Put down 35 square metres of decking last summer. still looks mostly in tip top condition apart from a few green areas around entrances etc. just tried jet washing but it's not budging. is it a case of getting down and dirty with scrubbing brush or is there an easy solution? I know there are specialist products but I'm not sure this warrants it.
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Decking cleaning tips
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Algon
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Bucket of soapy water and a stiff broom. Throw plenty of water on the deck ahead of yourself and then keep dipping the broom in soapy water, pressure wash or hose the soapy/dirty water off when you've finished scrubbing. I do this every year before re-treating the deck and it works a treat.
Seem to be struggling to find a good decking treatment that lasts more than one year though :o( Anyone able to help with this??
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Last time I googled this the consensus appeared to be that a dilute bleach solution left on for a few hours worked just as well as the expensive deck cleaning stuff you can buy from DIY stores. Works for me.
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Yep bleach works pretty well. Get some value bleach from the supermarket. I think sometimes pressure washers just force the algae deeper into the wood / slabs. They can damage the wood too.
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I use muc off and a broom excellent bleach is nasty
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Decking , rats like to live under decking dont they?
A big bonfire should do the trick.Posted 2 years ago # -
My wife told me she wanted decking in the garden, so I took her outside and stuck the head on the bitch
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I cleaned my Decking with my pressure washer a couple of weeks ago but found I had to get the nozzle really close otherwise it didn't shift anything.
Have just painted it with Cuprinol Decking stain treatment but at £25 for 3 litres from Homebase it better be good.
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