Mathew Johnson

Make sure you film it... You would be a sure bet to land in her "trophy Cabinet" AKA Presidential cabinet... Something you could tell your grandkids. Jeff LeCourse - Secretary of her Interior 2012

LOL, I am sure you would like to give it a whirl.

Got an emergency call from Sam Drucker at Hooterville / Pettycoat Junction to clean a bathroom. The only request from the property owner is that I rinse the oxalic acid from the toilet seat when I was done. Call me AFAB Pressure Washing!

Great post and Well said!

The first number of the tip is the spray patter width. You take the number and multiply by two, that is the spray pattern in inches held 12 inches away from the surface as you coat the wood. The second 2 numbers are the orifice size. Most spec sheets for coatings will tell you what orifice to need to spray it.

Dave, I have contractors come and work with me every spring to learn the trade. I have most variations of powerwashing equipment for you to check out from SunBrites Deckster to Recovery Equipment to surface cleaners to hot/cold washers. You are welcome to give me a call to set something up for the spring. 607-435-5539. I am headed out for a Birthday dinner but will be home later this evening. Check out my website at PRESSURE WASHIING SERVICES. Matt PS: If you like Baseball, plan on visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame - It is 7 miles from my shop.

Add some tinse aid to your wash. I use simple cherry from Pressure Tek and have pretty good results

Pam, Give me a call and I can tell you different guns and tips I use for my machine 607-286-7458

We are no longer using Sherwin Williams Deck Stain products.

Congrats to all for another successful education event for the industry

JEFF LECOURSE HAS WON THE PRESIDENTIAL BID (BY THE EXIT POLLS) IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA GO KING and who said write in votes didnt work

Thanks, I did not know all of this.... now I am really distressed that someone of her intellect is charged with all of these responsibilities. McCain had my vote before he picked her.... He has until tomorrow night to keep it. I will pass it on

That would make him 89 when he retires if he is elected in 2016 and does two terms.

Palin takes prank call from fake French president - Yahoo! News Sarah falls for a prank from a radio show. This is the article link, you can listen to the entire phone conversation from links in the article. How Bright is this lightbulb running for "Supervisor of the Senate"?

The issue I have with the McCain ticket is that Sarah has been asked 4 different times what the duties of the VP are. She has missed with four separate answers. It is pretty clear what the job entails appears in some paperwork filed in DC...Oh yea, it is the constitution of the United States. If she is going to run for office where she may be required to step in as the prez and take an oath to uphold the constitution of the US, perhaps she should take the time to read it. If McCain had picked anyone other than her as a running mate, he would be in a runaway landslide position on his way to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Do I think Obama has it in the bag, No... But I am certain McCain doesbt have a clear victory. PS: She does look pretty hot in the 150K worth of clothes that we all bought her.

What is in it?

I wanted to share this story of a problem today... It is a bit of a long post, but it illustrates the true value of networking! =================================================== What is the value of networking? Today we were working on the interior of a log cabin. We prepped it yesterday and today we tacked it off and started applying Sikkens Cetol BL Clear Low luster. The homeowner had purchased five gallons and had to special order it from his supplier. We quickly realized that we were going to be short of product. Here is the dilemma…. We have to have the interior done by Wednesday night.. A contractor is coming Thursday Morning from out of state to sand, prep and stain / seal the Oak floors. The homeowner called his supplier and could not get it in until Friday at best. We have scaffolding set up in the great room, the peaks of the ceilings are at 28 feet. We were in a bind to say the least. We are on a mountain with no cell coverage and no internet in the Catskills. I called Tom Defrancisco, J&T Mobile Wash (a member of the NYPWC Network) and asked him if he could get the product locally. The homeowner was wiling to travel as far as he needed too for product. Tom was on the phone with Jimmy Bruno another contractor in the network when I called him. I told him what I needed and he said he would ask Jimmy to check around his area. We called my local sickens dealer and many others that they referred me to with no luck; everyone needed to special order it. Jimmy Bruno called me at the cabin and he took the time to jump on the internet and look for Sikkens Distributors to check with for product. He had checked many places already with no luck. He said there is a paint store listed in Delhi NY. I know the store it is a small mom and pop operation. Jimmy gave me the phone number and I called the owner, told him what I needed. He said, “yea, I think I have some in the back. Sure enough he had 4 gallons! My hat is off to Jimmy Bruno and Tom Defrancisco for their efforts. This is an example of the true value of networking and contractors helping contractors. Their efforts saved me a bundle of $$$ and the homeowner a major headache. The homeowner told me that this the most unselfish act of professionalism with contractors that he had ever witnessed. This meant a lot coming from a homeowner that currently owns a general contracting business himself in New Jersey. He said that he will call me to help him find a contract cleaner or wood restoration company in the future when the need arises. This is the value of Networking. Everybody Wins!!! Again, thanks to Jimmy Bruno and Tom Defrancisco.

Cleaned wood first. Sanded entire cabin, tacked off all surfaces, applied one coat. Waited 24 hours, will be lightly sanding entire interior cabin with 220 grit, tack off and apply second coat. They will make the call on the third coat. I priced the third coat option at 50 percent of the original contract. As far as the coverage, I told the homeowner to get 10 gallons, he said he was trying to save a few bucks LOL, I told him that just because he only bought 5 gallons, it wouldnt change the coverage rate. He just called and asked if we would paint the three ceilings in the bedrooms. I had mentioned that it would be between 650 and 750 plus materials to do the three ceilings 12X12,12X16, Upstairs is 10X14 (part of the ceiling is the tongue and groove) - (coat of primer / two coats of paint. This couple are probably the best clients I have ever worked for. So far we have done: three of their decks, the cabin exterior, sealed the garage floors, washed their camper, washed two ATV's and trapped two porcupines that were eating the laminated beam. They want me to go down to Jersey to do work for them and their families in the spring. I will likely refer the work out due to time constraints

I am doing a bit of research. Two questions I have in the following polls. 1) Have you had any formal training for emergency first aide? What if any? 2) Do you have a first aid kit for the jobsite? and what is in it.

I would have expected someone like Bill Clinton to pick her, .... But what was Johnboy thinking?

Ear Muffs.... AM / FM IPOD input.... The power washing hiss will trash your hearing over time. Rick, We have had a surge of project that are wanting us to haul water, including this one. We are cleaning 12 cellular one tower site buildings for a national wireless company.. They are asking me to do another twelve around the state. Its a pain to haul the water, but it pays huge and they only take 30-40 minutes to wash. We did four today, ran 38 gallons of fuel through my one ton and less than three gallons of fuel through the equipment MJ

Nope, the thought of getting a spinter and then telling a Doctor how I got it was more than I could "bare".

fully functionable and in use.. I had to haul water to do it!

I like it....do you have a before and after pic you could put on it?

LOL, yup it was!