Jeff

Thanks everyone!!!! I checked around the prices are right around $95 for the skirt for the Big Guy, as for the set screws I ordered that side of the handle it only cost $19 and once i put the new one on I'll work at getting the allen screws out Lot of $$$ just for that skirt, they Wisper Wash know how to make their money THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE HELP JL

Ken give fullblasts friend a call. Fullblast just so you know & your friend knows. Ive talked with Ken several times before and after he purchased this skid unit from this guy and Ive seen the paper work on it and the machine. Ken had this guy set up a trailer rig with trailer, skid unit, 2 hose reels, tank & misc.. The quote page listed everything above and it did say 8GPM hot water 3500psi for $XXXX.XX and Ken got a Karcher skid unit, trailer etc etc etc all set up, for the exact Dollar amount quoted $XXXX.XX. Ken has always stated and the quote verifies it that he want & thought he was getting a 8GPM machine. Ken wanted 8GPM so he could run 2 guns off this machine. MATTER OF FACT the machine he got was only a 6GPM 24hp 3500 psi machine ALSO this dealer has it set up to run 2 guns. Who the hell would want 2 guns running at 3GPM each. It is split at the pump and has 2 seperate pressure lines and guns Ken knows very little about machines like many of us when we 1st start out. When Ken came and met me Sunday to get a little on the job experience ( He was helping me do a bank and show him a little about stuff) I was AMAZED when I saw on the pump 6GPM. Now this dealer/distributer LIED out right when he sold this to him and then lied again when Ken confronted him about it today. This is an outright scam, What dealer would split a 6GPM machine to 2 guns, he knew if he split it he might get over on Kens lack of knowledge and he did at first. I suggestted to Ken that he calls Karcher tomorrow and explain whats going on. I HOPE Karcher gives Ken assistance. Karcher sold this unit to this dealer or distributer that then sold it to Ken. I really hope Karcher gets all over this. This hurts the image Karcher has. This guy that sold it to Ken has been in Biz a long time Ive been in this area 6 years and he has ads in several Yellow Pages and a store or 2, he know what he's doing and thats SCREWWING Ken Fullblast if your friend can help Ken that would be great Ken needs the assistance and needs it now If anyone has connections with Karcher or anyother ideas that may help Ken , give him a hand this is a horrible way to start for Ken JL

They are a local dealer in Kens area, thats why he went to them so he wouldnt have problems getting warranty work done. Ken is brand new to pressure washing and just wanted the reliabilty of a local dealer/distributor but I think all he's getting is bull s--- from this guy and it isnt right

You know I'm always saying call, fax, write, WELL are you doing it? Yesterday I made 8 or 9 calls, a couple were to PM companies I looked up on the super pages and there were web sites with names of PM's, Ive called, faxed and written them before several times with no responses. The calls didnt take more more than 20 minutes total I left messages on their voice mail, something Like ..... Hi Im ---- of ------ ----- just calling to see if you have any properties you'd like us to look at for pressure washing, we do from homes to high rises and everything in between. We would be glad to look at any project and give you a proposal. Just thought Id call and see if I could help you. Thank you and heres my #--- --- Guess what I got a callfrom one today, they want me to look at 3 pool areas at a residential neighborhood COOL , the foot is in the door Several of the other calls I made yesterday was to PM's Ive worked for in the past. One PM I have done 2 jobs for, one job was 5, 2 story condos and the other is a $600 pool deck, concrete and pool house. Well she also called me and said she hasnt got OK for pool deck job yet, but we will be doing it. She asked me if I remembered the 5 buildings we did over a year ago, I said sure. She said could you give proposal again there are now 9 buildings completed. No problem will get back to her COOL!!!! 1 minute later she called back andsaid she forgot to mention that they need a proposal on a 4 STORY parking garage TOTALLY COOL. WELL ARE YOU CALLING ????.........It works, I bet I get more calls, sometimes thes PM's have so much going on they just dont think of everything and you or I calling actually helps them. Ive been doing calls like these for 3 years + and it pays off eventually if not immediately. You have to get your name out there. :lgsideway JL

TAKE IT BACK get your $$$ this is a scam Ken, give me a call, Id be worrying about warrenty, it wont be a Karcher pump so no warrenty by Karcher. I'd tell them I want a whole new skid unit, it will be a battle. I was telling the guy who fixes my machine today what happened and he told me of 2 simular cases where -- did the same thing to 2 other guys. One was a 8 GPM machine and they got him a 6 gpm and my mechanic tried to put an K7 for an 8gpm machine and it wouldnt work , because it was for an 8gpm. Theres something going on with that company & its wrong. Hope you can get it settled they Knew they sold you a 6gpm and said they geared it for a 7 which is probably BS and they didnt tell you and still charged you. Ken call Karcher and tell them whats going on and see if they will help you, they let this guy be their distributer. Im sure they probably wont like whats going on with a brand new machine. Get the serial # and all Karcher Good luck to you to bad this is going on Jeff

Carlos I got everything THANK YOU!!!!!!! Theres some really great stuff and it will be easy to use also, thank you for taking the time to do it, your a great help to me :sunshine: Jeff

Hey Carlos, the email said removed unsafe attachments. Thanks for trying. If its to much of a pain dont worry about it Thanks Jeff

Alot of people hold off having homes washed until the pollen is gone. I have a couple complexes that wont let me wash until late May Man that stuff is everywhere when it hits, I ve rinsed of my black truck 4-5 times in a day and its back in minutes. I never in my life had allergies until I moved here and now I usually get the runny nose for about a month JL

I use Steve Rowletts RPC 2000 concrete cleaner for parking garages. its good product. I get it in 55 gallon kits, its 4 parts 1 powder & 3 liquid 5's It cost $269, plus $20 Hazmat fee and its costing $106 for shipping. I'm looking for a product that is just as good or better that will cost me less money, the shipping cost is alot. Is there products out there that are just powders that you mix with water, I figure less shipping that way. What do you all use for garages, oil etc. I xjet it Any help appreciated, trying to work on the bottom line Thanks JL

For those of you around Myrtle Beach and those who have vacationed here for years & decades from around the south and the country, I thought you might like to know that the Myrtle Beach Pavilion will be closing for good at the end of this upcoming season. Ive only lived here for 6 years and never knew about the Pavilion before that, but its a shame. Its an amusement park that has been around 50 years a great wooden roller coaster and about 50 other rides. Ive met people that have had 4 generations vacation here because of the Pavilion and now it will be gone. Its the 1st amusement park I brought my almost 3 year old son to and he had a GREAT time, smiling & laughing and yes being a little scared too, but he had so much fun. Its to bad, people met at the Pavilion and later got married, families would go to the beach across the street all day and go ride rides all night. They have a crazy organ that was brought here from Germany and has been playing for 48 years it was built in 1890's. alot of history in that old place, I feel real bad for the millions who came here more than once for an affordable good time with there families and now they will put up some shops, cafes and a few high rises, to bad. Oh how the area is changing they are tearing down all the small hotels & shops along the Blvd and putting up high rise condos, not to much fun for the average blue collar family anymore Just thought some of you who may of visited the Pavilion would want to know. I'll miss the roller coaster, I really dont like the real fancy crazy roller coasters they have nowadays, but i love the old rickety wood ones. I'll be Taking Joshua this year and will post some pics, OH WELL its called progress JL

Its REAL prime real estate. Its always made money and is a landmark for the area, but the growth of the BLVD is crazy. They want to get away from the honky tonk feel of the area. Its owned by Burroughs & Chapin and they basically own over half the town or more. Theyve been land owners and everything else since the 1800's The Blvd and entire area is buiding like crazy. They are tearing down all the mom & pop, all the small hotels and putting up high rises (Condos Towets)every where. The Blvd is totally changing The new towers and old towers are nice , but they dont keep them up anything like Disney, Vegas or anyother areas like this. Its sort of an area stuck between honky tonk & high end, but dirty. I hope this will only help my business But its sad to see such a family landmark go away We'll see if its for the better in time. The town now is just condo & shops I hope this is a little different JL

Electro, Just because your an S Corp doesnt mean you automatically covered under WC. Im S corp and I'm not covered. Its alot of extra $$$$ to get coverage for me ALOT!!!! JL

6 LAYERS, Oh Fun fun Great work! JL

Does anyone have a website for the F18 & HD product Thanks

How do you all figure a price for awning cleaning. Say like the ones in the pics, 10 them = ? Just wondering JL

Comp is killing me i paid over 5K this month and I'll owe more at the end of the year. But its required on some of my jobs and I also use it as a selling tool

I'm going to have to invest in some equipment real soon. Im not mister machanic at all. Im just trying to figure out what I should buy, maybe you all can give me some advise PLEASE!!!!!!!!! I'll explain what Im thinking Right now I have one hot unit trailer. I need anoher one, I'll get back to that I do a ton of condo complexes so I dont need hot water often for this kind of work. Now I use my hot unit , cold and then I use 2-4 cold 4gpm machines, after using my 5.6 gpm machine I realize the 4gpm just arent enough, they feel like Im using a squirt gun So I want more GPM, but if I set it up on a trailer, it isnt as portable as I need sometimes. Like the project Im on now. Im having to run as much as 550' of pressure line for my trailer unit to reach everything. So I dont know if I should get a portable 5.5gpm or 2 of them, so I have the GPM power and be able to move them around. Im think 2 ways here set up a trailer with 2 portables 5.5 gpm and leave on trailer and take off as needed Then Im thinking run as much hose as I need and get a COLD water 8gpm machine. no heat I just dont know how I should go, Portability really would help As for hot trailer set up. I need 8gpm skid unit trailer & all extras for the parking garages which I'll be getting alot of Hell Im even thinking about the swabby 48 Now another factor is money, so I want to get what I need now, so I dont have to spend later. Between the building my house and other bills I dont have the cash now to buy all this now outright, so I'll have to lease or get a loan. So I want to figure out what i need and where to buy it at the best prices and I'll need it setup for me. one I dont have the time to set up and Im not really mechanical at all, but mostly time is a factor Im thinking the swabby might be a good Idea, Im thinking Im going to have about 1,000,000 plus sq ft of parking garages this year . Swabby may be just a dream for now because of cost Could someone tell me exactly what I need, set it up for me and tell me how to pay for it, hell while your at it cold you deliver it on a silver platter/pallet to my front door LOL:lgwave: Really just looking for advise, portable, stationary? Now I just have to find good help to man this stuff OH YA, I need trucks for all this. Dam I wish I' win the lottery

Bob, I now have my 5.6 hot and a 4gpm running off my tank. Im just going to replace the 4gpm with the cold 5.6. I just need to speed up my cleaning time on the condos. Im also thinking of setting up a small tank 15-25 gallon with a float valve so if I want i can take it out of trailer and some spigots I hope to get the gpm Mostly will use it off tank JL

Thanks Guys Im ordering a cold 5.6 20hp portable next week. Then a hot skid in the near future, just need to find a truck to pull the skid unit Im always open to advise 843-446-5931 Thanks JL

HOLY CRAP, have you seen the prices for new trucks:lgbugeyes . I just started looking for another work truck. Im looking for a new 2500. I looked at Dodges diesel & gas. I just want a stripped down work truck, Dodge doesnt really have a stripped down 2500. The Diesel they wany 35K, gas $30K Damn thats alot of money just for a work truck. Its a Hemi, the hell with Hemi just give me a strong 8 cylinder Hemi, Im not going to race at Daytona I may just have to look for a used, really dont want a used truck. Be looking at Chevy's in next couple days Man the money they want could choke a horse. Man Im going to have to up my prices on house washes 1000 sq ft or over house New Price $1800 under 1000 sq ft house $1700.00 and concrete $2.00 a sq ft, . That will help me pay for a new truck LOL:lgtear: :lgbonk: :bullistic JL

I just picked a bi annual cleaning of 15K concrete walks at a local golf course, it was a referall, very nice guy the golf pro. He called again yesterday and asked if i would meet with his grounds man. He wants to set up an annual cleaning of all of the wood bridges throughout the golf course. The way it sounded is there are several of these bridges. He says they all need cleaning and are slippery when wet (mold mildew I would think) Now Ihavent seen them yet, but I have some questions on water supply and how to transport the water. Has anyone done wood bridges on golf courses? I would imagine there is no faucets water supply at each bridge. I was wondering if anyone else has done these and how they got water supply to do them. I know I probably/ almost definitly cant drive truck & trailer all over golf course, so how do you think I'll be able to do these bridges? Anybody any ideas. I'll look at them today Thanks JL

I hate the thought of buying used truck and something going wrong with it. I bought my 01 dodge new and never had a problem with it in 4 1/2 - 5 years. I dont know if I'll get 4 1/2 months without a problem with a used truck. Alot has to do with me not being very mechanical I am going to look at used, because I refuse to pay 30K for a work truck and thats all I want it for. Pretty truck is later, Ive had them before. Thanks for your opinions JL

Which machine is better. V-belt drive or Polychain belt drive AND WHY. Is there much of a difference Im looking at a portable 5.5 GPM 3500 Thanks JL

I did 8 houses in this one gated oceanfront neighborhood last year. The property manager and HOA prez set it up. It was a good job. Yesterday the PM called and said there are now 18 houses to do this year, just go give a price for the addition 10. Theres some very nice homes all are stilt style homes They want then done before Easter. Thats going to be a tough one. I dont think I'll be able to fit them all in, I'll work something out with it. Good relationships with PM's can lead to some nice referalls. I know alot of people say PM's dont care about us, but they are my best allies Let the good times roll

It all depends on how you describe slow. I am actually ahead of where I thought Id be. Its takes time. I can tell you I am very lucky, for more than a few reasons. I am in an area with great growth, Its a retirement area, it is the #8 place for people to retire in the country, its still an area where you can get a house reasonably priced, but also a lot of high end. Condominiums and houses are being built at record pace. With all the baby boomers moving here I dont see it slowing down for some timeand if it does slow I'll be established pretty well and should be OK Its also a vacation area, with the Atlantic Ocean at your door steps. Alot of investment going on etc. We are also in an area that everything has to be cleaned, theres no way around it, everything gets mold & mildew on it within 6-18 months. I LOVE MOLD & MILDEW Its also an area with poor work ethic when it comes to contractors, really bad. Althou pricing is less than many areas. I figured if I wanted to be a one man operation, Id do OK, but the way to make the money here is to have employees and let them make you money. I might have a job for $7000 and in one week get it done with 3 guys, labor materials I make say $5000, now if I did it alone it would take 3 weeks, not great money. As for getting the work, like I said Ive been very lucky. One guy a know here is responsible for about 30-40% of my work in one way or another. He has gotten my foot in the door with many companies or I got my foot in the door and he's held it open. He knows and works for 2 of my best PM companies. He does alot for me because as he says Im good & reliable, more reliable than any type of contractor he knows I cant believe how lucky I was last year and this year is going to be so much bigger & better. But it took time. I started residential and did everything the hard way. When I say these BB's have helped me so much I mean it!!! But doing the residential first really helped me to learn the trade. As for marketing class thats funny. Im really not a pro at it at all, I was just determined. If I didnt make this biz successful, I dont know what I would have done for a living. I really didnt want to work for somebody and just have an average life, I dont have alot of skills so I wouldnt have made much money or I would have had to go back up to Mass and work in the Steel Painters Union again, which was a great trade, but I came close to getting killed on jobs sites a couple times. Plus I have a past up there I didnt want to revisit and Im sick of cold weather So like I said my marketing was based on determination. But I worked hard at getting the work, Call, write, fax, mail is how Ive expanded on my biz, it really works. Determined persistance is a good trait Ive developed in this biz. So for my first marketing class remember write, fax, call, mail and ask for work always and show the customer you really appreciate them. Thank them always and show them you are more than they expected. I have so many pluses in this area, the climate, the lack of good contractors etc etc So with a few years of hard work I am buiilding myself a very nice biz. There are tough times, with employees, on site problems, just all of a sudden work starts to dry up, it can be a PITA & scary, learn your trade and be reliable and you can grow from there. I thank you and others for saying what I write is motivational, Im glad, I enjoy writing this stuff and showing it can be done. When I say if I can do it anyone can. You can you just have to work very hard, but the pay off can be real good. Other than the money the biggest pay off is seeing Im accoplishing something many couldnt or wont.... A nice business, I can call my own Thanks again JL