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was wondering i made a large decking area in the rear garden last summer noticed over winter a lott of moss starting to settle .
was wondering anyone got any tips on removal without having to sand the top layer ,seen in B&Q decking revival treatment suggest leaving on fro 20 mins then spraying with jet washer i havent one of these to use was wondering if there was another way

Jet wash.  My Halfords Power Washer is brilliant.  It cleaned all my drive paving to look like new. 

Jeyes fluid 7 a rough broom?

..or strong solution of household bleach and a stiff broom. I would have thought a power washer a bit severe for wood?

bleach is good

a karcher jet washer with a t racer attachment wont damage the wood

Quote from: hippydave on March 07, 2009, 22:55:20
a karcher jet washer with a t racer attachment wont damage the wood

As decking is pressure treated with preservative I was just wondering if a pressure washer would be strong enough to remove the protective surface after a while?

Quotebleach is good

Bleach is bad and so are all who promote its use outdoors.

Jetwashers will clean algae effortlessly without the use of any chemicals. Wet the area, have a cuppa then blast it.

If you absolutely must use a chemical, use peroxide, which breaks down to water and oxygen. Don't use chlorine bleach.

Agree with Robert, but back to the OP....you don't have a pressure washer? My advice is to buy one. This prob will come back year on year & it's time consuming & b. hard work with a stiff broom :-[..last year I had a client with the same prob & I Googled the possible solutions. All the best involved using a pressure washer at some point & we got just the job from Aldi, tho Argos were also doing a good deal, so it pays to shop around on-line? The pressure washer she bought has done SO much service in other areas also (and passed round her rels!)....concrete steps/paths/slabs...and it will be used year-on-year. A good investment 8)

Brintons -"deck and patio magic"-is a good product.put on when its dry, you see results in a couple of days.I've used it on patios and fencing.good product

I would recommend Armillatox.  If you go to website armillatox.com you will be given the dilution rates to kill moss.

valmarg

guys whilst on this subject i have heard lime will kill Moss on the garden and a prevention to it comming back wonder if a diluted version would also work

Quote from: daileg on March 10, 2009, 11:48:05
guys whilst on this subject i have heard lime will kill Moss on the garden and a prevention to it comming back wonder if a diluted version would also work

No not heard that, in fact I don't think it will.

A treatment against moss is sulphate of iron, which is effective.  But on paving (and probably decking) will turn the decking/paving brown (aka rust).

I would have to say the pressure washer is probably the best option.

valmarg

Quote from: valmarg on March 09, 2009, 21:37:39
I would recommend Armillatox.  If you go to website armillatox.com you will be given the dilution rates to kill moss.

valmarg

Armillatox works well on our patios and my wooden GH frame.

I like moss, I'd leave it unless it's slippy!

Ours is more algae than moss

sorry i meant to say algae not moss i will be having a look at it this weekend

No point bringing in a reindeer then...  ::)

Quote from: saddad on March 19, 2009, 13:37:19
No point bringing in a reindeer then...  ::)

Yes please. ;D

valmarg