Adrian

.... except the pic of me and my daughter..........she would bring in business and I would run it away.....lol

Hey Jeff, you are more than welcome to use any of the pics I have posted on TGS gallery. I have put a few of each type of work on there i'm sure. Just let me know when you post your site so I can take a look at it. ........ I Love my XJET...........and now ......... I love my deckster........woohoo bring it!!!!!

I love my xjet!!!!

Sometimes pawn shops have them for pretty cheap. Def. go with the extention though as it will cover the heights you may encounter.

10. Order Diet Water With A Serious Face Whenever You Go Out To Eat. 11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "to Go." LMAO those 2 should work well. Those are great I have fooled drivers into believing they are going out to pick up a 55 gallon drum of SAILboat fuel.

What comes around goes around Larry..... they will get theirs. I have a spare 24 footer telescopic wand. I rarely use it ( I love my xjet). a couple of 50 footer high pressure hoses. Let me know if you can use any of this ( not my xjet though). Give me a shout if you want. So sorry to hear about your rig.

Knock 'em dead Neil

I got really lucky with 2 of them. 1 HOA is run by the prez who is the drummer in my band. 1 Hoa is the vprez who is also my #1 guy I sub from for all his prep for painting. 1 Simply called me from my yellow pages add and I sold myself from there. Most bi-laws ( from what I am learning) required H.O.'s to maintain their property at a certain level or face a fine. That works in your favor. From there I have ran ads in their HOA newsletters. It has paid off well so far ( for a 1 man op anyway). very cheap.... about 40.00-50.00 for ad. Also drive the subdivisions you want to work at and look for main office and target them that way. Cold call. Get names. Puff your feathers a bit as well. Do searches in your areas and then solicite them with your company profile. Get ph#'s and emails. Scroll throught he yellow pages and target them as well. For every 10 or so you may get 1. That's how I have been doing it ..... a little luck helped in this case.

67 last year, for the year. ( one of those jobs included 56 town homes) = 123 total 53 so far this year. (plus I picked 2 H.O.A.'s so it isn't over yet)

Yeah, me too, Ditto what Jeff said. Hard to add anything to that note of encouragment, but my info is there if anyone needs help as well. Pay it forward , all that good stuff. What you learn here is shaping the industry. Ask away and it will all come together for you. Work hard, don't give up or compromise your business plan, get insurance, and let your brain be sponge when you are on this site. ...... I love my XJET

I can't believe that Ga. is not up there. I am glad I am moving back to Texas.......

If you have never seen a night time re-entry of the space shulttle, keep dibs, it is the coolest light show you will ever see. Orange fire literally across the whole continent. I saw a night time re-entry in Texas (Austin) at 22:00 pm. Saw it break through the atmosphere. It only took about 5 seconds to completely go across the horizon. Went back inside and in 2 minutes later I was watching the landing on tv. I saw a night time Apollo launch when I was a kid and still have dreams about it to this day. Certain things just stick in the old noodle. Space exploration and the NASA program kick butt!!!

If you have not been using the xjet up to this point, just buy one. You will never look back. Use that $ from home depot to get an additional low pressure tip or go with the m5. Either way you can't go wrong. Leave the ladder at home. Although I understand the desire to build your own, I cannot help you there. You will find in this business that alot of accessorials will caost sometimes in the hundreds, but the xjet is well worth the cino spent. Anyone who knows me on this forums knows how I feel about the xjet setup. fill in the blanks.

unreal!!!!!!

Hey Mathew, Do you have to wait along time before the draw kicks in at 40 ft of hose? Any leaks? I like the bucket. I am drawing from the top of a bucket mounted to a two wheelr that flows through a light duty hose reel. It probably draws quicker being at the bottom of the bucket.

Jeff, alot of larger firms don't employ the phone book or news listings. With alot of large property corporations, they will use what is called a "Preferred Venders" list or directory.It stays in house at corp. That's how the larger corps. keep more in their budget by using 1 particular vender that blankets all services for a set or lower rate for regular maintainance. The good thing is that these larger corps don't know that these vendors sometimes are caught with their britches down when they find themselves unable to perform a certain service due to a lack of a contractor. It is very hard to get "Hooked up" with the "direct to contractor" approach, not impossible, but hard. Therefore... Subbing through other vendors usually yeilds good profits to you and you don't have to hassle with the corp since the vendor is the main mouthpiece to the corp. I have done ok with a couple of contractors for strip malls and apt. complexes. They have the responsability to notify all the tenants..... not me...they have to co-ordinate with corps. They pay up front cost' in most cases. But then again you have a pretty big operation and that carries clout to the corps. I am not to the point where I can make all day sales calls to corps. and keep up with the work as well...... It's the middle of the season right now and time is everything. Subbing through the vendors has helped me alot. Try to see if you can get on the PVL at a corp and you will probably get calls as soon as a few months down the road.

No Russ, But the title sounds really good. I will do a search on them and find out more. Any benefits, pros, cons?

I did a resi wash on a 90 year old "Southern Style Georgia" home. It was really large and really valuable mainly due to it's history and location. It wasn't much different from a regular resi wash except that the glass was sensative and needed to be covered. It had really tall columns ( I love my xjet). The bricks were not normal size, but half the normal thickness. Alot of the hardware (hinges, knobs, light fixtures were from a completely different era) with unusual themes and designs. Extra caution there as well. All and all it made a vast improvement on the overall appearance before some of the more heavy duty contractors came in to finish it out. Sorry for no pics. Disc is in a box .................. somewhere. But it think this falls in line with the thread. I love my xjet Hope everyone is having a great Summer so far.

Great job with the follow up. Customers love that. It makes them feel important and alot of times they literally hold you to your word. 6% seems a little weak for house washing. I assume your are talking about Sodium Hypochlorite? If you bump it up to 10% or 12.5 % in your mix, then, that should decrease the amount of time to do the entire house. Are you x-jetting? Typical 2 story should take around 2 hours or less, unless you add gutter service. Congrats on landing the first residential. That customer will call you again next season. One down... the world to go...

I have 2 Revolution mini 500 helicopters & I need to shout at anyone who knows anything about these birds. 1 completely built and one still crated. Both hangered and unsued, never flown, 1 benched and balanced, but still never flown. I am about to dive into unknown territory..... willingly. LOL! Just like when I stated my PW BIZ. I'm also checking some flight forums as well. thx

They are much more difficult over planes. Have flown cesnas for years. This will be an interesting chapter in my life. Hey Larry, do you still have it?

For the future.... I got alot of extra life out of my hoses by letting NAPA auto parts just repair them for around 15.00 bucks. Once you have a hole in a high pressure hose, it's on it's way out regardless of the repair. Although you will buy a little time with the repair, you will sooner than later need to replace it.

Hey John, that's a good deal up above this post, esp. if the tote has the "shark cage" around it. They offer good road protection. Turbo nozzles are great for "post construction" motar chunks or something like that. But not for someone's driveway. You will not be able to get an "even clean", I promise you. Get the surface cleaner and you will be able to substantiate your rates on a more professional platform. Trust me, go clean a mall with a turbo nozzle, then clean another mall with a surface cleaner. 10X faster than a turbo nozzle or a fan. Turbo nozzles have their place ( i even have a dual turb nozzle for curbs) but for the "Flat" part of the flatwork you will definately need a surface cleaner that is honed to your machine. Trust the vets on this forum. They have helped me to grow into someone to be reckoned with in this business. I am grateful for that.

It's been a little while since I have been able to take a few minutes for TGSing. Busy has been pretty steady. Yeah!!!!! Getting caught up on a few admin issues and was dealing with issues with Service Magic. 5 star rating on all categories. Maintained the prereq's. on ins. and CC info. yet they tell me I am eligible after 6 months from now to become certified through SM.Yet, this is my second year with them. What gives? They are not the worst lead source but what is their cert. really worth and what weight does it hold? Is anyone here a certified Service Magic Contractor? As I have appreciated my recent overload of business (and finally getting caught up for the next round), as I have been on jobsites doing houses and increased deck work. I find myself constantly looking for ways to improve and expedite this SCIENCE of exterior cleaning and restoration. I have a few ideas that need a little more headwork, before I bring them to the table. Plus I have heard some great ideas from other companies in my area. I can't help it..... I like to improve whatever current situation is at hand. What is everyone doing to keep the trigger depressed for long periods of time so I don't get hand cramps. I hope everyone is having a great Summer.

I think the best idea is to let a helper do all the work full time, but I am not quit there yet. But, I love the way a tennis ball works. So simple and effective. Thx all.