Solid acrylic stain covers both my front porch and rear deck, and both were badly in need of paint jobs. Staining my porch and deck is the biggest DIY project I’ve attempted so far. I’m far from an expert, but I thought some of my experiences as a rank amateur may help others who have considered taking on such an endeavor to save money by not hiring someone else to do the work.…
Whether you paid someone to stain your porch or deck or saved money by doing it yourself like I did, you’ll probably have some paint drips and splatters that didn’t get wiped off when they were wet. Once paint drips dry on your vinyl siding, they will no longer wipe off easily. Even an electric power washer won’t help.
Following some online research, I decided on a few common products to try for cleaning the drips from when I repainted my deck and porch.…
While laundry detergents have added “oxi” cleaners to some of their products for years, Tide only recently released their own separate oxygen cleaner in direct competition with OxiClean
Procter and Gamble provided me with a sample container of Tide Oxi
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Oxygenated cleaning agents generally contain sodium carbonate and hydrogen peroxide, along with detergents.…
My latest DIY project at home has been a big one, and something I’ve never tackled before – painting my house’s front porch and back deck. To start, I knew I needed to buy or rent a power washer. After doing my homework, I decided to purchase a Blue Clean AR118 hand carry electric pressure washer from for about $93.
I needed a light, easy-to-carry power washer that still had enough power to get the job done.…