Tips on how to clean your fencing
Fences are an excellent way to protect your property’s privacy and make it look stunning while doing so. Fencing adds a warm and natural finish to any garden, affording you your own little pocket of the countryside. While this is great, fencing is also very susceptible to dirt, mildew, and other unsightly substances. Many people simply use a pressure washer to clean off the gunk which, while effective, can cause a great deal of damage if the settings are too high.
Cleaning Vinyl Fences – Although vinyl is one of the most weather-resistant materials out there, it’s bound to get a bit dirty during the winter. Use a pressure washer and hose down your fence. Cleaning will go much faster. Just make sure that you remember to wash it from all angles so that the grime gets off both the inside and outside of your fence as well as between the pickets. After you’re done hosing your fence down, you may want to wipe it down a little more. This will ensure that you don’t miss any spots of grime on your fence. Mix a little vinegar or bleach with warm water and wipe the fence down. After that, rinse it with water again to make sure that the acidity of the vinegar or bleach doesn’t sit on the fence for too long.
Cleaning Aluminum Fences – Even though aluminum fences are incredibly durable, they do require very little maintenance. Do NOT attempt to clean your fence with something acidic like vinegar. All you need to do is really wipe it down with a soft dry cloth, paying particular attention to areas that have additional dirt and grime on them. When it comes to these areas, you can also use a bit of plain warm water.
Cleaning Steel Fences – Your steel fence may be painted. Pressure washers are notorious for chipping the paint off. It’s best just to avoid attempting this. Instead, you’re going to want to wash your steel fence by hand. Mix some dish detergent into your bucket filled with warm water until soap bubbles to the surface. Once this happens, you can get to work by dipping your cloth in and gently wiping the fence down.
Cleaning Simulated Stone Fences – your simulated stone fence is made of more materials than a simple steel one would be. This means that you’re going to want to clean it by hand, as you would with a steel fence. The first step to cleaning your simulated stone privacy fence is to spray vinegar onto the fencing. After that’s done, wipe them dry with a soft towel. After that, fill a spray bottle with water and repeat these steps with the water.
While dirt and grime coating your fence over time is a natural development, it doesn’t need to stay that way. There are effective ways to clean every material that might make up your fence so that you can ensure that it looks clean and beautiful going into the new season.
