Listly by Nicolo Fatrion
If you haven’t taken a good look at your walls lately, you’ll be surprised at what you find when you do. A close examination will reveal quite a bit more dirt and dust than you may have seen behind those more obvious crayon drawings and sticky hand-prints. Whether you want to brighten up a room or get rid of stubborn wall stains, this is what you need to know to get painted walls looking like new again!
From domestic high pressure cleaning services for the outside of your home, driveway, patio or pool area, to commercial pressure cleaning of factory floors, roofs or entire building washing, or the application of epoxy floor coatings, anti-slip floors, or even safety lines marked in a warehouse to meet OH&S requirements, we’ve got it covered at Kleenit. What’s more, we offer a level of professionalism and customer care that sets the service benchmark for high pressure cleaning companies across Australia.
Cleaning your painted walls may seem like a daunting task, but it's actually quite simple (though somewhat time-consuming). Whether you're doing regular yearly cleaning or hoping to say goodbye to a stain, the first step in cleaning your walls is to assess what type of paint you have.
We asked home-efficiency expert Cynthia Townley Ewer, author of Houseworks, to explain the best methods for cleaning painted walls and wallpaper. Daily living tends to deposit smudges, smears and fingerprints (especially if there are small children in the household), marring the beauty of walls and woodwork.
If you haven't taken a good look at your walls lately, you'll be surprised at what you find when you do. A close examination will reveal quite a bit more dirt and dust than you may have seen behind those more obvious crayon drawings and sticky hand-prints.
MOST homeowners realize the value of interior cleaning, but they often fail to appreciate how important it is to clean the exterior of the house. It is, after all, the first thing your visitors see. More important, a good washing will remove the dirt and grit particles that collect during the year.
I have removed mold and stains from brick and stucco countless times in the house painting business that I started in 1970. I feel uniquely qualified to cover this subject. I have looked around online and found a lot of instructions on this subject, and most of it is wrong.
Exterior stucco walls are usually made of cement plaster, which makes the material both weather-resistant and very porous. This porosity results in the fast absorption of stains. The most common stains on exterior stucco are dirt and...
Also known as pressure washing, pressure cleaning is a process that makes use of a
mixture of detergent and water under a specified amount of pressure to clean various types
of surfaces. It is not unusual for a pressure cleaner to be used for washing down exterior
walls, concrete walkways, or patio floors. Pressure cleaning can also be used for many
different types of fencing as well.