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Challenging weather conditions can make life difficult - even if you are an seasoned pressure washing contractor. In South East Texas as an example - we may take on wind chills dipping down to the teens during winter, and searing temperatures above 100 degrees during summer. Sprinkle in gusty winds, relentless humidity, unpredictable rain and you end up with a powerful mix of weather "challenges" for anybody that works outside. As an example, washing outside windows during a high chance of rain isn't a great way to use your time - and it will likely not make the home owner too exited either. Have you washed a really steep roof during high or gusty wind - it isn't much fun! However, on the other side of the coin cleaning concrete is generally going to be okay with high wind, some rain, lower temps or higher temps since nothing is probably going to have much effect on end results and it is pretty simple for the workers to take easy steps and make sure everyone is relatively comfortable and as safe as possible. During Summer, when it is constant and apologetically hot in the Houston area - dress accordingly, take in lots of fluids, be sure to make time to take short breaks and keep an eye out for shaded areas to chill when it is needed. What do you do if your are a professional cleaning in Missouri City? Make sure to have open lines of communication with customers. If there isn't a good way to contact your customers, it will not be possible to notify them in the event that you have to make any changes to the daily schedule. Next - understand what projects can be performed in what weather conditions and make an attempt to schedule them on the days that they are possible. Last, be prepared for changing weather conditions during projects. Keep a poncho inside the truck for surprise rain, have a lightweight jacket and/or a heavy one in the event that a cold front comes in, pack an ice cooler of cold water and light snacks for the especially hot afternoons and make time to remain safe - you wont regret it! Daniel Simmons Pressure Washing America, LLC

After nearly 10 years of offering just pressure washing and roof cleaning in the Katy and Fulshear area I have decided to take customer service to a new level and start a construction company in Fulshear. I seem to get asked on a nearly daily basis if I also offer painting, or if I know a good roofing company and up until now I have always just said I didn't do those things - I just stick to what I know best. I realized that what I really know best is customer service, and helping customers take back the pride in home ownership. I also understand that you don't have to know everything, but it's good to know someone that does. I can actually help my customers more by finding the best custom pool builder, custom cabinet makers and outdoor kitchen construction company in the area and creating the home the customer has always wanted - but never knew how to get. I am very excited to start my new endeavor and I have several great friends that have a decade or more of experience in construction but aren't as knowledgeable about marketing and I think together we can really successful and help a lot of great people create the house of their dreams. Daniel Simmons Pressure Washing America, LLC Performance Construction of Fulshear

The idea of "eco-friendly" power washing is over used, misunderstood and well - kinda silly. Everyone wants to "go green" these days but what does that really mean? I have actually thought about this quite a bit, studies and researched the topic and have come to some conclusions that may not be popular with the green crowd or those who stand to profit from the green crowd or the free green money the government likes to give to its friends. Lets take a simple device designed to save the planet - the automatic paper towel dispenser. In the old days (2 years ago) nearly all paper towel dispensers in bathrooms across this great land were manual - meaning you either had to pull down and get your paper towels or crank a spool and unroll your paper towels. Well, apparently we can no longer be trusted to only use a 6 inch piece of paper towel to clean our hands off with....the solution is simple - make it automatic, motion activated and only allow for a 6 inch piece of paper at a time! YAY we've gone green! Well, not really. Lets suspend our disbelief and pretend that everyone doesn't just end up getting two or three of these 6 inch pieces of magical hand drying paper....got that covered? Okay good we can move on (although this story could end here but what fun would that be). Where does the old paper towel dispenser go? What was it made of and how harmful is that stuff to the planet? So in there we have either painted metal if it was really old (lead paint?) or a plastic housing, some small metal parts and small plastic parts. Plus the resources it took to produce those parts and assemble the unit. Plus the carbon emissions used to manufacture all the parts, ship them to assemble them, then ship them to a distributor and then to their final location. And we're just going to throw all that away? It is already starting to sound like we're not really saving the planet and I haven't even gotten to the new dispenser....TO BE CONTINUED. Daniel Simmons Pressure Washing America, LLC http://www.powerwashingkaty.com

I have the Mosmatic commercial surface cleaner, I believe it is 21". Above the dome part of the swivle housing is exposed where it connects to the hose with an twist coupling. There are 2 small holes below this coupling facing outward. Water shoots out of these holes while the unit is in use??? Any idea what the problem is or how to fix it? Thanks!

It has been so hot and dry this summer in Houston that mud dobbers are moving their nests from the ground on to houses. They build a mud nest generally in corners especially between the ceiling and wall. UI generally hit the nest with one of my down streaming tips so I don't damage the paint or stucco but there is always a brown stain left behind. Anyone ever figure out how to get this stain to go away? If it is on a flat wall a soft bristled brush does okay but when it's in a corner I just never have much luck! Daniel Simmons Pressure Washing In Houston

I get my chems at soapgoods.com. You save a lot by buying 50 lbs or more and it is at your door in a few days. They have sodium percarb, oxalic and sodium hydroxide to name a few.... Daniel Simmons Houston Pressure Washing

I am looking into a new rig which does not have a stainless hose reel...if I downstream through it with a house wash strength mix will it ruin the reel and hoses? I also have an injector I built into one of my guns and I never have a problem with it but I have to bring my mix with me.... What are your experiences? Daniel Simmons Pressure Washing Houston Texas Houston Window Cleaning

I figure it would corrode the reel the way if corrodes qc and tips and such.... I guess if I run enough fresh water at the end it won't be a big deal. Daniel Simmons Pressure Washing Katy Power Washing Katy Texas

Now I use google maps for most of my estimates. If it is a simple house wash I don't even need t use that. If it is more complicated or particularly large then I will do the estimate in person as long as the HE seems like a buyer and not just a shopper. My pitch allows me to close around 80% of my leads....I use a simple close - "The total price for your project is (not would be) $$$, and I am available Tuesday morning or Thursday afternoon...which one of those works better for you?" About half the time they just choose A or B and that's that. Sometimes they will ask for a different day....no problem. Sometimes they give me an excuse...they have to talk to their spouse or they are getting more estimates or something...If I really want the jon I will just ask "Did you have another price in mind?" A lot of times they will say "well last time someone did it for $$." or "I thought it would be more like $$." Now I can explain why my service is more expensive or negotiate! or both. I their expectation is way too low I know I don't need to bother calling back! Daniel Simmons Houston Roof Cleaning Sugar Land Roof Cleaning Houston Power Washing

I see a few places online where sodium per carbonate and oxalic acid powders are very inexpensive but will they work as well as the products from pressure-tek or other specialty chemicals? Oxalic Acid - Technical 99.6% Sodium Percarbonate FB Daniel Simmons Houston Pressure Washing

What chemicals do you use for residential driveways, walkways, and patios? On most of my projects I don't use anything pre-wash but I'll downstream a weak bleach mix after cleaning on really dirty projects. What do you all use/recommend pre-wash and post-wash on typical residential concrete? Daniel Simmons Houston Texas Pressure Washing Service Company Houston Texas Low Pressure Roof Washing, Cleaning and Restoration

12% is so expensive around here....I go to Ramteq in a pinch but it is almost $6 a gallon! Thanks for the tip! Daniel Simmons Pressure Washing Katy Katy Roof Cleaning

This year has started off really busy! I got 8 calls yesterday....and my advertising budget is about $500 a year! Investing in more equipment, customer management software and work clothes. Hope the weather stays nice and Obamacare doesn't damper any spending! Daniel Simmons Katy TX Pressure Washing Roof Cleaning Katy TX

I've bartered for several things with fine results...got my head gaskets replaced, my machine worked on, my house cleaned when I moved out, advertising. As long as you make sure you're trading apples to apples and not getting sour grapes I think it is a great idea. Daniel Simmons Sugar Land Roof Cleaning Houston Window Cleaning

Quotes are always free but I still have to draw a line in the sand sometimes. I had a PM get me out to look at the same hospital system project 4 times because he wanted "this and not that", or "how much for just this", "what about if we left off this" eventually I said tell us what you know you want for sure and we will get started...then we can discuss other projects. He would rush me to do the estimates and then tell me he needed weeks to discuss it....I probably wasted 10 hours total. In the end he asked me "what about for just windows", I told him to tell me what his budget was and I would tell him yes or no....probably saved myself another 5 hours of wasted time! Daniel Simmons Pressure Washing Cypress

I was considering a somewhat similar approach. Donuts of course and fliers that speak of how clean homes sell quicker and for a higher price and offer the realtor a $25 gift card if they contact us to schedule an estimate for their sellers that results in a job of $250 or more. Hopefully they sell the house faster, make more commission and get some free Red Lobster! Daniel Simmons Pressure Washing Houston Texas

What is the biggest challenge to your business right now? The economy has our customers pinching pennies and shopping around more. Price really matters now more than ever, but we can't always be the cheapest so..... What can you do or did you do to overcome that challenge? Bought "sales for dummies" cd and worked to improved lines of communication between myself and my co-workers. Was your effort successful and why or why not? Yes...I have learned to explain to my customers how my company adds value which is more important than just having the cheapest price. If the challenge is beyond your control what are you doing to try to manage your business in spite of it? Take it one customer at a time instead of looking at it in terms of days, weeks or months. Where is your business right now compared to where you thought it might be at the beginning of the year? On track, but just barely. I was pretty ambitious! Where do you see your business in the next 12 months based upon your specific area? Continuing to grow as the smaller and poorly managed companies close shop. Daniel Simmons Pressure Washing America, LLC Pressure Washing Houston

I use nothing but the web for my advertising. This year I'll be all in for about $200 for the domains and hosting and I'm on pace for about $100k in sales this year. I'm not that good at math but that's some serious ROI! Daniel Simmons Houston Pressure Washing Service Hoston Roof Cleaning

I'm looking into getting liability insurance for my business. I do mostly residential and it doesn't come up much and I haven't lost any business (that I know of) by not being insured. I definately see the upside of being insured if it is reasonably priced. Now I have a property management company asking for some bids and my insurance so now seems like a great time to get some...although yesterday would have been better! Does anybody have any info or recommendations to share? Thanks in advance. Daniel Simmons Pressure Washing Katy Texas Washer Cleaning Service - TX