I love the outdoors, we spend a lot of time out on our patio area in the summer. As beautiful as it is Mother Nature sure can make a mess of it. Yesterday I went out to pressure wash the house around the patio area. I love the look of a white house but white vinyl siding takes a lot of work to keep it clean. I pulled the ladder out, cleaned up to the roof line and thought I’d give the concrete a spray down while I was out there. I knew it wasn’t pristine but I sure wasn’t expecting what I got after the first swipe. The concrete was uniformly dirty so I never realized the amount of mold and dirt that had become such a huge part of my patio. I spent an hour cleaning the patio and can’t believe the difference it made.  I have a love hate relationship with my pressure washer, I love how easy it is to get everything looking sparkling clean but when I clean one section it makes everything around it look dirty. I clean the next section, then the next and soon realize there is no end in sight. It has to be my favorite piece of outdoor equipment, something all homeowners should have.

Last year I took my pressure washer to my parents house and gave their old fences an all new look in an hour. My dad was complaining about needing new fence boards. It took about two hours but the fence looked like new. I found that I could teach a very old dog new tricks. The two hours I spent washing the fence saved my dad a small fortune in time and supplies and gave their back yard a fresh new look.