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Thanks for the help guys, but I have to add, I guess my idea of a large job is a little different then some you other guys. I'm talking more in the 12 to 16 thousand range not 40 or 50, but I guess its all relative. It's not so much a problem as related to not having the cash flow, but more so that I wasn't sure whether its common practice or not, and if so, I don't want to miss the opportunity to ask for it. On a side note, anyone know how to covert a word doc. to a pdf file? I want to see about sending my outlined prop/contract to someone for a second opinion. Thanks again for the help.

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find that list of number codes for getting around the automated phone systems of certain big name businesses. I recall a link or something in a post some months ago, but I can't seem to find it, or anything on the web.

This was exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!!

Hey Mike, I know you've said before that you use a helper, how are you handling that, as far as workemans comp? You to Don.

Be weary, you know the old saying, "If it's to good to be true, probably is". That sounds insanly low for a private health plan covering a whole family. My health insurance, that covers just myself is about 90 a month and I'm only 31 years young.

I always apply with a brush. Spraying it on is messy, dangerous and wasteful. I cut it anywhere from 1:3 to full strength.

My question is, is the flyer the property of KBK, or the property of the original purchaser of the art work? I think you should be asking the orginal owner of the flyer (who paid for the design) if you can use the flyer with some minor changes.

I love that show, watch it every Monday, along with any other show related to building and fabricating.

purple power, works just as good as any other, its cheaper, and you don't pay shipping.

---KBK---

Another thing to consider is to not permanently install the injector in line. I know some have theirs like that, but I think it restricts the flow while trying to clean concrete, or anything else for that matter. I only hook mine up while I'm using it, but once I'm finished say, cleaning a house or something, I always disconnect it.

Things are going good here for me. My sales are just about the same as they were last year, but why are things good you ask? Because I've only advertised 2 times this year, where as last year I had to constantly plug away mailers and what not to keep the ship sailing. I'm finally starting see the fruits of past years labors. Repeat customers, many referral calls, and HOA board members that exclusively route inquires about a reputable roof cleaning/pressure washing company to me. My net is better because of the huge decrease in adver.$, but I haven't been much of a go getter this year. If I adver. like a did last year, this year, I would be way ahead of last years gross, but I guess I'm just not as motivated as Jeff, or others.

Reminds me of a lady, of whom I cleaned a driveway for. She isisted it be sunny when I did the work. Not rainy or cloudy, but sunny.

Hang in there Barry. There was someone on here that said it perfectly some time ago, and boy was it ever accurate. Something like: "The first year you take one step foward, and two steps back, the second year you take two steps foward and one step back, and by the third year, things are rollin'. "

No. Only if you are Inc. or a LLC, up to three owners who own at least 10% of the business are eligible for an exemption.

I HATE removing streaks from facia and flashing, and your right about the paint being a bit fragile on the facia. Not only is it twice as difficult to remove than streaks on gutters, but it sometimes seems then only way to remove it is by taking all the paint off with it!

how much hose length were you trying to run it with when it didn't work?

I used to brush the gutters even with the faintest amount of streakage, but lately decided that's a waste of time. So now I only use gutter cleaner if the streaks are really an eye sore, or if the customer insists on it. I've really started analizing what things are costing the most time on a job, and to my suprise a lot of it is the little things that no one is going to notice anyways. I'm still always going to insist on a high level of workmanship, and even cutting out some of the little things, I'm still light years ahead of my competition.

I tried that as well, but I experimented with what I had on hand. I used a 1.8gpm shurflo and a rated 3-5gpm injector (maybe not the most ideal match). It seemed to really give my shurflo a hard time (very vigorous cycling on and off), but it did increase the draw a bit. It just didn't seem practical enough for everyday use.

I don't think it's possible, because if it was, someone would already be selling it.LOL!! I've tried just about every method I could think of to increase draw rates with downstreamers, putting multiple injectors in line, running multiple injectors in parallel, and nothing seems to work. I'm still working on a few ideas, but I have to keep those under wraps until I get it figured out. Don't want to ruin any potential paten opportunities.

Ditto on the ash gray T-shirts. I also where the ones that are a little bit darker caller athletic heather, which doesn't seem to show bleach stains either. My problem is them getting eaten up by the chlorine. I can buy a dozen shirts and within 6 months they've all got holes in them. I just ordered some 50/50 t-shirts, half cotton, half poly, so I'll see how those work out. As for pants, I used to use blue jeans exclusively, but I was going through way to many (12-15 pair a year), so I recently bought some Dickies with cargo pockets (which I love, great place to carry tips), and they have held up exceptionally well. No holes, very faint bleach discoloration, but barely noticeable. I'm sold on the Dickies, just in the past month or so I've been wearing them I figure I've probably saved $20 or so, in what I would have paid for more blue jeans.

I've used up to 250' with my injector with no problems. I'm not sure if I could draw successfully with 300' because I've never tried. The key is to use an injector that's one size smaller than recommended for your machine, this tends to increase ratio of chem to water, as well as allow one to draw using more HP hose without back pressure problems.

For starters, skies the limit on how large you can grow your P.W. business, or any other business for that matter.

It does make for a good situation. If I drive about 1 mile N. I'm in the Jax city limits, if I drive another 10 minutes, I'm in the middle of downtown, yet where I live, there's very little crime, the schools are SOOO much better, and I can leave my car doors unlocked all the time without much worry (but no one get any crazy ideas because I'm going to start locking em now, LOL!).

I live in small town bordering on a big city. I like this because I'm not right in the mess, but I can get there pretty fast when I need too. Actually, it kinda depends on what city one would consider moving too. Jacksonville isn't anywhere near one of the biggest cities when it comes to buildings, people, and commerce, but it's the largest city in the U.S. in land mass. This makes it nice because even though you have to travel a bit further from job to job, everybody's got plenty of space, so were not all climbing all over each other while trying to get around.