Jeff

I am praying so very hard for your daughter.

Thanks Tim I tried to look up bristol bay, couldnt find it I'll check out Viking now Thanks JL Someday the help will do it all, but for now it looks like Im getting some rain gear

I like my 5.6 Pressure Pro its a nice unit, Id like bigger fuel tanks and I had to repace the flow actuator already after not much use and they have a pop off valve that I had to replace because it was defective. But they overnighted me the parts, they didnt want to pay for the overnight charge but I told them they dont have anyone in my area to fix it the least they can do is pay the overnight charge, They did! andI also have spare ones now just in case The machine runs great, I now wish i got the 8gpm, but I'll probably be getting a second skid in the next few months or so and I would have no problem buying a Pressure Pro again Landas are great machines I hear but are they a few thousand $$$ better, I dont know JL

In my area Yellow Pages works well for us residential & commercial. For residential, I like fliers & postcards mailed to homes and HOA neighborhood newsletters work well & are usually pretty cheap. Commercial I think you have to target the market you want and go after it many different ways, fax fliers, write letters, knock on doors etc. etc. Ive found its alot of work trying to get commercial work at the beginning, but if your persistant and target this kind of work every month or two, the work eventually starts to come. Good luck to you JL

Jim I'll call you i want 3 sets. Thanks

Thanks everyone, I just brought back 3 used sets to Lowes , they didnt want to take them back because of rips , but I got manager and showed him how 2 sets were NEW and had rips. I got the refund Im going to check out the ones you all mentioned THANKS

Hey Steve looks like a heck of a home, lets see some more pics.:lgbugeyes You get all that from spraying water for a living lol Ive read and my accountant has told me taking home/office expenses is a red flag for the IRS and a better chance of getting an audit. even if you are charging off the right amount on taxes. For the little I would gain from home/office write off I pass on it. Who needs the hassle of an audit IMHO I also read or heard something about when you sell and you've been claiming home office it can effect what you can write off on the home sale or something. I forget what it was maybe someone knows how it can effect home sale & taxes

Usually around here if you have a wood fence or any wood surface that hasnt ever been cleaned in years and no kind of stain, it will have a good amount of mold/mildew. I Xjet RPC Roof magic, not a long dwell time clean then Oxalic. For me its quicker & easier with great results. Precarb Ive only done once and It took longer. Ive also used 12% it also for me takes longer than SH based products. 12% would be alot less chem cost, I would think, but I would still use SH product. I dont think it would be over kill on an old moldy untreated fence 1700 lin ft. Thats alot of fence. Did you get the job and if so how do you think you'll clean it? good luck JL

Each gun....

Thanks for the info everyone!!!!! Id really like 2 guns at 5gpm give or take a little. I was thinking 2 skids but if I could get around 5gpm 2 guns on one skid, i would hope i would be less money than buying to skids

Id look forward to meeting all you guys, enjoy that new skid!!!!

Does any company sell a 10 GPM 2 gun machine. I would like to buy one in the future, but I really would like more than 2 guns running at 4 GPM. JL

Hey Ron, I personally wouldnt give a gift basket to someone who hasnt given me work, i wouldnt want to waste the money. Now what I do a couple times a year to companies Im trying to get is I'll drop off a dozen or2 of donuts at their office with biz cards attached, its less expensive and I think you'd get noticed a little more. If you give it at Xmas it might just get mixed up with other things they recieve at the holidays. These same companies I also fax and write letters to them, to keep my name in front of them, I do that every 2-4 months JL

I did very well this year. I actually did a little over double of what I did last year. I figured what I did this year would be where I expected to be in the end of2006, so im real siked. I have many goals for 2006, some are goals i did not do this year, such as organizing my office computer and which has been a major problem for me. I have one of my workers coming in in Jan. to help with all this. He has a great knowledge of computers and we are going to get it together so even I know what thee heck is going on. Some of my other goals are to get more regular contract work monthly quarterly etc etc work that i can rely on. 2006 I have already 4 months basically booked but i want to have 12 months booked with in the neext couple of years. I will continue to target Property management companies as always, but want to go after more shopping malls, retail, hotel & office properties. My future, I would like to be the most respected, largest & profitable PW companies in the area. Along with not having to pick up a wand with in the next 5 to 8 years, 5 years hopefully. So everything I do in 2006 is to work towards that goal By the end of 2006 Id like to offer my fulltime employees health care. Like Ive said in the past I never figured Id be where I am now in the PW biz , I started part time in late 2000 and went fulltime in March 2004 and 2005 been amazing. i want to continue to grow and still offer the best quality work in the area and stay one of the most reliable contractors in the area. Ive joked many times about being The Pressure Washing King of Myrtle Beach in the future. THAT IS MY GOAL JL

Firewater, My 1st 2 machines were Lowes and i built a nice biz with those machines I suggest getting at least a 4GPM machine so when you can purchase a surface cleaner you can use it. Shop around You can do anything in this PW biz you want as long as your reliable , willing to work hard and have drive. Its a great biz and you can start out small and do it part time or make a nice living off it. JL

Hey Don just called you, call me tomorrow if you can, Thanks JL

Wayne is that the Pressure Pro 3500 20hp, looks like ine ? congrats!!!!! You'll love it. Hey Don, Whats the price for the skid unit, delivered to Myrtle Beach or I might pick it up . It looks like I might need another unit come Feb or march Thanks JL

I always say to people Merry Xmas Happy new year, but on my cards I have seasons greetings , because it covers every holiday of this season

It looks real good!!!!!

I do several things. To about 8 or 9 property management companies last year & this year I'll give them a pastry tray for the office. I go to a great Italian bakery here and for $20 i get 24 mini italian pastries per tray,canoli's, neopolitians etc, people love them on the tray I have a holiday postcard with a thank you & co. name. Then I also give about 8 gift cert for $40 to nice rest. to prop managers that give me the most work, and also this year Im giving about 25 of my company T-shirts to prop managers. Everybody gets a company Christmas card. I give cards to everybody even people I buy supplies from The tray & T shirts I hand deliver and try to see them personally to thank them

Its tough, around here there isnt that many decks because most houses are built on slabs or are just painted. some of the stilt homes have stained decks but most stilt home neighborhoods you can drive around and see that well over 90%-99% just let the decks weather and at most put some crappy watersealer on them. I just cant be bothered with them much at all, you have to make 2 trips to do these decks and it just not worth doing them, for me. Its nice when you see someones house that has a nice stained deck that is maintained, its just a rare sight around here JL

I charge $1 to $1.25 a sq ft and only get maybe 20% of my estimates, I dont even try to get wood jobs really any more, people are just to cheap and just dont seem to care, even after I explain what I can do , show pics etc. I gave up. These decks are horrible sometimes and they say oh I dont want to spend that much, I tell them they will when they have to replace it when it rots. But they 'll hire a guy to blast the crap out of thier decks for $50 or $100, they can have it JL

MOLD IS MONEY:lgmoneyey AND ITS ALL GREEN Got to love the southern climate

Rarely, but I also have had the same problem, there a lower grade of gutter. I usually juice up the mix alittle and make sure Im not taking the finish off. It always reduces the the streaks but not always removes them ALSO in cold or colder weather the Gutter Zap & Gutter shock isnt as effective, you have to go a little stonger. warm weather no problem

Check out Watercannon in Orlando for machines, belt drive would be best and I would rather save for that, but they have some 4 gpm machines direct drive that are less $$. Also i know nothing about Ebay, but I know alot of guys who buy equipment off Ebay at great prices Good luck & yes remember Quality Work, Competitive Rate & On Time Service will get you the work JL