Chemicals, Pressure Washing & Your Ellijay Log Home
What are they using to clean or strip your Ellijay cabin? Many pressure washing companies don’t use anything but chlorine bleach.
Some apply it full strength right out of the jug even though the instructions given on most stain products specify using a 3 or 4 to 1 mixture of bleach and water, if needed.
The reason they don’t want bleach applied straight is because of the damaging effects it has on wood if left too long. It can also cause unsightly bleached out streaks that show up right through a stain job.
The fact is, if a wood care expert has been doing this for a while, they should have a variety of other products that can accomplish the job much quicker and safer than chlorine bleach. After all, if the stain has failed, you want to remove it, not bleach it.
Only by removing it can the new stain fully penetrate into the wood. The only application for chlorine bleach in our company is after every other solution has been tried. We may then use chlorine bleach on mold and mildew stains only, and we always neutralize and rinse.
Your Ellijay log home restoration contractor uses a system of wood care that involves stripping the old finish and dirt off, conditioning the wood, treating it with preservatives to prevent bug and rot infestation, sealing ends and cracks to prevent water damage, and then staining the surface. This system will provide a finish that is maintainable, not one that experiences widespread failure in a couple of years.