This one is partly a safety job
A shaded Florida pool deck grows a thin biological film long before it looks dirty enough to bother
with. You cannot really see it. You can absolutely feel it — it is why a deck that looks fine is
slippery underfoot when wet, and it is why the area around a pool is the place in a Florida home where
people most often fall.
Removing that film is half the point of cleaning a pool deck. Looking better is the other half.
“Pool deck” is not one surface
This is the service where the method genuinely has to be decided at the property, because the same
words cover completely different materials:
Broom-finish concrete. Straightforward. Takes a surface cleaner at controlled pressure.
Textured or knockdown decks. The texture is the point — it is what stops the deck being slick —
and it is also where growth hides. Force does not reach into the low spots; dwell time does.
Cool-deck and coated decks. A coating over concrete, designed to stay cooler underfoot. Pressure
peels it off in sheets. These get a low-pressure wash with a solution and nothing more aggressive, and
if the coating is already chipping or has been patched, cleaning can move that along. We will show you
before we start.
Travertine and natural stone. Sensitive to both pressure and chemistry, and highly variable
between stones. Approached conservatively, with realistic expectations stated up front.
Pavers. See paver cleaning — the joint sand is the thing to protect.
We identify what your deck actually is at the walkthrough and we write the method into the quote, so
there is no ambiguity about what is going to happen.
Lanais and covered porches
A screened lanai floor is a different problem from an open patio: it stays damp longer because it never
gets direct sun, and the growth is correspondingly more established. It also has walls, a ceiling and
furniture around it, so it takes more setup and more care with overspray. If the screen enclosure above
it needs cleaning too, doing both in one visit saves you a second setup.
What we do
- Move normal patio furniture, and put it back.
- Treat the algae and mildew film, including the shaded edges and the patches under furniture that get
skipped when someone is working fast.
- Clean up to and around coping, deck drains and expansion joints.
- Rinse thoroughly, so nothing dries back onto the surface as a residue haze.
What we do not do
We do not reseal or re-coat decks, fill cracks, or level settled slabs. We do not do pool service — if
debris ends up in the water we will tell you, but balancing chemistry is not our trade.
Rust from irrigation, mineral deposits from pool water and fertilizer stains all need specialty
treatment and are quoted separately. Flag them in your quote request so they are priced properly rather
than discovered on the day.
Timing
Concrete and pavers in the sun are usually usable within a couple of hours. A shaded lanai takes longer
— sometimes most of a day in the wet season. We will tell you what to expect for your specific deck
before we leave.