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NEVER Pressure Wash A Deck!
Wow, thanks to Jay Markanich for this post re decks being pressured washed!  Not a good thing to do and now I realize why our deck was deteriorating after a yearly house power washing since 1994.  Hopefully this info will help others to avoid damaging their decks when power washing.
Sue of Robin and Sue
I tell my neighbors.  I tell my clients.  I tell everybody who will listen.  NEVER pressure wash a deck!  When the pressure-wash companies send their college kids to knock on my door to "wash" my deck, I tell them why they should not be doing that to decks!  When I see their trucks*, they advertise cleaning decks, patios, siding, roofs - you name it!  Don't do it!

The older the deck, the worse the wood reacts to pressure washing.  The big mistake is that companies and homeowners have a tendency to set the pressure way too high.  But even at low pressures the deck can become damaged.
What does pressure washing do?
It removes loose material and leaves a gafillion dangerous splinters and gaps.  Those gaps open up further letting in more damaging sun and water. It removes the natural oils in the wood that are ... more

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