b'hard truthrub a dub dubHaving spent money on a smart new paint job for the house, a regular clean will keep it looking good, for longer.I magine if you were left to stand on a street corner, gatheringsolution. Resene has a variety of good, cost-effective house wash road grime, wind-blown dirt, bird poop and mould on your southsolutions available for exterior cladding, fences, decks and patios as side without ever having a shower. Youd soon look pretty nasty.well as a fast acting mould and mould treatment. Its often what we expect of our houses. That paint job may lookHouses get particularly dirty in areas near high trafc ows. The shiny and robust now, but without regular cleaning it will not onlyResene Paint Prep and Housewash solution is recommended by Ray look drab but have a shortened life.as it immediately brings the wall surface back to life. Having your house washed might seem like something you canMoss, mould and lichen on any building will make it absorb moisture. defer for another year but failure to treat accumulated mould, grimeOn surfaces with moss and mould build up, which is common in our and salt will shorten the life of paint nishes, says Ray Tomlinson ofhumid climate, Ray suggests the Resene Moss & Mould Killer which JT Property Wash. He recommends your house is washed at leastkills most common moulds and fungus in 48 hours. He says these once a year. Regular cleaning will extend the life of your exteriorare probably the most cost-effective on the market, too.paintwork well beyond the standard 10 years, so its an investment worth it in the long run.Its the solutions you use for house Washingthehousedoesnthavetocostthatmuch,especially ifyourepreparedtodoityourself.IfyoudecideontheDIYwashing that do all the work.option, however, dont simply grab a waterblaster and re away. Waterblasting can eat into the surface and destroy the substrateFollow the instructions on the product, he says. The correct method below. Water can also creep through the windows and doors ontois to apply the solution using a back pack garden sprayer. Hand-paint nishes and wallpaper.scrub all the windows and doors, then leave the solution on to soak in, then give it a gentle wash down. It doesnt need to be a Its the solutions you use for house washing that do all the work.waterblast. It can just be a house brush, says Ray.No matter what type of cladding you have, the cleaning process is exactly the same. The only thing that varies is the strength of theIf your home is really grubby, its best to use a professional cleaner as they have access to stronger solutions. JT Property Wash has two commercial-grade products that are exclusively theirs which were top tips specically developed by Resene for tougher jobs. Most house washers charge about $300 to clean the average three-If your timber deck looks like itbedroom house from the ground up to the softs. needs a good clean, use Resene Timber and Deck Wash for a quickBefore you commit, Ray says get a referral. Also nd out how long and easy job. theyve been in the business and whether they have a good track Paths,patiosandotherexteriorrecord. Be wary of y-by-nighters, people who think they know concrete areas can also be treatedwhat theyre doing. with Resene Deep Clean to keep themfreefrommoss,mould,House wash companies will also clean gutters as they have equipment algae and lichen. Simply spray orto clean while remaining on the ground. Says Ray: Its not a good brush on and leave Resene Deepidea to go up a ladder. Youve got to be careful when youre working Clean and nature to do the work.from heights, whether you do it yourself or a contractor is doing it. SlowactingReseneDeepClean gets right down to the roots ofGetting the cheapest price may not be a good idea if the contractor theproblem,destroyingthehas a fall. With the new health and safety regulations, the cost of growthandcombiningwithUVfalls can become your responsibility. light and rain to weather off the remains.Resene wordsVicki HolderFloat80'