Jeff

Ditch the dawn......oh my god

Ken, you paying to much for Xjets replace the black head of xjet every once in a while for $21 so I always have a good fan. I like to get ragged on, keep it coming

Old story....Can't teach an old dog new tricks Plus Bob PT and others have said I'll have problems often if I try to downstream with 300-600 ft of hose. i dont like problems. I dont have a lot of mechanical people on my crews so less problems the better. I also use 1/4 hose & barbs on my xjet and the chem mix is stronger and with the 1/4inch hose it doesnt get sucked out of the bucket half as quick. It works real well for us and Xjet is idiot proof Maybe someday I'll set up a residential rig with downstreamer Love my XJET SSSSSSSSSS

Love my Xjet, 300-600 ft of hose a downstreamer just wont work. we shoot a ton of chem every day and thats what the Xjet is great for. less dwell time and we move right to the next condo building. No dead plants either with the xjet, just got to know how to use it I figure whatever tool works best. we've done hundreds of multi unit buildings this year and havent got a single complaint about plants. Got to love this biz, so many options to work with

4 gpm use a 9 and 5 gpm I would use a 13 If the head of M5 doesnt open or close to a full fan , you can buy just the black head which has the fan in it. I buy a dozen at a time at $21 or $23 each. We have several Xjets and I like to have a nice fan for close work

I'm using my bro in laws truck with the new trailer Bob set up and pulling the other 2 trailers with my otrher trucks. You cant get anyone around here to let you tow with a rental and Uhaul the way their hitches are set up close to bumper my trailer hitch wont fit I tried that before. It fits their trailer and that was it The real crappy part of this all is my guy is the one that got the ticket. failure to yeild right of way. Dominos guy hit him in rear & side pushing my guy into a pickup stopped at a red light Domino car was a 97 Cav, pretty totaled looking, truck was a 06 chevy drivers side front end crunched pretty bad . My dodge some rear & rear quarter damage, front end damage, hood, grill and passenger wheel bent out. Id never buy another Dodge since my tranny went after a little over 70K and its common I hear with Dodges. I dont know the book on my truck, but I wish they'd total it I am going to get whacked now with insurance, THAT SUCKS Was bummed a little, stressed a little and pissed a lot, but got to keepon cleaning. Im cool now

Man it just is kind of funny sometimes what customer think. Some of you big companies I just dont know how you do it. Im just getting used to running 2-3 jobs at the same time. I'm not complaining but it does get somewhat crazy We have jobs on top of jobs but last week I get a call from a GM. We do his 10 story parking garage twice a year about 95K sq ft, we do all floors in the winter and in the spring we only do the bottom 5 floors. Well he calls me Thursday night last week at 9:45PM. We have him scheduled for this week tomorrow. He says hey can you go look at this other hotel for another GM. He says this guy needs a RUSH job, for an upcoming inspection. I tell him I'll look at it. He says they need it done this Tuesday for inspection Wed. I tell him I might not be able to do his parking garage if I have to do this other project. I ask him what he wants his or this other guys. He says " Oh do the other guys and do mine NEXT week " WELLLLLLLL Im booked until August I look at it and its 22 story hotel and they need 20 stories worth of walkways done in front of the units, need to cover lights, key card doors, fire alarms, elevators etc etc. I tell the guy a price he says do it!!! call the other GM tell him and he says when you going to do mine. I said the same time. The GM says " You guys sure can pressure wash the **** out of things" YES WE CAN ....:juggle: This is just one of the many calls and jobs we have stacking up. Hell I shut my phone off to take my kids to the doctor, I turn it back on and I have 4 messages from PM's 2 of them aare rush jobs too:lgkick: But Damn it we are getting it done. Tomorrow we roll out our newest rig and rock & roll with it. Got to love this PW biz Life is good Jeff

We got the rush job done took 14 hours, we had to cover so much stuff with plastic & tape what a PITA, it was a long day. My other crew got 3/4's of a 2 day project done in 9 - 10 hours with the help of Christian from Pressure Works ( Thanks Christian!!!) Plus got that big PITA project with all the awnings, now just got to figure out when the heck we fit that in. Start a large complex today too. Its going to be tough with one of my trucks getting in a wreck Aint nothing JL cant handle LOL

Rainy day for sure. Come on down we need a real good saleman that can PW. we have some real highend neighborhoods that would be great for your service. You know I look at the main blvd and it is so dirty and I try to sell maint. cleaning or even just a one time clean and theres a lot of blank stares here too or they just say WTF that much $$$$ This 22 story building hasnt cleaned much of anything in a couple years and its only because they have a corp inspection that they are doing this RUSH job.

Maybe I'll start a consulting service for the DIYer and I'll just stand on the ground and tell them how to clean the roof and when they fall, I'll only charge an extra 1 hr for making the call to 911. Man I come up with some great ideas

What do you feel helps make your business successful? Me, I know we do good quaity work but many can do good work. I think along with quality work, the one thing that has most helped my biz is that we are reliable. I see and hear all the time whether its in conversation with homeowners, property managers or just in my personal observations that there is a major problem with good consistant service. I'm not a great office person, I may not be a great saleman, I may not be the greatest PWer but I always strive to be reliable, no matter what i have to do. I know being reliable has helped my biz grow. I've had PM's tell me so What do you think reliabilty means? Me I think always being timely with everything we do, estimates, returning phone calls, starting a project when you say you will, finishing a project to the customers satifaction and if there are little problems fixing them ASAP Whether you are real busy doing PWing or or you are slow or do it part time, do you consider your company reliable and is there ways to improve. Im not great office guy or computer guy like I said, so what i do so I dont forget things is I have my schedule book (It goes everywhere with me) If I'm not carrying my black book, my guys will ask me where it is, my wife , my mother, hell that book is like a 3rd arm. In my book I have a meduim size not pad. I put a date on it when i 1st write in it. EVERYTHING get written in there and if for some reason I cant get to it, I as soon as I get to it I add info to it from any calls or a list of things I need to do. I write notes at my desk, i transfer it to my book. When that book gets filled I put an end date on it so i can go back to it. My book may look like a mess of writting, but It keeps me reliable What are some things that you think could help others be reliable or help grow yours or others biz? What do you think is most important to have a successful biz? 4:37 am just needed a break from house cleaning & office work Jeff

Did you get the job ?

Boswains Chairs are an effective way to do a lot of different jobs. I've seen window washes around here use them several times. They are actually fairly safe & cost effective and sometimes make the most sense to use. They always should have a separate safety line. I've used them many years ago and are actually a comfortable & useful tool. They can be scary, just like anything is when you are hanging hundreds of feet up. i did a smoke stack 350 ft up, we had to scrape, prime & paint some little vents on it. The scariest thing is when I was up there was the Hawk that didn't like me and would swoop close to me I worked Pilgrim Nuke plant and I learned back then you don't want to pressure wash off a Boswain Chair. They took this huge motor of this piece of equipment in the Nuke plant and it went about 60ft down. we set up a bar across the pit and below was ocean water. We hung the chair off the bar and I got in chair and lowered myself down and they lowered a hose & gun to a 4 GPM machine. WHAT A JOKE ! I had all kinds of guys white hats ( supers) and a couple of my union brothers up above watching. well I pulled the trigger and would just SPIN :headspin: around in circles, we were trying to clean the crustaceans off the sides. Turn it on and SPIN, SPIN SPIN:lgbonk: . It was almost comical. I tried to hold my self in place with my foot and put a board on the gun to hold me in place. Pull the trigger and SPIN SPIN SPIN. I gave up I was getting dizzy and wanted to puuukkkke:lgsick: . went back up and the job never got done, motor went back on. Chairs are handy, I just wouldn't try PWing out of one They can be fun, if you know what your doing and deadly if you dont.

I see that all the time, it just cracks me up. The sad thing is many HO's or maint guys think its a good job they did

Bob from Pressure Tek is setting me up a new rig. I just want to say, bobs a great guy. I need this rig yesterday we are very busy. well I ordered it last week and he started getting what I needed for it last week and the reels & machines just came in a day or 2 ago. Like I said I need this rig quick. Bob was emailing me last night at 8:30PM sending pictures so me and him could figure out placement of the equipment. He was working well into the night he said to get this done for me, so we could be spraying by Monday. Thats GREAT service!!!! and I appreciate it. He's doing metal fab, emailing me and just going to set up a user friendly rig On top of all that and his regular work load, he will be driving from Cleveland to Myrtle Beach to deliver it this weekend. I just want to say bobs OK, thats why I go through him, he knows what he's doing and he will bend over backwards to get it done!! Thanks BOB Life is Good!!!! Jeff

:club: Everybody COME ON DOWN, like to meet you all.........I think LOL No one wants to PW when their here, how about help me lay some sod at my house .....LOL... The hell with that, Im hiring some illegals

Sounds like quite a few people are coming down this year. give me a call, we'll get together for sure with all these PWers coming down I might have to have Bob build another rig for you Myrtle Beach part timers LOL Bob does have some great customer service. I have been surprised many times how quick I have gotten things. His knowledge is a great asset to me and all. Especially to a guy like me who still has to think " lefty loosy, righty tighty" The last rig I bought somewhere else and in a few weeks the hose reels were crap, all the plumbing had to be changed, due to many of the parts rusting (cheap galvy) and many air leaks. But has done some trouble shooting over the phone on this rig. Im pretty sure I wont have the same problems with Bobs rig

LOL Come on down Mike, like to meet you!!!! Bring your work clothes, Im looking for good help, I dont mind training a new guy, lol

He was tired today! Join the club, I'm always asking him stupid questions but he always has the answers

Up until about 20 months ago I used all 4 GPM machines for everything and then i got my 1st 5.6GPM hot machine and there's been no turning back. For those newbies that are just starting out I strongly suggest going with MORE GPM. If you cant afford a hot unit, get a cold 5.6GPM or more. We are now doing condo complexes that used to take say 8 days we can now do them in 4 or 5 days at most. I now have 3, 5.6gpm machines 1 is hot water and I have a 8gpm hot, plus i have Bob from PT setting me up a new rig with cold 8gpm & a 5.6 gpm. Any cold machine you can later add a hot box, so if you are thinking can I afford a 4gpm or a 5.6 gpm go for the 5+gpm, it makes a world of difference If you plan on doing flatwork 8gpm is a major difference, we can fly with 8gpm compared to the 5+gpm I dont always track how many days projects take, but we are flying through condo project after condo project. If I was still using 4gpm, I'd be screwed and backed up and probably be losing jobs. Even house washes take at least 40% less time with the more gpm So if you are on the fence of should you or shouldnt you get more GPM machine, spend the extra money get at least a cold unit with more gpm, the money you spend you'll make back in no time with the amount of time saved on any job I LOVE MORE GPM.........More GPM = More $$$$$$$$$$$ Got To love PWing

In the past month I've hired 4 guys . 2 are gone, just late & no show or missing work for everything. 2 guys have shown every day on time for over 3 weeks now, seem very reliable and want the work & money YAY hired 2 guys Monday to start today. One I couldnt get a hold of him because his phone was disconnected. I found out he was a 40 year old crack held and I was going to tell him I didnt need him. The other looked good well dressed for interview, new car with payments, seemed like he wanted work Neither one of these FRICKING BUMS even showed up for the 1st day. HOW do people live, I just cant even believe that someone couldnt call and just say something, lie, anything , hey I got a better job. FRICKING BUMS. I country is someday going to be in a lot of trouble. work ethic is lacking and getting worse Just venting , hired a couple more to start next week, lets see if they show Have a wonderful day

It looks like the building boom may be slowing some. Theres still a lot of building going on, but i would say its been cut down 50% or more. I put another help wanted ad in paper and compared to my last ad just a couple months ago, Im getting all kinds of tradesmen calling. Carpenters, surveyors, hell a couple construction supers have called, concrete guys not just the run of the mill cheap labor guys are calling Its to bad, I dont like seeing all these guys looking for jobs. Will it effect my biz, the slow down, I dont think it will much, since we dont do hardly any new construction and most of our work are complexes. One PM has told me that they want the places kept clean for many reasons, but also for resale We keep trucking the work just keeps coming every day, but I worry when I see a change like this Whats your area like compared to a year or 2 or 3 ago Life is good JL

Hey John, didnt I see you on the internet in a *** video with Hillary, you look funny with a dog collar on. You and Mrs Clinton are freaky LOL Its busy building around here still just not as much and I was surprised how many tradesmen called my help wanted ad

Wheel fell of your machine??? If so think about not unloading your machine at all at the job sight. I used load and unload at every job, until I went DUH and just got more pressure line and never had to roll machine off at any job again. Just a helpful hint that saves time and muscle Good luck to you Rick is right it is hard to make a living off of PWing, but persistance and a drive to make it will help. Your brain has to be in a mode of always trying to figure out how to get the jobs rolling in. Theres a million good ideas on these BB's for getting work

Alright does everybody have everything they need on their trailer or is the back of your pickup truck used for PW stuff Man my pickups are loaded with stuff. I probably use more hoses, water & pressure hoses than most. I have some good sized trailer and i still have a ton of s**t in my trucks. I have to, theres times like this week we are running up to 500 feet of pressure line on a few machines and having to run extra water hose from hydrants, brooms, blowers I believe in having everything I need on a truck & trailer, you never know whats going to come up Whats your pick up look like???? I think I'll just buy a 53' tractor trailer and maybe I'll have enough room LOL