How to Clean Manufactured Home Decking

Rubber gloves will protect your hands from drying.

Properly maintaining your home decking involves spot cleaning it as soon as you notice stains and cleaning the entire deck carefully. Use the proper cleaning tools and methods to ensure that you don't scratch the manufactured decking. You would clean any prefabricated, manufactured wood decking in the same way you would clean any other wood decking. Trex decking is a manufactured combination of plastic and wood that will last long and repel stains.

Things You'll Need

• Bucket
• Laundry detergent
• Scrubbing brush
• Trisodium phosphate
• Bleach
• Hose

Instructions

Manufactured Wood Decking

1. Fill a bucket with warm water and add 2 tbsp. laundry detergent.

2. Dip a scrubbing brush into the soapy solution and scrub the entire surface of the wood deck until you remove as much of the dirt as possible.

3. Mix 1 cup trisodium phosphate with 1 cup bleach in 1 gallon water.

4. Dip a scrubbing brush into the cleaning solution and spread it over the entire surface of the deck. Let it sit for 15 minutes.

5. Scrub the deck with the brush until you remove the rest of the dirt, mildew or mold.

6. Rinse the deck with clear water and let it air dry completely.

Trex Decking

1. Spray the deck with water from your hose.

2. Fill a bucket with warm water. Add 2 tbsp. liquid dish soap.

3. Dip a soft-bristled brush into the soapy water.

4. Scrub the surface of the Trex decking with the soapy water until you remove all of the dirt.

5. Rinse the deck with clear water from your hose and let it dry completely.

References

• Trex: Care & Cleaning Guide
• Don Vandervort's Home Tips: Refinishing a Wood Deck