This stuff works! 10/14/08
I want you to know that I think your product is great. We have had our Trex deck for 3 years. Like everyone, I thought it was maintenance free. When we developed severe spots earlier this year, I spoke to the deck installer (Archedeck of South Nashville) and he recommended a Behr deck cleaning product. It did not work at all. I was about to file a formal warranty complaint against Trex, and then read their site about your product. I could not be happier with the results. I called my installer to tell them the results, and they wanted to know all the info about your product. My sense is that they will recommend CorteClean in the future. Again, thanks for making something that does what it claims!
Ron Shafer, Deck Owner
Way to go Corte Clean 9/26/08
My husband and I just cleaned our deck with Corte Clean. We happily watched the black spots on our deck disappear. Every deck board looks beautiful. In addition to this great eco-friendly product, we received super customer service when ordering and discussing Corte Clean with the owners of the company.
C. Melia
Wow 7/25/09
This product really works! My composite decking sat for two years in a pile (due to circunstances beyond my control) before being used to build my new deck, it was so nasty! It was home to the biggest ant nest I had ever seen, and was almost black from the mold. I built the deck anyway and then used this product on it, I couldn't believe it, after using this (x2) it looked brand new. Thank you, this saved my deck!!! Dave
Do it now! It works for ChoiceDek! 9-10-08
You must return all of your other cleaners and grab Corte Clean because...... It actually works!!! Skip the gym for the day, grab your scrub brush and mixture of Corte Clean and get to work. Don't think, however, you don't need to scrub. You do. But, the great news is once you've done all this everyone will say, and I quote, "looks like brand new, mom." Truly, I'm not making this up! I used another product, spend one half day on a 12X12 deck with only half of the mold removed. Was I depressed! I love this stuff so much I could sell it. That's a true testimonial.
C. Masciarelli, stay at home mom, among other things, homeowner
ChoiceDek® Composite Decking
There is an alternative cleaning product called Corte-Clean®. It has worked in removing mold / mildew from composite wood products. Our customer service department recommends Corte-Clean®.
Ed Kincey, Manufacturer of ChoiceDek® and MoistureShield®, A.E.R.T. Inc.
Absolutely Cleans Our TREX Deck Beautifully 4-9-09
I just wanted to let you know this is the third year I have used Corte Clean on our Trex decking and how satisfied my husband and I are with the product.
We built our Trex deck and spiral staircase in 2005 and by the spring of 2007 we noticed black spots all over the deck and stairs. I contacted customer service at Trex. I explained to her that all I wanted was a way to get the deck back to its original shape. She told me that on their web site was a way to clean it but that she would send me some information. I received that information along with a claim form but they wanted us to use bleach on our deck. I got on line and found out that many people across the country that had Trex decking were very dissatisfied with the bleach and found that the spots came back even worse.
Corte Clean absolutely cleans our deck beautifully! By the time I found your product on the internet, our deck was in pretty bad shape. We had to use the scrub technique to get rid of the spots and in some places had to give it a second treatment. Thanks so much for all your ideas and help!!!
Bev C
West Liberty, IA
Great Product. 5/4/08
Great product. I used the it for the first time several weeks ago and my TimberTek deck looks brand new.
M. Jannone
Flying Off The Shelf! 11/13/08
I am a Trex Gold Dealer. A customer came in with an empty can of Corte Clean after cleaning his Trex deck. He demanded I stock and sell him this product. I ordered a case and they added my store to the CorteClean.com "Store Locator." Within one hour, I had a customer call. I then sold Corte Clean to this and many other customers. I asked that they report back as to how well the Corte Clean worked. They all reported excellent results! I will be ordering more product in the spring and selling it with every new composite deck I sell. Thank you Corte Clean for an excellent product without all the toxic, polluting, corrosive chemicals. SAL, Bromon Lumber, Ontario, Canada (905) 851-7053
Not A Harsh Chemical 7/1/08
I am writing to let you know how pleased I am with Corte Cleaner. I have a composite deck made with grey colored Weyerhauser ChoiceDek. At the end of last summer, it started to get black spots on it. I didn’t think it was mold because it gets so much sun light. But I used some bleach on it and that seemed to help, but it did not remove it completely. Then this Spring, the black spots really began to spread. So once again I tried the bleach method, and although it remove the mold, within weeks it was back. Discouraged, I tried some Olympic deck cleaner, which again, removed the mold some, but not completely. And, because it is such a strong chemical, I began looking for something else.
That’s when I came across Corte Cleaner on the web and decided to try it – particularly since is specifically for composite decks. I must admit, after what I had been through, I was skeptical that anything would work. Well, my skepticism is gone. Not only was Corte Clean easier to use than anything else I had tried, but it was also not a harsh chemical you needed to wear haz-mat gear with. When I applied it, I could begin to see it work because it turns the black into like a brown foam, so you can see it doing its thing. I did use a brush and scrubbed the areas sprayed and it worked great. I was VERY PLEASED and will not use anything else on my deck.
One last thing. There was an area of my deck I had cleaned with the Olympic deck cleaner and not Corte Cleaner. Now, about a month after using both, the area cleaned with Olympic is beginning to show a return of the mold, but not the area cleaned with Corte Cleaner. Last time the mold returned, I was very discouraged that I would have to live with a “moldly deck”. Well, now that I have Corte Cleaner, I am clear I can keep my deck looking good.
Thanks for a great product.
J. Ford Columbus, OH
Re-Ordered 36lbs & SAVED $ 6/2/08
I have used your product in the past and was happy with its performance. You guys really do have a great product!
P. Brown
84 Lumber, Winston-Saelem, NC 6/1/09
Jim, from 84 Lumber called Corte LLC to let us know that he had sold a customer some Corte Clean after the customer requested it. He requested that his customer call back and report their results. Here is what the customer reported... The customer reported "fantastic results, easy to use, cleaned the entire composite deck of mold & mildew stains in addition to all other stains on the deck." "The deck looked like new again." To confirm this please contact Jim @ 84 Lumber Winston-Saelem, NC. (336) 724-0840
Trex Purchased From The Home Depot 11/14/08
We purchased our Trex Brasilia deck from the Home Depot. Eventually it got dirty with mold stains. We tried the cleaners from the Home Depot; without success. We eventually found Corte Clean. After wasting time & money on the other products, we were skeptical and only purchased 1-3lb container of Corte Clean. Corte Clean did an amazing job! Today we have ordered a 6lb container and signed up for the Auto Ship option so that when the product shows up twice yearly, it will remind us to clean our deck. Kara E., Florida
Good Product For Regular Maintenance/Cleaning
I think it's a good product for regular maintenance/cleaning. I would be happy to recommend your product for cleaning decks after install. (Used Corte Clean to clean his Trex deck, Trex Distributor) 5/7/08
Johnathan Ramsell, Trex Product Mgr., U.S. Lumber
Veranda deck from Home Depot 9/15/08
Dear Corte Clean,
I have tried your product and it has worked as promised, thank you.
I have a 700 sq/ft Veranda deck from Home Depot. I am very pissed at HD at the moment. When I contacted Veranda/HD they only thing that they said is that I should use your product and to remove the source of the mold.
As far as I'm concerned HD should pay you to provide me with a lifetime supply of your product.
Thanks,
D. Holt
Mount Airy, MD
TREX MOLD SPOTS 6/15/09
Ordered Corte Clean last year. Worked out real well. Ordered again this year. J. Aston, Northville, MI
I am really impressed 6/12/08
(Used Corte Clean to clean his TREX decking and now sells it at his store in Ontario, Canada)
T. Thomas, Triad Tool Co. Ltd
Second Year Use Of Corte Clean- TimberTech 5/31/09
This is the second year that I have use Corte Clean on my TimberTech deck. I think your product works really good. Deck comes out nice and clean. R. Toppi
ChoiceDek 5/27/09
It removes the mold, but be careful. Following the instructions to a "T", this product bleached my redwood colored ChoiceDek considerably.
(Note from Corte LLC. Corte Clean can speed up the natural weathering process of some composites. The sun will naturally bleach/fade/weather composites. Corte Clean will not bleach/fade composites more than the sun would naturally, over time. Many customers that have previously used chlorine bleach or other sodium hypochlorite containing bleaching agents/biocides in an attempt to clean ChoiceDek or older naturally weathered ChoiceDeks have reported that it restored some of the composites origional color. Unfortunately, ChoiceDek owners will have to make a choice, Corte Clean the stains from their composite and potentially speed up the weathering/bleaching/fading process or live with the stains.)
I found Corte Clean to exceed my expectations.
I have a rather large deck and boat dock that I recently resurfaced with TimberTech. The deck is in redwood T&G with the railing kit, and the dock is in the 5/4" cedar planks. They both turned out great. However, they both started to show black mold after about 4-6 months. I think a lot of reason for the mold is that I live in Missouri which has high humidity and the house is surrounded by trees. Mold and mildew is a constant problem on anything outside. After searching for a cleaner, I found Corte Clean on the Internet and gave it a try. It did a great job on cleaning the surface areas and was very easy to use. The railing was a little more of a challenge as it tended to leave a milky residue if it wasn't completed washed off. I ended up using a power washer for the final rinsing. I found Corte Clean to exceed my expectations.
Gary Bieg , Huttig Building Products Director, Business Applic
eco-friendly product that out performs 6/24/08
I had tried several of the deck cleaners available through my home center only to be very disappointed in how they performed on my 1 year old Trex decking. The Corte Clean easily outperformed all the others I tried. I did not need the use of a pressure washer or did it require anything other than mild scrubbing with a deck brush.
After seeing a You-Tube clip on Corte Clean I ordered 6 lbs and was pleasantly surprised as it worked exactly as described. All without using harsh chlorine bleach! Something we very much wanted to avoid around our lawn, flowers and landscape. An eco-friendly product that out performs in terms of ease of use and cleaning performance!
Kind Regards,
Mike West Chester, OH
Mike, Home Owner
LOVE IT! 5/14/08
I USE YOUR PRODUCT MYSELF & LOVE IT! (Correct Deck Owner)
KURT STUART, Sales , The Deck Yard (888) 513-6001
Best Cleaner We’ve Found. 11/20/07
We finally got a chance to use your product yesterday and it has been the best cleaner we’ve found. (Used Corte Clean to clean TimberTech, TimberTech Distributor)
Dan Albright, TimberTech Product Mgr., Babcock Lumber Company
Mold & Mildew 10/21/08
I used the Corte Clean composite deck cleaner last weekend for the first time. It cleans off mold and mildew well.
Jenny D
So Happy With My Re-newed Trex Deck 9-24-09
My trex deck had the black spots, was vert dirty, had what I believe is lichen and a green coloration in places which I took for algae. I have used your product and all of this has been lifted off. Conditions were not ideal given the September sunshine, and only a half day at that due to the deck's location and given the shade from the trees, and I did scrub on the hardest spots since I knew that the optimal conditions were beyond my reach. I am really satisfied with the results.
D. Schone
Better than anything at Home Depot! 5/18/09
I just tried your product for the first time and loved it. It worked very well (much better than anything at Home Depot).
P. Green
Long Island, NY