Price

[Price]

After talking with another contractor today I became very curious about pricing. I've been specializing in wood restoration for over a decade. The price varies by region of the country and also from company to company within each market.

I am very interested to see how the prices here in the St. Louis market stack up with those nationwide.

I charge $1.75 a square foot for clean and stain and $2.25 for a strip and stain. I never lower my prices they take it or they don't! Unless of course they are getting multiple things done.

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Usually by this time I have booked April for deck jobs. I have a few odd small p-wash ,window wash jobs waiting for the warm weather but this is the slowest start I've seen in 17 seasons! I am ramping up my lawn business to add customers to cover the difference. How is your season starting? I usually don't do anything until I see 60 degrees but I have at least booked work in the past.

So far so good for us!

[Pressure Washing Management Guidelines - Newbies!]

A couple years ago I offered to anyone in the industry a copy of our Pressure Washing Management Guideline's.

This guideline will assist any NEWBIE as they tackle their human resources tasks on a day-to-day basis. I know when I first entered into the industry I was not sure whether or not I had my bases covered as it relates to proper documentation and forms relating to the management of my company.

We hired a Human Resource Consultant years ago to establish our infrastructure on paper. After our attorney reviewed the information we were on our way.

Over the years, laws and our growth has changed. We outgrew the original management guidelines a long time ago but the information and general points are very good for any new company just starting out.

Things such as:

Hiring Forms;

Pre-Interview Forms;

Background Investigation Disclosure

Substance Abuse Testing

Interview Forms

Offer of Employment Form

Timesheets

Time Off Request Forms

Time Off Tracking Form

Emergency Contact Information Form

and etc., etc,. etc.......

Each state is different as it relates employment laws and regulations. Please be sure to check your particular states laws as it relates to what you can and cannot do.

The forms I have are geared towards New Look Power Wash but can be used by anyone by just inserting their company name to replace ours.

I am offering to any NEWBIE a copy of our management guidelines. Some of the material you may find very useful and some of it may not work at all!!! If you can use it ...then great!!!

This is only for Newbies! Let me know and I will get a copy of it out to you!

Second year in business still feel like a newby at times and if i qualify would love to have one.

[Price]

After talking with another contractor today I became very curious about pricing. I've been specializing in wood restoration for over a decade. The price varies by region of the country and also from company to company within each market.

I am very interested to see how the prices here in the St. Louis market stack up with those nationwide.

Here in Bloomington I am are getting 1.00 sq ft for a cleaning and 2 sq ft for a strip and seal.

[Welcome New Members! ..Introduce yourself]

Hello to all of you wonderful people! My name is Jason Quick I live in Bloomington, Indiana and I found this site as well as a couple more similar to it and am grateful for all the fantastic information i have obtained due to all of your expertise! I have been in the business for 2 years now and owe most of what i know and what i own to you guys so thanks again! Things have been great so far I have been able to quit my full time job and spend more time with my family all the while making more money! It's been a little tight at times but i love what i do and see a long and rewarding career ahead of me and as time goes on it gets easier.