New Concrete Floor...Pressure washing

[Scout3918]

My floor has been poured about 15 days now. Is it ok to pressure wash it? Due to the garage doors not being up for a week there is bird poop and where they cut the floor, dirt from it.

I been getting mixed answer on pressure washing it. I would like to clean whole floor and then put some kind sealer on it. some says no it needs cure longer, some say its ok but turn pressure down and some say don't do it at all with pressure washer.

any advice would be helpful.

thank you in advance.

 

[PWC Repair]

It will be fine, keep the wand back away a bit. I would wait the required 28 days full cure before sealing........but that's just me.

 

[Scout3918]

It will be fine, keep the wand back away a bit. I would wait the required 28 days full cure before sealing........but that's just me.

thanks, Yes I plan wait 28 days before sealing.

Is it ok to pressure wash it now though? I have the door on now and the bird poop bugging me. I like to do whole floor same time.

thanks again.

 

[BillK]

Is it ok to pressure wash it now though?.

Why not just use a hose ? The dirt cant be on there that bad and that way you wont have to worry about the extra pressure from the pressure washer ? My hose with a spray nozzle does 99% of the cleaning I need. Have never seen the need for a pressure washier.

 

[Scout3918]

Why not just use a hose ? The dirt cant be on there that bad and that way you wont have to worry about the extra pressure from the pressure washer ? My hose with a spray nozzle does 99% of the cleaning I need. Have never seen the need for a pressure washier.

Mainly cause I didn't know if regular hose pressure be enough to clean for sealing it.

 

[BillK]

Mainly cause I didn't know if regular hose pressure be enough to clean for sealing it.

That's all I used when I did mine. That and maybe some soap and water with a broom if its really dirty is should be all you need.

 

[Scout3918]

That's all I used when I did mine. That and maybe some soap and water with a broom if its really dirty is should be all you need.

thanks. Its new floor so mainly just one area dirty so I may just do the hose and not worry about it.

 

[ddawg16]

elbow grease.....highly under rated

 

[Captain Spaulding]

If you are going to seal it, you'll want to etch it before you do so. May be better to just wait until then and wash-etch-wash.

 

[SunsetsAndFriends]

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[swharris]

I'm just past my 30 days. No bird poop, but sap from the green wood used to build the place is spotted in a few places. GooGone or turpentine OK to get this stuff up. The damn sprinkler guy got solder/flux in a few places. Not too worried, just curious.

I plan to densify and seal.