Pressure wash windows and exterior

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Washing the exterior of your home is more than just keeping things looking nice. A good washing will lengthen the lifetime of your paint and exterior finishes, help avoid rot, and help do away with bugs and pests. If you're using a power washer on your exterior siding, be sure that you don't crank up the pressure and damage wood or vinyl siding. Cleaning isn't necessarily about the pressure, but the application of a good cleaning solution.

Things You'll Need

  • A pressure washer
  • Cleaning Solution
  • A soft brush with extension

Time Involved

3-4 hours

What You Need to Do

  • Move any obstacles away from the house.
  • If you have any sensitive plants or shrubbery around the base of your house, cover it up with plastic sheeting or tarps.
  • For best results, remove screens from windows.
  • Hook your pressure washer up to the hose, fill it with gas (or plug it in), and mix up the soap/detergent per your pressure washers instructions.
  • Start spraying from the bottom up so that you can easily see what areas you have covered and which you have not.
  • Use brush on any areas where you noticed considerable staining, algae, dirt, etc.
  • Respray areas you brushed with detergent solution again.
  • Use brush on all the windows.
  • Allow the soapy spray to sit on the house for 10 minutes.
  • Switch the pressure washer to clean water only.
  • Wash all the soap off the house from top to bottom.
  • Remove covering from plants.
  • Move back anything you moved out of the way.
  • Reinstall screens on the windows.
  • If your pressure washer is gas powered, turn off the fuel supply and run it dry so that you don't leave fuel in the carburetor.
  • Mark this task complete.
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