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Used a vibrating sander, and a belt sander today, worked well

30 bucks?? I would have charged my minimum set up fee, of 120

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Joe, To be Honest with you, Sending 1000 mailers in April, and 1000 mailers in may to 2 different zones, may only get you 2-3 calls each time, BUT if you send 3 mailers from April 1 - may 10 to the same 1000 you should close at least 10-15 jobs Sending 1 mailer to 1000 people will yield littler results, The true power of direct mail, is repetition. The more the home owner sees you the more the remember you company is around. For Instance: April 1st - 1000 Mailers sent, April 4th - Cards Land April 5th - 8th - You receive 4 calls. and during those dates, you are driving your lettered vehicle to do the estimates. now everyone in that zone has seen you TWICE, April - 10 - 12 you close 2 jobs and perform these jobs on these dates. Now that’s 3 times the neighbors have seen you. April 15 - 1000 cards sent to the same list as the first time April 19th cards Land, now they have seen you 4 times. April 20th - 25th you get 7-9 calls, During those dates you are again, driving your lettered vehicle through that neighborhood, They have now seen you 5 times. April 25th - 29th you perform the 4-6 jobs you close, Now they have seen you 6 times. May - 8th you send another 1000 cards to the same list. May 12th cards land, Now they have seen you 7 times. May 13-18th you receive 9-15 calls, See the pattern, The more a targeted group sees an advertisement, a company, or a person, The more they remember that company. Home owners are all procrastinators, they may need washing, but when they see you, there too lazy to call, but the more they see you, they more chances they have to call you, and you gain their business. I have seen the same tree trimming company in my area for over a month, everyday I kept saying to myself, I need to get a price from them for my trees. Finally after a month of seing them, I finally asked them for an estimate today, And Monday my trees will be getting trimmed. When a home owner, can put advertising in the mail, to an actually company that they see, to an actual person that they talk to, They will remember you first when the time comes for there cleaning needs to be filled. Im a firm believer in this type of marketing because it has worked very well for me, and many other contractors. Also this works even better, with courier route mailing, because every single person on every street in a courier route will get a card. so while you doing a job at Jim bobs house, Mary Jane next door, has already seen your card, and now is seeing you work. Make sure your cards look great, and that they are easy to read. if it doesent catch the home owners attention within 3 seconds, it will probably get disregarded.

I with adrian here, Ive used OX on all stucco and dryvitt material, to remove rust. as always try a test spot before spraying the bigger areas

To be honest, I would market the house washing first, Because you can be sure that everyone you are sending cards to, Lives in a house... Not everyone you send a card to will have a deck, unless you have done extensive research. Also for a new company, finding work is key, Once you know you are doing good, Go ahead and market specialties. This is not gospel, But it has worked for me.

Why no chems? It will take longer, and you will have to charge more, Time is money, You said its very clean? No mold or Black mold on it? I would charge 245.00 that is my min for house washes

I would assume, if you increase your strength, you could wash at any temp that is not freezing

They Look really good Tom, I like #3 the best.

Texas 10

I could help you out, Its a free thing I do for members of BBS land, I helped Pat with his logo, (cleaning doctor) and I did mine, and a few other members Shoot a pm on what you are looking for, and ill come up with a couple of drafts

lol this thread

I think it looks good!

Larry might appreciate the Height and Weight posted :D

If you are targeting residential, wouldn't putting your house mix in a 5 gallon bucket be easier, Than premixing a large batch that you may not completely use? after a few days, That mix is not going to be near as strong. If i were you i would save that chem tank for mixing up a roof cleaning solution, and buy a delavan pump and ds out of a 5 er. After a while when you are doing 4-5 houses a day, then pre mixing large quantities may be benificial

Im confused?

I ran a 20 inch when all I had was a 4gpm and worked fantastic.

That looks great!, Next year is my year for wood.

So if i pump spray it on, I just let it dwell untill it dries? Also If i do the Sealer test to see if water is absorbed or not, Say a sealer is not present, What is a good way of removing this white. Thank you all for this valuable help Also There is some mold in the grout of the concrete, Should I pressure wash it to clean it, then when it dries apply the xylene. Thanks

I found it, I will post results tomorrow. I also purchased some chemical gloves. So what is the application method, Dab on rag and slowly work it into the surface and move on?

I think I will try what she recommend, But where can I find the compound she specified? John

Thats what i would like to use is chemical agitation, That way I dont harm the sealer.

No pool in the backyard, I had asked her if she had a house washed recently but she said not for 5 years.

Thank you, Where can i get that compound?

with a 4gpm you can run a 20 inch respectively John