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Article by: Randall Madon Pressure Washing Decks A beautiful , Protection Against People With Evil Intentions Towards You wooden deck, , Five Tips For Helping Your Guests Feel At Home properly maintained, can add greatly to the aesthetic and resale values of a home. , Breaking away from white paint walls Just look around, decks , Six Good Reasons For Going Organic are almost everywhere. Not just houses but both municipal and commercial facilities use wooden decks , Seeds and more Seeds...What your Garden Needs and walkways extensively. Because of this pressure washing decks , FALL IS THE TIME TO WINTERIZE YOUR can be a great profit center for your business or even the whole business. The great news is that decks , Helpful Ideas For Designing A Flower Garden need maintenance. As beautiful , Hedge Trimmers Are Tools not Toys as a wooden deck , Installation tips for Log Cabins part 2 can be it can be a real eyesore if not properly maintained. Why Decks , Native Trees and Plants For Berks County, PA Need Maintenance When a wood , Choosing a Hydroponic Grow Light deck absorbs water , Wind Chimes Go Great With Gardening the natural , The “Minimal” Garden resins and color , A Heartfelt, Natural Way To Lift Our Spirits can be washed out over time. The combination of wood , Native Trees and Plants For Berks County, PA and water , Different Types of Bird Feeders creates a food , FALL IS THE TIME TO WINTERIZE YOUR DECK source for mildew, fungus and mold promoting their growth. Wood , Enhance your garden with sunflowers and water combined with dirt and even air , A Look at Cheap Flower Deliveries pollutiom will also contribute to the proliferation of mildew, fungus and molds. One thing to remember is that a wet deck , Want a dream oil painting to match your wall¡¯s color? with a thick coating of mildrew is very slick and slippery. This creates one heck of a "slip and fall" liability problem. Keep this in mind when speaking to the decision makers of commercial and municipal facilities. Learning Curve There is a learning curve involved when getting proficient enough to clean/seal/restore wood , A Guide to Antique Sewing Machines decks for the public. It is best to learn on your own deck , Installation tips for Log Cabins part 2 or on the decks , Part I: Home Buyer Terms and Definitions of close friends and relatives. When learning make sure to do more than one. Different decks , Choosing a Hydroponic Grow Light can present different challenges. Inspect When organizing your project or preparing your bid make some simple observations. Has the deck , The importance of proper soil chemistry to a healthy garden ever been sealed? Is there old sealer that needs to be stripped and reapplied? Do I have all the chemicals, tools , About Boxwoods and equipment required for this project? ( we will include a sample list at the end of this article) Is there any damaged or rotted wood , How to Transplant Irises that needs to be replaced? ( Now is a good time to measure.) Are the any missing , A Heartfelt, Natural Way To Lift Our Spirits or loose bolts, nails , Easy Does It With Robotic Lawn Mowers or screws? Are there any adjacent bushes or plants , Starting Your Own Fruit Trees that need to be protected? Are there any electrical appliances, outlets, light , Flower Meanings & History of Flowers fixtures or telephone jacks? Note: these will have to be sealed water , How to Get the Most From Your Home Theater - Without Spendin tight. Remember water and electricity , How Choose The Right Type Of Lawn Mower is a dangerous combination. Decks , Don’t Let Sink Shopping be a ‘Draining’ Experience in upscale neighborhoods will probably contain most of these challenges. Make sure the circuit breakers will be accessible to you prior to starting. Beginning Ok you've cleared everything from the deck , How to Get the Most From Your Home Theater - Without Spendin and placed it far enough to be out of harms way. You've locked out the circuit breakers that provide electrical service to the deck , Seeds and more Seeds...What your Garden Needs area. Outlets, fixtures and jacks have been sealed water , The Value of Discount Fireplace Mantels tight. Close proximity plants , Lamp Shades Decorate a Room and bushes have been protected with a clear plastic , EZ to Grow - The Eastern White Pine Tree tarp. Loose bolts. nails , Accent lighting - Adding the right touch to your home lighti and screws , Easy Does It With Robotic Lawn Mowers have been tightened or replaced.with galvanized fasteners. Rotted or damaged wood , EZ to Grow - The Eastern White Pine Tree has been replaced. Only now are you really ready to begin. Clear the Deck , How to Transplant Irises of Dirt and Debris With a stiff bristle broom or a leaf blower clear all loose dirt and debris from the surface of the deck. , Choosing Gardening Winter tools, Snow Blowers . What Chemicals to Use Sodium Hydroxide ( a high caustic chemical) is very popular with professional deck , How Choose The Right Type Of Lawn Mower cleaners. Because this chemical does most of the work very low pressures of 500-1200 PSI can be used which helps avoid the condition known as "furring". Safety note: Always wear headgear with face shields and cartridge type respirators when working with high caustic or acidic chemicals. This is not a suggestion it's a must. While Sodium Hydroxide is a very effective chemical it will darken or may even blacken the deck. , Coaxing Fresh Vegetables From the Garden All Winter Long Because of this the PH will have to be nuetralized with a mild acidic solution. Acids used are Citrus,Oxalic or Phosphoric. These acid solutions will act as brighteners. Neutralizing the PH of a high caustic cleaner will restore a deck , The importance of proper soil chemistry to a healthy garden very close to it's original color. , Six Good Reasons For Going Organic Add approx. 5oz. acid to each gallon of water. , A Guide to Antique Sewing Machines Citrus Acid- Used on hardwoods. Oxalic Acid- Primarily used on redwoods. Phosphoric Acid- Used when an unfinished deck , A Look at Cheap Flower Deliveries has turned "gray". I'm very hesitant to suggest a pressure level when it comes to cleaning decks , Different Types of Bird Feeders because it's just so subjective. One deck , Burnings Bushes ....Brilliant Fall Foliage will have harder wood , Starting Your Own Fruit Trees than another and other decks , Buying Mobile Homes Is Cheaper will have softer and harder areas on the same deck. In this respect only experience can really guide you. As a general rule of thumb use the least amount of pressure that will get the job done. Test pressure on an inconspicuous area of the deck. , Gardening in Containers The underside works well for this Excessive Pressure. Excessive pressure will cause a deck , Helpful Ideas For Designing A Flower Garden to "furr".This is the appearance of small hairlike fibers protruding from the wood.. Your customers will not like the way this looks and light sanding will be required to correct this condition. Ready, Set, Go! Soak the area to be cleaned thoroughly. This serves several purposes but most importantly, the deck , Installation tips for Log Cabins part 2 must remain damp throughout the entire cleaning process. Apply cleaning chemical with the applicator of your choice.When just starting out a pump , A Look at Cheap Flower Deliveries up type sprayer will work nicely. Allow your chemical to dwell for 15-20 minutes. Do not allow to dry. If necessary spray more water , Fall Garden Planning - Garden plans for next spring and ordering by mail or reapply chemical. If you've sufficiently dampened the deck , Part I: Home Buyer Terms and Definitions and haven't dawdled this shouldn't be a big problem. Clean. Remember when cleaning use low pressure. Never clean against the grain or accross the grain. Feather each pass. The pressure used should be enough to remove dead wood , Do You Make These Window Replacement Mistakes? but not enough to cause "furring" Experience will be your best teacher. Rinse deck , Don’t Let Sink Shopping be a ‘Draining’ Experience thoroughly removing all chemical. Apply nuetralizer/brightener solution, wait 10-15 minutes and rinse well again. If you are going to seal wait 24 hours if not 48. If you chose your day well rain won't become a problem. "Furring" Happens. Sometimes "furring will become apparent even at low pressures. These short hair like fibers are the result of a "tearing" action on the wood. , Gardening in Containers These will probably be gone in 2-3 weeks but your customer will want them gone sooner than later. Give them a light , Want a dream oil painting to match your wall¡¯s color? sanding with a bronze metal , Choosing a Hydroponic Grow Light scrubbing pad. Use bronze, steel wool can leave rust stains. What not to leave behind Here is a general list of things to bring to your job site. Some of this may not apply to you. The point is to always work with a job list to avoid the embarrasment or expense of missing that tool , Part I: Home Buyer Terms and Definitions you need right now. Pressure Washer- Cold water , EZ to Grow - The Eastern White Pine Tree gas machine 5.5-11HP commercial grade unit. (Hot Washers are also used but at very low temperatures , Lamp Shades Decorate a Room not exceeding 110F) Hoses- Sufficient lengths of both pressure hose and supply hose. Brooms/Blower- A stiff bristled push broom (not metal) and/or a gas , A Heartfelt, Natural Way To Lift Our Spirits powered leaf blower. Chemical applicator - Pump-up type sprayer or Flo-Jet type sprayer Mixing Buckets - 2or3 5 gallon plastic , Don’t Let Sink Shopping be a ‘Draining’ Experience mixing buckets. Mixers- Drill type chemical mixer. Respirator- Cartridge type with spares (When working with high caustics and acids) Face and Eye Protection- Some type of helmet with face shield. Cordless Drill- With phillips screwbit and chuck large enough to accomodate chemical mixer. Hammer- If nails , Name that Tree are required. Deck Screws, , Name that Tree Nails , Enhance your garden with sunflowers and Bolts- As required, use galvanized only. Duct tape, Clear plastic , The Value of Discount Fireplace Mantels sheeting,Cardboard- To protect areas Extension Cords- Must be adequate length and gauge. 12 gauge minimum. Electric Rotary Sander- With 60 and 80 grit sandpaper Knee Pads- You didn't think you'd always be standing when sanding did you? Remember practice makes perfect get out there and start learning. About the Author Randall Madon is the founder and president of ATT Pressure Supply along with a new educational resource site The-Power-Washer-Advisor.com Learn More |
  
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