powerwashing the porch steps

the porch/sunroom sticks out off the back of the house. it has steps on three sides. the north side is perpetually in the shade, and tends to grow moss. so about every other year my dad brings up his power washer and we make it go away. its a rather time consuming chore, as the moss likes to stay where it is.

the moss gets pretty bad on the north side.


i didnt think to take pictures until after i'd already started


the first pass


farther down. dont mind the leaves, they were falling constantly the whole time i was spraying. i did sweep off the steps before i started. the leaves just kept coming.


even the stringers underneath the steps have to be sprayed off, which requires some creative bending and maneuvering to reach properly.


dont they look SO much better?!!?


the nice clean steps on the east side. they're only half in the shade, so they dont get as bad as the north side, but the right end, closest to the camera, gets bad. the left end stays pretty good. the unpictured steps on the south side are nearly always in the sun, so they stay pretty clean.


here is an old picture of the porch on the back of the house, before we replaced the rotted steps.