Fence Cleaning Old Mill Creek, IL

Fence cleaning for Old Mill Creek homes

Most of our fence cleaning calls in Old Mill Creek come from homes with a rural village of farmsteads and very large lots. That means decks on farmhouse and estate homes, which changes the prep more than the stain.

Old Mill Creek is in northern 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.

A fence that has never been cleaned will not take stain evenly, and a fence that was blasted with high pressure will take stain in blotches wherever the surface was torn. Cleaning is not glamorous, but it is what decides how the stain looks. If your fence just needs to stop being green, cleaning alone is a good yearly maintenance job.

How the job goes in Old Mill Creek

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 Old Mill Creek

Homeowners here also ask us about Fence staining in Old Mill Creek, Deck sealing in Old Mill Creek and Deck staining in Old Mill Creek. See everything on the Old Mill Creek service area page, or read the full fence cleaning guide. We also cover nearby Gurnee, Wadsworth and Lake Villa.