I have a fairly large 20 year old cedar deck which I have cleaned and
resealed religiously every 2 years for the past 6 years that I have
owned the house. I use a wood cleaner/brightener and deck scrubber (a
stiff bristle brush on a pole) to clean it... which easily takes 12 to
15 hours over the course of 3 days (after work) to complete to my
satisfaction before resealing it. This becomes more and more of a
task as I get older. I don't mind the blisters on top of blisters
(yeh, I do wear gloves), but the sore back and arms slay me. I do not
believe in using a pressure washer. There has got to be an easier
method to scrubbing a deck. Has anyone tried using an electric
compact walk-behind cylindrical floor scrubber with the nylon counter-
rotating brushes (not a rotating disc)? They are advertised as being
able to scrub any surface, but usually list tile & grout, brick,
cement, hardwood, rubber, carpet, etc. I haven't seen these being
associated with scrubbing decks, but I'm wondering why not?

On Jul 1, 3:21*pm, wrote:
I have a fairly large 20 year old cedar deck which I have cleaned and
resealed religiously every 2 years for the past 6 years that I have
owned the house. *I use a wood cleaner/brightener and deck scrubber (a
stiff bristle brush on a pole) to clean it... which easily takes 12 to
15 hours over the course of 3 days (after work) to complete to my
satisfaction before resealing it. *This becomes more and more of a
task as I get older. *I don't mind the blisters on top of blisters
(yeh, I do wear gloves), but the sore back and arms slay me. *I do not
believe in using a pressure washer. *There has got to be an easier
method to scrubbing a deck. *Has anyone tried using an electric
compact walk-behind cylindrical floor scrubber with the nylon counter-
rotating brushes (not a rotating disc)? *They are advertised as being
able to scrub any surface, but usually list tile & grout, brick,
cement, hardwood, rubber, carpet, etc. *I haven't seen these being
associated with scrubbing decks, but I'm wondering why not?

So what do you have against pressure washers, you are missing it, with
one its an hours work. Do you paint a house with a brush or roller or
sprayer.

On Jul 1, 1:34*pm, ransley wrote:
On Jul 1, 3:21*pm, wrote:

I have a fairly large 20 year old cedar deck which I have cleaned and
resealed religiously every 2 years for the past 6 years that I have
owned the house. *I use a wood cleaner/brightener and deck scrubber (a
stiff bristle brush on a pole) to clean it... which easily takes 12 to
15 hours over the course of 3 days (after work) to complete to my
satisfaction before resealing it. *This becomes more and more of a
task as I get older. *I don't mind the blisters on top of blisters
(yeh, I do wear gloves), but the sore back and arms slay me. *I do not
believe in using a pressure washer. *There has got to be an easier
method to scrubbing a deck. *Has anyone tried using an electric
compact walk-behind cylindrical floor scrubber with the nylon counter-
rotating brushes (not a rotating disc)? *They are advertised as being
able to scrub any surface, but usually list tile & grout, brick,
cement, hardwood, rubber, carpet, etc. *I haven't seen these being
associated with scrubbing decks, but I'm wondering why not?

So what do you have against pressure washers, you are missing it, with
one its an hours work. Do you paint a house with a brush or roller or
sprayer.

I've done quite a bit of research over the years and using a brush is
the prefered method because of the damage a pressure washer can do to
the wood fibers. Yep, and I know one needs to keep the pressure low.
I did try it once on a small area out of exhaustion from using a brush
for several hours. However, it didn't do half as good as several
passes with a brush... and that was with the nozzle a few inches from
the decking. So, even with the reason of possibly damaging the wood,
the results were enough to convince me that a brush was far better.

I painted the exterior of my house a 4 or 5 years back. It's a two
story house with a 30 foot chimney. I belt sanded the entire
structure and painted it 3 times by brush... 1 primer coat and 2 top
coats. Still looks great today. If I had to back-brush it after
spraying it, spraying seemed pointless.

On Jul 1, 3:31*pm, ransley wrote:
On Jul 1, 4:30*pm, wrote:





On Jul 1, 2:06*pm, wrote:

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:21:44 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

I have a fairly large 20 year old cedar deck which I have cleaned and
resealed religiously every 2 years for the past 6 years that I have
owned the house. *I use a wood cleaner/brightener and deck scrubber (a
stiff bristle brush on a pole) to clean it... which easily takes 12 to
15 hours over the course of 3 days (after work) to complete to my
satisfaction before resealing it. *This becomes more and more of a
task as I get older. *I don't mind the blisters on top of blisters
(yeh, I do wear gloves), but the sore back and arms slay me. *I do not
believe in using a pressure washer. *There has got to be an easier
method to scrubbing a deck. *Has anyone tried using an electric
compact walk-behind cylindrical floor scrubber with the nylon counter-
rotating brushes (not a rotating disc)? *They are advertised as being
able to scrub any surface, but usually list tile & grout, brick,
cement, hardwood, rubber, carpet, etc. *I haven't seen these being
associated with scrubbing decks, but I'm wondering why not?

I haven't used a dual opposing scrubber for decks but I purchased
a Hoover FloorMax Supreme for my vinyl flooring. It works great.

I would caution that the brushes are not very stiff or durable for
deck use. I would think that the gap between the planks on the
deck would accelerate the destruction of the nylon/plastic bristles.

That being said I believe that the use of this tool would be a
improvement over manual cleaning, until the brushes wears out.

When I purchased my dual opposing scrubber I had a difficult time
finding anything that wasn't a very costly commercial grade scrubber.
I finally found the wallet friendly Hoover that is not commercial
grade but cheap enough to justify its purchase.

It looks like the brushes on the Hoover FloorMax Supreme are disc-
like. *Is this correct? *This would cut across the decking grain. *I'm
looking for something with roller-like brushes used with the grain.
Yeh, the cylindrical floor scrubbers I've looked at are definitely
pricey.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I have the hoover with the two disks and I dought its what you want.
The key is a good cleaner, I use Oxcilic acid and I power wash, not
power blast, or ruin any grain, an electric 1300 lb power washer kept
far enough away to clean is what I even use on cedar shake homes.
Sherwin Williams carries an oxcilic acid cleaner pre mixed, its
standard to power wash and it works well evough to stain. If you have
alot of black , and shade its likely mold, then use bleach first.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

In my original post I referred to cylindrical floor scrubbers.
Cylindrical floor scrubbers have cylindrical (roller-like) brushes.
These would be more effective than the disc scrubbers on decking where
the board imperfections (grooves and grain) run lengthwise. I imagine
there would be less wear on the brushes as well.

I have a 2600 psi gas pressure washer which, like I said, I wasn't
impressed with the results (compared to a brush side-by-side). The
wood cleaner\brightener I use contains oxalic acid. Is this the same
as the oxcilic acid you referred to? It could be too that I am trying
to achieve the better results of a brush (in my experience) because I
use a clear finish\sealer, not a stain. The time and effort invested
in cleaning may be less if an opaque sealer is used because the deck
is ultimately covered completely.

On Jul 2, 10:36*am, wrote:
On Jul 1, 3:31*pm, ransley wrote:





On Jul 1, 4:30*pm, wrote:

On Jul 1, 2:06*pm, wrote:

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:21:44 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

I have a fairly large 20 year old cedar deck which I have cleaned and
resealed religiously every 2 years for the past 6 years that I have
owned the house. *I use a wood cleaner/brightener and deck scrubber (a
stiff bristle brush on a pole) to clean it... which easily takes 12 to
15 hours over the course of 3 days (after work) to complete to my
satisfaction before resealing it. *This becomes more and more of a
task as I get older. *I don't mind the blisters on top of blisters
(yeh, I do wear gloves), but the sore back and arms slay me. *I do not
believe in using a pressure washer. *There has got to be an easier
method to scrubbing a deck. *Has anyone tried using an electric
compact walk-behind cylindrical floor scrubber with the nylon counter-
rotating brushes (not a rotating disc)? *They are advertised as being
able to scrub any surface, but usually list tile & grout, brick,
cement, hardwood, rubber, carpet, etc. *I haven't seen these being
associated with scrubbing decks, but I'm wondering why not?

I haven't used a dual opposing scrubber for decks but I purchased
a Hoover FloorMax Supreme for my vinyl flooring. It works great.

I would caution that the brushes are not very stiff or durable for
deck use. I would think that the gap between the planks on the
deck would accelerate the destruction of the nylon/plastic bristles.

That being said I believe that the use of this tool would be a
improvement over manual cleaning, until the brushes wears out.

When I purchased my dual opposing scrubber I had a difficult time
finding anything that wasn't a very costly commercial grade scrubber..
I finally found the wallet friendly Hoover that is not commercial
grade but cheap enough to justify its purchase.

It looks like the brushes on the Hoover FloorMax Supreme are disc-
like. *Is this correct? *This would cut across the decking grain. *I'm
looking for something with roller-like brushes used with the grain.
Yeh, the cylindrical floor scrubbers I've looked at are definitely
pricey.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I have the hoover with the two disks and I dought its what you want.
The key is a good cleaner, I use Oxcilic acid and I power wash, not
power blast, or ruin any grain, an electric 1300 lb power washer kept
far enough away to clean is what I even use on cedar shake homes.
Sherwin Williams carries an oxcilic acid cleaner pre mixed, its
standard to power wash and it works well evough to stain. If you have
alot of black , and shade its likely mold, then use bleach first.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

In my original post I referred to cylindrical floor scrubbers.
Cylindrical floor scrubbers have cylindrical (roller-like) brushes.
These would be more effective than the disc scrubbers on decking where
the board imperfections (grooves and grain) run lengthwise. *I imagine
there would be less wear on the brushes as well.

I have a 2600 psi gas pressure washer which, like I said, I wasn't
impressed with the results (compared to a brush side-by-side). *The
wood cleaner\brightener I use contains oxalic acid. *Is this the same
as the oxcilic acid you referred to? *It could be too that I am trying
to achieve the better results of a brush (in my experience) because I
use a clear finish\sealer, not a stain. *The time and effort invested
in cleaning may be less if an opaque sealer is used because the deck
is ultimately covered completely.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Im sure my spelling of the acid is bad, talk to boat specialists with
teak decks, there you use a cleaner and brush as you do. I use a
colored stain so I dont care if its as clean, but boat storage yards
may have a few tricks they use on big teak decks.

On Jul 1, 3:21*pm, wrote:
I have a fairly large 20 year old cedar deck which I have cleaned and
resealed religiously every 2 years for the past 6 years that I have
owned the house. *I use a wood cleaner/brightener and deck scrubber (a
stiff bristle brush on a pole) to clean it... which easily takes 12 to
15 hours over the course of 3 days (after work) to complete to my
satisfaction before resealing it. *This becomes more and more of a
task as I get older. *I don't mind the blisters on top of blisters
(yeh, I do wear gloves), but the sore back and arms slay me. *I do not
believe in using a pressure washer. *There has got to be an easier
method to scrubbing a deck.

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The solution to your problem may be at a janitorial supply house. The
professionals could well have machines and products to make the work
much faster. For them, the labor intensive part translates into $$, a
big no-no. Hit your yellow pages, and good luck.

Joe

On Jul 1, 3:21*pm, wrote:
I have a fairly large 20 year old cedar deck which I have cleaned and
resealed religiously every 2 years for the past 6 years that I have
owned the house. *I use a wood cleaner/brightener and deck scrubber (a
stiff bristle brush on a pole) to clean it... which easily takes 12 to
15 hours over the course of 3 days (after work) to complete to my
satisfaction before resealing it. *This becomes more and more of a
task as I get older. *I don't mind the blisters on top of blisters
(yeh, I do wear gloves), but the sore back and arms slay me. *I do not
believe in using a pressure washer. *There has got to be an easier
method to scrubbing a deck. *Has anyone tried using an electric
compact walk-behind cylindrical floor scrubber with the nylon counter-
rotating brushes (not a rotating disc)? *They are advertised as being
able to scrub any surface, but usually list tile & grout, brick,
cement, hardwood, rubber, carpet, etc. *I haven't seen these being
associated with scrubbing decks, but I'm wondering why not?

You may find the answer to your problem at a janitorial supply house.
The professionals are likely to have something to keep the task from
being labor intensive. Try your Yellow Pages and good luck,

Joe

replying to silver___30, DYIJean wrote:
Hi, I know I am replying to 2008 post, but it came up in my search and you ask
the question I want to ask ... did you ever find a solution? thanks

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replying to DYIJean, Windlass wrote:
Likewise I had the same search results and am hoping for a good answer. As
noted above, all of the power options seem to involve brushes that spin,
cutting across the grain. Wait! A simultaneous search produced the following
ad ... looks like our prayers are answered!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KQA...F6B&index= 16
(no idea how costly this is or how much wear a deck re-do will incur but I
want one!)


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On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 12:44:05 AM UTC-4, Windlass wrote:
replying to DYIJean, Windlass wrote:
Likewise I had the same search results and am hoping for a good answer. As
noted above, all of the power options seem to involve brushes that spin,
cutting across the grain. Wait! A simultaneous search produced the following
ad ... looks like our prayers are answered!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KQA...F6B&index= 16
(no idea how costly this is or how much wear a deck re-do will incur but I
want one!)


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My power option is a power washer and I think that's what most people use.
You have to avoid using too much pressure or it will raise the grain, but
it's not hard if you know what you're doing.

replying to silver___30, SkolVikingsGuy wrote:
This is a great question. I've been googling to find exactly what you're
describing. I spent the day scrubbing the deck with the deck scrubber on a
pole. My deck was in pretty rough shape so it took quite a bit of scrubbing.
Just using the pressure washer wasn't getting the job done, and I didn't want
to overdo it. I'd like to make another pass at it and figured I'd by an
electric belt type scrubber online to save some time and effort. I'm so
surprised that one doesn't exist. I think this a great opportunity to make
some money!

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On Monday, May 22, 2017 at 11:14:12 PM UTC-5, SkolVikingsGuy wrote:
replying to silver___30, SkolVikingsGuy wrote:
This is a great question. I've been googling to find exactly what you're
describing. I spent the day scrubbing the deck with the deck scrubber on a
pole. My deck was in pretty rough shape so it took quite a bit of scrubbing.
Just using the pressure washer wasn't getting the job done, and I didn't want
to overdo it. I'd like to make another pass at it and figured I'd by an
electric belt type scrubber online to save some time and effort. I'm so
surprised that one doesn't exist. I think this a great opportunity to make
some money!
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You're too late. 8 years ago, Silver was trampled, attacked and eaten by a herd of rabid gerbils. The gerbils escaped quarantine at Gerry's Gerbil Ranch by chewing through the electrified chicken wire. Some 200 of the crazed gerbils sacrificed themselves to breach the electric fence allowing the remaining 2,300 rabid gerbils to escape. Silver was out for a morning jog and just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Terrified witnesses described the attack as the poor man being devoured by a swarm of furry piranha. Authorities used a parking lot vacuum truck to suck up the sated lethargic gerbils and deliver them to the municipal incinerator. Workers described the odor of the burning gerbils as being like barbequed chicken. It was a real tragedy. (~_~

[8~{} Uncle Sad Monster

On 5/22/2017 11:36 PM, Uncle Monster wrote:
On Monday, May 22, 2017 at 11:14:12 PM UTC-5, SkolVikingsGuy wrote:
replying to silver___30, SkolVikingsGuy wrote:
This is a great question. I've been googling to find exactly what you're
describing. I spent the day scrubbing the deck with the deck scrubber on a
pole. My deck was in pretty rough shape so it took quite a bit of scrubbing.
Just using the pressure washer wasn't getting the job done, and I didn't want
to overdo it. I'd like to make another pass at it and figured I'd by an
electric belt type scrubber online to save some time and effort. I'm so
surprised that one doesn't exist. I think this a great opportunity to make
some money!
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You're too late. 8 years ago, Silver was trampled, attacked and eaten by a herd of rabid gerbils. The gerbils escaped quarantine at Gerry's Gerbil Ranch by chewing through the electrified chicken wire. Some 200 of the crazed gerbils sacrificed themselves to breach the electric fence allowing the remaining 2,300 rabid gerbils to escape. Silver was out for a morning jog and just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Terrified witnesses described the attack as the poor man being devoured by a swarm of furry piranha. Authorities used a parking lot vacuum truck to suck up the sated lethargic gerbils and deliver them to the municipal incinerator. Workers described the odor of the burning gerbils as being like barbequed chicken. It was a real tragedy. (~_~

[8~{} Uncle Sad Monster


You're funny!

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I know it's been 12 years since the original post, but i think the Karcher PCL 4 scrubber might be the answer., although it is not as easy to find.

I'm in Europe and the price for one of this is around 250 USD.

I did order it and waiting to see if it's as good as the reviews said.

Hope it helps.

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