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Diamond Roof Cleaning


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Pressure-Washing of a One- or Two-Story Home from Magic Wash Power Washing (Up to 56% Off)

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Pressure washers are a surefire way to clear debris off a wooden deck or woodpeckers off a stately elm. Get a clean sweep with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

  • $79 for pressure-washing for a one-story home up to 1,500 square feet ($175 value)
  • $99 for pressure-washing for a two-story home up to 3,000 square feet ($225 value)

Pressure Washers: Wondrous Waterpower

A wave of a pressure-washer wand can whisk away hard-to-clean grime from outdoor surfaces. Peek inside with Groupon’s look.

Applying pressure of up to thousands of pounds per square inch, the powerful spray from a pressure-washer’s nozzle can gently scrub siding, scour mildew off deck slats, or even strip paint. This vast power stems from three major components.

The motor: The motors of professional pressure washers are usually gas-powered for maximum spray force and mobility, though electric models are available for lighter home uses. Whatever the fuel source, the motor’s purpose is to set the water pump in motion and make a cool purring-lion sound.

The pump: When water enters the pressure-washer body from a hose, it passes through a pump that speeds it along into the nozzle. In lower-powered models, this may be an axial pump—akin to a propeller in a tube. Most professional models, however, use piston or plunger pumps with multiple cylinders for increased power. Some pressure-washers can also inject a detergent into the water in the pump to boost its cleansing ability. And systems designed to emit hot water are even more effective.

The wand: Since a garden hose can only supply water so fast, there’s an upper limit on how much a pump alone can increase water pressure. A big part of the pressure boost comes from the rather dainty-looking handheld wand, which constricts water much further than the hose. This constriction forces the water to accelerate, so it emerges from the nozzle at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. Different nozzle attachments can also change the spray’s shape and size: some focus it into a drill-like spray, while others fan it out to cover large surface areas quickly. Brush attachments may be used for tasks such as cleaning outdoor furniture or turning a chair you left outside all year back into indoor furniture.

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Pro pressure-washers blast away dirt, grime, mold, and mildew from the exteriors of homes

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Expires 120 days after purchase. Limit 1 per person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased. Appointment required. Merchant's standard cancellation policy applies (any fees not to exceed Groupon price). Decks, sidewalks and driveways not included. Valid only within 60mi of 08057. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.

 

 

Im gonna sub out the work to this guy and still make at least  2-300 per job.



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Diamond Roof Cleaning and Power Washing in South New Jersey

278 Pinedge dr 

West Berlin NJ 08091

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Mike,

Just when I thought low ballers couldn't get as any lower. This guy is so low he can get under the belly of a snake.

Hank

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Stroudsburg, PA 18360

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Serving the Pocono and Lehigh Valley(Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe, Pike and Wayne Counties), PA community as well as both Warren and Sussex Counties of New Jersey
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They just keep getting better! All I can say is that, they can have that customer base, and most likely will only do a house once, and then the homeowner will realize you get what you pay for.



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The Roof Wizard - Non Pressure Roof & Exterior Cleaning

880 S. Grand St. , Hammonton, NJ 08037

John@theroofwizard.net

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I wrote about this on another forum a year ago or so. But will redo it here at the NSWA. One of my closest friends owns a competing soft washing company here in Tallahassee. He did a living social ( same as groupon) and the results were disastrous .

Cheapest people in the world. He honestly thought he could upsell some driveways, roofs and additional square footage. Maybe 2 out of 100 deals upsold. He was even having larger houses buy the deal, and just having him wash only the front.

In the end only two good things came out of it. 1) groupon pays out in three installments, so he got a pretty good chunck of money upfront. 2) about 25% of houses let their deal expire, so even though they paid for it and never had service done, he still got paid on those.

Keep in mind these services take a 40-50% commission, so this guy is actually working for $ 40 bucks a house.

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lkendall


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I like this part-

"Applying pressure of up to thousands of pounds per square inch, the powerful spray from a pressure-washer’s nozzle can gently scrub siding, scour mildew off deck slats, or even strip paint."

hmm..



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Kendall Roof and Exterior Cleaning

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Maryland Roof Cleaning and Powerwashing Professionals

Maryland-Delaware and parts of Virginia
Diamond Roof Cleaning


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Lee I found that funny as well. I just do not know what goes thru these guys minds. How could you even think it will help your business make money? Oh well he will learn just like another company around me did the same thing now they are close to closing up shop and have an extremely bad rep just because of a groupon deal.

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Diamond Roof Cleaning and Power Washing in South New Jersey

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Kim R


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I think what I liked the best was the flip flops he was wearing while pressure washing.. sure this isn't in Florida??
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SprayWash wrote:



Keep in mind these services take a 40-50% commission, so this guy is actually working for $ 40 bucks a house.

 

I was going to point that out...

 

Groupon called me about 2 seasons ago and made their pitch.

First they told me that I'd have to discount my usual rate...then they gave me an example price, Ironically, it was $79.

After we got to the "we get 50%" part I told them I'd have to double the initial price just to cover their greed. Just imagine if all advertising was priced using the groupon model.

Groupon works great if you have a donut shop and you offer a small coffee for 30 cents...Someone that drives to a store for 30 cent coffee is likely to buy some donuts. It doesn't work well for home service because the buyer has no skin in the game....meaning they take the loss-leader and don't buy any upsell.



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Ed Thompson


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I think Angie's List offers something similar as the "Big Deal". It was my reward for getting top tier reviews. It seems like punishment to me.

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Becarful with Angies list. About two years ago I went the hole nine yards with them on a roof cleaning deal, they e mailed me the forms and I said thanks anyway. About 7 months lady a lady calls..just accepted the deal on Angies list.....I was like what deal? So I was going to cover it for both Angies and my reputation but turned out she lived in Jersey. I called Angies list right away and got jerked around a little "What you didn't agree oh thats odd"....yeah esp. seven months later I said. Plus I think they got 10% of the price after the discount...screw that. When they call I always act like I'm busy and promise to call them back...other wise you cant get rid of them.

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ohhhhhhhh Angies list   there as crooked as they come. but have a good way of disguising it to the HO.



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Got to hold my hands up, when Living Social and Groupon came on the scene over here in Ireland about 3 or 4 years ago I tried it. I believed all the B.S. and wound up doing a load of very cheap window cleans with very few up sells. Oh I got great reviews with lots of "will definitely use again" blah, blah, blah. I only got one regular customer out of it with maybe a few that call the odd time. Funny thing is there are a couple of well established window cleaning guys (in competition with each other) doing these offers every other month and they sign up a hundred customers or more at a time each. They offer window cleaning, gutter cleaning etc etc at crazy prices. It has driven the prices for these services down here in Cork.

I get a lot of calls from Groupon and Living Social with all the usual waffle but I just tell them that I do my own offers and don't want to give them money that I can keep for myself.

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