Oh, the Pressure (washing)

Yep, it's that time of year again. Time to pressure wash things around the city house. We have an over abundance of very large oaks that keep everything nice & shaded but does allow mildew to form quite easily. We moved everything off & away from the areas to be washed.

We got the front patio/walkway done on Saturday afternoon but didn't get any pics (thought I had some old ones but couldn't find them). Anyway, the heat index was around 110 degrees - it was HOT & HUMID! And, the pressure washer wasn't working as well as it should. We had loaned it out last weekend & when it came back, the loanee had not drained all the water out of the pump, hoses, etc. According to Greg, this is a big no no. It was working but just didn't have as much pressure as it should have. Live & learn. He said we were never loaning it out again (we'll see).

We got an early start on Sunday & were able to get the front porch, driveway planter & back patio done. Rain was forecasted but had not yet arrived when we started around 9:00a. With the spraying water, it was like a fog bank for several hours. It then rained on & off the rest of the morning so wasn't quite as hot.

Here are the before & after pics of the planter & back patio:

Fog bank. It just held on the ground the whole morning.

 

Still wet, dried to a much brighter white (see below). Nelly approved.

The worst part, I think, is putting everything back (I still haven't put the front porch back together).

Here's a pic of the back patio with our new (to us) patio table & chairs.

The old table was on it's last legs & most of the boards had rotted through. We had painted the whole set a couple of years ago, hoping to get another year out of it & we did. But, it was beyond repair. The chairs are still in decent shape. Pressure washed them as well & will be transporting them to the country this weekend.

I found this set on one of the FB swap pages that I am a member of. It is a very high quality set (Hanamint) that we got for a great price. It is cast aluminum & has some paint flaking but we will eventually pressure wash it & repaint.

Rister likes it too.

Oh well, gotta run to the grocery store & then get dinner started (Lamb Shanks & potato cakes tonight).

Hope everyone has a great upcoming 4th of July. Stay safe, cool & dry.