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 damage then, but a new property mangers took over who has a "friend" in the business and we lost the account.
Quality doesn't come cheap. I'm sure you'll have that account again soon Ray.
Jeff Wible said
Mar 10, 2017
Man Ray,..they worked hard to get the bushes in picture (7). They must have been spraying in the dark. Maybe the manager saved $100.00 using the other guy.
Jeff
Chris Mozick said
Mar 10, 2017
Wow! What a shame when people go the cheapest route and then end up spending more.
waxman18324 said
Mar 10, 2017
You pay for what you get. Does this so called competitor have insurance?
Hank
Bryan P said
Mar 10, 2017
waxman18324 wrote:
You pay for what you get. Does this so called competitor have insurance?
Hank
I bet he doesn't anymore.
DirtyRoofcom said
Mar 10, 2017
Damn thats bad. Was he doing this himself or did he just not care to water anything?
It could have been as simple as having maintenance turn on irrigation system for each side they were working on.
PowerShine Property Services said
Mar 10, 2017
So many guys think they can just get a pressure washer, 12v pump and a tank. Go to work without any practice or research. The list is endless of things to learn in this business. Great post Ray, this just shows guys starting out what can happen. Also keeps everyone else on there toes.
-- Edited by PowerShine Property Services on Friday 10th of March 2017 03:58:01 PM
SprayWash said
Mar 11, 2017
Jeff Wible wrote:
Man Ray,..they worked hard to get the bushes in picture (7). They must have been spraying in the dark. Maybe the manager saved $100.00 using the other guy.
Jeff
I agree. Those azaleas are under a cantilever portion of the building and out of the direct drip line! He had to WORK to spray those down enough to cause damage!
Bryan P said
Mar 11, 2017
SprayWash wrote:
Jeff Wible wrote:
Man Ray,..they worked hard to get the bushes in picture (7). They must have been spraying in the dark. Maybe the manager saved $100.00 using the other guy.
Jeff
I agree. Those azaleas are under a cantilever portion of the building and out of the direct drip line! He had to WORK to spray those down enough to cause damage!
Could that have come from him trying to treat the concrete, maybe?
Philip McCullough said
Mar 11, 2017
Wow! Hoepfully there wasn't any cars near that building when they were "cleaning" it....
Must have been a lots of over spray for the trees and azaleas to get it that bad....
Maverick Contracting said
Mar 11, 2017
I'm sure a few green Florida lizards are albino's by now. Those buggers are everywhere down there.
Could that have come from him trying to treat the concrete, maybe?
Even if that is the case, the carelessness here is totally unacceptable. A responsible person could have sprayed the concrete and done no damage at all, compared to what is essentially a wipe out ,....I think it's carelessness,..as opposed to not knowing what to do. In either case, this is what gives the washing business a bad name as a whole.
*Wonder if the guy who did this got paid,.or maybe it was done in-house?
Jeff
Aqua Boy said
Mar 14, 2017
That's a major call back!
Unfortunatley, It creates a black cloud over exterior cleaners - when this very avoidable / careless stuff happens.
After something like that, it really does not matter how clean the dwelling looks.
SprayWash said
Mar 15, 2017
Bryan P wrote:
Could that have come from him trying to treat the concrete, maybe?
No way this came for washing the concrete. The damage is from a "top drip" not a side spray. I know the guy who did it, had a company years ago, had to quit due to similar stuff. Reopened his business last year with new name/new trucks. Does crap work, but is sadly a VERY aggressive marketer.
True story though, right now he's in jail for VOP, was slipping off his monitoring ankle bracelet and leaving it in his work truck while guys were on the job. Charges form Breaking and entering and grand theft (he's a peach of a guy with a history of drug/theft charges) Talked to an associate of the PM who is frustrated that he won't call back, LOL!!!!!!!!
Steve Salley said
Mar 16, 2017
Wow I thought for a moment this industry attracted some boneheads, Oh wait it does! Unreal
Philip McCullough said
Mar 16, 2017
WOW! Cant make up this kind of stuff....hahaha....on a side note, wish I had the "agressive marketing" gene...
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 damage then, but a new property mangers took over who has a "friend" in the business and we lost the account.
Jeff
Hank
I bet he doesn't anymore.
Damn thats bad. Was he doing this himself or did he just not care to water anything?
It could have been as simple as having maintenance turn on irrigation system for each side they were working on.
So many guys think they can just get a pressure washer, 12v pump and a tank. Go to work without any practice or research. The list is endless of things to learn in this business. Great post Ray, this just shows guys starting out what can happen. Also keeps everyone else on there toes.
-- Edited by PowerShine Property Services on Friday 10th of March 2017 03:58:01 PM
I agree. Those azaleas are under a cantilever portion of the building and out of the direct drip line! He had to WORK to spray those down enough to cause damage!
Could that have come from him trying to treat the concrete, maybe?
Must have been a lots of over spray for the trees and azaleas to get it that bad....
I'm sure a few green Florida lizards are albino's by now. Those buggers are everywhere down there.
Even if that is the case, the carelessness here is totally unacceptable. A responsible person could have sprayed the concrete and done no damage at all, compared to what is essentially a wipe out ,....I think it's carelessness,..as opposed to not knowing what to do. In either case, this is what gives the washing business a bad name as a whole.
*Wonder if the guy who did this got paid,.or maybe it was done in-house?
Jeff
Unfortunatley, It creates a black cloud over exterior cleaners - when this very avoidable / careless stuff happens.
After something like that, it really does not matter how clean the dwelling looks.
No way this came for washing the concrete. The damage is from a "top drip" not a side spray. I know the guy who did it, had a company years ago, had to quit due to similar stuff. Reopened his business last year with new name/new trucks. Does crap work, but is sadly a VERY aggressive marketer.
True story though, right now he's in jail for VOP, was slipping off his monitoring ankle bracelet and leaving it in his work truck while guys were on the job. Charges form Breaking and entering and grand theft (he's a peach of a guy with a history of drug/theft charges) Talked to an associate of the PM who is frustrated that he won't call back, LOL!!!!!!!!