As the seasons change and the sun begins to shine again, we all hope to be spending more time outdoors in the coming months. It has actually been scientifically proven that spending more time outdoors increases creativity, short-term memory and reduces stress. More on that here: How Nature Can Make You Kinder, Happier, and More Creative.
Speaking of stress! When you look out of your window after the winter months and see your outdoor living space, does it make you feel overwhelmed? How will we bring the drab to fab? Will your deck or patio be ready for your Memorial Day BBQ? How about the area around your pool? Oh and those graduation parties!
Well, that’s what this list is for! Here are a few ways to really give your outdoor living area an affordable makeover:
Let’s start with what people will notice first, like cleaning your surface areas. Do you have algae on your patios, or mildew growing on your deck? This can all be cleaned in a day with pressure washing. The transformation a good exterior cleaning can do, will amaze you!
Surface areas that can be cleaned with a pressure washer include:
- The Exterior of Your Home: Pressure Washing is a restorative process that can remove years of stains and dirt, making it like brand new again. A method called soft-washing is used when cleaning the exterior of your home, more on that here: What is Soft-Washing and How is it Done?
- Concrete Surfaces: Sidewalks, driveways and walkways can be cleaned with a surface cleaner to remove oil, grease, rust, fertilizer, algae, dirt, grime, bird & animal droppings, moss, paint and more.
- Patio and Brick Pavers: Power washing your patio is a fast, easy way to immediately increase your home’s curb appeal and improve the aesthetics of your outdoor living areas. Pressure washing can remove years of neglect, paint, mold and algae. This includes the area around your pool – nobody wants to walk around barefoot on years of grime.
- Deck and Fencing: In storms, rain and wind can get all sorts of materials stuck to your fence and deck, also areas under trees can get sap and mildew. Dirty fences and decks can really take away from your home’s outdoor oasis. Your outdoor wood and composite areas can be cleaned with a pressure washer using the soft-wash method referenced to earlier.
- Outdoor Furniture: Did you know you can have your patio furniture professionally cleaned by a pressure washing professional? IN FACT, you could have your picnic table, gazebo, sandbox, pool furniture, fire pit and GRILL cleaned with a pressure washer!
For those of you that are not DIY people, a local professional pressure washing company could handle this all in a day!
