The market of deck cleaning is circled by questions and doubts.
Stores
like Lowe’s and Home Depot supply
to a mass market. The deck cleaners available at these suppliers just contain an ingredient called
"sodium hypochlorite" or wider known as household bleach. Using
this household bleach, a problem arise when it contains sodium
hypochlorite. If wood is frequently treated with this bleach, the wood
will degrade. This is because the lignin within the wood brakes down
and over time washes away. Additionally, bleaching with deck cleaner leave
your wood deck with some ugly whitening to the deck wood’s surface. If you
use a stain or pigmented sealer after your bleaching, it may result in a
blotchy finish.
Doing
the right thing means using a deck cleaner that contain "sodium
percarbonate". This is a mild chemical and is the pioneer of sodium
hydroxide. For example, if you look for "sodium percarbonate",
then you better buy a product called OxyClean™. OxyClean by itself is not a
perfect. It holds many byproducts and fillers. Furthermore we would like to
mention that sodium percarbonate is effective in killing mold spores. The
power of the oxygenating chemical is able to bring mold and dirt to the
wood surface. At last percarbonate is a very good emulsifier of oil based
deck stains. Read
more on the different sodiums avaliable
Cleaning your deck yourself or by a contractor?
Why
not do the deck cleaning myself? After all there is some many cleaning and
deck renovating products on sale
When
all the deck cleaning is done a wood professional will generally balance
the pH of the deck with a brightener. A deck brightener is an acid product
and while applying it returns the
wood natural pH balance. This process provides more importantly an hostile
environment for the re growth of mold. Deck stain finishes will now be able
to fixate better thru which it will last longer.
Hardydeck
recommends to contract a cleaner specialized in wood cleaning and sealing.
If you happen to own a pressure hose, it doesn't convert you overnight in a
professional like a person with a table saw and a hammer calls himself a
carpenter. The pressure hose and the pressure washer is nothing more then
just one of the several tools of a deck cleaning company.
In general, each and every wood surface calls for a different types of
techniques and cleaners.
Deck cleaning
companies should be equipped with a variety of surface cleaners, orifice
nozzles and above all a great deal of experience in deck cleaning without
causing damage to your deck. Furthermore deck renovating and cleaning may
call for the application of harmful corrosive chemicals and acids. A specialized
company in cleaning exterior decks should be trained in OSHA safety
techniques and carry a liability insurance. So we conclude that there is
definitely a difference between the handyman with a pressure washer next
door and a round the clock cleaning company.
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