Composite Deck Cleaning Deer Park, IL

Composite deck cleaning for Deer Park homes

Most of our composite deck cleaning calls in Deer Park come from homes with acre lots and larger homes built from the 1980s on. We see a lot of big multi-level decks with hot tubs and stairs, and the work is planned around it.

Deer Park is in western Lake County. The established trees that make the yards nice also keep decks and fences shaded, and shaded wood needs a thorough chemical clean before it will take stain evenly.

Composite decks are the ones that get damaged most often by general pressure washing, because the surface looks tough. It is not. Capped composite has a thin outer layer and a narrow-tip wand will strip it in stripes. We use a soft-wash approach: cleaner, dwell, gentle agitation, low-pressure rinse. If your composite deck has black spots that will not come off with a hose, that is mildew in the surface and it needs the right cleaner, not more pressure.

How the job goes in Deer Park

1. Identify the productCapped, uncapped or PVC, and which brand. It decides the cleaner and the pressure.
2. Clear and protectFurniture, rugs and planters come off. Rugs left on composite are the most common cause of shadow marks.
3. Apply cleanerA composite-safe cleaner with a sodium percarbonate base, or an oxalic-based one for tannin and rust stains.
4. Agitate and rinseSoft brush on problem spots, then a low-pressure fan rinse under 1,500 PSI, wand kept well off the surface.

Other work we do in Deer Park

Homeowners here also ask us about Deck sealing in Deer Park, Deck restoration in Deer Park and Deck repair in Deer Park. See everything on the Deer Park service area page, or read the full composite deck cleaning guide. We also cover nearby Kildeer, Lake Zurich and Hawthorn Woods.