Cleaning Log Siding

Maintaining log siding is easier if you dedicate a weekend once a year to cleaning the wood around your log home.

Cleaning log siding.

Start by sweeping the entire perimeter of your home with a broom. Spray the wood cleaner onto the siding with warm water if possible for better absorption. Point your pivotpro hit the trigger and start spraying cleansing water against your dirty wood siding. Work down from the roofline taking on one 10 foot square section at a time.

These 5 rooms look great with log siding 06 03 2019. Use a cleaner specifically designed for cleaning siding and always check the label to make sure it s safe for wood. Do not wash the wood with bleach tsp or any cleaning solution containing bleach or oxalic acid. After scrubbing thoroughly make sure to rinse the cleaner with a garden hose.

Step 2 power wash the cleaner off the siding. If using a brush brush the siding s surface dust or dirt then rinse the area with a garden hose. Log wash to clean once the logs are assembled at your building site they need to be cleaned with a specialized log wash cleaner to remove all traces of mill glaze dust mud and any other expected contaminants. Oxalic acid causes problems with timber pro uv and other finishes by making them turn gummy.

If using a soft cloth wet the cloth then wipe the area in a side to side motion in the direction of the plank shingle or panel siding until clean. Spray grimier spots with a siding cleaner and brush. Let the cleaner sit on the siding for a time according to the manufacturer s instructions. From there rinse the area with clean water.

At 46 inches in. Using a wide bristled broom will speed this process along but a simple house broom will work as well. Log washes can be used as a maintenance cleaner or to prepare the surface of wood for a new coat of stain or topcoat. Using log wash as a stain prep cleaner add two 2 cups of log wash to one 1 gallon of water and mix.

Clean the siding to remove the loose dirt and debris. Wash the logs or siding with clean brite before re applying your clear uv coat. Warm water not hot works better than cold water. Bleach is very hard on wood and causes fuzz.