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Know of anybody that could to a quick power wash on one side of the house? Just need to remove algae build up. No higher than 30 feet.
get a product called "Spray and forget"
get it from home depot or Lowes.
Get the version that attaches to the hose.
It will turn the green stuff black within a day or two, then slowly fade after each rain fall
It takes a week or two to totally facebut then it won't come back for over a year.
I use EZ House Wash. Same idea.
The one side of my house can get pretty bad but this stuff cleans it up nicely and it looks better over time. I didn't have to touch it this year.
I have a five horsepower gas power washer and still have to do it every year. Problem is it takes all day to do just the side of the house. It never gets sun.
Now it hurts my back to do it for more than an hour so I have to either find another way or hire one of these power wash companies. I'm going to try these products you guys recommend fist. Glad I procrastinated again. lol
You'll be done pretty quickly compared to power washing. Make sure you spray down any plants with water before and after to keep them from dying. The bleach solution is weak but can kill them if you aren't careful.
You may not see immediate results so take your time and don't let the solution dry. The time consumed will be less back breaking work and more making sure you sprayed it properly. It works really well. Wear old clothes.
LOL...no higher than 30 feet... im looking at a similar issue. i think i may rent a lift and do mine. That way i can replace all the spot lights i cant reach.
get a product called "Spray and forget"
get it from home depot or Lowes.
Get the version that attaches to the hose.
It will turn the green stuff black within a day or two, then slowly fade after each rain fall
It takes a week or two to totally facebut then it won't come back for over a year.
I had a similar issue. My cousin owns a professional power washing/house cleaning business. When I asked him if I could power wash my vinyl siding he started laughing at me. Apparently the high pressure will force water behind the siding and can create mold issues or rot. He recommended using a bleach solution with the power washer from farther away. I followed his advice and the bleach stuff worked well. Some of the thicker areas required a little scrubbing from a ladder but it's way better than it was. I used Moldex house wash. It worked well on the vinyl siding but I tried it on the composite deck and it didn't work as well, I guessing due to the porous nature of the decking.
I was told something similar by an expert. Those pressure washers can do some damage if you're not careful.
Either way, it's so much easier to use that cleaning solution.
It depends on the psi.. you don't want to use high psi and wrong nozzle on a vinyl siding.
That stuff WORKS!!!!!
Not sure where you are but ABC rental in Catonsville once rented me an extended wand for pressure washing. It attached like any power wash wand and then extended to about twenty feet so I could hit the high points on the side of my house. This was several years ago but I assume they still rent such a thing.
Edit: Found it https://www.abceqrental.com/equipment.asp?action=category&category=19&key=7612