No, really! We cleaned the actual house. We started to notice in
the last few months that the north side of the house was turning green or
greenish/brown or something very very pooplike and unattractive. Tons of green goo (I think algae) was starting to
collect on the siding and then pollen was sticking to it, and it needed help
BAD. The thought of scrubbing the whole thing seemed kind of overwhelming so we
were not exactly rushing to do the work.
Then……my lovely mother mentioned that she just finished
cleaning her composite deck with this miracle solution called 30 SECONDS OUTDOOR CLEANER and I should maybe try that on my siding. So a quick stop at
Ace Hardware – and a little read about what sort of environmental danger we were in for, and off we went.
Here’s how time consuming and horrendous the process was:
1. Spray it onto dry surface.
2. Wait about 5
minutes.
3. Rinse off with garden hose.
That’s it! We used the gallon jug in
concentrate, mixed with water (as per directions) and went for it. It was
fantastic. I’m now ready to clean everything with it.
Oh, regarding the enviro-impact. The packaging says it’s fine to use as
directed and is ok around plants and animals. I have to say, it just smells like bleach,
but it says it doesn’t have bleach in it. In any case - I think I would be careful to use directly
around any edible plants or veggies or too much or often that it might affect groundwater, but it says
it’s safe.
I’m pretty excited to have discovered this little nugget of efficiency. Apparently, other
people have known about it for years. Duh! I think back to the year we got
married at the farm and remember myself spending an entire summer day scrubbing
the algae off the house and side of the garage so it would be pretty for
pictures. Why oh why was I not smart enough to investigate an easier method. Grrrr.
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