How to Clean a Concrete Pool Deck

Concrete is a popular material in pool deck design. It is available in a variety of colors and is highly durable and resistant to outdoor elements. Concrete is also slip resistant, making it a safer construction choice when building a pool deck. Concrete requires little maintenance and can be cleaned as needed when residue accumulates or stains develop on the deck.

Things You'll Need

• Bucket
• Water
• Bleach
• Long-handled scrub brush
• Flour
• Hose

Instructions

1. Fill a cleaning bucket with water and bleach, using a cup of bleach for each cup of water.

2. Hose off the pool deck with the garden hose.

3. Pour about two quarts of the bleach and water solution onto the deck; then scrub the deck with a long-handled scrub brush. Repeat until the entire deck has been cleaned.

4. Rinse the deck once more with the garden hose.

5. Make a stain-removal paste by pouring a small amount of the bleach and water solution into a bucket. Stir in flour until you form a thick paste.

6. Spread a layer of paste roughly 1/4-inch thick over the stain, and let it sit until dry. On a warm, sunny day this should take roughly two to three hours; on an overcast or chilly day it may take several hours, or overnight.

7. Hose off the area. Rpeat the paste application if any stain remains.

References

• Pool Decks
• Homemade Concrete Cleaner