I have seen nuggets of information in various threads but not a thread discussing how to protect a home before a house wash or cleaning.
What are the best practices for preparing a home before you begin?
For instances, placing tape over a key hole to prevent solution from corriding the lock mechanism.
My particular pain point is protecting Ring doorbells. I have tried tape and gloves neither work well for me.
Thanks All
XL nitrile gloves work beautifully for me. Are you using something smaller?
I read once that the plastic kiddie plugs work for keeping water out of outlets that don’t have the covers. Good advice?
What about cameras are you all getting on a ladder and masking off all exterior cameras?
I’d have a hard time trusting it. The edges aren’t sealed and could potentially channel water in by capillary effect.
Me? Or OP?
What do you use?
Everyone in general.
For cameras that aren’t flush I use a garbage bag or grocery bag, wrap it, then tape the bag closed.
@HookNLadderPW just a wide strip of painters tape. Painters tape is supposed to be hydrophobic.
@AquaTeamPowerWash I don’t think I’ve run into many cameras that high up on bad corners we had to blast. If it’s a bad corner the ladder is the first thing off the truck and then it just stays there until the end. I can only recall doing that twice though. Just remembered… one of those was a storm light without a bulb. Exposed socket. I normally don’t bother with storm lights unless a bulb is broke or missing. They’re designed for storms. lol
If I can’t wash around it or near it and have to concentrate on that area it gets taped. Everything low gets bagged and taped.
Other question… what good are cameras that high up? Don’t you want some detail?
I run into cameras on the soffit on second stories all the time, its alot easier to run wires through a soffit then an interior wall. Most times I spray lightly around the second story cameras since the ladder I carry wont reach but single stories get a sandwich bag and tape around them.
