I have bought several 55 gallon barrels from FB marketplace to use them as rain water barrels. They are food grade and they had leftover vinegar in them. As I was rinsing them, I spilled it on my sloped driveway. I didn't want to pour it out on my grass because I knew vinegar would kill the grass. It has been several years from then, but that spot where I poured out the vinegar, is now clean, while everywhere else is moldy. So, it seems like if you pour vinegar on your driveway, just let it sit, you don't even have to scrub it. Now I'm thinking, if I have to rent pressure washer every year, which cost around $100 per day at Home Depot, I might as well spend that money on vinegar and do the whole driveway.
Vinegar and soap kill the mold/algae. Pressure washer lifts up the dirt. Just using a PW is fine, but the mold/algae will probably return a bit quicker without something to kill/suppress it. Either or approach works perfectly fine in the short-to-medium term. Cheers.
@@scottmiller8685 yes, gotta get it down quick mind. Whatever the concrete looks like as the sealer is setting is how it will look for the next decade or two.
I pressure washed my driveway for the first time in ten years today. Afterwards I sprayed vinegar on top of the clean concrete. I didn’t scrub or rinse. Will this still keep the moss and mildew at bay?
It will definitely keep it away for a certain amount of time. Forever? No. That is where bleach starts to come into the conversation. The vinegar though will do the job for a shorter amount of time, with minimal impact to plants, soil, wildlife etc. It's down to the individual which side of that argument they find more compelling though. All the best.
@@lalagummybearcarrot honestly you would just have to do it without a PW and asses for yourself. If you think it's good enough, then it's good enough. If it's not you will then buy a PW.
I talk about this in the description a bit, but to answer the question directly, yes, you'd get similar results. However, harsher chemicals are terrible for the groundwater, soil, and wildlife. I apply more graft with the brush to avoid that impact. It's a trade-off I'm happy with.
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The best video I have watched for DIY cleaning of concrete. Thanks!
Very kind of you to say. Thank you.
This is what you call keep it real I appreciate the video 👍🏾
@@mack606 much obliged, mate.
I have bought several 55 gallon barrels from FB marketplace to use them as rain water barrels. They are food grade and they had leftover vinegar in them. As I was rinsing them, I spilled it on my sloped driveway. I didn't want to pour it out on my grass because I knew vinegar would kill the grass. It has been several years from then, but that spot where I poured out the vinegar, is now clean, while everywhere else is moldy. So, it seems like if you pour vinegar on your driveway, just let it sit, you don't even have to scrub it. Now I'm thinking, if I have to rent pressure washer every year, which cost around $100 per day at Home Depot, I might as well spend that money on vinegar and do the whole driveway.
I will try this. I have some work to do over the summer, so I'll do a patch with this method and see how I fare. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much!
Good video learnt a lot thank you sir
@@James-u6i9f anytime. All the best. Cheers
I would like to see the pressure washer alone, because vinegar and soap didn’t seem like it did anything at all?
Vinegar and soap kill the mold/algae. Pressure washer lifts up the dirt. Just using a PW is fine, but the mold/algae will probably return a bit quicker without something to kill/suppress it.
Either or approach works perfectly fine in the short-to-medium term.
Cheers.
Makes sense, adding a sealer would probably help too.
@@scottmiller8685 yes, gotta get it down quick mind. Whatever the concrete looks like as the sealer is setting is how it will look for the next decade or two.
I pressure washed my driveway for the first time in ten years today. Afterwards I sprayed vinegar on top of the clean concrete. I didn’t scrub or rinse. Will this still keep the moss and mildew at bay?
It will definitely keep it away for a certain amount of time. Forever? No. That is where bleach starts to come into the conversation.
The vinegar though will do the job for a shorter amount of time, with minimal impact to plants, soil, wildlife etc.
It's down to the individual which side of that argument they find more compelling though. All the best.
What if you don't have a pressure washer? Can the vinegar and soap be good enough
@@lalagummybearcarrot honestly you would just have to do it without a PW and asses for yourself. If you think it's good enough, then it's good enough. If it's not you will then buy a PW.
Could you have gotten the same results using sh? Without having to scrub
I talk about this in the description a bit, but to answer the question directly, yes, you'd get similar results.
However, harsher chemicals are terrible for the groundwater, soil, and wildlife.
I apply more graft with the brush to avoid that impact. It's a trade-off I'm happy with.
Same results with the pressure washer and not even having to use the vinegar
Algae and mold would come back quicker. Each to their own though.
How to clean concrete with everything including the kitchen sink 😂
Well, I didn't have a flame thrower.... So almost I guess.
@@OldWorldLad
Hahaha! Good one! 😅
just buy a karcher HP sprayer, job done in 5 minits.
Maybe try 30 percent vinegar next time.
A very good option for any stubborn algae, or general stains. Just have to be a tad careful with the stronger % on where you put it (brick etc.)
All you needed was the pressure washer.
Algae will come back quicker. Each to their own.
Just a pressure washer never fully cleans my steps as old.
Just wasted a gallon of vinegar and the time it took to scrub😂. Pressure washer is all you need
@@jeffdicesare3703 Algae would come back quicker. Each to their own though