John Doherty

newpig com tyvek 25 for $100 dupont nexgen 25 for $95 they also have a great nitrile apron, from chest to shins, 47 mil thick $13.15 ea. I don't know if these are the best prices, but this is a great company to do business with. If you do nothing else order their catalog, it's free and has lots of cool stuff.

Those of us who do this have the systems that we like and use. I use Elite Crete, here's the site of an installer in Ga, I'm not sure if they travel that far but if not, they probably know someone who does. They can do a simple gray broom finish, it's probably the least expensive option. To answer your other question, yes it definately needs to be sealed and that would be included in the price. http://www.southernelitecrete.com/

Could be a couple of things, but I always seemed to know when I was being 'shopped' by a competitor. I would give a price much higher then I would really charge. There could be other things, and I never did a house wash so take this for what it's worth. John

If these folks really want change they should be in their home countries protesting their governments for economic reform, ending corruption, etc. Then they wouldn't have to go anywhere to have a good standard of living.

Matt, You will lose a small, barely noticable amount of pressure, there's a formula for it out there somewhere. I would be more concerned with that many lenghts of hose and all those qcs, I'd at least get 100' lengths. My pw work required exactly 150' of hose, I would order that length, then I'd only have to worry about 2 qcs and 2 o-rings. All of my hose failures have been at the hose ends, w/4 50' lengths that's 8 ends, 2 100' lengths is only 4. John

Neil, I didn't check the shipping but I had a feeling about it. I don't need mine just yet but I've saved Apex into my favorites for when I do. I'd much rather the $ go to someone I know, or know of. John

Neil, I was just looking at these this morning too. I can't vouch for the quality, but I've had rapid reels' stuff before and been happy. I also never bought anything from these guys before, but they have it for $147.73. I didn't compare shipping prices. https://www.gopherindustrial.com/eshop/default.aspx?ControlName=ItemDisplay&item_id=74F3DB17-93A1-4B4B-B0C9-D47CED2EB735&category_id=C3E60D5E-EAAD-4AD8-9157-C1A5237D4743 John

Good stuff Jeff!!!

In Colorado they have an off road use rebate as well. It isn't a penny for penny rebate but a multiple (%) of the state fuel tax. Every bit helps.

That material is an overlay, depending on the climate and sun exposure it should be resealed every 2-5 years. It sounds like you've cleaned it now it needs a good sealer, with these types of systems how they look wet is usually the same as they will look sealed. You will be suprised at how that haze will disappear. Try a sample spot first!

I forgot the caveat, every State is different but, Bonding is mostly for interior work. It basically covers theft by employees of customers property. If you're not going inside you won't need it. Try this, ask 5 people what being bonded means, as most people don't even know it tells you how important it is to have. Surety bonds are a whole different animal, I'd give Larry a call.

Bonding is mostly for interior work. It basically covers theft by employees of customers property. If you're not going inside you won't need it. Try this, ask 5 people what being bonded means, as most people don't even know it tells you how important it is to have.

I've done both and my experience with hose failure is they always seem to be from the outside in (exterior wear being the point of failure), or at a hose end. Nothing like a good hose failure to get the blood pumping!!

I'm pretty sure that once you get to a certain threshold of income there is a penalty for failing to withhold, so quarterly is the way to go.

Barry, It's as Don said, it's up to the PM, and what their company requires. If you are a one man show and you have medical coverage, they (your medical coverage insurance co) can send you what's called a '24 hour coverage letter'. It states that you have coverage on and off the job so if you get hurt you're covered, a PM might accept that. If your temp labor is from an agency they will cover their wc. Hope this helps John

Watch the quality of the water if it comes from an on course bib, most courses recycle water from their own ponds and you want to be careful what goes through your pump. John

It's up to each local water board, you need to contact them directly to find out. http://www.thegrimescene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2650

Jeff, Good luck, what I found in CO and NJ, is the good english speakers aren't usually walking around looking for work, they are in demand running different types of crews and have work. I think you will find, as we all have, that good help is hard to find. I'm gonna send you a specific suggestion, let me know if you get my email. John

HD80 is a wood care product that can be, and is used on concrete too, but it is not a Home Depot item.

Not sure if the prices are good on these, but they are a great company to deal with and have lots of interesting stuff. http://www.newpig.com/en_US/main.jhtml?catId=2LHBHANDPUMPS&page=browse/capture.jhtml John

For those of you who do overlays, what system do you use? Anyone care to share good and/or bad? I'm considering going to a training session next month. Wasn't there some consideration of adding a forum on this a few months ago? Thanks, John

Looks like an acrylic?

I'm looking at Elite Crete. Please keep posting the pics, the work looks great. I'm looking to spend a few hundred $s on training with no product purchase requirement. I may just go this route full time this summer. Thanks! John

Jeff, Hot water should be all you need. Since you're not a newbie I'm sure you can keep the walls dry. This is the easiest PW work there is. Drywall mud will 'melt' with hot or cold but the paint will need the hot. I've done 1000's of these, I don't see the need to scrape. Timewise (all include a rear pad, front porch, concrete driveway, and the city sidewalks from pin to pin) 2 car=35 mins, 3 car=45 mins, 4 car=60-75 mins. This is from pull up to drive off, and includes time to set up and breakdown reclaim system. Most of this work is rinseing, so I always thought the surface cleaner added too much time. John

I think one thing that is critical is maintaing your books. I kept mine updated once a month, so I had an easy snapshot of costs, etc. If you do this it's easy to come up with a 'unit cost' per job, the unit cost includes everything, insurance, equipment, labor, etc. If you always know what things cost, you can react quickly to changes. John