Power washing can ruin your wood deck! Why? Because many people simply don’t know how to use a power washer properly and use it with too high a jet pressure (that’s the “power” part) and place the tip too close to the soft wood.
A power washer can be powerful enough to etch brick or gentle enough to wash siding. They come in various sizes, some providing over 4,000 psi (pounds per square inch) of water pressure some only a few hundred, some are run by gas engines, some by small electric motors, they have a variety of pressure wand tips and can handle many different tasks. Selecting the proper equipment is where the job begins.
Using a power washer to deep clean a wood deck can be done successfully when improperly used on wood. The result of improper power washing? Well it can require wood replacement or cause a ruined deck at its worst and require serious sanding at best.
The PowerWasher.com has over 20 years of experience in cleaning and refinishing wood decks. Some of the techniques that any professional deck cleaning company should use include:
- Proper Equipment Selections
- Proper Pressure Selection
- Tip Selection
- Proper Power Washing Technique
- Post Washing Sanding
- Final Selection of a Quality Deck Finish
Once the project is done and the wood has been cleaned of dirt, grime and stripped of the old finish, and returned to it’s previous beauty, the results can be astounding.
