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Cleaning old flagstones
Hi, I have a garden which consists of beds, flagstones (the red brick design
and the conventional ones) and paths, having been a showhouse a few years ago. The flagstones are now very grimy and discoloured and look about fifty years old and very dowdy! I have cleaned them a couple of times since I moved in with conventional patio cleaner, which helped a bit, but it now seems a bit beyond that - possibly partly because patio cleaners from the garden centre seem to be fairly innocuous because of polution etc (?). I also borrowed my son's pressure jet water thingy one year, which was quite good. I suppose I could invest in one, but I don't really want to 'cos they're expensive for just occasional use. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks. Barb |
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In article , "Barb" writes: | | I also borrowed my son's pressure jet water thingy one year, which was quite | good. I suppose I could invest in one, but I don't really want to 'cos | they're expensive for just occasional use. | | Does anyone have any ideas? A stiff garden broom, a handful of sharp sand, and some water with washing up liquid in it. And some elbow grease. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On Jun 5, 12:54 pm, "Barb" wrote:
Hi, I have a garden which consists of beds, flagstones (the red brick design and the conventional ones) and paths, having been a showhouse a few years ago. The flagstones are now very grimy and discoloured and look about fifty years old and very dowdy! I have cleaned them a couple of times since I moved in with conventional patio cleaner, which helped a bit, but it now seems a bit beyond that - possibly partly because patio cleaners from the garden centre seem to be fairly innocuous because of polution etc (?). I also borrowed my son's pressure jet water thingy one year, which was quite good. I suppose I could invest in one, but I don't really want to 'cos they're expensive for just occasional use. You can get them for less than 30 pounds which doesn't seem all that expensive to me. |
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adder1969 wrote:
On Jun 5, 12:54 pm, "Barb" wrote: Hi, I have a garden which consists of beds, flagstones (the red brick design and the conventional ones) and paths, having been a showhouse a few years ago. The flagstones are now very grimy and discoloured and look about fifty years old and very dowdy! I have cleaned them a couple of times since I moved in with conventional patio cleaner, which helped a bit, but it now seems a bit beyond that - possibly partly because patio cleaners from the garden centre seem to be fairly innocuous because of polution etc (?). I also borrowed my son's pressure jet water thingy one year, which was quite good. I suppose I could invest in one, but I don't really want to 'cos they're expensive for just occasional use. You can get them for less than 30 pounds which doesn't seem all that expensive to me. There's me spraying mine with liquid manure to age them! Takes all sorts, see "when garden style collide thread. |
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On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:54:26 +0100, "Barb"
wrote and included this (or some of this): The flagstones are now very grimy and discoloured and look about fifty years old and very dowdy! I have cleaned them a couple of times since I moved in with conventional patio cleaner, which helped a bit, but it now seems a bit beyond that - possibly partly because patio cleaners from the garden centre seem to be fairly innocuous because of polution etc (?). I also borrowed my son's pressure jet water thingy one year, which was quite good. I suppose I could invest in one, but I don't really want to 'cos they're expensive for just occasional use. Does anyone have any ideas? Borrow the pressure jet again. -- ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°³ |
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I also borrowed my son's pressure jet water thingy one year, which was
quite good. I suppose I could invest in one, but I don't really want to 'cos they're expensive for just occasional use. Does anyone have any ideas? Borrow the pressure jet again. We invested in one and use it often, worth its weight in gold kate |
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On Jun 5, 3:47 pm, "Kate Morgan" wrote:
I also borrowed my son's pressure jet water thingy one year, which was quite good. I suppose I could invest in one, but I don't really want to 'cos they're expensive for just occasional use. Does anyone have any ideas? Borrow the pressure jet again. We invested in one and use it often, worth its weight in gold kate Not quite sure about that ;-) |
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Borrow the pressure jet again. We invested in one and use it often, worth its weight in gold kate Not quite sure about that ;-) Fair comment, I just like playing with it :-)) |
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Thanks for all the replies, folks, and so quickly!
I didn't realise reasonable washers were so cheap - I might go that route. I'll try the sand, scrubbing and detergent idea first - I'm retired and I've got the time, and could use the exercise! I know in a lot of cases a brand new look is not good for many houses. But mine is a little modern, boring end-terrace and it just looks tatty now. The house I lived in 15 years ago - as Broadback and Sacha, I'd have wanted to age them! Thnx again. Barb "Barb" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a garden which consists of beds, flagstones (the red brick design and the conventional ones) and paths, having been a showhouse a few years ago. The flagstones are now very grimy and discoloured and look about fifty years old and very dowdy! I have cleaned them a couple of times since I moved in with conventional patio cleaner, which helped a bit, but it now seems a bit beyond that - possibly partly because patio cleaners from the garden centre seem to be fairly innocuous because of polution etc (?). I also borrowed my son's pressure jet water thingy one year, which was quite good. I suppose I could invest in one, but I don't really want to 'cos they're expensive for just occasional use. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks. Barb |
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On Jun 5, 5:05 pm, "Barb" wrote:
Thanks for all the replies, folks, and so quickly! I didn't realise reasonable washers were so cheap - I might go that route. I'll try the sand, scrubbing and detergent idea first - I'm retired and I've got the time, and could use the exercise! If you're anything like me you'll quickly think stuff this and head of down the shops. |
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Yep, you're probably right. But I'll give it a go anyway - it's lovely
weather, and I'll put the old earphones on with an audiobook or something ....... Barb "adder1969" wrote in message oups.com... On Jun 5, 5:05 pm, "Barb" wrote: Thanks for all the replies, folks, and so quickly! I didn't realise reasonable washers were so cheap - I might go that route. I'll try the sand, scrubbing and detergent idea first - I'm retired and I've got the time, and could use the exercise! If you're anything like me you'll quickly think stuff this and head of down the shops. |
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In article , "Barb" writes: | Yep, you're probably right. But I'll give it a go anyway - it's lovely | weather, and I'll put the old earphones on with an audiobook or something | ...... Do that. It's the youngsters that are such wimps! :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Yes, I'm a tough old bird anyway .....main reason I'm gonna try it the hard
way is because I'm retired, mean and don't want to spend any more money than I have to!!! I even have a bit of sharp sand in the garage somewhere among the spiders! When my back aches and I have blisters I may, of course, decide that discretion is the better part of valour .... Barb "Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , "Barb" writes: | Yep, you're probably right. But I'll give it a go anyway - it's lovely | weather, and I'll put the old earphones on with an audiobook or something | ...... Do that. It's the youngsters that are such wimps! :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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"Barb" wrote in message ... I also borrowed my son's pressure jet water thingy one year, which was quite good. I suppose I could invest in one, but I don't really want to 'cos they're expensive for just occasional use. Rent one? http://www.hss.com/index.php?s=pressure+washer |
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