After Spring has come and gone, your front porch may be left with caked-on pollen, lots of dirt, and a dead bug graveyard. We’ve created a Hive Guide that just takes the weekend and will have your porch ready for summer hangouts!

Start By Clearing Everything Off

Simple enough, right? Take every single thing off the porch. Seating, plants, bird feeders, door mats, that bag of potting soil you’ve been planning on moving for three months… even remove the light fixture to clear it from dead bugs.

Use A Water Hose With Solution Attachment

Your regular ol’ garden hose will do just fine! We like this attachment, fill it with a little dish soap and warm water, and spray the whole porch from top to bottom with the jet and flat settings on my sprayer.

Break Out Your Secret Weapon

Here’s where things get really clean. Now that you’ve sprayed down your porch ceiling, walls, shutters, windows, floors, doors, and railings, you’ve got soapy water sitting on all surfaces breaking down all the gunk. After a few minutes, use a soft microfiber car washing mop with a long handle to swipe over everything. Giving the siding, floors, and ceiling a good wipe-down with this is a total game-changer and takes less than 20 minutes!

Rinse Well

Now rinse all that soap off! Use the flat setting (water only this time), starting with the ceiling and work your way down to the floor. (Spoiler alert, you’re going to get wet. Might as well pop on a bathing suit and get a tan while you’re at it, right?) I let everything drip dry except the windows, which I wiped down with a microfiber cloth to avoid water spots.

Wash And Dry All Porch Furniture

Before anything can go back on your fresh and clean porch, they need to be cleaned too. Just a simple bowl of warm water, dash of dish soap, and a sponge will do fine. Things like your rocking chairs, door mat, even the plant pots. Dry everything before putting it back, especially if your decking is wood!