Maintaining Your Outdoor Surfaces
Wash it
Southeast Alaska puts outdoor materials to the test on a daily basis. From the constant barrage of rain, snow and ice, to the flora that seems to cling to every surface. Power-washing is essential to getting the most out of your deck or siding.
Coat it
Once the dirt and grime is removed apply the appropriate stain or paint product to further the life of the materials that take the most abuse.
Replace it
Diamonds are forever but, no matter what you do sooner or later wood decays and must be replaced. re-surfacing your deck or re-siding your home may be necessary. The Alaska Bush Carpenters can help you make that distinction.
'“Why Hire A Professional? Its Just Power Washing?”
A lot can go wrong.
Wood decks are especially vulnerable to power washing, because the pressure exerted by the power washer can lead to splintering. If there is any area on the deck where the wood is already beginning to split apart, power washing it will exacerbate the problem and cause the split area to expand.
Wood isn’t the only decking material that can be permanently damaged by power washing. Softer materials, such as PVC, can essentially be ‘engraved’ by a power washer if the pressure is set too high.
It’s also a bad idea to use a high pressure power washer on a composite deck because the power washer can actually take chips out of the composite material. To make matters even worse, damage caused by power washing is not typically covered in the warranties for composite decks, so if you do damage your deck beyond repair, you’ll be paying out of pocket to fix it.