How to Pressure Wash Your Driveway

It seriously blows my mind how much gunk {that’s a technical term} builds up on the driveway after a long winter.  There is something super therapeutic about blasting it down the drive with high pressured water too.  It’s empowering, and yet not at all backbreaking.  I think I might actually be having an emotional relationship with my pressure washer–either that, or it was a really long winter for me.  Ha!

Here are a few tips if you plan on pulling out the pressure washer for a little spring cleaning:

1. Start by sweeping.  This is pretty much the bulk of the manual labor, the rest is easy pleasy.
2. Treat any oil/grease stains by sprinkling a little sawdust {or kitty litter if you have it} on the stain.  Allow it to absorb the stain as best you can and then sweep it up.
3. If you will be pressure washing near your garage door or front door, you may want to hang a little plastic up with painters tape, just to be sure you don’t take any paint off of the exterior of the house. {We learned this one the hard way}.
4. Start at the top of the drive and work your way toward the road.  Follow the sweet trail of dirt as it exits the premises {it’s possible I’m entirely too into cleaning}.
5. Put the pressure washer away and enjoy some tea on the front porch while you watch your poor neighbors trying to get the job done with their thumb over the hose. 😉

Some jobs just aren’t worth the back break, so pressure wash it.

Do you pressure wash your driveway every spring? Any tips?

~Mavis