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9K views 27 replies 21 participants last post by  Mightpro150 
#1 ·
If you are thinking about washing the exterior of your home yourself, I would like to offer some very important house washing tips. I have been in the pressure washing field for 25 years and love to be able to share my knowledge with everyone! :yes:
 
#10 ·
Thanks!!

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#13 ·
Good tips! I like the first one best. :)

Beyond that, those tips are great for home owners and contractors too.

Now, I gotta tell ya this ture story...

Several years ago my next door neighbor goes down to Lowe's (I think it was Lowe's) and buys a 3200PSI Excel pressure washer. Pretty nice cold water machine; AR pump/Honda 11hp engine. He paid around $1100 for it.

Well, he destroyed all the screen windows on his house and carved a few tunnels in his concrete walk with it. To make a long story short, he sold me the machine for $650, and that was after he blew-up the pump and had to have it replaced.

The moral of the story, especially for home owners is: Use the right size tip for the job and use only the amount of pressure necessary to clean the house.

BTW, I still have that Excel machine!
 
#14 ·
Washing a house is not rocket science but it does take some knowledge of equipment, methods, and house cleaners used in order to give you the best results possible. Many people wash their own homes but do not get the results that a professional house washing company would deliver. We have seen homeowners only wash the bottom half of their two story house year after year. The upper parts of the house get neglected to the point that when they do call a professional, it may cost them more to have it cleaned and it may not clean up as well as the bottom portion.

The biggest problem with DIY house washing, is that most homeowners are not going to use contractor grade house cleaners. Most will but some cheap big box store house wash or just use nothing at all. The house wash sold to consumers has to be safe to handle, unfortunately this makes it pretty worthless as far as actually cleaning your house siding.
 
#16 ·
Great points and you had me all the way up to the word "brushing" ;)

The right cleaner (including detergent builders like sodium metasilicate) will get a house white glove clean without ever touching a brush. Let me amend that, gutters still need to be brushed with a specialty cleaner to break the bonding/streaking.
 
#28 ·
Pressure Washing Video

Hey Everyone, this is MightyPro150. Ive been a Professional House Painter /Carpenter/ Sheetrock hanger,taper / Re-modeler for 25 years.

Here is a fun House Cleaning Video and a free Cleaning guide if your interested.
 
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