This past season I started cleaning pavers and cement a different way. First I hit the pavers with roof mix and went off and washed the house. Then I came back and hit it with a turbo on a 4' stick. The angle of the stick and turbo made a big difference. The pressure went across the pavers rather then down lik...
I've been wearing Levis 502 cargo pants for the past year for work. very comfortable and a cotton/poly blend. but sodium hypochlorite has discolored them. hoping a white poly only pants will stand up to "bleach"
Anyone try this soap? I just bought 5 gallons to give it a shot. Haven't used it in the field yet,..but added to a bucket and water blast to fill the bucket it seemed to make decent soap,..the foam/bubbles on top lasted for a t least an hour. It's a very think soap out of the bucket,..but that doesn't nece...
New Stainless Steelfor Bleach Users!The Super Suds Sucker will draw up to 33% and as much as 500′ of 3/8″ pressure washer hose. When hooked to the Chemical Induction Pump we have seen as high as 50% chemical draw rate.There are 4 nozzles that come with the Super Suds Sucker. The one marked #2 is for 2-5 G...
Just curious how many jobs a week are you averaging, how many employees you keep, and how do you retain them when there's no work? Personally cleaning is a side business and we keep core employees busy most of the time but roof cleaning is just me and a helper that only keeps everything wet. If I dedicat...
Where are we headed as a society. That maniac that ran through the parade in Wisconsin shouldn't have even been out running loose. The DA said the reforms he was pushing assured someone would die because of them. And they implemented them anyhow. Seriously,..what the **** is wrong with those libera...
A happy thanksgiving to all my brothers and sisters here on the NSWA. My family and I are heading down to New York City to visit my family in Queens. Art and Pat I will see you on Friday for our mini round "coffee" table. The weather should be fine. Lets do some work. Ill have my truck Hank
Personally I've had some medical issues that caused me to cut back the last 2 years. I know the board's been dead for many reasons but curious how others have made out
Which brand of 12v pump is your favourite. I have been using Everflo for the last couple of years but I find that the pressure switch goes or they develop some other problem and last only about 3/4 months. This considering that we don't do roof cleans every day and may not use for a week at a time. I was think...
Wondering what you/your workers wear on the job. I was gonna get some of the polyester shirts printed but can't find anyone that is selling them (ALLRED is currently not taking orders), so I may just go with a cheap screen-printed T-shirt for now. Anyway, just wondering what everyone does. I see guy...
Been looking on the search bar and haven't found anything. How do you all charge for roof cleaning and for house wash? Do you all charge per Sqft and what's the going rate? Thank you for the response
I think we should accept certifications from other forums. Have honorable certifications? Or should we decide certification on a individual case? Should we be doing certification or farming that work out? It's a long way off but we can get some ideas, what do you think?
YIKES! One of my competitors in the Tallahassee market washed a five story building with WAY too strong of a solution and ZERO care for landscaping. The result was tens of thousand of dollars in landscape damage. Ironically I washed this building 2.5 years ago in the middle of the summer and had ZERO da...
Has anyone tried sodiprecobonate? Was wondering how much to add to a 5 gallon bucket? I did a powder to hot water test on concrete and worked really good. How about a roof?
Hank is still number two! I miss the guy! This use to be the place, and it still should be, where the the seasoned guys hang out and newbies could learn without being spoon fed, sarcasm and wrong answers!
What an easy gig. First you Clean the Grout with Grout Cleaner. Then you get Ceramic tile Grout Caulking at HD. Match the color to the original grout You can put some of the Caulking in a cup and add some water. Make a paint out of it. Brush it into the grout and wipe with a sponge. Or you can just seal it with th...
Not sure if this should be moved to another area in forum but...Two Key Terms In Pump Specifications - GPM & Head We live, eat, and breath pumps. We can have long discussions about atmospheric pressure at different altitudes and its effect on pumping operations. But, we know that most people,...
Hey guys, I'm sure some of you probably already use this, but it has revolutionized the way we clean. If you aren't using it, or if you don't have one on your truck/setup, you're missing out. I will never had a truck/trailer outfitted without one. I just wanted to share this tidbit of advice for anyone w...
Was using Purple Power for the last several years,..shipped free from Advance Auto. Was a great deal,...till they stopped the free shipping, Ha, Ha. Turned out for the better though,..I then used my brain like I should have to begin with,..I bought 5 gallons of Glycol Ether EB. All I can say is WOW,...
Not sure how many people take the time to drain the air compressor tank of water at the end of the day,..but this is really important. Especially in the smaller tank compressors,...the water takes up valuable volume which in turn makes the compressor work harder. Like anything,..making a task easi...
need a new high flow pump to reach high roofs (3 stories +, long hose runs). What's the latest or most reliable anyone can reccomend? I run electric not air. one pump isn't holding prime as if leaks in inner seals or diaphragm from what I remember from last year and not sure about other one. got to get new b...
Anyone interested, the Pinalen Art mentioned years ago is available again on HomeDepot.com with free Shipping when you order 10 at a time. They shut me down last year but have since allowed the shipping again. Jeff
I was buying the YRL-51 triggers from one of the well known vendors that we're all familiar with. Seems like they wasn't lasting like they did. I ordered from a different vendor and the quality seems better? Bad run for some of the vendors,..maybe the "guts" not as good for a certain shipment? Either w...
Anyone using an electric hose reel would benefit by adding a by-pass valve that goes back the buffer tank,..this makes hose winding way faster and is better for the electric motor on the reel. The by-pass valve does two things: (1) It allows for the reel to be used while the engine is running,. Deliver...
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