“How old is your next door neighbors fence?”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Truth be told the answer surprised me. The darker wood, covered in what looked like black algae spots and mildew was only four years old<\/strong> he said! <\/p>\n\n\n\n I thought it was at least 10! But needless to say, what his neighbor truly needed was a fence cleaning. And truth be told, if my friend doesn’t stain his fence, he will need his cleaned in the next 24 months! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Today we will look at the following when it comes to fence cleaning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n First, what is fence cleaning anyway?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fence cleaning is synmonus with “pressure washing my fence,” or “power washing<\/a> fences” and is commonly down by homeowners either with a company or by renting a pressure washer! <\/p>\n\n\n\n When someone refers to fence cleaning, typically what they’re looking to accomplish is to remove:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why fence cleaning matters is another question in itself, but we’re glad you were just thinking it! Typically, fence cleaning is when a homeowner or professional exterior washing company applies a mixture of soaps and surfactants to a fence surface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is followed by a washing with either a hose, power washer, or pressure washer (be sure to use the correct settings) to then remove soaps\/surfactants but also the dirt and grime!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, if the fence is wood you can stain it to restore the look! If it’s vinyl or steel – you have a pretty fence again! <\/p>\n\n\n\n You want to have your fence cleaned for several reasons aside from the obvious curb appeal reason! Reason number one to have your fence cleaned is curb appeal, followed by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n No that you know why it’s vital to keep you fence clean, let’s talk about how. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Just like the saying, “Not all things are created equal,” a lot can be said for cleaning your fence in that not all fence types are created equal in the sense of cleaning them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, a wood fence could be greatly impacted in a negative way if you just take a pressure washer to the wood surface. On the flip side, a vinyl white fence would be just find. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That being said the exact steps to clean a fence in general are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, if you haven’t caught on there are some variables that may factor into how you clean your fence, with the biggest obviously being the type of fence. In other words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You have to pay special attention to the type of fence you’re cleaning. Certain materials call for certain cleaning instructions, here are few highlights for each. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to cleaning your fence, at the end of the day the question as to how often you should clean your fence is not always cut and dry… it depends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Typically, a general timeframe is every 3-5 years for cleaning your fence. This allows for the fence to recover from the last cleaning and helps you keep it looking good! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Some older fences may require some more TLC early and often, but it really depends on what you are going after. If cleaned and stained (for wood fences) you should be able to stretch 4-5 years before having to do it again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We get it home maintenance can be a lot which is why we recommend using these two guides:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n So now that you know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The last question you might have is what are your options for getting your fence cleaned?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Typically, most homeowners try cleaning their fence one time before never doing it again! Renting the power washer, dealing with water all day, being outside in the sun (or cold) and then having to turn around and stain a fence is a very long and tedious process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Even for the most seasoned DIY types. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That being said if you would like to have your fence cleaned, we recommend reaching out to pressure washing company that has experience! Don’t just go for any Joe with a truck<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Your fence matters, and a lot can go wrong if proper fence cleaning methods are not used! That being said, here are some helpful articles and guides to help you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just recently, a neighbor of a friend of mine got a brand new fence installed. It was a six-foot privacy fence that encompassed the backyard of their townhome. Compared to the rest of the neighbors older fences – it stood out. The fresh looking pressure treated wood even had a smell to it in addition […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,8],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightexteriorcleaning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1787"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightexteriorcleaning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightexteriorcleaning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightexteriorcleaning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightexteriorcleaning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1787"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brightexteriorcleaning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4565,"href":"https:\/\/brightexteriorcleaning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1787\/revisions\/4565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightexteriorcleaning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightexteriorcleaning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightexteriorcleaning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightexteriorcleaning.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fence Cleaning 101<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What Fence Cleaning is:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Why clean your fence:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How to Clean Your Fence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Fence Type Matters-<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Wood Fences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Vinyl Fences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Aluminum Fences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Steel Fences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How often you can clean your fence:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What are your options?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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