Today I show you how to make your patio look like new again wood effortlessly.
Because lounging on a beautiful terrace after a long week of work is always a great pleasure.
Finally a pleasure if the terrace is at least welcoming...
It's sure that if the place is dirty and in poor condition, it already gives you a lot less desire!
Fortunately, I have selected for you the best 100% natural grandmother's recipes that will restore your wooden deck to its full glory.
I've been using these cleaning tips for years and I have a perfect terrace like the 1st day.
Discover 8 natural tips to make your wooden deck look like new again. Watch:
Baking soda is a very cheap and completely natural solution to clean your wooden deck.
The cleaning technique is also very simple.
Wet the entire deck and coat all surfaces with baking soda.
Then scrub with a good push broom and rinse thoroughly with clear water.
Extra tip:
Part of the decking may dry out before you have had time to treat the rest.
In this case, proceed rather by sections, zone by zone. That way, the baking soda doesn't have time to dry out.
After a few years of good and loyal service, your wood can become dull.
This is particularly the case when it is subjected to bad weather.
To restore its nobility and revive its color, use the following grandmother's method.
In a bucket or a large basin, pour 10L of water for 220g of sodium percarbonate.
Apply the mixture all over the terrace and let it act for 20 min.
You just have to rinse with clear water to find your wooden deck like new.
The great barbecues you made left lots of grease stains on the terrace?
And yes, that's often what happens even when you're careful...
To get those grease stains out of wood, just do this.
Sprinkle washing powder directly on stains.
Leave on for a few minutes then scrub with your push broom.
Everything is now gone.
In a bucket or basin, mix 50 cl of white vinegar in 4 liters of water.
Pour this water/vinegar mixture all over the terrace and let it soak for 10 min.
Use your brush broom and pass it over the entire surface of the terrace.
Rinse thoroughly with clean water and you're done.
This method is an excellent solution for regular maintenance in the summer.
Moss and algae like to become encrusted on the slats of wooden terraces.
It's unsightly and moreover it can be dangerous, because you can slip on it.
To get rid of it easily, use coarse salt as follows.
In a basin or bucket, pour hot water and coarse salt in the following proportion:
- 1 glass of coarse salt for 1 liter of water.
Spread the solution directly or use a sprayer for more precision.
Then rinse immediately with clear water.
Do not hesitate to pour the solution all over the terrace even if you do not see traces of moss.
Incipient moss and algae are not always visible to the naked eye and this has a preventive effect.
Did you know that lichen is a fungus associated with algae?
The fungus protects the algae, while the algae feeds the fungus.
This natural symbiosis makes the lichen a very resistant intruder.
However, there is an all-natural solution to get rid of it.
First, dilute 4 or 5 drops of basil essential oil in 1 liter of warm soapy water.
Then pour the mixture on the infested areas.
Leave to act, brush with your broom and finally rinse with clean water.
Black soap is a very practical and ultra-effective multipurpose product in many situations.
This product is also very useful when it comes to cleaning your terrace properly and making it spotless.
In a bucket, pour warm water and dilute black soap.
Respect the proportion of 2 caps of black soap for 5 liters of water.
Spread the mixture over the entire deck and scrub with the push broom.
Leave to act and rinse with plenty of water.
Citric acid has several advantages when it comes to cleaning your terrace.
One, it cleans perfectly.
Two, it is a completely natural product.
Finally, in addition to cleaning, citric acid also attacks the moss present on the terrace.
Mix 3 tablespoons of citric acid for 1/2 liter of water and pour the solution over the decking boards.
Leave on for 2 days before scrubbing with your push broom and then rinse with clear water.
We advise you to thoroughly clean your wooden deck only twice a year.
Do this after wet seasons to remove any natural deposits left by the weather.
Widely used in summer, also carry out a maintenance wash once a week to keep it clean.
Because after lunches or dinners, many residues can fall on the floor and stain the wood.
There you go, you now know how to naturally clean your wooden deck that has turned green :-)
Easy, practical and effective, isn't it?
In addition, these methods work on all types of wooden slats and slabs.
Terrace in teak, pine, composite, exotic wood...
These natural solutions do not attack your material as a Karcher can!
