# Power washing dog areas > When odor is coming off concrete rather than grass, water does what more scooping cannot. Patios, kennel runs, and hardscape quoted by area and condition. URL: https://naturesrealitydogservice.com/services/pet-waste-removal/power-washing-dog-areas Updated: 2026-09-02 ## Quick answer When the smell is coming off concrete rather than grass, more scooping will not fix it. Power washing patios, kennel runs, and hardscape removes what has soaked into the surface. We quote it by area and condition rather than publishing a flat rate. ## Questions ### Do I need to be home? No. If your access notes are complete, we use the gate code or lockbox, clean the areas on your ticket, double bag, latch the gate, and text a photo before we leave. Most of our customers are at work when we come. ### Do you send a photo? Every visit. A yard job is not closed without a photo of the cleaned area and a photo of the latched gate. A walk is not closed without a start photo, an end photo, and a note. You get them before we leave the street. ### What if it rains? Scooping may move but it does not vanish. If we have to reschedule for weather you get a makeup visit within seven days. Walks shorten in heavy rain rather than being skipped, and we prioritize a proper potty break. ### How much does weekly scooping start at? Weekly yard scooping starts at one hundred forty five dollars a month for one dog. Two dogs start at one hundred sixty five. Dogs, lot size, waste load, and access can move the ticket, which is why every published rate ends in a plus. ### How long does the first visit take? Longer than a weekly visit. A first clean on a yard that has been skipped means finding older piles that have broken down and settled into grass. We will not promise a twelve minute miracle on a neglected half acre. ### Do you take the waste with you? Your choice, written on the ticket. Haul away means it leaves in our vehicle. Bin drop means double bagged waste goes into your can. What never happens is bags left at the curb and the job called complete. ### How are extra dogs priced? The rate steps up with each dog because the waste volume genuinely does. Our published card covers one through four dogs. Above four, or on an unusually large lot, we quote the property rather than guessing a number. ### How are large yards priced? Lot size can move you to the next tier or to a custom quote. In bounds means the map on your ticket. Pasture is not a lawn unless it is quoted that way, and we will not bill for acreage nobody asked us to walk. ### Can you clean artificial turf? Yes. Turf hides less than grass but holds odor more, because liquid sits in the backing instead of draining into soil. Scooping keeps it usable and an enzyme deodorizing add on handles the smell once it has set in. ### What parts of the yard do you clean? The grid on your ticket: front, side, back, run, fence line, deck, patio, and playset. Fence lines and under deck areas are the zones most often skipped by other companies, so they are named explicitly rather than assumed. ### How long does deodorizing last? On grass it typically holds for a few weeks before the smell begins returning, less in peak summer heat. On turf it holds longer because there is no soil reabsorbing residue. Most customers who need it once end up adding it on a recurring schedule rather than as a one-off. ### Is the treatment safe for my dog? We use enzyme treatment rather than a disinfectant, and we will tell you how long to keep pets off the treated area before we leave. We do not hold a pesticide applicator license and will not apply anything that requires one. ### How often does a dog area need washing? For most patios, once or twice a year is enough alongside regular scooping. A kennel run or a heavily used concrete area with multiple dogs is closer to quarterly. If you are smelling it from indoors, it is overdue regardless of the calendar. ### Will it damage my patio? Not if the pressure is matched to the surface, which is why we test an out-of-sight corner first. Stamped concrete, older pavers, and some sealed surfaces need a much lower setting than broadcast slab. If a surface is not safe to wash we will tell you rather than risk it. ### Where does the waste actually go? Off your property in our vehicle, to a legal disposal point. Dog waste is not green waste and does not belong in a compost bin, and on a septic system it should not go down the toilet either. If you choose bin drop instead, it goes in your regular household can. ### Does haul-away cost extra? No. Haul-away and bin drop are the same price, because the work is the same up to the point where the bag either goes in our vehicle or your can. It is a preference recorded on your ticket, not an upgrade. ### Is weekly enough for three dogs? Sometimes, but it depends more on lot size than dog count. Three dogs on a quarter acre concentrate waste enough that weekly becomes a searching job by day six. On a half acre it spreads out and weekly holds. We review it at ninety days either way. ## Contact Natures Reality Dog Service 29279 Boreham Ln, Winchester, CA 92596 (951) 400-4484 contact@naturesrealitydogservice.com Monday to Friday 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Saturday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM