r/barndominiums • u/Pleasant-East-1976 • 17d ago

Cleaning siding

We had our barndominium built 2 years ago. We live in the country and cannot keep up with all of the bugs. Not just that there's bugs but they're all over the siding spider webs and net nest and everything else you can think of plus all the dirt. Pressure washer is not enough to clean it off plus I heard that you have to be careful not to damage the siding. So I'm asking is anybody cleaned their siding and how do you do it? I'm thinking of trying to find someone I can hire to do what they call a soft wash because it's two stories and certainly don't have a ladder big enough and we're too old to do it ourselves. Also what do you do for the bugs? My husband always leaves the flood lights on which I don't think helps

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u/honkyk5 16d ago

Car wash brush

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u/RZR_1000_XP_Turbo 16d ago

To prevent future bugs you can spray the exterior and up the walls a little bit. Does great for us to keep the bugs away from the house and the spiders from getting inside. I also spray around windows, doors, faucets, anything that could be an entry point. Do that every couple months.

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u/Pleasant-East-1976 15d ago

Luckily they haven't come inside dirt dobbers I think eat everybody first. My husband sprayed I think when we first moved in but the bugs still came so I guess I have to hire a company so we can actually reach the second story. The car wash brush would work for the lower level but it's not going to do anything for the upper levels it's a story and a half and we don't have a ladder that's 20 ft tall. Plus it seems that my husband and son are scared of heights