Vinyl and Deck Maintenance
Within the past several years manufacturers have pushed a lot of exterior products on consumers by selling them as “maintenance free”. Some of these wood deck cleaning products include composite decking, plastic decking plastic vinyl fencing, vinyl deck spindles and so on.
The truth is that nothing that is exposed to mother natural is completely maintenance free. This really isn’t anything new, these cleaning companies not being honest about their products, years ago aluminum siding was said to be maintenance free as was vinyl siding.
We all know better than that now and many of us have cleaned our homes exterior or have done our own deck maintenance, the point is these products are by no means maintenance free. An example is composite decking, which is made from 50% wood and 50% plastic. The wood fibers in this product get sun damaged and turn gray just like an all wood deck if not treated with a sealer.
The plastic is a magnet for mildew which appears as small black spots or blotches. Vinyl fencing, lattice or cleaning vinyl deck spindles will also get mold and mildew on them if the conditions are right. Though these products aren’t completely maintenance free like the manufacturers claim they are, they can be cleaned up and maintained every couple of years to help prolong their beauty. It’s a good idea to have these areas of your property cleaned every couple of years along with your homes entire exterior.
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