The use of pressure lines looks tempting, but with a pretty ordinary brush and cheap home cleaner you can clean the terrace quite easily. How to do it?
Take advantage of each meter, settling on the terrace
Your garden, balcony or terrace also deserve spring cleaning. Not all of us have space where we can enjoy our beds. When there is no garden, then a beautiful terrace or balcony will please. And we can make them not only beautifully green and full of life, but also cozy and above all clean. Balconies and terraces can be full of junk and delayed things, but also an oasis of peace and enlargement of your life space.
Before you start furnishing and preparing for this season before pulling out all the flower pots, placing them with plants and starting to fertilize and watering, buying outdoor carpets after sitting or rocking chair, just you have to pull into the fight with dirt. After winter and all sorts of variable weather during the beginning of spring, the terrace can be in a very nasty state. How to start? First, fuse the terrace and then think about what cleaning product to use. It is necessary to choose one that cleans, but does not damage the material used on the terrace.
Outdoor floors can also be cleaned with vinegar. You will also see what it looks like in this post from the Clever Living channel.
With cleaning the terrace will help ordinary vinegar
The perfect helper in the cleaning of the terrace is ordinary white or any other vinegar. White vinegar is often weaker than vinegar classic potato. In both cases it is necessary to dilute it with water. White vinegar is diluted with water 1: 1. A little stronger potato vinegar therefore dilute a little more.
Apply acetic water over the entire area of the terrace. Let it work for a while if it is possible and the water will not drain anywhere, and then scrub with a brush. Acetic water will not only help you clean the dirt, it also affects grease and possible mosses and lichens. As a rule, you do not have to push too much, but rather to gently remove the dirt deposition. Finally, flush the whole terrace with clean water.
Another option is to use soda. Baking soda is a perfect multifunctional helper that fits home and in the garden. Therefore, it pays to buy it in a larger package. Apply it with a strainer, making it more even even more even. The edible soda also works on a dry surface, but it is preferable to change the floor slightly so that soda can work better. Leave the soda on the surface for about 20 to 30 minutes, then gently brush the entire floor and flush.
If you have some very durable stains on the tiles, you can combine these two ordinary products. The sparkling reaction helps to remove dirt and grease, while its use is safe for both materials and nature.
Which materials can withstand vinegar?
Materials for which acetic water is useful? You do not have to worry about ceramic or stoneware tiles. The concrete can also be cleaned with diluted vinegar, which helps mainly with removal of mosses, lichens or stains. However, the vinegar surface may be slightly confused.
Some natural stones can also be cleaned with acetic water, but it is advisable to try cleaning vinegar on a small piece of stone in a less frequent place. Usually vinegar works well on granite, slate or basalt.
You do not have to worry about plastic and composite surfaces, but in this case it is advisable to dilute more vinegar, in a 1: 5 ratio.
You should know what surfaces the vinegar is not suitable for. These are mainly natural stone paving, which are more sensitive to acids, such as travertine, limestone or marble. The wooden, especially untreated or oiled floor coverings, vinegar are not very suitable, but it does not destroy it. As already mentioned, concrete surfaces can confuse vinegar, so it is not suitable for polished, waxed or colored concrete surface.
Note that the vinegar is not suitable for metal materials, especially iron and steel elements.
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