Clean Siding With Extension

Read on and we ll show you how to clean vinyl siding the right way.

Clean siding with extension.

Fill a large bucket with warm water and dissolve soap or cleaner in it. Hook up the garden hose to the pressure cleaner and start it up. Dirt and leaves will be flying out once this stops you know the gutters are clean. Get the details right when you install vinyl siding and you ll save yourself hours of frustration later on.

Rinse and let dry. Just hook the hose into the end of the extension pole and turn on the water. When the brush becomes dirty wash it with clean water and it is like new again. Apply the vinyl siding cleaning solution with a soft bristle cleaning brush scrubbing the full length of each lap.

Make sure to brush with the water flowing down the siding to prevent moisture from getting trapped underneath. Insert and point the water jet inside the gutters and clean them out. Use a professional grade cleaner such as vinyl renu if the siding surface shows excessive signs of oxidation. Luckily cleaning vinyl siding is a fairly easy job and there are a wide variety of products to help remove typical stains.

Pour a few tablespoons of dishwashing liquid in the bucket until the water is soapy. Attach gutter cleaner attachment to end of telescoping wand or extension wand. Give the wall a good rinse from top to bottom with the hose set on an angled flow directing the debris down the siding. Start at the bottom to avoid streaking and use your garden hose to rinse off each section before it dries.

The cloth will likely come up dark gray with a layer of fine soot. Just dip the mop head in the water and wet clean the high sidings ugly black streaks on the trims and so on. It can be attached to any standard extension pole to reach high areas. Even after pressure washing you may still find that a thin layer of dirt remains on the siding.

As an experiment rub a clean white cloth across the unwashed siding. The brush glides easily on irregular areas and rough surfaces to clean like new. Combine the soap in a spray bottle squirting the cleaner onto the siding. Manual cleaning is preferred.

You might also want a mildewcide to add to your pressure washer or garden hose sprayer.