A 65p supermarket item will make your patio look like new as shopper hails it a 'game changer'

Daily Record

16-06-2025

A gardener has shared simple hack for removing stubborn stains.
Gardeners don't have to scrub their patios by hand to make it look brand new. According to social media there's a simple and easy solution that will banish stubborn stains in no time.
So, with the sun beginning to reappear, many of us will be spending more time in our garden, meaning we will want it looking fresh and new for the summer ahead. Nobody wants to relax in a dirty garden, and one thing that can make your outdoor space look untidy is a grubby patio area.
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But a keen gardener has shared a cleaning hack, branding it a 'game changer' for his outside lawn.
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Posting on the Garden on a Budget Facebook page he said the tip will remove notoriously tricky and stubborn patio stains- and it will cost you less than £1 to do with no scrubbing required
Explaining his method, the savvy cleaner said a simple mix of bleach, water and a pressure washer does the trick, report the Mirror.
He wrote: "Just to demonstrate the cheapest and most effective way of cleaning a patio I did my neighbours today so some before and afters......bleach and water left to soak and pressure washed," and shared before and after photos of his work.
A bottle of bleach is just 65p from Tesco, and if you have access to a pressure washer, you can use Scott's trick to get your patio clean. After his post gained lots of attention, fellow Facebook users were quick to ask Scott for tips on the best result. He shared how he left the bleach for one hour to soak and dry before washing it off.
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One person asked: "What's the ratio to bleach and water please?" To which Scott replied: "Fill a bucket and 300 ml of bleach. The key to this is brush it in and let it soak until dry."
However some people said using bleach outside isn't good for the environment and others asked for some pet friendly alternatives.
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Scott answered: "Have done it with washing up liquid too in the past with similar results. Just to break the debris from the surface is all your doing. Bleach merely speeds up the process. Go for Fairy as long as its gets a light scrub and soaks in your good."
It comes after another keen gardener took to the Mrs Hinch Gardening Tips Facebook group to spill their tried-and-tested secrets for banishing these blemishes.
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Top of the list is the use of sodium hypochlorite, a powerful concoction known for its lichen-slaying prowess by eliminating the organisms behind those unsightly black spots on the slabs.
"Sodium hypochlorite cleared mine. Sprayed it all over my patio, left it half an hour then just rinsed off.
"Leave longer if you prefer," they wrote.
While another said: "Sodium hypochlorite from eBay. Just brush on and rinse off after an hour. It will kill any weeds too."