A new wood deck is stunning – not only does it add an outdoor living space for your home, it can add beauty to your home. That is, if it is maintained. When wood is stained or protected, it has a beautiful, rich color. But over time, the protection wears off and weather takes its toll. Yearly maintenance can help keep your deck looking like new.
Wood may be brown or tan in color when it is first milled, but that is not the way it will stay. The elements and chemical reactions can change the color. Clear coating that protects the wood from rot can also protect the natural color; stain can also bring out deeper hues or make the wood a deeper brown.
All wood will fade to gray over time. Stain can keep it looking brown longer, but eventually stain will fade too. The sun fades the color of wood, while rain and moisture can allow it to mildew. Keeping your deck looking good means keeping it clean and reapplying stain or clear coating to protect the surface.
Pressure washing can remove the dirt, grime and mildew from your deck. If the stain is still intact, just a good cleaning bring out the beauty of the wood. If you do plan on adding more stain or wood protectant, pressure washing the wood first will prepare it for the process. Make sure to let the wood dry for a few days after pressure washing before applying any color.
If you deck is looking dull, bring it back to life with regular maintenance. Hire your local pressure washing service to clean your deck; then, add new stain to make it look like new again.
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Impact Pressure Washing
105 Commerce Drive
Fayetteville, GA 30214
(678) 697-7127
A deck is not only a beautiful addition to any home, but it also provides an excellent outdoors area to entertain guests and for family relaxation. Like anything else exposed to the elements it will accumulate dirt, grime, mold and mildew. Periodic cleaning of your deck will help keep it looking great and providing enjoyment for years to come.
Many people try to use a pressure washer to clean their deck. While it is possible for an experienced pressure washer contractor to clean a deck using a pressure washer, it is much more difficult than it looks to get a deck clean without damaging it. Unfortunately, in the hands of most homeowners and even some professionals, pressure washing a deck can do as much harm as good.
A typical pressure washer uses water pressurized to between 2,000 and 5,000 psi to blast away dirt and grime. However, wooden decks are made from relatively soft woods that can be damaged very quickly by a stream of high pressure water. In the blink of an eye, a pressure washer can turn a perfectly good but dirty deck into a clean, but severely damaged deck.
The stream of high pressure water from a pressure washer can take off a quarter inch layer of wood very quickly. At best, a typical pressure washer will leave the deck surface “fuzzy” with wood fibers raised by the pressure washing process.
A better method of deck pressure washing involves cleaning it with a low pressure washer. In this method, environmentally save chemicals are applied to remove the dirt and grime, then the chemicals and dirt are removed by the application of low pressure, high volume water. The result is a clean deck with no damage.
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