Driveway & Jobsite Stain Removal in Houston
Maddox removes the stains a construction or roofing job leaves on a customer’s driveway and hardscape across Greater Houston: rust rings from dumpsters, hydraulic fluid and oil from trucks and equipment, and tire and tar marks on concrete and pavers. Each stain is treated with chemistry matched to the stain and the surface, scrubbed, and rinsed with the water recovered, and the result is documented with photos before the final walkthrough.
Driveway & Jobsite Stain Removal summary
- Stains
- Rust rings, hydraulic fluid, motor oil, tire and tar marks
- Surfaces
- Broom-finish, stamped, and colored concrete; concrete and clay pavers; exposed aggregate; garage slabs and epoxy garage floors
- Natural stone
- Test patch and pH-neutral products only
- Scheduling
- Same week, and often the same visit as the floor clean
- Water
- Recovered on site, never discharged to the storm drain
- Pricing
- Quoted per driveway from a photo, $500 minimum as a stand-alone visit
A dumpster leaves a rust ring where it sat, and a dump truck or boom truck can leave hydraulic fluid or oil where it parked. Rust and petroleum are different stains and are treated with different chemistry.
Before and after
A roll-off truck blew a hydraulic line across a paver driveway shared by three homes, and two earlier cleanings had not removed it. The fluid was treated, the set-in spots were drawn out, and the full driveway was rinsed so the treated area matched the rest. The work took one day.
What is included
Stain identification
Rust, petroleum, tar, and tire transfer each need different chemistry, and the surface is identified and a test patch is run before anything is applied to the full area.
Rust rings and streaks
Treated with a rust remover made for concrete and pavers and rinsed to match the surrounding surface, which is not etched.
Hydraulic fluid and oil
The stain is degreased and machine-scrubbed, and set-in stains on porous pavers are drawn out or given a second treatment.
Tire, tar, and asphalt marks
Marks from equipment tires and roofing tar are softened with the appropriate cleaner and lifted rather than ground in.
Rinse and recovery
The whole driveway is rinsed evenly so the treated area matches the rest, the rinse water is recovered, and the driveway is dry within the hour.
Photo documentation
Before-and-after photos are delivered the same day for the contractor’s file and the owner.
Typical facilities
- Roofing jobs after the dumpster and the dump truck leave
- Remodels and rebuilds before the owner walkthrough
- New homes before closing, after the last delivery
- Shared driveways and HOA common drives
- Loading docks, fuel islands, and equipment yards with oil staining
- Property managers making a driveway or garage ready for a new tenant
How the work is performed
- The quote is a single figure, and any change in scope is agreed before work begins.
- The quote states the expected result in writing: full removal on sealed surfaces, and substantial lightening of old stains in porous concrete.
- Safety data sheets for every product used in the building are provided on request.
- The work is performed by Maddox personnel with Maddox equipment; nothing is subcontracted.
- The owner’s direct number is on every invoice, and any service issue goes to the owner directly.
- Contractors & Property Managers Final floor cleans, driveway make-rights after dumpsters and trucks, turnover scrubs, and portfolio programs, with photos for every closeout.
- Homeowners & HOAs Rust, oil, and hydraulic-fluid stains on driveways, pool decks, and garage floors, quoted from a photo.
- Distribution Centers & 3PLs Forklift lanes, dock aprons, and racked aisles scrubbed on a schedule that fits your shipping windows.
Frequently asked questions
Will the rust ring from a dumpster come off concrete?
Can hydraulic fluid be removed from pavers?
Will the treated area look cleaner than the rest of the driveway?
Can stains be removed from stamped or colored concrete without damage?
Do you work on natural stone, such as limestone or travertine?
Where does the rinse water go?
Can this be added to the post-construction floor clean?
- Post-Construction Floor Cleaning Final-clean scrubbing of new and remodeled floors before turnover: textured LVP, tile and grout haze, polished concrete, and bare slabs.
- Warehouse Floor Cleaning Machine scrubbing of distribution and industrial floors to remove concrete dust, forklift grime, and tire marks.
- Commercial Floor Scrubbing Deep scrubbing of concrete, VCT, epoxy, and tile floors in gyms, retail stores, shops, churches, schools, and parking garages.
- Dumpster Rust Rings and Hydraulic Fluid on a Driveway What removes the rust ring a dumpster leaves and the hydraulic fluid a truck drops on concrete or pavers, and how to keep the driveway off the punch list.
- Forklift Tire Mark Removal in Houston: What Works Forklift tire mark removal in Houston: why marks come off sealed concrete but only lighten on bare slabs, what works, what does not, and how to prevent them.
- Post-Construction Concrete Floor Cleaning: A Checklist When to scrub a new slab, what a scrubber removes vs. what needs a grinder, the right sequence, and the mistakes that leave a new floor hazy at turnover.
Request a driveway stain removal quote
Send a photo of the stain and a photo of the whole driveway. Most jobs are quoted from photos within one business day.