How To Clean Exterior Wood Siding

Connect the pressure washer to a water source such as a garden hose.

How to clean exterior wood siding. Many people say oxygen bleach is better than chlorine bleach for fighting mold and mildew. Dried mud spiderwebs bird nests vacated wasp nests etc. Cleaning and getting rid of stains. Mix the pressure washer detergent according to manufacturer s instructions in a 5 gallon bucket.

The gentler bleach type removes green mold stains in only 20 minutes. Allow it to sit for 15 minutes then rinse it off thoroughly. It helps to mentally cordon that side into half or thirds as an entire side of the house is too much to clean at once. David picked up a jug of this house and siding cleaner at the hardware store and we poured the cleaning solution into to the canister of the foamaster cleaning sprayer.

Plus for wood siding to not only perform well but look good too it requires annual or twice yearly cleaning. Scrubbing by hand 1. You should clean siding annually using warm soapy water and a soft bristled brush. Work down from the roofline taking on one 10 foot square section at a time.

Mix a solution of tsp and water. At 46 inches in. Divide your house into 20 foot sections clean each section from bottom to top you ll avoid those annoying drip marks and rinse before moving on. Tsp or trisodium phosphate powder is a powerful powdered cleaning agent you can.

Rinse each section after scrubbing. The best brush for this purpose is a nylon brush with stiff. This gadget is so nifty. Insert the yellow tip in the pressure washer.

Mostly eldredge says you can get away with using soapy water and a soft bristle. How to safely clean wood siding on a house 1. David had the front of our house soaped up in no time. Gently spray one section of the siding with the garden hose.

Instead of cleaning with store bought cleaner or vinegar try using bleach to remove mold from wood siding. If you ve got mildew or rust stains here s what to do about them. Clean wood siding with a bleach solution for mold. Point your pivotpro hit the trigger and start spraying cleansing water against your dirty wood siding.

Chlorine bleach weakens wood fibers increasing the wear and damage to the wood. To safely remove stubborn stains dissolve the oxiclean in water according to package directions and apply the solution to the wood siding. Use a brush to scrub the solution onto your siding.