The 5 Reasons You Should Never Pressure Wash Your Wood Deck

Your deck's care, protection, and aesthetics should be of the highest quality. Maintaining your home is easier with a pressure washer. Pressure washing decks is not something we do at our company, and it is not something you should do either.

Damage potentia

Using a pressure wash to remove the stain, you might damage your deck. There will be gouges in places where soft grain was flush due to the strength of the hard grains and knots. You should therefore seek out professionals who offer deck staining Ottawa services.

PSI too high

PSI (pounds per square inch) can be extremely high on some pressure washers. Theoretically, this should be great for cleaning deeper deck stains. Professionals can remove all kinds of colors and avoid pressure washing altogether by removing deck staining Ottawa. Pressure washers can easily dent softwoods and won't regain their shape. You may need to sand away too much wood once, even if you rub the hard grains down to match the grain. Furthermore, you wouldn't want pooling in that area if you had to sand your entire deck to check that gouge/hole.

The deck needs to be painted.

Instead of pressure washing, you can repaint your deck if you choose deck painting services Ottawa. Deck stain cleaning can be handled correctly by the best service providers who can address all such issues.

Tiger Striping

The pressure washing process must follow the wood grain, similar to staining. A 'tiger striping' effect results on the wood when dodging, and improper techniques are employed to expedite the process. In this case, the damage is permanently in the wood and can't be undone with sandpaper. Due to its indentation and lack of soft grain, a tiger stripe looks horrible and allows water to collect in pockets. Water can also crack wood if it freezes and expands during winter. We only use thin, transparent/translucent oils that penetrate deeply. Transparent stains will reveal every detail on a tiger-striped deck. Even if you use a thicker or solid color, the texture of the pressure washing holes will still be visible. deck staining services Ottawa can therefore assist you in resolving such issues.

Processes that are not necessary

Hire a contractor or business that does not use pressure washers (such as Ottawa Sand & Stain) and suggest that you don't want any pressure washing. A contractor or company that does your work without pressure washing can save you time and money. When hiring a contractor or business, suggest you don't want any pressure washing (or select a non-pressure washing company, such as our Ottawa Sand & Stain chapter) to save time and money and save a few days when waiting for it to dry. For completely removing all sorts of stains, you can contact the professionals for deck staining Toronto.