James

1.50 to 3.00 sqft

dan, maybe you should change your name to " Dannyboy's PWing ' and get all the Irish Catholics influential money.

Gotta love New England, Yesterday 60ty this morning 20. Going to wash a 1000 feet of Ipooh ( I've changed the name from Ipee). Dan the phone is going crazy from past customers. This cust I am also restoring the Marble foyer way, Cleaning a Grand chandilier, and granite counter tops . Can you fine one hundred people to spend 2000 thousand dollars ?

Attitude ! Having a positive attitude about your craft and becoming an authority in certain specialties creates a natural draw from the public.My Magnetism starts with the opening of Baseball season and April Fools day. Dan , I have know Idea where you get this Negative cheap New England Attitude. You live next to Boston one of the most affluent areas in the US. Do above average work, Network, and Prosper !! Playball!!!

Tim give me a call 203 558 0968 cell

Certifications are one thing- Knowledge gained from a specific course. Then maybe a lie detector test ! A licenses is a way to collect money for the gov..

Mostly Thompson's Water seal. Main't every year to 18 months. Wax On wax off. I find it much easier to maintain.

Dan, I have no problems with what I do or use.

The osborne with remove some of the color. Done it before.

Everything we do or use in pressure cleaning industry effects the environment. Weather it's the air we breath or the way water drains. How much garbage do we create from 5 gallon buckets? With all the New Roof cleaners killing mold with Bleach is that good for the "O zone"? Maybe it's better than making new shingles ?I was thinking last year I produce allot of garbage and what to do about it.......

Dan , you live out side of Boston don't you? That is one of the best places to be located in the country. Lot's of big bucks. Every time you do a quote canvass the hood with some fliers. Don't waste your time by just driving out to a quote. Research the area ! Find all the great area's within 25 mile radius. Bring a bike with u and ride to hand out fliers. Find a public intersection 's and put a sign up. This works very well. I remember the grand old day's of Canvassing a Hood........ I can get by by doing quote's over the phone because I have reference in every town within a 25 mile radius. However; Easter sunday I did a quote because I was driving by a house going to an outlaw's for dinner.It was nothing like the phone conversation. Good thing I stopped. The house was much bigger and had lots of wood to be done.

I have The spec book for Diedrich and they call for neutralizing after the multi layers are removed (full strength ) and again in 24hr's with a diluted solution of neutralizor due to the strength of the stripper. Then test the ph of the wood. I used a very strong stripper last year and had a terrible time getting rid of tannins on redwood. I used two different stripppers . The strong one I used for very thick area's of solid stain which worked great,but i couldn't get rid of the tannins.

Dan , What would be the point? Unless u were trying to nuetralize Marlene Dietrich from stripping? Then a cold shower wood do !!

Dan , why don't u make your own "Tambasco Sauce Sealer for decks" ? Maybe you can pair up with Russel and start a HOT new product!!

Ken, you not going to play Russel Roulette like the last 5 years ?

The most difficult cedar shake cleaning or restore is when half of the shake has stain on it and the other half is exposed wood with out stain on it. Do a test spot with bleach and water first. This should show if there is stain on the shake. If there is you have to find what dilution of stripper is right for the job without furring the crap out of the exposed wood. You have a small area of shakes to do so not that difficult to de-fur if you have to. Had my one year anniversary in Jan.. Many things hurt in the rib cage area when dealing with this industry ( twisting and different weights). I worked out pretty intensively over the winter to get back in shape ( very difficult).It's more of a mental challenge and to find out what you can and cannot do. Thanks for asking.

Do a test spot and you'll find out ?

I think this is a good Idea. Some type of protest must begin !

I find 40 is too rough for spot sanding. For spot sanding I use brass brushes on a drill or the Ozzy Borne Brush . Or big scrappers after I oil it comes off easier. Brass brushes are very fast.

I not sure what to do about using wOoDtUx on HardwooDs. From year to year it seem like where playing "Russel Roulette" with the formula ( no consistency). All the stuff I did in or with 2006 Formula looks better than the 2007 formula when fixed. Went and looked at a few decks yesterday.

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I always recommend that the customer remove them so I can clean on the ground. They come out much better this way.

BDA all the way!! Once you learn the way's of the Bleach Dweller's Association (BDA) there's no looking back. I use Pcarbs as a back up or for a Wookie (Wood rookie).

Grow some vines and forgetabout it. Pergola's are terrible to take care of. Build the top like a puzzle so you can remove it at sum point. Also u can put strips of copper at the very top .

Make it out of red wood or alaskan cedar and let it turn grey naturally. you will get 25 years with periodic cleaning.