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Bryan P · Approved Exterior Cleaner

When you rinse a driveway

Jeff Wible · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Basic variables here Bryan.

Depends what the muck is and how it looks if simply dispersed into the surroundings.

Also,..simply depends on how much there is.

In conclusion: Considering it's usually just VERY small particles of dirt 99/100 I just disperse it around,..some into the grass,..maybe down to the end of the driveway and then off the the edge of the street,..kinda just blend it in. Not gonna hurt anything and when everything is dry,.you'll never see it.

* Spalling concrete gets hauled off to a nondescript location.

Jeff

-- Edited by Jeff Wible on Thursday 6th of April 2017 07:38:42 AM

BlueRidge · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Pretty much what Jeff says. We really haven't had any that has enough much or debris. All the "dirt" just gets moved around between the grass and the street.

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

Heck I wish I could help. Up here in the sticks we don't have concrete driveways. Only dirt, gravel and asphalt. Even the rich and shameless only have asphalt.

Hank

Steve Salley · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Depending on the neighborhood, we will make sure the immediate area at the homes driveway is rinsed and the debris is washed to the curb. If the home has concrete curbs, we often will clean that so the completed home really stands out right down the to street.

I love cleaning the public sidewalk from property border to border showing the remarkable difference our process will give the neighbors too. smile

Fred W · Guru

When you rinse the driveway try rinsing at an angle to the grass. You can blow a lot into the grass and minimize whats at the street.

If there is a ton we scoop it. Either way we rinse out directly in front of the driveway. Nothing worse than having a homeowner come home and drive through the muck.....tire tracks up the driveway suck!

SprayWash · Approved Exterior Cleaner

If you get into a really sludgy situation these are great: www.youtube.com/watch

You can buy them form Paul at PWS or Mike at L&H

Chris Mozick · Approved Exteior Cleaner

By law nothing is supposed to be left in the end of the driveway because it's a potential pollutant. If it gets wash to a storm drain and someone calls or sees you it's a big fine. I know over here it starts at $50k we always divert back to landscape or suck it up. We place BMB's at both sides to prevent runoff