feet, 13 stories
- [1813 6th Avenue South, Birmingham](https://skypsi.com/property/al/birmingham/sp1tbafsmk1fa32-1813-6th-avenue-south-birmingham/): 163.9 feet, 12 stories
- [2100 Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North, Birmingham](https://skypsi.com/property/al/birmingham/sphjf1q1k62gqr7-2100-richard-arrington-jr-boulevard-north-birmingham/): 162.8 feet, 16 stories

## Methods

- [Drone](https://skypsi.com/estimates/exterior-soft-wash/drone/al/birmingham/): buildings from 45 feet to 250 feet tall
- [Boom lift](https://skypsi.com/estimates/exterior-soft-wash/lift/al/birmingham/): any height
- [Rope access](https://skypsi.com/estimates/exterior-soft-wash/rope-bmu/al/birmingham/): work above what a pole reaches

## Questions

### What does mold or algae treatment add by drone?

A drone facade wash with mold or growth treatment runs between $0.12 and $0.38 per square foot of exterior wall, most likely $0.22.

### When does a boom lift or rope access fit better than a drone?

Conventional access suits buildings under 45 feet, which sit below the drone range. A conventional facade wash runs between $0.15 and $0.45 per square foot of exterior wall, most likely $0.27.

### What changes the price of exterior soft wash in Birmingham?

Difficulty adds 10% for moderate access or soiling, 25% for high, and 40% for an extreme building or a first clean.

### What does a boom lift add?

A boom lift for a building up to 8 floors adds $2,000 a week.

### Is there a minimum job value?

The minimum job value is $5,000. A smaller job is raised to it once, on the proposal.

### Which rates does Birmingham use?

Birmingham uses the Alabama rates.

## About these estimates

SkyPSI sets the exterior cleaning estimate for commercial buildings. Exterior soft wash is a service. Drone, boom lift and rope access are methods.

## Related

- [Exterior soft wash in Alabama](https://skypsi.com/estimates/exterior-soft-wash/al/)
- [Window cleaning in Birmingham](https://skypsi.com/estimates/window-cleaning/al/birmingham/)
- [How a SkyEstimate is built](https://skypsi.com/estimates/methodology/how-a-skyestimate-is-built/)
- [Rates for every service](https://skypsi.com/estimates/methodology/per-square-foot-bands/)
- [Regional price factors](https://skypsi.com/estimates/methodology/regional-price-factors/)

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Sources: USA Structures, Overture Maps building footprints, SkyPSI estimator, USGS 3D Elevation Program.

Building footprints: USA Structures, FEMA Response Geospatial Office, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and U.S. Geological Survey (CC BY 4.0). https://disasters.geoplatform.gov/USA_Structures/

Building footprints from Overture Maps Foundation, including OpenStreetMap contributors, Microsoft, Esri Community Maps contributors and USGS, under the Open Database License (ODbL). https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/

Building heights from the U.S. Geological Survey 3D Elevation Program (public domain). https://www.usgs.gov/3d-elevation-program

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