# Exterior soft wash cost in Salt Lake City

Exterior soft wash in Salt Lake City runs between $0.082 and $0.255 per square foot of exterior wall, most likely $0.153. These are the Utah 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 Salt Lake City, per square foot of exterior wall**

| Service | Low | Most likely | High |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Facade wash (drone) | $0.082 | $0.153 | $0.255 |
| Facade wash with mold or growth treatment | $0.122 | $0.224 | $0.388 |
| Facade wash, conventional access | $0.153 | $0.275 | $0.459 |

Grade C: modelled from the Texas calibration and scaled by the state factor of 1.02. [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: 73,211 (public building records, as of October 16, 2026)
- With measured height: 62,976 (public building records, as of October 16, 2026)
- Tallest: 451 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/ut/salt-lake-city/office/)
- [Retail](https://skypsi.com/estimates/exterior-soft-wash/ut/salt-lake-city/retail/)
- [Industrial](https://skypsi.com/estimates/exterior-soft-wash/ut/salt-lake-city/industrial/)

## Tallest buildings on file

- [50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City](https://skypsi.com/property/ut/salt-lake-city/spkxm2sxjktyxdf-50-east-north-temple-street-salt-lake-city/): 419.9 feet, 30 stories
- [350 North State Street, Salt Lake City](https://skypsi.com/property/ut/salt-lake-city/sph4j1frqbmr86g-350-north-state-street-salt-lake-city/): 285.4 feet, 22 stories
- [5067 South Cottonwood Street, Murray](https://skypsi.com/property/ut/salt-lake-city/spej59ya1gj1f9r-5067-south-cottonwood-street-murray/): 258.3 feet, 19 stories
- [555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City](https://skypsi.com/property/ut/salt-lake-city/spj0fqagd3qqvfh-555-south-main-street-salt-lake-city/): 244.1 feet, 19 stories
- [250 East 200 South, Salt Lake City](https://skypsi.com/property/ut/salt-lake-city/sph2nd8dfwgr6jv-250-east-200-south-salt-lake-city/): 228.5 feet, 18 stories
- [255 South West Temple Street, Salt Lake City](https://skypsi.com/property/ut/salt-lake-city/spzmt88jn4z8w5g-255-south-west-temple-street-salt-lake-city/): 184.9 feet, 18 stories
- [500 South Main Street, Salt Lake City](https://skypsi.com/property/ut/salt-lake-city/sp8nw5fvhvs87k7-500-south-main-street-salt-lake-city/): 172.2 feet, 16 stories
- [311 South Main Street, Salt Lake City](https://skypsi.com/property/ut/salt-lake-city/sp8acf74rt2fgsd-311-south-main-street-salt-lake-city/): 162.3 feet, 13 stories
- [136 South Main Street, Salt Lake City](https://skypsi.com/property/ut/salt-lake-city/spp3bc0sf9a0ne3-136-south-main-street-salt-lake-city/): 160.7 feet, 8 stories
- [100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake City](https://skypsi.com/property/ut/salt-lake-city/sp64t2499mytzsd-100-north-mario-capecchi-drive-salt-lake-city/): 157.8 feet, 11 stories
- [451 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City](https://skypsi.com/property/ut/salt-lake-city/sp8cz8hnahxxk41-451-south-1400-east-salt-lake-city/): 152.5 feet, 12 stories
- [10 West 100 South, Salt Lake City](https://skypsi.com/property/ut/salt-lake-city/spw7as89g6szpje-10-west-100-south-salt-lake-city/): 142.9 feet, 9 stories

## Methods

- [Drone](https://skypsi.com/estimates/exterior-soft-wash/drone/ut/salt-lake-city/): buildings from 45 feet to 250 feet tall
- [Boom lift](https://skypsi.com/estimates/exterior-soft-wash/lift/ut/salt-lake-city/): any height
- [Rope access](https://skypsi.com/estimates/exterior-soft-wash/rope-bmu/ut/salt-lake-city/): 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 $0.122 and $0.388 per square foot of exterior wall, most likely $0.224.

### 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 $0.153 and $0.459 per square foot of exterior wall, most likely $0.275.

### What changes the price of exterior soft wash in Salt Lake City?

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 Salt Lake City use?

Salt Lake City uses the Utah 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 Utah](https://skypsi.com/estimates/exterior-soft-wash/ut/)
- [Window cleaning in Salt Lake City](https://skypsi.com/estimates/window-cleaning/ut/salt-lake-city/)
- [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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