Pressure Cleaning Your Patio
If you’re one of those people that got tired of washing your deck down or pressure cleaning your patio with just a plain old hose because of the piss poor job it did, or if you don’t want to pay to have it done, you probably went out and bought a pressure washer. Now that you have a pressure washer, you probably have no idea how to use it. Well, first things first, I would suggest reading the manual! It will contain some of the basic stuff, like features of that particular pressure washer and some safety tips as well. Some basic safety tips would be not pointing the pressure washer toward someone while its running, wearing the proper attire such as goggles and jeans, etc. As you will see here, patio cleaning is a breeze with a pressure washer.
So, once you have the basics down, and the basics are different for each machine, we can get down to the actual patio or deck washing tips. Well start with the folks who have real wood patios. When it comes to pressure washing real wood patios you have to be careful because if you use the wrong tip, you can cut into the wood. Infact, the best thing to do when you use your power wahser for patio cleaning for the first time is to take a peice of wood and try the washer out on it. This way you can get a feel for how powerful your pressure washer is, and how much the wood can take or if it gets damaged. You’ll also want to try out your different grades for your tips. The last thing you’ll want to do is to start your patio cleaning with the wrong tip!
When It comes to your tips, you’ll notice that the smaller the number, the more powerful the stream from your pressure washer will be. Now if your tips dont have numbers on them and are color coordinated, you’ll need to reference your manual for the grade. Your typical degrees are 15, 25, and 40. You may get a 0 Degree tip, but I wouldn’t recommend using it. When it comes to cleaning patios, I would go with the 15 degree, unless your patio is made with a softer wood. If you do have a softer wood patio, I would recommed using a patio cleaner first. Not only will it allow you to clean it with a softer grade, but it will also help sanitize your patio. Also make sure you only use the cleaner on the patio boards, not the rails. Of course, if it comes down to you just wanting to play it safe, you can just play it safe and spray your patio down twice with the softest grade. Its better to be safe with your patio cleaning then sorry!
Now, if you have one of the newer patios made from a composite, you can pretty much blast those things pretty hard. Patio cleaning with composite patios is pretty sweet. I still wouldn’t use the 0 degree tip, but I would say you’d be prettty safe with the 15 degree tip. I’ve heard of composite patios being blasted safely at 3000 PSI, with hot or cold water. If you have a composite patio, you’ll also notice that it doesn’t need to be cleaned nearly as much as the traditional wood patios. The only problem when it comes to
patio cleaning a composite patio is that little things tend to get stuck inbetween the cracks.
This is a fairly general overview of patio cleaning with your pressure washer. We plan on adding some more in depth techniques eventually, so stay tuned for more patio cleaning ideas!
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