Diy House Siding Mixture

To make your own vinyl cleaner you ll need.

Diy house siding mixture.

When mildew gains a foothold homeowners often turn to diluted chlorine bleach sodium hypochlorite a k a. Keep a box of borax around the house to use for cleaning or for a great natural remedy to get rid of ants. I mix my solution one part bleach to five parts water. It s made from a mix of wood pulp cement clay and sand and it can be molded to mimic wood clapboard shingles stucco and masonry.

Use a pressure washer with an x jet and or down stream injector. Allow mixture to dwell on surface at least 10 minutes. Clean the outside of the house with bleach and water to remove mildew algae. Once you have your bleach water solution pump up the sprayer.

Use the wooden spoon to gently stir the ingredients together until they are well incorporated. It readily accepts paint and most manufacturers offer an array of factory applied finishes. Mix household borax not boric acid in hot water and use it to clean and scrub areas with mold or mildew. As a spot treatment this borax solution quickly kills mold spores and prevents the mold from returning to the area if used regularly.

The current darling of the siding industry fiber cement has earned a reputation for stability and low maintenance. You can experiment with different proportions but this works well for me. It is important that you gently stir it so that you do not create any suds. For basic vinyl siding wash cleaning use general purpose vinyl siding cleaning solution mixed with warm water.

Cedar shake siding requires special care as some harsh chemicals could cause it to discolor or even wear prematurely. Measure out 2 cups of the water and add it to the baking soda and detergent mixture. I put 1 1 4 gallon of water into the sprayer and add 1 4 gallon of bleach into the water.