Power Washing and Roof Cleaning Forum

Paul · Exterior Cleaner

washing year round

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Looking forward to see the info that comes from this post. I would love to extend my cleaning season here in NH, but I highly doubt it.

gutterdog · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I'm down with washing in the winter too!

lkendall · Approved Exterior Cleaner

me too, i washed every dish in the sink this morning.. I used hot water for all of it

gutterdog · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I only use paper plates. I hate dishes.

SprayWash · Approved Exterior Cleaner

biggrin I wash in winter! biggrin

Dan Dykstra · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Here's our winter, hard to wash in this weather.

SprayWash · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Dan, washing in those conditions isnt too bad.... But chiseling all the ice off for prep work is a real bitch!

Patrick G · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Thats really nice of you paul!

Andy Hinson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I bathe at least three times a week. Regardless of the weather

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Dan Dykstra wrote:
Here's our winter, hard to wash in this weather.

Dan

I thought Northern NH winters were tough. Maybe a giant blow tortch should be added to you rig

Dave · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Winter up here has been tough for human and animal.. I wish it was nicer, I am getting calls every week to clean.

Paul · Exterior Cleaner

I am in Hudsonville Michigan and wash all year you need to set up with the equipment that will allow you to stay working. We wash sidewalks commercial buildings to name a few if it can be washed we will wash it. It is all in the equipment.

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Thats great Paul so tell us more about the Equipment that is needed and how you go about it.

Paul · Exterior Cleaner

Hi Art,
If you have a hot water machine just open yourself to different jobs to wash. I find a great deal of work inside as well,like machinery injection mold machine shops, restaurant hoods to name a few I will say we do need to sometimes melt a path to the fan on a roof but then we work inside. I always salt after cleaning sidewalks. I do not wash residential homes this time of year for a number of reasons. I can't say it enough diversify in your wash and stay busy. If you specialize you limit yourself.

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I washed a house and roof yesterday. 37 degrees. Everything came out good. No hot water.

Paul · Exterior Cleaner

I love 37 degrees we wash fleet trucks on weekends and wash till 15 degrees depending on your machine you can add an external hot water boiler. I can guarantee that your chemicals will work better with hot water and your wash time will shorten.

Paul · Exterior Cleaner

Hi Dan,

I was wondering what type of equipment you are using, and what are you washing. I hope that then I will be able to give you some ideas.

Dave · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Any washing I do this time of year is indoors. I have a couple of warehouses that I clean the floors in during the winter. As far as residential, I wait for it to get around 40 degrees for the siding. Gonna have to wait for the snow to melt off the roofs before doing any of those.