Can anyone recommend any products to clean the green moss from my patio and the walls surrounding it , spray on or brush on is fine , I've used bleach and a yard brush on the concrete at my old house , it was very effective , but probably not eco friendly .
Personal recomendations would be appretiated .

In article ,
says...

Can anyone recommend any products to clean the green moss from my patio
and the walls surrounding it , spray on or brush on is fine , I've used
bleach and a yard brush on the concrete at my old house , it was very
effective , but probably not eco friendly .
Personal recomendations would be appretiated .



Jeyes fluid which might not be eco friendly either but personally ICGAT

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Paul Mc Cann

In uk.d-i-y, Tony wrote:

Can anyone recommend any products to clean the green moss from my patio
and the walls surrounding it , spray on or brush on is fine , I've used
bleach and a yard brush on the concrete at my old house , it was very
effective , but probably not eco friendly .
Personal recomendations would be appretiated .

Pressure washer. No chemicals. Make sure the spray hits at an angle, and
from not too close, to avoid the risk of cleaning your pointing out as
well.

--
Mike Barnes

Jeyes Fluid kills it dead, although EC regulations now forbid them from
promoting it on tin.
Like Curprinol it does what it says on the tin & MORE!

"Mike Barnes" wrote in message
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In uk.d-i-y, Tony wrote:

Can anyone recommend any products to clean the green moss from my patio
and the walls surrounding it , spray on or brush on is fine , I've used
bleach and a yard brush on the concrete at my old house , it was very
effective , but probably not eco friendly .
Personal recomendations would be appretiated .

Pressure washer. No chemicals. Make sure the spray hits at an angle, and
from not too close, to avoid the risk of cleaning your pointing out as
well.

That's the one. Quick, easy, eco-friendly and cheap.

Mary

--
Mike Barnes

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 23:06:16 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Mike Barnes" wrote in message
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In uk.d-i-y, Tony wrote:

Can anyone recommend any products to clean the green moss from my patio
and the walls surrounding it , spray on or brush on is fine , I've used
bleach and a yard brush on the concrete at my old house , it was very
effective , but probably not eco friendly .
Personal recomendations would be appretiated .

Pressure washer. No chemicals. Make sure the spray hits at an angle, and
from not too close, to avoid the risk of cleaning your pointing out as
well.

That's the one. Quick, easy, eco-friendly and cheap.

Mary


.... and anyway, water play's fun..... :-)



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..andy

To email, substitute .nospam with .gl

thanks guys
pressure washer would take ages , and use so much water that you cant really call it eco freindly .
I heard somewhere that caustic soda is effective , but not sure about its effects on the area , staining for instance .

"Andy Hall" wrote in message

Pressure washer. No chemicals. Make sure the spray hits at an angle, and
from not too close, to avoid the risk of cleaning your pointing out as
well.

That's the one. Quick, easy, eco-friendly and cheap.

Mary


... and anyway, water play's fun..... :-)

SHH!

I didn't want people to think I could be so undignified as to play :-)

Wear wellies. If they're mucky when you start they can be clean when you
finish ...

Mary

Tony wrote:

Can anyone recommend any products to clean the green moss from my patio
and the walls surrounding it , spray on or brush on is fine , I've used

a wife?


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Cheers,

John.

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Tony wrote in
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thanks guys
pressure washer would take ages , and use so much water that you cant
really call it eco freindly .
I heard somewhere that caustic soda is effective , but not sure about
its effects on the area , staining for instance .


I just checked back on the thread; Jeyes is very effective, and, I
understand safe; I'm told it degrades into fertiliser, hence it's main use
as weedkiller.

Why not patio cleaner, from a shed. It's only acid, so will wash away
without residual toxicity.... I theeeeenk.

(Its also a good bog cleaner)

mike

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 03:23:37 +0000, John Rumm
wrote:

Tony wrote:

Can anyone recommend any products to clean the green moss from my patio
and the walls surrounding it , spray on or brush on is fine , I've used

a wife?



As in Washing, Ironing, F...ing, Etc.?



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..andy

To email, substitute .nospam with .gl

"Tony" wrote in message
...

thanks guys
pressure washer would take ages

It doesn't. You'd be surprised t how fast it is.

and use so much water that you cant
really call it eco freindly .

It leaves no deposits and doesn't harm the ecology.

If you don't want to make any impact leave the growth alone ...

I heard somewhere that caustic soda is effective , but not sure about
its effects on the area , staining for instance .

Nasty stuff.

Mary


--
Tony

"Andy Hall" wrote
| a wife?
| As in Washing, Ironing, F...ing, Etc.?

flower-arranging?

Owain

In article ,
am says...
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 03:23:37 +0000, John Rumm
wrote:

Tony wrote:

Can anyone recommend any products to clean the green moss from my patio
and the walls surrounding it , spray on or brush on is fine , I've used

a wife?



As in Washing, Ironing, F...ing, Etc.?




Your wife fishes ?


--
Paul Mc Cann

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:22:30 -0000, Paul Mc Cann
wrote:

In article ,
says...
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 03:23:37 +0000, John Rumm
wrote:

Tony wrote:

Can anyone recommend any products to clean the green moss from my patio
and the walls surrounding it , spray on or brush on is fine , I've used

a wife?



As in Washing, Ironing, F...ing, Etc.?




Your wife fishes ?



In my wallet usually :-)



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..andy

To email, substitute .nospam with .gl

Andy Hall wrote:

As in Washing, Ironing, F...ing, Etc.?

I always thought it wa Washing, Ironing, Food, Etc.... (with your
version of F included in the "etc").

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Cheers,

John.

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Presumably the Jeyes fuid need diluting ?

To what concentration ?

"Tony" wrote in message
...

Can anyone recommend any products to clean the green moss from my patio
and the walls surrounding it , spray on or brush on is fine , I've used
bleach and a yard brush on the concrete at my old house , it was very
effective , but probably not eco friendly .
Personal recomendations would be appretiated .


Used pressure wash my patio, takes ages and you get wet. Now use the
Thompson Patio Cleaner around March time. Sprinkle on, brush in, leave a
bit, cup of tea, brush a bit more, another cup of tea and wash it off. Also
doesn't remove the suface of the patio like the pressure washer does. With
the pressure washer the water run off was the same colour as the patio
stones, which can't be good.

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:22:56 -0000, "Ian Middleton"
wrote:

"Tony" wrote in message
...

Can anyone recommend any products to clean the green moss from my patio
and the walls surrounding it , spray on or brush on is fine , I've used
bleach and a yard brush on the concrete at my old house , it was very
effective , but probably not eco friendly .
Personal recomendations would be appretiated .


Used pressure wash my patio, takes ages and you get wet. Now use the
Thompson Patio Cleaner around March time. Sprinkle on, brush in, leave a
bit, cup of tea, brush a bit more, another cup of tea and wash it off. Also
doesn't remove the suface of the patio like the pressure washer does. With
the pressure washer the water run off was the same colour as the patio
stones, which can't be good.

Hi,

Have you tried a 'Dirtblaster' (rotating) jet? A lot better than the
standard one.

cheers,
Pete.

"Pete C" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:22:56 -0000, "Ian Middleton"
wrote:

"Tony" wrote in message
...

Can anyone recommend any products to clean the green moss from my patio
and the walls surrounding it , spray on or brush on is fine , I've used
bleach and a yard brush on the concrete at my old house , it was very
effective , but probably not eco friendly .
Personal recomendations would be appretiated .


Used pressure wash my patio, takes ages and you get wet. Now use the
Thompson Patio Cleaner around March time. Sprinkle on, brush in, leave a
bit, cup of tea, brush a bit more, another cup of tea and wash it off.
Also
doesn't remove the suface of the patio like the pressure washer does. With
the pressure washer the water run off was the same colour as the patio
stones, which can't be good.

Hi,

Have you tried a 'Dirtblaster' (rotating) jet? A lot better than the
standard one.

Got a three "lances" with my pressure washer, straight single point jet, fan
and rotating point jet. I was using the rotating point jet as it covers the
largest area, but still takes ages on a large patio. The instructions for
the patio stones (Bradstone I think, left by the builders as part of their
care package, nice !!!) say you can pressure wash but not too vigorously and
not too often (every couple of years !!). I found the pressure washer was
definately removing the surface of the stones, the run off water was same
colour as patio, which is why I switched to the patio cleaner which is
easier, quicker and less wet (for you) than the pressure washer.

"Ian Middleton" wrote in message
...
"Pete C" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:22:56 -0000, "Ian Middleton"
wrote:

"Tony" wrote in message
...

Can anyone recommend any products to clean the green moss from my patio
and the walls surrounding it , spray on or brush on is fine , I've used
bleach and a yard brush on the concrete at my old house , it was very
effective , but probably not eco friendly .
Personal recomendations would be appretiated .


Used pressure wash my patio, takes ages and you get wet. Now use the
Thompson Patio Cleaner around March time. Sprinkle on, brush in, leave a
bit, cup of tea, brush a bit more, another cup of tea and wash it off.
Also
doesn't remove the suface of the patio like the pressure washer does.
With
the pressure washer the water run off was the same colour as the patio
stones, which can't be good.

Hi,

Have you tried a 'Dirtblaster' (rotating) jet? A lot better than the
standard one.

Got a three "lances" with my pressure washer, straight single point jet,
fan and rotating point jet. I was using the rotating point jet as it
covers the largest area, but still takes ages on a large patio. The
instructions for the patio stones (Bradstone I think, left by the builders
as part of their care package, nice !!!) say you can pressure wash but not
too vigorously and not too often (every couple of years !!). I found the
pressure washer was definately removing the surface of the stones, the run
off water was same colour as patio, which is why I switched to the patio
cleaner which is easier, quicker and less wet (for you) than the pressure
washer.

I know that with the single point jet you can cut through almost anything
but last week Spouse used the fan setting to clean the roof of our carport
with no problem at all.

It's that twin-wall plastic stuff.

Mary