Fence Cleaning Buffalo Grove, IL

Fence cleaning for Buffalo Grove homes

Most of our fence cleaning calls in Buffalo Grove come from homes with 1970s-to-1990s subdivisions with a lot of original cedar decks. We see a lot of board-on-board privacy fences between close-set lots, and the work is planned around it.

In southern Lake County, where Buffalo Grove sits, the variable is shade. Sunny decks gray and dry out; shaded ones stay green. We treat each side of the same deck accordingly.

We clean fences with a percarbonate wood cleaner and a low-pressure rinse, the same way we clean decks. A pressure washer wand at 3,000 PSI held close to a fence board will leave permanent stripe marks and splinter the surface. We have been called to fix a lot of those.

How the job goes in Buffalo Grove

1. Pre-wet and protectPlants along the fence line are soaked so the cleaner does not affect them. Siding and windows in range are rinsed.
2. Apply cleanerSodium percarbonate solution goes on by pump sprayer, dwells 10 to 15 minutes and lifts algae, mildew and gray oxidation.
3. Scrub problem spotsThe bottom foot of the fence and shaded sections get a stiff brush where growth is thick.
4. Low-pressure rinseWide fan tip, well off the boards, working top to bottom so dirty water does not re-streak clean areas.

Other work we do in Buffalo Grove

Homeowners here also ask us about Deck restoration in Buffalo Grove, Deck sealing in Buffalo Grove and Deck repair in Buffalo Grove. See everything on the Buffalo Grove service area page, or read the full fence cleaning guide. We also cover nearby Indian Creek, Long Grove and Lincolnshire.