Pressure Washing Grease Stains On The Patio And Driveway Of A Rental Home
Peanut Oil Spill On Patio Before Pressure Washing
Rental property maintenance can be a hassle for anyone – whether you’re renting the basement of your personal home or you own or manage multiple rental properties professionally. One of the hazards to watch for is grease stains. Grease stains on the driveway or garage from leaky cars and grease stains on the patio from leaky barbeque grills can detract from the appeal of the property and should be cleaned up as soon as they are discovered.
Peanut Oil Spill On Driveway Before Pressure Washing
Wash On Wheels was called out to a high-end rental home managed by Remax Professionals of Denver because the previous tenants had set an overflowing five gallon bucket of used peanut oil on the back patio. When the agent from Remax found it, the tenants split the oil between two containers and set them both out at the end of the driveway for the trash company to remove. Of course, the buckets had oil all over the outsides of them and left a stain on the driveway as well.
We applied our specialized degreaser to the the entire back patio and the stain on the driveway and power washed all the concrete with hot water.
Peanut oil, once it has solidified, is much more difficult to clean up than any other cooking oil – it has the texture and consistency of dried rubber cement, but a little harder and a lot stickier. Our degreaser barely softened the oil and it took some extra time to peel the dried oil away from the concrete.
Unfortunately, the peanut oil had set for months before we were called to pressure wash it. Even after using our degreaser, there was a light stain left behind. But the visual appearance of the driveway and patio was dramatically improved and the property value maintained.
When dealing with stains on concrete, remember that making the call quickly is critical if you want the stain to come out completely. Concrete is porous and the longer the stain sits, the deeper it soaks in. If some stains are left too long, the only way to remove them is to replace the concrete!
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