Snow Lover

We are going full time next year doing houses and mobile homes.It's been a rough year so far lost my mother in law in march,my wifes favorit aunt found out she has advanced lukemmia,my dad has to have a hip operation and may end up in a wheel chair,my aunt got hit by a car crossing the street,a friend of my wife got killed by a druck driver on july 4th and my friend just excaped serious injury in a stock car wreck a couple weeks ago.WOW what a year so far. My wife and I said lifes to short so that's when we said lets go for it next year. Getting a new truck in 3 months and buying our p/wing equipment over the winter months. I see all these estimate sheets and contracts but using a webtv I can't read any of them. Would someone be so kind as to email me a estimate sheet and a contract with a wavior about damage.My email is Badens@webtv.net Thank you,hope all of you have a great day. Tim

We were talking about p/w at work and people who p/w homes for a living. How long have people been paying to have there homes washed? My guess is some where around 25 years. I looked it up on the puter(webtv)but couldn't find a anawer,does anyone know?

I am glad you guys are honest with me. Hope you guys have a great business year. Tim

Ken you hit the nail on the head,I am a newbie. Been thinking the same thing you said ever since they changed my hours.My wife said something about rushing to get done in time. I think it boils down to you being nice and bacicly saying don't do it. I am going to take your advice and skip this business idea. Thanks for saving me from making a BIG mistake. Tim

Got my hours changed at work,go in at 12:30pm, some days mite go in at 10:30am. Can't work weekends because of other activity I am already involved in (racing). I have not bought any equipment yet. Got a chance to bid on some house washing jobs. Have to be home by 11:45 so I can get cleaned up for work. Don't want to spend money on equipment and insurance,then find out I don't have time to do this business the proper way. I really need your help and advice!! Thanks Tim

If you were going to buy a new rig would it be trailer or truck(3/4-1 ton flatbed) mounted? You would be doing strickly residential. And don't worry about money,what would you pick and why or why not for residential?

I have read about people using this and said it was great for washing houses and mobile homes. What is it,how does it work and how do you hook it up?Haven't started up yet(personal reasons) but we are going to get a x-jet,does that quick connect on to the wand?Never used one before. Thanks for the help Tim

how do these slash and dash people get away without being insured? If you damage someones property your automaticaly responsable for the cost of that repair is the way I understood it. What do they do have them sign some kind of wavier or contract that says there not responsable for any type of damage? I wouldn't do this was just curious.

You guys hit the nail on the head!! I used to have a lawn business so all the other things I just knew I have to take care of and never gave it much thought when he asked me. Think I better have a long talk with him before he makes some big mistakes.

A friend of mine wants to get into p/w homes BUT has never never used a p/w. Well he rented one to do his driveway only if you call that really using one. No one around here needs any help and I have not got started yet plus you work for someone around here then go out on your own all of a sudden bad rumors start popping up about you. Told me he's getting insurance before starting. He is starting out part time. He doesn't have a puter so he can't look anything up but he is a very hard and proud worker.I know he would do a great job. Should I advise him to just go for it? Did any of you start with no idea what you were doing(trial & error)?

Thanks guys,I was thinking about those lowe's machines today,the more I thought about them the less I liked the idea of getting one. There is a hotsy/landa dealer about 35 miles from here that has a cold water direct drive 3500@3.8 for $1380.They also repair and will lend you one if yours is getting fixed. I haven't checked on the belt drive prices yet. They also sell chems. Tim

Would any of you like to give out your house wash secret mix on here or email me at Badens@webtv.net Had a guy tell me to mix 3 quarts pool chlorine, 1 quart jomax,2 cap fulls of casscade and the rest water in a 5 gal.bucket,using an xjet. Looking at a cold water 3000@3.0 or a 3000@2.8 Saw a 3700@4.0 but read some where you don't want to use to much psi. Hope I don't get slammed to hard for this but I found these p/w's at lowes.Going to be doing this part time,looking at 1-3 houses a wk. Would this be ok to start out with and when/if we wanted to go bigger buy a better p/w? Not going to be a low baller,going to do things the proper way.Mite be retiring within a year and this could keep me busy after wards.

nightly massage would be awesome. Going to build a ramp so I dodn't have to lift it out of the truck.I figure a couple of 2x6s should work ok. Tim

Thanks for the plowsite info,I checked around and thats the going rate $35-40. Since we will have a it jumps to $50 but that was this year aybe it will go up next year. Nice pics again Paul,thanks. Tim

LMAO that was great!! I am working on it.