# Brick House Cant get Clean **URL:** \ **Category:** Residential\ **Created:** [October 21, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507 "2023-10-21T15:59:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mattburke6](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mattburke6](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/mattburke6)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/1 "2023-10-21T15:59:48Z")
Hit small test area with 4% SH…no change. Any suggestions…also the face of the brick pops off with any amount of pressure. ![IMG_40031](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/uploads/default/original/3X/3/b/3b07c16279201d089cbe8a6ebcbee6353047a9db.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Anton\_C\_K](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Anton\_C\_K](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Anton_C_K)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/2 "2023-10-21T19:17:03Z")
Following as I’m curious as well. I’ve only ever had luck cleaning brick with pressure. I’ve recently had to turn down a couple jobs that I was fearful of either blowing out the mortar or not being able to get it clean enough and wasting time and supplies. ---
**Author:** ![bills4065](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8797f3/32.png) [@bills4065](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/bills4065)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/3 "2023-10-21T20:37:59Z")
Head to the Ea Co Chem learning center, then try test spot with what they recommend. ---
**Author:** ![mattburke6](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mattburke6](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/mattburke6)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/4 "2023-10-21T22:45:29Z")
![IMG_4105](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/uploads/default/original/3X/e/e/eecbd7db977c1ce97a20f3cc5edaba2f393d5e70.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mattburke6](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mattburke6](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/mattburke6)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/5 "2023-10-21T22:46:11Z")
This is the face of the brick coming off ---
**Author:** ![dodger8899](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@dodger8899](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/dodger8899)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/6 "2023-10-22T00:21:19Z")
Brick like that is water getting into the brick and freezing. I have seen that up here in Michigan after a very cold winter and where snow accumulates or where you have heat-thaw cycling. ---
**Author:** ![mwpws](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/mwpws/32/33836_2.png) [@mwpws](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/mwpws)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/7 "2023-10-22T00:29:39Z")
its called spalling and you just have to be careful around it. Like you’ve found out, no pressure ---
**Author:** ![Dirtyboy](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@Dirtyboy](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Dirtyboy)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/8 "2023-10-22T00:57:34Z")
I wonder if it is that fake brick panel stuff. ---
**Author:** ![mattburke6](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mattburke6](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/mattburke6)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/9 "2023-10-22T01:58:10Z")
![IMG_4095](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/uploads/default/original/3X/8/c/8cd07bfe48ed4b381632ca66724ad194fdd64774.jpeg) ![IMG_4103](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/uploads/default/original/3X/8/e/8ec237a64494c8998ae3db4327ae95efe227d6eb.jpeg) Any suggestions on what to use to clean it. I hit this small area with 4% SH 4 times with no change. I don’t think it algae…not sure what it is. ---
**Author:** ![dcbrock](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/dcbrock/32/38857_2.png) [@dcbrock](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/dcbrock)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 2:09am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/10 "2023-10-22T02:09:23Z")
I think at this point you may want to stop and tell the customer you’ve tried everything you can and don’t want to proceed further to prevent damage for their sake. ---
**Author:** ![mattburke6](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mattburke6](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/mattburke6)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/11 "2023-10-22T03:18:55Z")
Agreed…thanks all for the help👍🏻 ---
**Author:** ![Redjess](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/redjess/32/34375_2.png) [@Redjess](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Redjess)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/12 "2023-10-22T03:46:01Z")
hit it with a good hot mix, long dwell. remember the clean isn’t always revealed until its dry. ---
**Author:** ![Racer](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/racer/32/4931_2.png) [@Racer](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Racer)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 8:58am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/13 "2023-10-22T08:58:58Z")
The wall looks good. Just the way the brick looks. You can’t account for peoples taste. What else you trying to get off of it? ---
**Author:** ![mattburke6](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mattburke6](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/mattburke6)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/14 "2023-10-22T13:47:29Z")
I’m done…I walked away from this project…thanks ---
**Author:** ![Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/innocentbystander/32/36516_2.png) [@Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Innocentbystander)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/brick-house-cant-get-clean/37507/15 "2023-10-22T15:40:26Z")
Good job walking away. I avoid Ecochem as their staff is rude.