Greenville Deck Care: When to Pressure Wash

Deck Builders Greenville SC · Oct 20, 2026 · 3m

Should you pressure wash your deck? In this episode of Deck Builders Greenville, we walk through the safest way to clean wood and composite surfaces in Greenville, SC, and when a gentler approach is the better choice. A lot of homeowners want a deck that looks fresh after a long stretch of hot, humid weather, heavy rain, and fallen pollen, but the wrong cleaning method can create new problems while trying to fix old ones.

We explain why too much pressure can gouge wood, raise the grain, and damage some composite surfaces, and why a low setting with a wide tip is usually the smarter starting…