5-star Google rating, Licensed & Insured, Certified, BNI Ocala Business Network, Family-Owned Since 2023.
Starr’s & Stripes PowerWash is Ocala’s family-owned power washing company, founded by Randy and Matt Starr. Certified soft wash for roofs and siding. High-pressure cleaning for driveways and concrete. Specialized work for 55+ communities, equestrian properties, and historic homes. 5-star rated on Google. BNI Ocala Business Network member. Free same-day estimates. Written pricing before any work begins.
Ocala sits in the humid heart of North Central Florida, under a canopy of live oaks, water oaks, and laurel oaks that defines the character of nearly every established neighborhood. The trees that make Ocala beautiful are the same trees that drop pollen and tannin onto your roof, shade the north side of your house into permanent dampness, and feed the algae and mold that creep across your driveway every summer. Add in the irrigation cycles common to On Top of the World, Stone Creek, and the master-planned communities, and you have constant moisture sitting on stucco that was never meant to stay damp.
Most Ocala homeowners notice the damage from the road before they notice it up close. The black streaks on the north-facing roof slope. The green film creeping up the stucco. The orange irrigation stains on the driveway. By that point, the algae has had time to eat into shingle granules, and the discoloration has set into the stucco pores. Catching it on a 12 to 18 month rotation costs a fraction of letting it go, and a tenth of replacing the things that should have lasted decades.
Reach out by phone, text, or our online form. Most estimates come back the same day. We walk you through exactly what your property needs, no pressure and no surprises. You get a written price before any water hits your home.
Our certified crew arrives with commercial-grade equipment and the training to know which technique belongs on which surface. Ocala homes get a specific approach: low-pressure soft wash on the roof and siding, high-pressure surface cleaning on the driveway, gentle technique on lanai screens. You do not need to be home. We text updates and send after-photos when the job is complete.
Certified soft wash kills algae and mold at the root. The result is a property that looks the way you remember it looking when you first moved in. Most Ocala homes only need this service every 12 to 18 months. You see the difference from the road, and so does everyone driving by.
Ocala is not one market. It is a city of distinctive neighborhoods, each with its own architecture, its own cleaning challenges, and its own community standards. We have been working all of them since 2023, and we know what each one throws at a property.
The octagonal downtown square and the historic neighborhoods surrounding it (Tuscawilla Park, NE Historic District, the Woodfields area) are the oldest part of Ocala. Brick streets, ancient live oaks, and character homes from the early 1900s define the character. These properties need a careful touch: older stucco that cannot take high pressure, original brick that needs the right detergent, and historic district aesthetic standards that homeowners take seriously. We treat historic properties differently than a 2010 Stone Creek build, and the difference shows.
Ocala is the Horse Capital of the World, and nowhere is that more visible than NW Ocala. The corridor along West Highway 27 and into Meadow Wood Farms, Golden Hills, and the equestrian estates west of the city is defined by ranch and farm properties, large acreage, barns, training facilities, and main residences that often sit a quarter mile from the road. We handle equestrian property cleaning as a project, not a series of separate calls: house, driveway, barn, equipment shed, and detached structures done together with one written quote.
NE Ocala combines historic charm with ancient live oaks and proximity to Silver Springs State Park. Midcentury homes line streets where the canopy is dense enough to keep north-facing roof slopes damp year-round. Gloeocapsa magma algae becomes visible within 18 months of a clean roof in these conditions. We watch the canopy zones closely and recommend a slightly shorter cleaning cycle for the worst-affected properties.
Silver Springs Shores (known locally as The Shores) is the largest community in southeastern Marion County, about 10 miles southeast of downtown Ocala. The Shores plus the surrounding SE Ocala neighborhoods form Ocala's largest bedroom community zone. Mid-century and 1980s-era housing, established neighborhoods, working family homes. Standard 12 to 18 month soft wash cycle works well here, with extra attention to driveways which take the heaviest biological staining from the year-round shade and humidity.
Marion Oaks is one of Ocala's largest master-planned communities, with thousands of homes spread across SW Ocala in zip code 34473. The neighborhood ranges from older 1970s and 1980s housing to newer builds, with a mix of stick-built and manufactured homes. Affordability matters here, and we scale pricing to the actual property without sacrificing the soft wash method that protects the surface. SW Ocala also includes Heath Brook and Fore Ranch, two family-friendly growing communities with newer construction hitting the first major maintenance cycle.
Ocala has one of the largest concentrations of 55+ communities in the country. On Top of the World, built by the oldest privately-owned land developer in Florida, is the largest. Stone Creek by Del Webb is the upscale gated alternative. Oak Run, Spruce Creek, SummerGlen, Candler Hills, and Ocala Palms round out the corridor. Each community has its own HOA appearance standards. We use ARC-compliant soft wash methods that meet manufacturer warranties and community expectations. Many residents schedule us on a 12-month rotation.
Bellechase, Country Club of Ocala, Golden Hills, Majestic Oaks, and Meadow Wood Farms are the premium gated communities of Ocala. Larger homes, professional landscaping, high expectations. We bring the same certified methods and the same family-owned attention to detail, scaled to the property size. Pricing is honest and written before the work starts. No bait-and-switch, no add-ons you did not ask for.
Every service is delivered by Randy and Matt personally with commercial-grade equipment and certified technique for the surface being cleaned. We do not subcontract.
Last summer we got a call from a homeowner in Stone Creek who had hired the cheapest pressure washing bid in the community newsletter. The crew used high pressure on the tile roof, stripped color from the tile glazing on the north slope, and left the homeowner with an ARC notice for visible roof damage. The homeowner called us asking whether anything could be done.
We walked the property, explained that the damage was permanent but the rest of the roof could still be protected with a proper certified soft wash, and laid out a maintenance plan to keep the rest of the tile in original condition. The homeowner agreed. We treated the entire roof with low-pressure ARMA-approved technique, cleaned the driveway and lanai, and put them on a 12-month rotation. They sent us to two of their neighbors within the next sixty days. That is how most of our Ocala work happens. One driveway, one neighbor, one street at a time.
In 15 years of using other powerwash companies, this has been the cleanest my driveway and sidewalks has ever been. I highly recommend Randy and Matthew.
Most Ocala homeowners pay between $250 and $500 for a single-story house soft wash. Two-story homes and larger properties in Bellechase, Golden Hills, or Country Club of Ocala run $400 to $750. Driveway pressure washing typically falls between $150 and $350 depending on size and condition. Roof soft washing on a standard shingle home runs $300 to $600. Starr’s & Stripes provides a written estimate before any work begins. Call (352) 230-9299 for a free quote.
Starr’s & Stripes PowerWash serves every neighborhood in Ocala including Historic Downtown, NW Ocala horse country, NE Ocala, SE Ocala, SW Ocala, Marion Oaks, Silver Springs Shores, Heath Brook, Fore Ranch, and the 55+ communities of On Top of the World, Stone Creek by Del Webb, Oak Run, Spruce Creek, and SummerGlen. We also cover premium communities like Bellechase, Country Club of Ocala, Golden Hills, Majestic Oaks, and Meadow Wood Farms.
Most Ocala homes benefit from professional exterior cleaning every 12 to 18 months. Homes under heavy oak canopy in NE Ocala, NW Ocala horse country, or the older historic neighborhoods may need service every 6 to 12 months. Ocala’s combination of humidity, oak pollen, and irrigation overspray creates ideal conditions for algae and mildew growth year-round.
Yes. Starr’s & Stripes serves all major Ocala 55+ communities including On Top of the World, Stone Creek by Del Webb, Oak Run, Spruce Creek, SummerGlen, Ocala Palms, and Candler Hills. We use certified soft wash techniques that meet HOA appearance standards and shingle manufacturer warranty conditions. Many residents schedule us on a 12-month rotation.
Power washing uses high-pressure water and is appropriate for hard surfaces like concrete driveways, sidewalks, and pool decks. Soft washing uses low-pressure delivery with professional biodegradable detergents and is the correct method for roofs, stucco, vinyl and fiber cement siding, screen enclosures, and painted surfaces. Using high pressure on the wrong surface can void shingle warranties, scar stucco, or force water behind siding. Starr’s & Stripes is certified in both methods and uses each where it belongs.
Yes. NW Ocala is horse country, and many properties include barns, stables, equipment buildings, and detached structures alongside the main residence. Starr’s & Stripes handles equestrian property cleaning as a complete service: house, driveway, barn, and outbuildings priced as a project. We use safe methods around horses and follow standard biosecurity practices when requested.
Yes. Starr’s & Stripes PowerWash holds a 5-star rating on Google with reviews from real Ocala homeowners. Randy and Matt Starr personally handle every job. We are family-owned, BNI members of the Ocala Business Network, and have served Ocala and Marion County since 2023.
Yes. Starr’s & Stripes PowerWash is fully licensed and insured in the state of Florida with general liability coverage on every job. Randy and Matt Starr are certified in power washing, soft washing, and paver sealing. The company is based in Ocala and serves all of Marion County plus Citrus, Sumter, and Levy.
Starr’s & Stripes PowerWash provides full residential and commercial exterior cleaning across every part of Ocala and the surrounding area. If your address has an Ocala zip code, we serve it within our standard service window. Same-day estimates available for most properties.
Historic Downtown District, NW Ocala (horse country), NE Ocala, SE Ocala, SW Ocala, Heath Brook, Fore Ranch.
On Top of the World, Stone Creek by Del Webb, Oak Run, Spruce Creek Golf Club, SummerGlen, Candler Hills, Ocala Palms.
34470, 34471, 34472, 34473, 34474, 34475, 34476, 34479, 34480, 34481, 34482.
Belleview, Summerfield, Dunnellon, Silver Springs, Ocklawaha, Anthony, Sparr, and the Marion County portions of The Villages. Call us at (352) 230-9299 to confirm your address. If we serve your area, we will schedule. If we do not, we will tell you straight up.
Marion Oaks, Bellechase, Country Club of Ocala, Golden Hills, Majestic Oaks, Meadow Wood Farms, Silver Springs Shores.