How to clean your brick entry, patio or wood deck…
plus a HomeRight Deck Washer Giveaway!
Our front entrance has brick steps and a brick floor.
Love the look, when they’re clean!
As you can see, a good cleaning is long overdue.
Letting things go just makes it difficult to clean, not to mention the bad curb appeal! How many times do you look at the front door of a home when you ride by? It’s easier to keep up the outdoor appearance when you stay on top of home maintenance. A pretty entry is the first thing that people notice, it’s kind of like your homes smile 🙂
This mid summer spruce up is totally necessary, I wish it was once and done, but it’s not. Cleaning the brick is only the beginning of my entry makeover. I’ll be adding fresh plants to the planters, staining the door and freshening up the door decor.
You can use this same method to clean your wood deck.
How to Clean Bricks
- sweep or use a blower to removed debris
- create a mixture of warm water and non-chlorine cleaner (I used Oxi-Clean)
- lightly wet the bricks
- pour or spray cleaning mixture on to brick
- use a scrub brush to scrub stubborn areas (I used my HomeRight Deck Washer)
- rinse thoroughly
Below I did a quick video, I hope you will watch my process 🙂
Here’s the after, it’s looks so much better and it was easy to do.
My gel stain came today, so I’ll be staining the door soon.
I need to make a run to Hobby Lobby to find the perfect flowers to freshen up the door decor.
The new plants look so much better than the brown remains of the spring flowers 😉
Watch my video to see what I did:
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Jean windham says
August 14, 2015 at 8:04 amI would clean my front brick steps! Thank you
Em Mahr says
August 13, 2015 at 9:30 amIf I won this deck washer, I’d clean the driveway and the concrete patio in the backyard.
Heather S says
August 11, 2015 at 2:12 pmI would wash my sidewalk 🙂
debbiedoos says
August 11, 2015 at 6:56 amI can use this tip and cleaner. Our brick is getting a little dingy!
Heather Anne says
August 10, 2015 at 4:46 pmWhat a difference – your steps look AMAZING! I love that you did not need to use harsh chemical and tons of elbow grease! I need this for our front veranda – it’s cement and it is so stained by algae – we’ve had so much rain here and I just can’t keep up with it!
Cathie Watson says
August 9, 2015 at 3:49 pmThis would be an huge help in cleaning my deck. Due to water restrictions here in California, this would solve the problem of having a water restricting on/off switch.
DJ says
August 9, 2015 at 11:49 amI would clean my front porch and driveway.
Colleen B says
August 8, 2015 at 6:51 pmI would clean my patio and my own brick and siding
Jessica Gipson says
August 8, 2015 at 5:56 pmI would use it on my deck, my concrete walk way and perhaps my car. This seems like an awesome and handy tool that can perform any job. I really enjoyed the video.
Cindy B says
August 8, 2015 at 4:23 amOur deck and our front sidewalk could use a good cleaning!
Aubrey says
August 7, 2015 at 5:53 pmThis is great! I’d use it for the deck we hopefully have when we buy a house soon!
cassie says
August 7, 2015 at 4:31 pmdefinitely our little deck and i think this would work well on the garage floor too
Vicki and Jennifer 2 Bees in a Pod says
August 7, 2015 at 9:50 amThanks so much for this great opportunity!
Debbie says
August 7, 2015 at 10:11 amThanks for entering!
Krystle says
August 7, 2015 at 8:43 amI would use the Home Right Deck Washer to keep my deck clean. We always seem to have a lot of debris on our deck so this would be wonderful to have. I may even try it out on an outdoor wood bench to keep that clean and fresh!
Debbie says
August 7, 2015 at 9:02 amYes, the bench would be a great idea too! Thanks!!
Jane M says
August 7, 2015 at 7:47 amYour entry looks very nice. You have inspired me to freshen mine. Hot summer days have not been kind to my flowers.
Debbie says
August 7, 2015 at 7:59 amYes it’s been so hot here too! Thanks so much Jane!