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Originally Posted by Laker14
I have a stucco home which is old enough to have been painted at least once.
The stucco is in good shape, no algae or stains, just the typical grime that accumulates, and occasional mud dauber nests to remove.
I have my own pressure washer, and don't mind doing the job myself, a little at a time.
After researching it extensively on the net, I have learned that with stucco, it's the cleaning solution that you want to do the heavy lifting, and for the most part you want the pressure washer to rinse the cleaning solution and dirt off.
The cleaning solutions I have come across all seem to have warnings about possible damage to the stucco, especially stucco that's been painted, and a lot of the videos deal with really badly stained, or algae covered stucco that needs a more aggressive approach.
For you DIYers, any recommendations for a gentle, yet effective cleaning solution to use on painted stucco?
For you non DIYers, I already have the names and numbers of several reputable companies I could call if I wished to, so I'm good there.
Thanks, all.
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Confession, I just finished doing my drive and walk. Excuse to let my back recover. Most cleaners have instructions that suggest rate of dilution. We know few people read instructions or follow them. You want to be sure the product you buy will not kill your landscaping. The major ingredient is ammonia. It is cheap. It is good for cutting oily dirt and it quickly evaporates and it is a cheap source of nitrogen. I used to use it to kick off my compost heap
Stucco is painted cement. Our house, is stucco, which is a skin coat of cement over blocks. Far as I know they are all like that. We had a hornets nest. Typical, wife put enough insecticide on it to kill the entire state of Vermont. The cause or not? I took one of those pressure wands, far less power than a pressure washer. I did wash off the nest but also the paint down to the primer.
Far as my drive and a house. Sometimes things are better off left alone. Wife? I've tried,
sure help me to do it does not seem to work.