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Red is the worst , anything with solid stain or paint I walk , if still persistent I run .

The first thing we do on any job is walk the house and Gorilla tape all the outlets. Always good to have a fire extinguisher on board also because the breakers don't always trip and you can have a fire . Been there done that.

Sorry to have missed this years event , but here in CT it was man against nature , with lots O snow and ice dams galore , Comes A Time was kicking butt shoveling and steaming , but thinking of you all nice and warm ,with that great spread and keg . Already looking forward to the next event . Maybe have someone do a ropes certification class ?

Yes , we are now set up to do anything .

And get a x jet if your going to be doing houses , it comes with a mix recipe , you will save lots of time washing houses .

Matt look into working with a local professional for a season , go to seminars / trade shows and take notes , See the Equipment in action , Your already in the right place asking the right questions , remember with a trade you can take it any where , before , during and after college . Save your money and get a 5.6 gal hot water unit , you will be banging out those drive ways . :-)

I agree totally , before slinging false information around , please do some more research ,( don't believe everything AC soft wash tells you )

John you are sounding like a prima Donna with a hair across your ass who cares what kind of rig this guy has ?worry about YOUR business ,not every sub par rig out there , most of us started our business with a lot less than that rig .( I had a SW portable 3500 ) Just because a guy doesn't go to all the round tables , or have the best rig on the street doesn't make him a low baller .not knowing all the facts on someone ( or there rig ) and spouting off about it is a little pre mature on your end . Yes you have been a great help on all the boards and at functions ( round tables ) but its time to take a step back and reflect and remember when you were a newbie . Maybe it will humble you .:)

Quality work , a professional wrapped trailer , good references . Call back pronto Know how to speak to people , look and act professional , be on time .

I'm gonna win the skid , I could use another electric reel too .

Nice to see ya back ole buddy , great chatting with you today , great chems great service great guy I'm glad I never switched , was bummed when you left the biz . Welcome back Steve , time for a northeast round table we need to educate more Yankees :)

Had that happen today, nailed the sky lights on the other side of house and slate walkway .

I have a commercial job to bid cedar shake siding with cedar shake roof (dutch colonial style over a (covered ) brick walkway . concrete and pavement every where- no grassy surfaces . the customer wants it stripped and brightened , it has a old coat of semi trans oil , now I know I have to reclaim , what is the proper way to do this ?? cover storm drain , recover water ,filter through what kind of filter ?? I have acess to a sanitary sewer dump drain where a friend dumps his camper waste ?? is this workable ?? Thanks for the help Im a newbie , at reclaim and want to do it right . Ive posted this on other boards lots of looks with only one answer .Someone must of run into this sort of thing .

Rod thanks for the Info on the library and thank you Larry for the reclain info .

Thanks Rod I sent Larry a e-mail , I can't understand why Ive had over 54 views on another board but one reply , are contractors not sure of the right answer ? or just don't care ? Either way we need to get educated on this reclaim stuff , that storm drain dumps into a river with trophy trout fishing , I don't want to be eating a oxalic trout do any of you ??

Chemical are from Steve Flynn ( Steve Rowletts reciepe)2 gal 12% ,1/2 gal citra clean 2.5 oz foamer ,2.5 oz rinse aid, 1 oz wax top off five with water spray on with x jet and 6 gal per minute landa , gutters use gutter zap small pump sprayer hand brush and rinse..Great Mix .....

Dan , don't you use that mildew check stuff ?? .supposed to help with that pesky problem .

Remember , quality , service , neatness, politeness, manners, the white glove treatment , and you can call your prices , I am higher priced than most companies around, but am refered by happy customers all the time, Call you customers back the same day , show up for estimates and look and talk professional then do professionalwork and you will never have to worry about low ballers again I show people that i am pasionate about what I do for a living and will probly see the again at a later date at the park ,church or store and want happy customers ..Educate the consumer about the industry and lowballers,. by the way I work alone with a Landa 6.5gal per min hot water machine and kick butt.

Steve Rowlett RPC Chemicals has a rinse aid that you add to your mix in a 5 gal pail 2 gal 12% 1/2 gal citracleen 1 oz foamer 1oz rinse aid top with water, works great. pre rinse the windows, shoot your house wash mix (m-5 xjet ?) rinse the windows before it drys . then rinse the siding . windows look great Hope you get the job....

Well Don, many good painters wash there houses before they paint to remove all dirt and mildew so the paint job lasts, they add the price into the paint job when they get a week of rain and can't paint they wash more houses , it is another service they can make money on to make up for rain outs, I went full time in the washing buisness just for that reason , I got married and started a family and couldn't afford any rain days, I needed steady work , so I specialized in low pressure roof cleaning , powerwashing, and gutter cleaning ,thats mostly all I do I only paint for one local developer/landlord and sub out most of that.. Most customers no the difference between a painting contractor van, and a washing contractor with a 18 ft fully lettered enclosed rig .

Had a customer request a wash using mildew check by Pitsburg Paints, I applied with a sureflow setup and rinsed with garden hose, easy enough, great results , this stuff is expensive though $20 per gal I used 6gals, anyone know whats in this stuff ??can we get this stuff in bulk ??

Bruno I've checked all those possible problems, I also thought it may be a moisture problem from the inside out ,the weird thing is the growth isn't uniform ,for instance the south side of the garage (plenty of sun)isn't insulated or heated and on the left side of the window there is mildew right side none , this house was painted 2 years ago the customer said it was washed well I have found some mildew under the paint in places, my guess is the painter did a half arse job(diluted mix) washing the place and didn't get all the mildew off . I've seen painters using rental 2 gal per min machines downstreaming from a clorox bottle @ 10-1.After washing with the mildew check I had the customer keep the empty bottle and date it I signed it and applied my buisness card if this junk comes back were going to get the Pitsburg rep out and do a full FREE evaluation on the house ..

Far from my first time using a house wash mix/ detergent ,I was asked to try the mildew check because this house has a regrowth problem. I washed this home last spring ,by mid August I recieved a callback checked it out (full of mildew already)and re did the job (NO CHARGE) well I received a call 2 weeks ago same problem full of mildew again I was baffled I washed this house with my usuall mix 12% , citra clean ,rinse aid and foamer been using this mix for years no problems, well the home owner saw this Mildew check stuff , Mix as directed with bleach pump it on and rinse 20 minutes later with a garden hose , supposed to leave a film that retards future mildew growth , well it looks spotless lets hope for the customer it works.. I still prefer my mix , but for problem houses this may be the answer. Anyone else having problems with mildew coming back extra fast.??

Thats the exact way I do all my roofs that aren't walkable great profit margin on those 12 pitches, now a 12 pitch cedar roof thats a different story...