Cleaning the concrete may take a few hours, but the results will be stunning as you bring the finish back to life.
Things You Will Need
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Wet a small section of the concrete deck. A 6-foot-by-6-foot square area is manageable. Keep the area wet with a garden hose as you proceed.
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Fill the 5-gallon bucket half full of clean water. Mix mild soap with degreaser into the water. Follow the package labeling directions for the quantity of soap to use with 2 1/2 gallons of water.
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Plunge the scrub brush into the soap and water mixture. Slop the brush onto the deck. Scrub a 2-foot by 2-foot square area. Keep the area wet.
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Continue until the 6-foot square is completed, cleaning 2-foot squares at a time. Rinse the area with clean water from the hose.
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Proceed to other areas of the deck in the same fashion. You can push the old soap residue ahead of you with the garden hose spray. In this manner, pre-wet and pre-soap the area you're cleaning next.
The Drip Cap
- Cleaning the concrete deck from winter season's stains takes some effort.
- Maintaining the concrete deck can become part of a monthly plan, as some of the materials causing the stains may run off into the pool during heavy rains.
- Wet a small section of the concrete deck.
- A 6-foot-by-6-foot square area is manageable.