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kentuckydad95 · 10-31-2009, 06:24 PM

I can drive by any neighborhood and see at least one house that has green mildew/mold all over their vinyl siding and it drives me insane!!! How hard is it to clean the siding before it gets so bad that you need a pro to pressure wash it? Here is all you need:

Medium bristle brush
Bucket
Water Hose
Water
Bleach (or siding cleaner)

It makes me wonder what these houses look like on the inside???

hdwell · 10-31-2009, 06:31 PM

It is largely due to laziness. Then there are the older folks who are not able to do the work and many times can't afford to pay someone (if they are lucky enough to find someone). B ut certainly someone somewhere would be glad to do it for litlle or nothing. Of course there are those in the housewashing business who do charge.

But I think some people just don't seem to care about how there home looks. I live amongst many like that.

Bergenite · 10-31-2009, 09:24 PM

Don't forget about the ladder.

sailordave · 10-31-2009, 10:12 PM

We try to do our home once a year. We have to plan ahead to do this and it has to happen when the ground is dry, which isn't often where I live. For the past month our yard is a wet sponge due to frequent rains. Clorox makes a thick outdoor bleach you can buy at Lowes. I put it in a pump sprayer, spray the entire siding, then come back and hose it off. Works pretty good.

20yrsinBranson · 10-31-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kentuckydad95

I can drive by any neighborhood and see at least one house that has green mildew/mold all over their vinyl siding and it drives me insane!!! How hard is it to clean the siding before it gets so bad that you need a pro to pressure wash it? Here is all you need:

Medium bristle brush
Bucket
Water Hose
Water
Bleach (or siding cleaner)

It makes me wonder what these houses look like on the inside???

My husband puts bleach in one of those hose attachements that you fertilize your garden with (or wash your car or windows, for that matter). On a nice sunny day, he sprays the place down, waits about 20 minutes, rinses, sprays it down again with the bleach, waits about 20 minutes rinses. Viola! No more mildew.

You don't need no stinking bucket! LOL

20yrsinBranson