[Wolfman]

We may have said there is more than one way of doing it but I never saw that method

haha saw the washing up liquid one on youtube.   At least no harm can be done.     Is my sandstone method ok?   That's more of a worry

[Kev Martin]

Ok going to scrub decking with washing up liquid and stiff broom then pressure wash from a distance.  This is conservative way so I won't damage anything.

The sandstone I will use hypo 3 to 1 with watering can then rinse off with hose pipe after 45 mins.   Will just do a few slabs as a tester to see how it all works out before doing the whole patio.   There's more to this game than I thought.  I will drench surrounding plants as well with water before working

Hang on a second at no time have I ever mentioned Decking!  I have never cleaned any Decking in my life so Therefore I know SFA about it.  But the method you have mentioned don’t really look that clever to me

[Aqua Power Solutions]

Cleaning Decks is also not a one method approach . (
Is the deck soft wood or hard wood ?
Is the deck previously been oiled , stained or painted ?
What is the customers expectations ?
These all have a factor in the cleaning process
Regarding sandstone you can also clean with low pressure and heat !
Ed

[Wolfman]

Cleaning Decks is also not a one method approach . (
Is the deck soft wood or hard wood ?
Is the deck previously been oiled , stained or painted ?
What is the customers expectations ?
These all have a factor in the cleaning process
Regarding sandstone you can also clean with low pressure and heat !
Ed

Regarding decking, the customer dosent expect much, cheap and quick like most of them, they asked me to pressure wash them.  Like most people have no idea probably about the complications of cleaning.  WIll try clothes washing powder and fairy liquid and scrub first

Can you clean  sandstone with hypo 3 to 1 as well?

[Aqua Power Solutions]

Give me a ring and will talk you through it
Ed

[Smurf]

No, you don't need to pressure wash Indian sandstone before using hypo softwash mix. Just wet the surface down fist and soak all runoff areas like grass etc. Then slap it on, brush in, let dwell without drying out, slap some more down if need be on bad black spot areas, let dwell some more and then rinse. And yes you can use a washer on sandstone but be mindful of using to much pressure as can delaminate the natural stone surface. Not to mention blowout bad mortar joints. Also don't spend ages trying to remove what you think are stubborn marks as if you look close is more likely fossils. lol  https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=fossils+in+indian+sanstone&FORM=HDRSC2

   

[Smudger]

Cleaning Decks is also not a one method approach . (
Is the deck soft wood or hard wood ?
Is the deck previously been oiled , stained or painted ?
What is the customers expectations ?
These all have a factor in the cleaning process
Regarding sandstone you can also clean with low pressure and heat !
M
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Ed

Questions questions why o why are you making it hard 

[Smurf]

How did this post get sidetracked to wood?
Don't use bleach on wood simple.

[Smudger]

How did this post get sidetracked to wood?
Don't use bleach on wood simple.

You do on soft wood