How to Clean the Outside of a House

Clean the outside of your home to keep it looking beautiful.

Months or years of weathering can leave your home's exterior looking worse for wear. Keep your house looking good by taking a power washer to the outside of it. A power washer pushes a high powered stream of water through a small hose. You are not cleaning the house with any chemical mixtures -- although you have the option to add cleaner to the machine if you wish -- the high pressured water is enough to leave your siding, brick or any material looking like new.

Things You'll Need

• Power washer
• Cleaning solution

Instructions

1. Close all the windows in your home.

2. Adjust the strength nozzle on the power washer to a medium setting. The highest setting may damage your siding. Add a cleaning solution to the washer if your washer has the compartment for it, and if you wish to do so.

3. Spray the house with the power washer. Swing the hose right to left at at a slow pace, starting at the top of the house and working your way down.

Tips & Warnings

• Wash all crevices on the home to get hidden dirt.

• Do not leave any dirt streaks on the home caused by the washer, because these can be hard to remove. Simply use the power washer to clean any streaks while they are still wet.

• If you do not have or do not want a power washer -- which can be rented, if you don't own one -- use your garden hose with a nozzle attachment to rinse your home.

• Avoid hitting the windows with the stream from the power washer. This may cause the windows to break.

References

• Clean Register: Cleaning Outside