Preparing outdoor spaces for barbecue season

23.04.10

Let us give thanks for the precipitation but please, enough already! We think it's high time for barbecues and tranquillizing Saturday afternoons listening to baseball on the tranny.

But before this scene becomes reality, a little employment is in order. Plants need to be trimmed, decks privation to be cleaned and gas grills need to be readied.

Wood decks require annual or semi-annual contribution, depending on exposure to weather and use. A all right maintenance program will prolong the human being of your investment. It includes cleaning the deck, removing any mildew that might have accumulated and applying a new overcoat of wood preservative.

We've found the best way to polish a deck is with a pressure washer, although for smaller decks a energetic-bristle brush, a good deck cleaner and copiousness of elbow grease will do nearly as well. For authentic or brick patios, a pressure washer is the way to go.

These machines post a fan of pressurized water to blast embedded inside information, mold and mildew from the deck's exterior. They should be used with caution. Set the dial to 1,500 pounds of intimidation per square inch. Any more and you risk doing invoice to the wood. Use a wide fan and keep the nozzle effective, and don't point it anywhere that might do some damage - a window, your spouse, the kids or the dog.

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer

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