Power Washing and Roof Cleaning Forum

This is for some of you new guys just starting out. You are going to need Tools and Supply's for your trucks. Here's some of the basic stuff you need to carry. Always buy the same brand Couplers and Plugs. I like Hanson plugs and couples, Bob at Pressure Tek and Paul at the Power Wash store has them in stock....

Do any of you guys buy or rent uniforms for your men. I keep it simple, I supply 3 pair of Dickie whites pants and a bag of cheap Walmart T shirts to start. When the men start showing up for work dirty, I buy them more. It goes over good with the homeowner and makes the job go a little better. They say to them s...

I have gotten myself in a predicament.. I moved into a new house. I'm being told that I can not take my old phone number with me the one I have used for business the last 9 years. It has something to do with 911 service but whatever the reason I still cant take it. What options do I have? How can I keep the sa...

The tongue on my trailer is very short. It was impossible for me to back up. So I found an outfit that sent me a 4 foot section of 2.5X1.5" tubing to extend my tongue an additional 2 foot. For now, the 4 foot section was simply stacked on top of the original tongue. A couple of heavy galvanized U bolts kee...

I was wondering if anyone has ever tried using sign dancers? I'm considering giving it a try. I'll place them at community entrances. I would hire clean cut guys or gals to wave and hold signs, and answer some basic questions if asked about our service. Uniforms? I personally like the idea of...

Well fellas, I am not looking to be a pest here. Over posting? However, in my little shop, I have taken a 3/4" irrigation valve and connected it to an inexpensive timer relay. I can set the on-off time of the valve. I can for example set the duty cycle for 3 seconds on, 1 second off. So, I am doing this...

I looked at a job the other day and I am on the fence about turning it down and would like some insight from the community. House is basically a top of the line 9 year old mansion. It has a slate roof that is in need of cleaning, mostly algae- some lichen. Plus there are some precast window ledges/sills that...

Lets list some thing that should or shouldn't be done on the job. Thing that could keep you and your employee's safe. Never have a leaky gun. It could cause burns to your arms, legs and other body parts

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I have took people's advice and done all the reading on downstreaming that I can find. I can tell that I should buy a remote box soap box. Can anyone tell me what name brand is the best to use. I'm sure I'm going to want a high frequency one so I can shut the soap off with out having line of sight. Any info will be...

I have an idea about advertising for all of us on here. Of course we all pay for our own advertising but the idea may look and sound good benefiting all of us. I''m a firm believer in not advertising in the winter months for obvious reasons, but also I don't want some guy who's sitting around to see it late Oc...

Too much hose can cause downstrem injectors to stop working.The more pressure hose the more resistance there is to push the water through the hose. This creates back pressure and reduces the velocity of the fluid through the constricted area in the downstream injector. So typically downstream i...

I got quite a bit of help, and I'm sure without it, I would still be trying to use air hose fittings and adding on needless extras. So bare bones and simple it is. I was able to get some work done today. I got all my suction connections taped and cinched down. I have a 3/4" L type ball valve to switch from ba...

It looks like a SH mix for siding could be around .7% to as high as 1.5% will be suitable for most of the mobile home work I am after. If I understand correctly, for my batch tank, I could use a 10% bleach at a 8:1 ratio. A good sized mobile home might have around 1200 sq ft of exterior siding. It seems to me it...

We have a very small rig right now, but we are coming into a little bit of money form my husband disability settlement. Should be able to spend around 10,000 on the business. Here are some pics of what we have. The big washer is 5.6 gpm 4000 psi. The Lil one is 2.8 gpm 3100 psi. My trailor is only 3 1/2 foot bu...

I just received my new water hose and I'm impressed right out of the box. The box as delivered yesterday and it sat outside in the cold NH air and as soon as I opened the box I was S/Hed the hose was still flexable. The claim to fame about this hose is that it is light weight and flexible and it lives up to its nam...

Hello folks, my next step in building up the 12 volt wash rig is attaching a hose to the reel. This connection point looks like it might be under a lot of stress. How would you make this connection? The reel is a reelcraft sold as a 1/2 inch, 100 foot capacity hand crank. I don't especially like the lo...

We all have our horror stories with employees. I'll take any equipment issue over the past two weeks. Monday one of the office ladies came to work sick, apparently she had taken pain medication left over from a previous illness and it made her wacko loopy! She locked herself out of the computer, I got in...

First of all, I am a bleach proponent, and I believe it is one of the most practical and effective soft wash chemicals in use today. However, there are those that refuse to be persuaded despite logic and scientific data. So, I am assuming that there must be a market out there for alternative solutions...

When I decided to build a wash trailer, it was originally going to be used for bikini car washes. (That's another story). I started looking at tanks, pumps, hoses, and before I knew it, I was setting up something comparable to a soft wash rig. As I watched video after video about pumps, tanks, cleaner...

My friends said. Hey man. Trump is sending everyone $. We can through one heck of a party after this is all over with. I said. I dont think so, if Trump sends me money I'm going to buy something that's going to feed me and my family for the next 10 years lol. Soo here it is best 3500.00 I ever spent. Always want...

Hello everyone, thanks for sharing your experience and opinions. My operation is very basic now and consists of a simple 12 volt system. I am located in SW Florida, and there are millions of mobile homes here it seems. I am aiming to work in that market. My little system is set up in a small trailer so...

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Brand new never used system with the following extras:1/2" FPT Hansen Stainless Steel Coupler1/2" FPT Hansen Stainless Steel Plug100 Gallon Aluminum Tank Skid3 Way Poly Ball ValveFatBoy BanditKuri Tec Kuriyama Spray Hose - 1/2" ID 100'K413112100 Poly Gun Assembly 1/2"BANDITWANDASSMThe Orig...

Got an email from Art to stop by and say hello. I'm a year and a half into NOT owning a soft wash company anymore! I got the opportunity to sell last March to a competitor, who hired me as a commission salesman for a year during the transition. We had a great year last year and I actually sold more for the ne...

hi there. I have been a window cleaner for 10 years. I am thinking about adding softwash to my list of services. I don't wanna spend a lot of money to start so I am looking to do it DIY style. Just a small 12 volt system. Any help on this and other aspects of the business would be great

Trying to get a small softwash system put together. Looking to do it DIY style. Can anyone lend some insight. Not looking at going large scale until I figure out if people will go for it. Needed to know Basic equipment Chemicals/mix ratios And the process. Thank y ou

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I know we spoke about this before but cant find it. All dish detergent i can find says not to mix with bleach.which is bleach/SH compatible. whats your take? i was just looking at gain laundry detergent

Looking for a new user friendly softwash software to keep track of my experiences and profits. What do you guys use? Looking for something good but wont kill my bank account lol. Ty