I inherited an electric one from my FIL. This is very satisfying.

  • Opinionhaver@feddit.ukEnglish
    9·
    2 days ago

    I treated my exterior walls last spring with a product that kills organic growth and doesn’t even need to be rinsed off. Just spray it on and leave it do it’s thing. This is the same wall a year later. I had pressure washed it all a couple years back but it all grew back in a few years.

    • glitch1985@lemmy.world
      2·
      24 hours ago

      Was it wet and forget? That stuff is awesome and cleans better than a pressure washer in my opinion since it can get higher and doesn’t streak.

      • billwashere@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        5·
        1 day ago

        Very dope house indeed. This is SO much cool than vinyl siding. Im guessing this is Europe somewhere? I’m so jealous, for multiple reasons.

        • Acamon@lemmy.world
          3·
          1 day ago

          You’re right, it’s in the French countryside. It’s a really awesome old building (even has a tower with a spiral stairway!) but it’s also a bit of ruin. There was no heating, or proper electricity and loads of leaks and other problems when we moved in 18 months ago. It’s been a lot of work, taught me many new skills and alternated between fun/stressful, but it’s starting to feel quite homely. Hopefully we can repoint all the stone walls over summer (that’s why we’ve been powerwashing) so that the winter storms stop raining through the walls into our living room…

    • billwashere@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      Thanks for the tip. Yep I’ll probably get something this weekend. I was just seeing if the inherited pressure washer was gonna work.

      • Nougat@fedia.io
        2·
        2 days ago

        We actually paid someone to come do this for our house, because I don’t have the ability to get way up high on the second floor, for any of the spraying steps. I wanna say it was $350. We have a white house, with bushes in the front, so the filth really gathers quickly and shows up well (as you are aware).

        • billwashere@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          3·
          2 days ago

          If I didn’t have to buy a new riding lawn mower I’d probably pay to have this done. I’m not great with heights.

          The walls not ever really in the sun (like this one) were the worst.

    • billwashere@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      I’ve never done siding like this before. It was very satisfying. And I felt like a kid playing in a sprinkler.

  • varyingExpertise@feddit.orgEnglish
    6·
    2 days ago

    Get an extension if one is available, much better than blasting between the cladding from a low angle when reaching for the upper rows.

    • snail_hunter@programming.dev
      6·
      2 days ago

      Everything I’ve seen has recommended working bottom to top. “Working your way up is recommended because suds will run down the wall if you start at the top, and it’ll be harder to see dirt and debris that needs to be scrubbed off.”