This article was originally published on Aarron's pressure washing blog panel and here republished here with the permission.
Just like any other regular maintenance project, cleaning the exterior of your home is vital to keep your home looking its best. If it has been a while since you last cleaned the exterior of your home, you may notice some green stains forming on your siding. Although these green stains seemingly appear out of nowhere; the good news is that most of these stains are entirely preventable with regular pressure washing for the exterior of your home. You may be wondering, what are these green stains? Why do they form? How do I prevent them? Keep reading to learn all of these answers from our pressure washing experts at Aarron’s Pressure Washing.
To answer the first question, we will need to dive into a few different explanations. There are a few different types of substances that form on siding that can result in green stains. The two most common are mold and algae. While these two substances may seem similar, the treatments vary depending on which type of unwanted plant that you are dealing with. Vinyl and wood-based sidings are particularly susceptible to mold and algae due to their ability to hold onto dirt and other harmful bacteria. You may also experience green stains on your siding formed from mildew.
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