Best Deck Cleaner

Tap to Read ➤ A good deck cleaner ensures durability and neat appearance of your home deck. Let's know more about these products. Rutuja Jathar

As we all know, the deck is a floor which is attached to the house outdoors. Since it is built just outside the house, it has various essential uses. For instance, a deck can be the best place for you to cozy up on a lazy evening, or it can also be an amazing location for a BBQ party on Sundays.

People owning a row or terraced house often dream of building a deck for their house. But being located outside the house, a deck is constantly exposed to direct sunlight, dust, mildew, algae, frost, etc. This is the reason why deck cleaning becomes a routine chore.

Cleaning a deck not only removes the dirt off the deck but it also increases durability of the deck, provided you use the best cleaner for the cause.

Some people might prefer homemade deck cleaner while some may opt ready to use deck cleaning products. Cleaning products also work differently on different deck materials. A wrong deck cleaning product used for wrong kind of deck material can harm the deck, instead of providing it protection. Hence, being aware of the requirement is extremely important.

Best Commercial Deck Cleaner

There are hundreds of commercial deck cleaning products from which you can select the best cleaner. These solutions are available at a pretty reasonable price and they also come with step by step manual instructions on cleaning decks, the DIY way.

Hence, those of you who wish to save on time which is required for making the cleaning solutions first and then applying them on deck, can opt for this shortcut. Some popular commercial deck cleaning products are: DEFY Safe Oxygenated Bleach Wood Cleaner Stain Solver Oxygen Bleach Cleaner Corte-Clean Composite Deck Cleaner OxiClean Best Deck Cleaner

DeckBrite Messmer's Wood & Deck Cleaner 30 Seconds Outdoor Cleaner Wash Safe Composite Deck Cleaner Home Armor House Wash You can use these products for cleaning wooden as well as composite decks.

Best Homemade Deck Cleaner

If you are interested in yearly deck cleaning project you can make a solution of 2 gallons water, ½ gallon liquid detergent, ¼ gallon bleach, and clean the deck with a large brush or broom. After geting rid of all the grime, wash with plain water.

This solution will be too hard for regular cleaning. It is suggested to be used only every year. If you want to use the best cleaner for cedar or other wooden decks, you can try the Kile's Magic Mildew Wash .

For this, add 1 quart household bleach, 2 tablespoons Murphy's Oil Soap, and 1 pint rubbing alcohol to 1 gallon water. Wash the deck floor with it and wash with hose water.

Here is the best deck cleaning solution that you can make for removing algae and mildew. For making this homemade cleaner, make a solvent of 2 gallons of warm water and 1.5 cup of TSP (trisodium phosphate) in it. In case there is a vast black mold or mildew infestation, then you can add ½ cup of household bleach in it.

Now cover the deck with this solution, and scrub the grime using long handled brush, since inhaling this solution is harmful for your health. Once done, clean the deck with clean stream of water, through a hose and repeat the procedure if necessary.