A Little Exterior Work Today
@BelleStarr (61047)
United States
February 19, 2018 5:27pm CST
One of the bad things about Florida is the heat and humidity. It makes it very easy for mold to grow on almost any surface. We bought a power washer so that we can keep it from staying on the siding of our house. We can't stop it from growing but we can remove it.
I decided to clear out the gutter on the front of the house. We have wire covering the gutter but the leaves from our huge tree cover the wire and pile up. I used a brush on a handle to pull it all down. I ended up with it on my face, on my shirt and plenty in my hair. lol It was a messy job.
But I feel better about it. I think I am going to go and buy a ladder and some stronger covers, my lawn man told me he would do it for us but this tree does shed heavily and we only see him once a month this time of year.
When you own a home, there are always jobs that need to be done.
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@Marilynda1225 (79703)
• United States
20 Feb 18
Homeownership is a never ending project not to mention costly
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 Feb 18
At least this one was just grunt work no cost lol unless I go and buy the ladder and the gutter covers.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
19 Feb 18
Yes, one of the challenges of home ownership!! Never a dull moment.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
20 Feb 18
It is never ending. That looks a lovely house especially with the tree in front despite it shedding its leaves into your gutters. We have some anti mould liquid but I don't think it works that well to be honest!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Feb 18
I wish there was something that would really work we have to do this pretty much every time we get down here. We love the tree, it shades the house and keeps it a little cooler.
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
21 Feb 18
@BelleStarr Ronseal make a six year anti mould paint although it says for walls and ceilings. I don't know if they make an external paint. It is a pain to have to do it every year!
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 Feb 18
lol Actually that will come later, I just dusted and shook myself off. I didn't work up a sweat.
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@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Feb 18
@BelleStarr Yeah, but I see a little brown spider in you hair, looking for a place to lay eggs.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 Feb 18
Yes I know but I didn't find one I liked here before we found this house so... and the villa we looked at had an HOA of $400 which hubs put his foot down on completely. It is a tradeoff I guess.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 Feb 18
@DianneN I am happy but I agree a condo would have been better for us.
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
20 Feb 18
@BelleStarr Just as long as you are happy. That's all that matters. I won't tell you how much our HOA fee is, but it's a lot less than on the ocean! Actually, we want the board to increase it.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Feb 18
Yes it is a never ending job but also very fulfilling.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
20 Feb 18
Even as a renter there is maintenance to do and not every landlord is as good as @andriaperry
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Feb 18
We only rented for the first 5 years of our married life and we moved into a brand new complex so never really had any issues.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Feb 18
Yes, quite never ending but worth it in the end.
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@Juliaacv (48412)
• Canada
20 Feb 18
We live in a humid area, so I share your woes as we own a power washer for the same reason. My husband used to use it on our shed and on the back of the garage, other then that our home was brick so mold didn't grow on it, but it got dirty just the same and he'd blast it every year to keep it looking good. They are also handy on the cement driveway, sometimes big trees can cause discolouration on the cement, and the power washer will blast that off too. I think that I'd better quit before I sound like a commercial to buy a power washer.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Feb 18
We love ours both here and at home, cleaning off the deck and shed are biggies, But here the mold is much more aggressive and grows all year !!! At least in the north it doesn't grow in the winter lol
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@Juliaacv (48412)
• Canada
21 Feb 18
@BelleStarr Silly......nothing, except for the snow drifts, grows in the winter.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
22 Feb 18
We have three trees much bigger than these, oaks that are close to our Connecticut, we love trees in the US,
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
22 Feb 18
@BelleStarr We also love trees here. My heart was bleeding when we had to take down a big magnolia tree. The roots were rotting and there was a very high risk it would have fallen on the house.
@Tampa_girl7 (48929)
• United States
21 Feb 18
Yes, it's a lot of work, but oh so worth it.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
20 Feb 18
yes ma'am, always maintenance to be tended to. somethin' the hubs jest don't seem to comprehend?? sigh... i know ya felt better ('fter gettin' all that off ya, lol) once ya were done :)
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
22 Feb 18
lol I sure did but of course there is more back in there already lol My hubs has problems because of the Parkinson's but he still tries to do all that he can to help.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
22 Feb 18
@BelleStarr 'tis a ne'er endin' battle, eh? kinda like windows...'tis been so dry 'n windy 'round these parts ya'd not reckon 'schtuff' to stick to 'em. i gotta scrub 'em 't the minimum once a week. 't least that's somethin' i can mostly handle. big hugs!
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
20 Feb 18
Well it seems you know what you're doing which is good for not seeing the guy much this time of year.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
22 Feb 18
I just wanted to make sure that the gutters work since we get lots of rain down here at times.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Feb 18
Yes it is just a part of what comes with owning property.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
20 Feb 18
Definitely. We usually hire people to do those things for us as we don't have the time to.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 Feb 18
I was considering doing just that but decided to try it myself and it was doable1! But messy!!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
22 Feb 18
Yes there is and having more than one home, (we have three) makes it never ending and I do mean never ending lol
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Feb 18
It just got so warm too early this year, hopefully it will cool down soon.
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@Iam_jauntyjen (4951)
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20 Feb 18
That's true.Perpetual cleaning and maintenance right?
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 Feb 18
None stop!! Next project trying to get the dirt off the screen porch floor.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Feb 18
Yes we deal with the green growing on the houses, I am going to clean a rental and my home this spring to get rid of the mold and hopefully get the trim painted on both.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
22 Feb 18
I think I am going to get my gutters replaced, these just don't look good any longer.
@LindaCPearson (2241)
• United States
20 Feb 18
The pleasure of owning a home does come with lots of unpleasant chores! Sounds like a real messy job you tackled.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 Feb 18
It was, it stuck all over me there wasn't any other way to get it down, ugh!!
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