House washing Wednesday finds us washing and restoring a native stone sometimes refereed to as giraffe rock exteriors. The choice of building materials was inexpensive and produced locally from
materials found in plentiful supply in the Ozark Mountains "rock", the
style was most predominant on small houses, usually bungalows. With power washing we cam removing years of mold, mildew and algae from this homes sides here are a few pictures as we get under way with another cleaning on one of these homes.
At Cleaned by Pete we have taken a special interest in this unique style of Ozark's home and their construction. Finding out more about the methods of building and the rock it self. You may look at one of these homes and say yep it a rock house, but there are several different types of rock and styles and techniques of using the rock. Just for instants: worm rock with holes and small wiggly lines in it usually used as a entire rock, other styles use split or faced rock, and some masons even cut and squared the stone. Local stone, limestone or sandstone or even field stone would be split into thinner slabs we even have what is called "Carthage stone". The resulting pieces would be of inconsistent size and shape, and were pieced together like a crazy quilt or a giraffe with thick strong mortar joints. The size of rock, pattern and stacking is all done by individual masons some will flourish with a design while other use strictly stack and go method. Some home have very large stones while others are constructed of smaller stones, some masons used the slicker outside of the stone while others split and used the inner face making the walls straighter and more uniformed. We have developed a method or cleaning and restore the original look and color to these homes, while killing and removing what is growing on the stone face. We have invested in tools and attachment to clean and restore these homes. We don't just come in and blast high pressure water at them. If you want someone who under stands these homes and what it takes to clean them you need to call, Cleaned by Pete.
At Cleaned by Pete we have taken a special interest in this unique style of Ozark's home and their construction. Finding out more about the methods of building and the rock it self. You may look at one of these homes and say yep it a rock house, but there are several different types of rock and styles and techniques of using the rock. Just for instants: worm rock with holes and small wiggly lines in it usually used as a entire rock, other styles use split or faced rock, and some masons even cut and squared the stone. Local stone, limestone or sandstone or even field stone would be split into thinner slabs we even have what is called "Carthage stone". The resulting pieces would be of inconsistent size and shape, and were pieced together like a crazy quilt or a giraffe with thick strong mortar joints. The size of rock, pattern and stacking is all done by individual masons some will flourish with a design while other use strictly stack and go method. Some home have very large stones while others are constructed of smaller stones, some masons used the slicker outside of the stone while others split and used the inner face making the walls straighter and more uniformed. We have developed a method or cleaning and restore the original look and color to these homes, while killing and removing what is growing on the stone face. We have invested in tools and attachment to clean and restore these homes. We don't just come in and blast high pressure water at them. If you want someone who under stands these homes and what it takes to clean them you need to call, Cleaned by Pete.
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| Cleaned by Pete is cleaning and restoring the color of these natural rock by just a good washing. |
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| Cleaned by Pete is cleaning and restoring the color of these natural rock by just a good washing. |
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| Cleaned by Pete is in the process of cleaning and restoring the color of this Ozark rock by just a good washing. |
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| Cleaned by Pete is cleaning and restoring the color of this natural Ozark rock home by just a good washing. |
These picture were taken after the 2nd step while the stones were drying, first we treat with cleaners, soaps and an algaeside to kill what is growing on the home's stone walls then power wash let dry, we'll follow up with an application of soap and cleaner once again and a rinse. You can see in this drying process the stones are becoming brighter and cleaner the mosses, algae and liken have been killed off and only now the wall can be power washed cleaned. Cleaned by Pete will have more pictures to follow stay tuned to see the results of this cleaning. After the home is completely cleaned, washed and restored.
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