Will jetwashing ruin my decking?

It can. Held too close, a jet tears out the soft summer growth between the grain lines and leaves a furry, splintered surface. Done at low pressure along the grain it is fine.

Can you oil the decking afterwards?

It needs to be properly dry first, so that is usually a separate visit a few days later. Ask and it can be quoted alongside.

Decking & fencing in Suffolk

Wet decking is genuinely dangerous, and the green film that makes it slippery lifts easily at low pressure. Too much pressure raises the grain and leaves the boards furred and worse than before.

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How it is done

Low pressure along the grain, never across it.
Treatment applied for algae and mould rather than relying on water alone.
Boards left to dry fully before any oil or stain goes on.
Composite decking cleaned to the board manufacturer’s limits, which are lower than most people assume.

Priced on area. Oiling or staining quoted as a separate visit.

Surfaces covered

Softwood decking
Composite decking
Close-board fencing
Pergolas
Garden furniture

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Decking & fencing, before and after

Work done by AC Exterior. Nothing here is stock photography.

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Before

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After

Cleaned along the grain at low pressure, left to dry before oiling.

Common questions

Will jetwashing ruin my decking?: It can. Held too close, a jet tears out the soft summer growth between the grain lines and leaves a furry, splintered surface. Done at low pressure along the grain it is fine.
Can you oil the decking afterwards?: It needs to be properly dry first, so that is usually a separate visit a few days later. Ask and it can be quoted alongside.

Where this is done

Decking & fencing across Suffolk and south Norfolk, including these towns.

Lowestoft
Oulton Broad
Beccles
Bungay
Southwold
Halesworth
Kessingland
Wrentham
Great Yarmouth
Gorleston
Bradwell
Loddon

Other things I clean

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Driveway cleaning

Block paving, concrete and tarmac brought back, then re-sanded so it stays that way.

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Patio & path cleaning

Sandstone, porcelain and slabs cleaned at a pressure the stone will actually take.

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Render & wall cleaning

Soft washing that kills the algae, rather than blasting the render off the wall.

Get a price for your decking

Send a photograph and the rough size, and you will get a figure back.

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