May 31st, 2018 by
Get Your Patio Looking Great All Year Round with These Easy Tips
Your patio is a great place to relax, especially in summer. You can use it for entertaining, too – a dinner party held outside on the patio is sure to be extra special! However, like every part of your garden, it does need a bit of attention to keep it looking at its best. You’ll find it hard to relax on a dirty patio that’s covered in weeds! Cleaning your patio doesn’t have to be stressful, though – it’s easy if you keep on top of it using the 5 simple tricks below!
Weed Out Problems
Weeds will come through your patio from time to time, but you can reduce that risk Part of the appeal of patios is that they create a nice space in your garden where weeds find it hard to grow. That said, it’s certainly not impossible for weeds to take root beneath your patio and burst through it! Make sure you pull out any weeds as soon as you notice them to reduce the risk of them spreading. You can also use some weed killer to treat your patio and the surrounding area to try and keep them away. This will make your patio cleaning jobs much easier! Every once in a while, a weed will slip through, but that should be few and far between if you keep on top of them!
Ant-icipate Some Visitors
Patios provide a home that ants are naturally drawn to Ants love patios almost as much as people do! This is because patios (as well as drives and garden paths) are usually laid on top of softer, looser earth that ants can easily nest in while enjoying the cover that a hard patio gives them from predators. Patios are also usually right next to houses, which means the ants aren’t far from food or warmth! In late spring and summer, ants will nest underneath thousands of patios across the country. If yours is one of them, it’s important to remove that nest quickly – nobody wants to share their patio with thousands of biting ants! Use some ant killing products – we recommend a combination of ant bait stations and dusting powder – to wipe out ant colonies quickly and easily. These are great preventative measures, too, meaning it’s wise to always keep them around the house, ready for spring.
Brush It
Brushing your patio with a stiff brush will help make the big cleans much easier Give your patio a regular going-over with a stiff-bristled brush. This will help agitate any dirt that might be stuck to it before it gets too dried on, and it’ll generally make cleaning it much easier. Even if you’re not using it, your patio will still end up getting dirty. Spring and summer will see animals coming out of hibernation and trawling muck all over your patio in the night. You’ll also have to deal with falling blossoms from nearby trees, which can compost if you don’t brush them off your patio. Same goes for autumn, with its falling leaves. They look pretty, but again, will compost if you leave them on your patio, attracting pests and encouraging weeds as they do so! Winter is also rough on your patio, with harsh weather conditions muddying up your surface. Even though you won’t be using your patio too much in winter, it’s still smart to keep it reasonably well-maintained to save yourself time when the time comes to clean it off properly in the spring.
Use the Right Cleaner
Clean gray and orange cement block pavement Brushing your drive down certainly helps keep it clean, but you’ll also need to break down dirt and grime from time to time for a proper clean. Pro-Kleen’s Patio and Driveway cleaner is best on the market for this – it’s fast acting and will break down dirt on your patio in just 2 hours. Spray or pour on the solution from a watering can and put your feet up for a couple of hours. Then wash the area down with a hose, and you’ve got yourself a clean drive! Doing this every few months will keep your patio sparkling clean and discourage pests and weeds that might thrive in dirty areas. It’ll also keep your patio looking like new – perfect for a garden party!
Protect Your Patio
Pro-Kleen Simply Spray and Walk Away Keeping your patio clean with Patio and Driveway Cleaner is easy, but it’s even easier if you can protect it from dirt, green mould, and algae forming in the first place. That’s where Pro-Kleen’s Simply Spray and Walk Away comes in! It’s a green mould and algae remover that’ll help keep your patio clean of green growths all year long, but the real benefit is its protective qualities. After you’ve applied it to your patio (or any hard surface, actually!), it’ll not only wipe out any green mould and algae on it, but it’ll form a protective barrier to stop it from growing back. All of the above means Simply Spray and Walk Away is the perfect cleaning solution that makes all your other cleaning steps so much easier! You want to spend time relaxing on your patio, not on constantly cleaning it, so a quick treatment of Simply Spray and Walk Away every 6 months will save you a lot of time in the long run.
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