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Pressure Wash a Deck or Hard Surface - PEP BB nest.straw.pressurewash

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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Nest.

In this Badge Bit, you will pressure wash a deck or hard surface to remove moss and gunk.

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
  - pressure washing a deck or hard surface to remove moss and gunk
      - at least 40 square feet

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must provide proof of the following with pictures (or a video < 2 mins long):
   - before, during, and after of pressure washing a deck or hard surface to remove moss and gunk
   - demonstrate it meets the above stated requirements
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Can I use a bristle brush and elbow grease? . . . Pressure washers feel a bit icky . . .

Cargo bikes are cool

 
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Borrowed my neighbours pressure washer - ok, it was fun!

I cleaned the concrete at the front of the garage. It was pretty yucky. I moved the basketball hoop (which i use for one of my clothes line) and the last of the potatoes that I’m growing in containers.

The space is 1.2m x 4m = 51.6 sq ft.

Here are my pictures
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dirty concrete to be cleaned
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clearing off concrete driveway for cleaning
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close-up of dirty concrete to be pressure washed
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width of driveway to be pressure washed
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pressure washing concrete in front of garage
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clean, pressure washed concrete
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clean, pressure washed concrete
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clean, pressure washed concrete

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A friend asked me if I could help clean up her backyard today, which included breaking out the pressure washer. It was both satisfying and tiring work renewing concrete, coolers, eaves, house siding, and some other gunky things not pictured such as gas cans, propane tanks, etc.
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before washing
before washing
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before washing
before washing
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before washing (coolers)
before washing (coolers)
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during (concrete)
during (concrete)
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during (coolers)
during (coolers)
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during (coolers)
during (coolers)
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some dirty, webby eaves
some dirty, webby eaves
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after (coolers)
after (coolers)
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after (concrete)
after (concrete)
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after (concrete)
after (concrete)

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Unboxed my new pressure washer -- well, it was supposed to be new, but someone had obviously used it and returned it to the store.  Worked, and too much trouble to take it back.

Here is my porch and walkway, before and after.  Plus an "oops, missed a spot" picture.  The round attachment works great for surface dirt, but a lot of the moss and grime was embedded and needed the power nozzle.

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"Never take counsel of your fears."

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Well my back porch needed pressure washing and this turned out to be a great time of year to do it as the hot weather has passed.
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before
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before
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before
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before
before
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measuring width
measuring width
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width 11 feet+
width 11 feet+
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length 15 feet+
length 15 feet+
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soaping it..this pressure washer attachment was worth it!
soaping it..this pressure washer attachment was worth it!
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soaping it
soaping it
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after - wow!
after - wow!
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wow again
wow again
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more wow
more wow
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final wow
final wow

"Despise not the day of small things."

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Pressure washed the back porch of slim and chicken poo the porch measures about 25 feet by 12 feet.
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25 feet long
25 feet long
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12 feet wide
12 feet wide
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during
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after
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after
after

"The winter will ask what we did all summer" - Henry David Thoreau

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It was time to pressure wash! Boy did it need it. I used Sal's Suds biodegradable cleaner as a soap.
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Before
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Before - steps
Before - steps
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getting the soap ready
getting the soap ready
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soaping
soaping
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pressure washing
pressure washing
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After - with everything put back
After - with everything put back
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After - steps
After - steps
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over 11 feet wide - 11x11=121 square feet or more
over 11 feet wide - 11x11=121 square feet or more

"Despise not the day of small things."

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