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  1. Roof Restoration

    you gotta do some work first friend. It takes hours.... believe me I know!!! Start and next thing you know 5 hours has gone by!!! If things conflict and they do sometimes go out there and find out for yourself with what you think is the best aproach. What I did! You will be glad you did too.
  2. No Bleach? What are they using?

    I've seen that surface cleaner. Lower it down by the hose. If they aint using sodium hydroxite, gotta be sodium hydroxide. What I used to uses. Hydroxide needs some agitation to clean. Guess thats what the surface cleaner is needed for the shampoo! Agitation.... Wonder how many granuals come out the downspout with this? not the way to go.
  3. mold mold mold, and some moss...

    Heck yea Rick. I'm slammed again and going to raise my price a lil. Today washed a big townhouse, end unit, 3 sides, and 2 gutter cleanings. Still taking me longer to wash houses. I cant get them done in 1 hour still. I'm always seeing something I need to "soap" up again. I know I can get it cleaner! Had 2 estimates also. One was a duplex that shared the gutter front and back. He wanted me to just clean his side of the gutter? I told him the debri in the other side of the gutter would be a problem. I suggested that he talk to his neighbor and split the cost of the gutter cleaning? Duh? lol!!! Well anyway he paying for both sides and getting him in 2 days. The other estimate was a gutter cleaning, a house wash and a deck wash and seal. I sold her the gutter cleaning today. She thought I was kinda high on the other pricing, lol! It wasnt that high. Told her bout the 99 guy wash any house and the 219 guy wash any house, also a pw friend that wont touch a house for less than 600, and everything I know, and told her she may get what she paid for. She said she may get back with me on that. She has to save up a little. Came back to say first time I tried that strategy (above). Im also doing an estimate on a job I estimated 5 or 6 months ago again this weekend.
  4. mold mold mold, and some moss...

    I dont know where to put this thought. So I'm putting it here for everyone else. Times get un believably hard sometimes. You have to believe in yourself. Things get better. Keep an open mind, and at the same time take your know how with your hands. Weed through the BS. Make real friends that wont steer you wrong. Check them too. Thats how you tell if they real or not. If you get to big they might get jealous too. Become not a friend any more. You have to learn for yourself. Expiriment.. Do your own stuff like the grime scene aint here. Nobody gonna give it to you for free. I'm not gonna give it to you neither! You'll be glad you did too. Call It your own. Get your hands wet!!! Push your company with your own knowledge!!!! With a lil bit of help from us in here!!! PS. I got over a thousand cash in my wallet. Bank is ok. Couple weeks ago I was thinkin bout... bunch of negative stuff.
  5. mold mold mold, and some moss...

    I want 15%!!! hehehe... With the pump up sprayer i run water through it when done, get good habits going, when I get the better stuff to apply chems. I put it on the roof 100% lol!!! It was 12.5 but maybe down to 10% when I used it?
  6. mold mold mold, and some moss...

    12.5 but when its fresh, told close to 15%, by the supply co. Going to get as much as I can carry tomorow. On the house today and yesterday I upped the sodium hydroxite by another 1/4th gallon to make up for the loss of strength. Worked good. What I'm getting doesnt burn so bad you have to rinse. Just gets a little warm... Thats all, no biggie... I'm also not going to be lazy and leave on the back of my truck anymore. It always goes back into the shed from now on.
  7. mold mold mold, and some moss...

    I usually keep the 5 gallon buckets in my shed. Maybe i did wrong by releasing the gases in the jugs?
  8. mold mold mold, and some moss...

    I use a combo for house wash.
  9. mold mold mold, and some moss...

    I kept 2 - 5 gallons on the back of truck. Even when it was at the shop working on the transmission. Thats heat. Noticed the jugs were expanded with air a lil. So a lil unlooosening of the top and the 5 gal went back to normal shape. I think when this happens It was going bad. House I washed today noticed not the same cleaning power, my usual mix. I upped the chlorine another 1/4 gallon to make up the difference and finished the job. Today I did another experiment. As a test I told the customer it was free of charge, no up charge for the extra work. Got the old pump up sprayer out. Sprayed straight power house on the gutters. Butyl is one of the main ingredients I think. I got a question! Why do some gutters that look just as bad on the same house come clean with the house wash mix, and other gutters, on the same house, you have to do all this xtra stuff??? Back to subject, lol! It worked. Some areas right away some areas not. needed more applications. I think it may have to do with many things. 1. Were the gutters and downspouts kept clean of debri at all times. 2. Sunlight on that side of house. 3. Sorry brain fart!! lol. I forgot. 2 other things...(I'm doin laundry and 100 other things right now, goin over the day today.)
  10. who remembers 9-11???

    I was workin for budweiser, what were you doin???
  11. mold mold mold, and some moss...

    Im a little worried bout quality of sodium hypoclorite. Now that I'm all gettin up with you guys a lil bit. How I care for it and what I get to begin with. Yall gonna think this is funny, but a big step, lol, for me. I bought a bunch of collared shirts. gonna wear them from now on. Even on house washins! already have 2 (shirts)(new collared) with bleach spots on them. Some of you guys are limited where to get sodium hypoclorite. I shouldnt be? Dont they have dates on whem chem was created on side of 500 gallon jug? container whatever? lol!!! I want to be a very good shoper on chems. Came back to add (shirts). Didnt want any confusion, and I seem to leave alot of that. Sory. Aww heck!!! lol!!!! came back to add collared shirts!!! Just want to make sure.. No confusion! Now if ill just stop coming back proof readin my stuff here in the Grime Scene I'll be OK!!!
  12. mold mold mold, and some moss...

    I just ran the mouse over every option and didnt see what you said friend.
  13. seals/stains

    Hey Rod how come I'm gettin so much flack for using a pump up sprayer for roofs? LOL! Cant afford what I know what I need yet?
  14. seals/stains

    It takes alot of time man. Get into them old threads.... before you know it 5 hours went by, but worth it!
  15. seals/stains

    Swansboro!!! I lived in Morehead!!! Whats up man!!!
  16. seals/stains

    I'm still doing the thompsons water seal. That will become an option to what the customer can afford. There are better water seals. How I apply it is with an airless sprayer. Not a cheap one it cost 600 bucks. Made by greyco you can get it at the depot.
  17. Help with pricing

    What is BNR?
  18. Help with pricing

    Well Taken Randy.
  19. who remembers 9-11???

    I had the college pk route. I called up my shop stuart. Told him what i heard from soda guys. he said from the shop im upper marlboro could see smoke from pentagon!
  20. on roof cleaning... down streaming and xjet, plan 2 days, lol. have to get chems up there strong enough to do job regardless of dwell.
  21. Same thing I said before. Im not against downstreaming. Make your bucket stronger.
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