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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: michael papworth on July 10, 2008, 09:46:49 am

Title: washing decking
Post by: michael papworth on July 10, 2008, 09:46:49 am

Any truth in this?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXVOJlnZi6E

Title: Re: washing decking
Post by: Roger Oakley on July 10, 2008, 02:17:11 pm

I have seen askthebuilders.com tips before and the guy is a complete idiot.
Pressure washing a deck is safe to do as long as you know what you are doing.
In the wrong hands yes he is right you will/can destroy decking, furniture with a pressure washer.
Our web-site has before & after photos of decking done correctly.

Title: Re: washing decking
Post by: Kevin R on July 10, 2008, 06:43:35 pm

Oxydising bleach is a good way to clean a deck though it must be said.  I use oxygen 8 by Syntec, you dont need much and its a lot less hassle than pressure washing it, and its cheaper to. If I have a drive and a deck to do I spray the deck go and set up on the drive and then go back and rinse the deck and the jobs done whilst your doing something else. Its cheap and effective, as good as pressure washing too.

If your cleaning patio etc next to a deck its quicker to pressure wash it though - if that makes sense.  ;D

Title: Re: washing decking
Post by: Roger Oakley on July 10, 2008, 08:08:51 pm

Kevin,
What I was getting at, with askthebuilder is his way of getting his message across have a look at his web-site sometime, it is not all good advice.
But you are totally right, bleach is still in my opinion the best way to clean a deck, just make sure you know what wood you are cleaning as hardwood & softwood decking are 2 different beasts. Hardwood it is best to neautralise are a bleach wash.

Title: Re: washing decking
Post by: michael papworth on July 10, 2008, 11:10:59 pm

Quote from: Roger Oakley on July 10, 2008, 08:08:51 pm

Hardwood it is best to neautralise are a bleach wash.

Sorry?