Cleaning white gravel of general grime and some geenage
Discussion
As we approach the spring and i begin the annual planning of fence painting, patio cleaning and plants etc. I need a way to swiftly clear whitte gravel from general grime and some algae that's accumulated in the shaded areas and ove the winter.
The best way i can think of is scopping all the gravel into buckets ina mild bleach solution, leaving for a while and then transferring the clean stones back but this will take ages and i suspect i'd need some sort of grate in a bucket or something like what the chippy guys use to pick chips out of fryers.
We have 3 mutts so need to be careful on the chemicals but not a show stopper, they can be kept away while i do what i'm doing. Could i mix up some sort of potion in a 5 litre sprayer and then treat the stones, leave for a while then rinse using the hose (or pressure washer on a low setting).
Open to suggestions!
The best way i can think of is scopping all the gravel into buckets ina mild bleach solution, leaving for a while and then transferring the clean stones back but this will take ages and i suspect i'd need some sort of grate in a bucket or something like what the chippy guys use to pick chips out of fryers.
We have 3 mutts so need to be careful on the chemicals but not a show stopper, they can be kept away while i do what i'm doing. Could i mix up some sort of potion in a 5 litre sprayer and then treat the stones, leave for a while then rinse using the hose (or pressure washer on a low setting).
Open to suggestions!
dudleybloke said:
I cleaned the stone chippings here by putting a load in a bucket then using a jetwash on them, didn't take too long but had a lot smaller area to deal with than you.
Thanks mate, if I remember rightly there’s ten tonne of them laid down. Which looks a lot in backs but is probably only a couple inches deep. Ideally I’d like to lift it all, wash it then put it back down and repeat as needed.
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