How to Clean Exterior Wall Cladding
Step-by-Step Guide to Safely Cleaning Exterior Wall Cladding
1. Clean Before Take Fit Cladding
Start by carefully examining the whole wall. Cracks of search and loose boards or damage. Moreover, an issue must be repaired before the cleaning process of the damaged cladding. It is a fast test which will help to avoid further damages and make cleaning process not a problem.
2. Remove Dust and Loose Dirt
Start with sweeping a dust and loose material on the surface with soft brush or low pressure-hose. This helps in avoiding scratches in the washing process. Washing it up and down is better, to prevent its leaving the dirt to run down on the clean places. Light rinse can be significant prior to a more serious cleaning.
3. Wash with Mild Soap and Water
Water in a bucket that is warm with a small amount of light soap/detergent. Clean the Wall panels with sponge, soft cloth, or a brush with soft bristles. Wipe the dirt, stains, and grime in circular motions. In large areas, a garden hose can be used with a spray nozzle in order to get a uniform coverage of the area. These cannot be rough chemicals, and they can destroy the finish of the cladding.
4. Wipe the surface dry and clean.
Rinse off all the soap after washing the cladding with clean water. Always ensure that there are no traces of any detergent since within some time, the detergent might stain or polish off some surface. Dry the wall using blow or dry the wall using soft towel. The real gloss of your cladding will be seen by spraying a bit of water over it.
5. Wash stains that are hardly removable.
In the hard stain conditions e.g. oil, algae or bird droppings, a dilute cleaning solution based on the type of cladding you are dealing with is used. Apply on the face and remove it. The pressure washer can also be used with low power level just that the nozzle should not be less than two feet off the wall. Do not apply it on a big surface particularly during the beginning so that it cannot muddle up the surface.
6. Safety of the Cladding Post Cleaning
After cleaning up the wall, a protective coating is to be applied, as suggested by the manufacturer. This coating assists in keeping dust and water in check as well as sunlight that fades away. Your exterior cladding that is beautiful and hygienic will serve longer and be beautiful even during the year.
7. Create a Clean-up Routine.
The exterior wall coating should be cleaned after every few months of the dusty season of Dubai. Places around roads such as constructions might be required to be cleaned more frequently. Rather, it is more desirable to have a time table according to which nothing will accumulate and where you will always find a new look of the place you stay in.
8. Wipe with the Help of Correct Cleaning equipment
What you are armed up with might spell the difference between a fair and foul clean-up as far as the cladding is concerned. Use soft fiber brushes or microfiber cloths or non-abrasive sponges. The rough grids or bristles are able to scratch the surface piercing through the coating. Where the building is large, then the use of scaffolds will not be applied and the telescopic poles and hose, which can be adjusted, will be used in reaching the high places.
9. Note Corners and Joints
The joints and the corners of the wall cladding are some of the typical locations where dirt deposits are found. There should be additional cleaning of the places. The trapped dust and debris can be removed with the help of a soft brush or a minute detailing tool. Cleaning up the joints is also necessary so as to further improve the appearance besides averting any molds and accumulation of moisture that might ultimately result into the weakness of the panels with time.
10. Farewell, Clean According to the Weather
One of the crucial ones is during exterior cladding cleaning climate. Washing should not also be made during a hot or windy day lest the soap dry at an unnatural pace and create streaks. The most appropriate time to do the cleaning is the morning or afternoon when everyone is asleep or leaving the house, respectively. When it comes to sweeping the streets of Dubai, one would always be advised to do so in the middle of the day on a moderate day in Dubai, so that you are certain of a clean-up.
11. Cleaning: Keep It Safe
The safety should be first. In the case of high buildings, or in case the ladders have to be used in uneven surfaces, the ladder should be sturdy and on a flat surface. Wear gloves, foot and eye protectors that are not slippy in the case of handling the cleaning solution. In a hard to access surface then it would be worth to hire professional cleaning services with the appropriate safety equipment and skills.
12. Deep Cleaners to Out Cleaners
Although cleaning can be done at home there is need of professional cleaning, once in a year or once in six months. The professionals incorporate some tools, environmentally friendly products and methods that may be applied in a particular form of cladding. They can also be able to examine the first sign of any damage prior to them destroying your walls thereby uphold in top condition throughout long period of time. Professional maintenance will save time in addition to securing your investment.
Frequently Asked Question
1. What is my frequency of cleaning my external wall cladding?
The cleaning rate that best suits in the city of Dubai is once in every three or six months; this is based on the weather and the amount of dust and pollution
2. Can a pressure washer be used to wash the cladding?
Yes, and of low intensity, to the extent that it is not fatal to the surface, or to knock-out the panels.
3. Which cleaning agents should be used to clad?
Mild soaps, water and nonabrasive cleaners are the ones that are the safest to use. This is not to be mixed with harsh chemicals, bleach and strong acids.
4. Is there a different way to clean various cladding materials?
Actually, such materials that require special consideration during cleaning are wood, metal, stone or PVC as well. The manufacturer directions as far as care is concerned cannot be ignored.
5. How do I ensure that the wall cladding that I undertake is not dirty within a few days?
Hardly fix the surface with a waterproof layer or seal and spray it so it is not dusted until it is fixed.
