Power Washing and Roof Cleaning Forum

I dont have much advice to contribute here yet, so here's a little heads up that might help someone. My Walmart has some Avia's on clearance for $5. I like bringing an extra pair of shoes and socks along in case my feet get wet... plus with the chemicals we use while out in the sun all day, it doesnt take lo...

Aloha everyon, we did this pool deck cleaning and a recoating yesterday. Today we're going to finish the trim around the pool because the customer decided to coat that as well after he saw the results of the deck. We applied Bear Granite Grip to the surface.

Aloha everyone! We just landed a nice account cleaning garbage trucks and dumpsters and much more for the second largest company here on the island.

Hey guys, First I need to apologize for not responding to those answering the questions I had about SH on my last post. Thank you! I am very serious about getting into this professional industry and have been working towards this all summer doing odd jobs saving my pennies for equipment. I do feel fort...

I saw a post that Art re posted and had to respond here, in what I consider my "cleaning family". Diego Garcia Go Fund Me Few people know that I fell in 2013 at the beginning of the season after 36 years of successfully climbing ladders. It was a precarious situation, one that I should have walked away from...

The final preparations for the UMACC National Convention are underway. This years event will be in Orlando on October 16-18. I have been appointed education chair and will be setting the class schedule for the event, so if there is something you'd like to see please let me know. Additionally, if you w...

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Aloha everyone, did the first solar panel cleaning at Hawaii Baptist Academy yesterday. This was the first building and they have many more that we will be doing this year for them. We used a water fed pole for this job and they loved the result. Here are a few pics of the moldy panels.

Doug told me to check out Kleen-Rite for booster pumps. I did one comparison with Grainger and it was a $200.00 savings for the exact same pump! They have many different products and equipment we use and fast shipping from PA.

Soft washing/ surface cleaning/ exterior painting. No bleach found in our practice.

We all work hard to get the occasional review from a happy customer. Most of us go out of our way, offering a good service at a fair price and at the end of the job find something small to clean as a way to say thank you. I have been cleaning up some emails and also checking into places I haven't been in a while. O...

A little information that might be helpful to some. Business Communication

PAsoftwash helped to clean up this homeowner’s gorgeous outdoor entertainment area in Indiana, PA. This homeowner’s aggregate patios surrounding the swimming pool were black and stained but after our non-pressure chemical softwashing we we able to restore its beauty. Steve always goes abo...

PAsoftwash helped to clean up the Alucobond exterior at a local car Dealership here in Indiana County - Colonial Motor Mart. Alucobond needs to be cleaned and maintained to keep it looking its best. We used our completely safe non pressure softwashing system to clean, sterilize and restore the A...

thanks to Art for letting me in on the forum. Just started my own small biz doing roof and exterior cleaning in historic Williamsburg Va. Wow there is a TON of knowledge and experience on this forum. currently I am running a SoftWash Systems cradle skid( not here for the arguments lol). Hoping to be le...

Aloha here are a few pics of a house we did yesterday. We also Softwash the house and did a full window detail inside and out.

Paradise Pressure Washing was called out last night to remove 8 months of grease on the sidewalks at Applebees. We foamed a heavy degreaser and use hot water to remove all grease.

As can be seen by the photos here in our post this massive roof measures well over 12,000 square foot. The owners of this estate called us to do a free no obligation roof cleaning demo last year, which our competitors failed to do. The owners waited a year and a half to insure the roof would stay clean duri...

This has been one of my pet peeves. So few people write properly anymore and it keeps getting worse... there, their and they're... sentences start with So... the list goes on. When it comes to customers, I always address the email with their first name or Mr./Mrs. Even if they write back without addres...

Graffiti tags hit this trucking company so they wanted it gone and found us to clean them up.

aloha, we did a park cleaning demo yesterday for the city and count. They were so pleased to see our process and how beautiful the results were. There was a total of 20 state employees on site videotaping and photographing while we were doing the job. They're talking about potentiallay cleaning all pa...

Aloha guys, here is a few pics of a roof we cleaned yesterday. Customer also wanted to add a fresh coat on top which we were able to do as well for them.

Aloha guys, just sharing this beautiful background while I'm 3 story's up cleaning windows. My guys had the water fed pole on another job. -- Edited by Chris Mozick on Tuesday 11th of July 2017 11:49:40 PM

We cleaned a tile asbestos roof for a roof coating company so they could coat it.

Somehow I got on an email list and every now and then I get some good information. I thought some here would benefit from this article on 12V pumps.How To Get The Best Performance From Your Diaphragm Pump

Guys, I have been using the FloJet accumulator tank from day one. It works OK and does occasionally need to be replaced. The ports seem to be a maintenance issue. The fittings need to be replaced each year and the ports themselves seem to wear and begin to leak. Does anyone have this issue? What are your...

In case I'm not on the forum tomorrow, I wish everyone now a Happy Independence Day! I also which to encourage everyone to please take a moment to remind your children and grandchildren about America's exceptionalism and the significance of Independence Day. Remind them about the sacrifices made t...

Hi washers. John from Flex-Tech Hose and Tubing here to keep the pulse of the industry and what you need from us as a manufacturer to constantly build a better, and more useful to your needs product. Feel free to message me if you love our product, hate our product, have ideas for us to develop, or a tech...