When it comes to cleaning your deck, you need an effective clean that protects the integrity of the wood. While pressure washing was once the standard for many exterior cleaning techniques, its abrasive nature has made many rethink its usefulness for many exterior materials, especially wood.
Here’s why we always recommend softwashing over pressure washing for deck cleaning:
- Softwashing is gentle but powerful. Softwashing does not rely on highly pressurized tools to provide a powerful clean. Instead, it utilizes an effective cleaning solution that is tough on common deck contaminants like dirt, mold, and algae, while being gentle on the wood.
- Softwashing utilizes safe cleaning solutions. Our cleaning solutions are water-based and biodegradable. They are also low-VOC and non-hazardous, so you don’t have to worry about your kids or pets out on your newly cleaned deck.
- Softwashing helps preserve and protect wood. The biggest advantage softwashing has over pressure washing when it comes to deck cleaning is its ability to thoroughly clean the wood while also protecting it. This is because the softwash cleaning solutions reach deep into the wood grain to eradicate harmful contaminants like mold, mildew, and algae. While pressure washing blasts them away – and often damages the wood in the process – softwashing eradicates them and prevents them from accumulating and regrowing. As a result, softwashing keeps your deck looking its best for longer than pressure washing while also protecting it instead of damaging it.
When it comes to deck cleaning, there’s really no comparison. Give your deck the effective clean and protective care it deserves with routine softwashing.