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This blog is for those who love their deck or WANTS to love their deck. Whether your deck is big or small, we have some golden nuggets of info for you. Come visit our blog for any questions you have regarding deck maintenance. Need tips on how to remove that ever-growing mold on your deck? Want to know what cleaners make your deck shine or dull? Want to find out about different deck sanding techniques? Need tips on saving money by doing annual maintenance on your deck? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. If you have a questions, we haven’t answered yet, send me an email Steve@washmydeck.com and I will answer your question.
What April Showers Mean for YOUR Deck
Like Pavlov’s dog we’ve been conditioned to believe that if your deck beads when its wet then it's protected. Heck, I said this for years. Beading occurs because manufacturers put paraffin wax in a seal or stain to make it bead. As you know, beading lasts for only a...
Should You Just Rent a Pressure Cleaner and Do the Work Yourself?
Here are the advantages of paying a professional: You don’t have to do ANY work You get a professional quality pressure washing What happens if you damage your house siding? Pros have insurance and know how to do the work safely You don’t have to go to Home Depot and...
In What Season Do Most People Search For Pressure Washing Services?
There are two ways to look at it, Google "data" and our local experience. When you think about it, most people get pressure washing services done in the summer. It is when you spend time outside and want a clean deck, patio or roof. However, as the spring home selling...
How to Care for Your Deck After A Snow
As the Deck Guru, After a snow storm, I get two questions: How does snow affect your deck? Snow is the worst short term weather event to your deck (except meteors.) Melting little by little in the day, then freezing at night, over and over. It affects your deck...
What is Power Washing?
Typical cleaning supplies such as mops and brushes are useful for many different types of cleaning, but they simply cannot do the job for all surfaces. If you are trying to clean a driveway, deck, road, building exterior, or vehicle, you may need to use a power...
How falling leaves can spell disaster for your deck and cement
Every Spring we answer phone calls as folks cleaning up from the previous Autumn leaf fall. After the sweeping has concluded, they see tannic acid stains on their cement and deck. Tannic who, wasn’t that the ship that Leonardo DeCaprio was on and sunk? Tannic acid...
6 Steps To Protect Your Deck
It seems like last week, both you and your deck were being oppressed by the sweltering summer heat. Summer has come and gone, can you believe it? As Autumn quickly sets in, I’m hearing in my head a Rolling Stones song "Time is on your side"(released September 13,...
Have you thought about how the winter affects your deck?
It's that time of year again where homeowners are preparing their house for winter: they’re covering their pool, turning off outside water faucets, furnaces checked and their deck winterized. Have you thought about how the winter affects your favorite outdoor living...
October is the new April For Your Deck Maintenance
While those warm summer days are fading into distant memory and beach pictures are making their way into scrapbooks. Now its colder, wetter and the leaves are changing. My office deck gurus and I get the question at least 10 times per day. Is it too late in the...