Wood Restoration is a Skill and an Art

Protect your wooden structure investment using technology to beautify and preserve the exposed building material. Exterior wood, especially decks, fences, wood/cedar siding, cedar shake roofs & log homes all will benefit by regular maintenance cleaning, sealing and staining.

Here at Wash It Clean we are often asked...

What Happened To My Wood!?

As you know, Wood is a big part of our lives. Yet, the cost of wood is increasing at an alarming rate. Wood is being prematurely replaced every day that could have been saved with good maintenance by the wood care professionals here at Wash It Clean - Richmond VA.

The forces of weathering can be devastating to wood. Moisture from rain, snow, and dew, are quickly absorbed by unprotected wood causing it to swell while washing out the natural wood resins and coloring.

The heat from the sun dries and shrinks the wood. These daily cycles of wet and dry swelling and shrinking causes the wood to warp, splinter, cup, crack and become discolored while also allowing the sunlight (UV)

rays to break down the cell structure and degrade the woods integrity.  

These factors combine to physically and chemically attack the woods lignin, (the chemical structure (glue) that holds the wood fibers together. Moisture that is allowed to sit in the wood will soon serve as a natural food source for mold, mildew, algae, and fungus causing black, green or gray discoloration.

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