How do I clean the stone on my home exterior?

Shannon
by Shannon

We live in a tri-level house built in the 80s. The front has ugly darkish stone with grey grout. Any suggestions on how to clean it or brighten it up?

  6 answers
  • Powerwash it and see how it looks, the decide what to do next.

  • Cindy Cindy on Oct 07, 2019

    Hi Shannon. I'm Cindy. I would use a power washer to clean the stone. If you don't have access to one, you can rent one from your local home improvement store. Good luck Shannon.

  • Allison Allison on Oct 07, 2019

    Cleaning is the easy part. If it's got mold, mildew or algae, Wet and Forget now has a hose end sprayer. You simply wet it down and walk away. It takes some time for you to see it getting clean, but you can speed things along by hosing it down with water once a week or so. To brighten, you can paint it. There are some really good masonry paints available, that will stick to both stone and mortar. Three stories would be best left to a pro, at least for me.

  • K. Rupp K. Rupp on Oct 07, 2019

    power washing stone and concrete works great! Check out my post:


    https://karupp-did.net/power-washer/


    • before and after pics of power washing concrete and deck
    • how we rented a power washer.

  • Homeroad Homeroad on Dec 24, 2019

    Use a power washer! You can either rent one for the weekend or buy one inexpensively at a hardware store near you. It was one of the best investments we made and is great for cleaning the house and fence as well.


  • Joan watkins Joan watkins on Dec 24, 2019

    Clorox works I did my entire driveway

    world on decks to get the green mole off