It can be easy to clean the outside of a home if you use the right tools and techniques.If your house is made out of brick, stucco, or delicate wood shingles, using a garden hose is the best way to clean it.If your house has stains, pressure washing is the way to go.Pressure washing can be done with vinyl, wood, and hybrid materials.You should prepare your house before cleaning it.
Step 1: Pick a warm day to clean.
If you can, clean the outside of your home on a warm day.As you clean, a windy day will cause overspray.Wait for a dry to clean the outside of your house if it isn't possible to do it on a warm day.
Step 2: It's a good idea to protect the area around your home.
All doors and windows need to be closed.If necessary, secure them with tape.Duct tape and plastic sheeting should be put over electrical outlets.Move furniture away from the house.Plants and shrubbery can be covered with plastic.If you're using a pressure washer, make sure the kids and dogs are inside.
Step 3: Water and soap can be used to remove stains.
Before you begin cleaning, inspect your home.There are stains that can be cleaned without the use of a garden hose.You can use a scrub brush, water, and regular dishwashing soap for most stains.The stain should be scrubbed until it begins to lift.Since they could damage the vegetation around your home, avoid using heavier cleaners.
Step 4: Oxygen bleach powder can be used to remove mold.
Oxygen bleach, water, and dishwashing liquid can be used to make a solution for tougher stains.Put a gallon of water, a quarter pound of oxygen bleach, and a cup of dishwashing liquid in a bucket.Take a scrub brush and put it in the bucket.When handling bleach, be careful.It's a good idea to wear eye protection, rubber gloves, and handle it in aventilated area.
Step 5: You can use a cleaning kit or brush to clean the outside of your house.
A siding cleaning kit with a nozzle attachment can be purchased from a home improvement store.You can buy a brush that will attach to your hose.If your house isn't dirty, you can only use water.You need to use a cleanser if it is.To pour the cleanser into the attachment, a siding kit should have a compartment.Most home improvement stores have cleanser specifically made for washing the outside of houses.
Step 6: From the bottom to the top.
The hose should be sprayed at a downward angle.Work all the way to the top of the house.Work in small sections at a time.
Step 7: If a cleaner was used, rinse it with water.
You will need to rinse off the cleanser if you used more than water.As you rinse the house with water, work from top to bottom.You don't need to do anything to dry the house.
Step 8: To pressure wash with, choose a nozzle.
Nozzles are usually measured in degrees.The spray is stronger when you lower it.If you're not familiar with pressure washing, choose a low setting.It's good to start with a 40-degree angle.If the 40-degree nozzle isn't getting the job done, you can gradually work down to a 25- degree angle.
Step 9: A small section of your house is a good place to test the pressure washer.
If the material the house is made of is weak, pressure washing can damage it.There is a hidden part of the house.If you see damage done by the pressure washer, switch to a garden hose or call a professional.
Step 10: The spray should be downward.
Pressure washing begins with spraying at a downward angle.Water can get trapped in the cracks or seams of your house if you spray at an upward angle.
Step 11: The pressure washer should be moved side-to-side.
Move the pressure washer from side-to-side as you pressure wash.The pressure washer should be at a downward angle.Continue until you have finished cleaning the outside of the house.When using the pressure washer, always continue moving.It's a good idea to stop in one place.
Step 12: If using a cleanser, move from top to bottom.
If you're using a cleaner, you will need to wash in a different motion because water alone is not enough to pressure wash the house.If you're using a cleaner, spray it from top to bottom.When pressure washing, rinse off the cleanser with water.