Bleaching mold on deck!

[Bleaching mold on deck!]

Just hit it with your housewash mix and rinse it off. If its a solid stain its not *likely* going to go anywhere. If it does take the solid off, tell the homeowner you did him a favor and now his deck might not rot off in 5 years

I know not an awful lot about decks, but that doesn't seem like something I would want to hear as a homeowner...

[Bleaching mold on deck!]

If you don't bleach it to death, ie, roof cleaning strength, it won't hurt it. Are you going to try to spot clean a deck?

What would be the correct strength?

He just wanted to get the mold off. The rest of the deck looked fine.

[Bleaching mold on deck!]

I have a house wash I am doing next week and the owner wanted me to wash off mold that is on his deck. The mold is only a patch of roughly 4x4 ft.

The deck has a solid stain on it, that is roughly a year old. I didn't want to put bleach on the deck because I don't want to lift the stain.

Any ideas on how I can get this done?

Thanks so much

Brad.

[Debt Vs. Debt Free]

If I had it to do all over again, I would have operated from the begining on cash. Cash is king!

Very interesting. Thank you!

[Debt Vs. Debt Free]

I understand investment and return very well. My issue is with debt and leverage.

Being that my client base is not yet established and that work is hit or miss, it is a big step to go out with an 8k loan. I am a believer that 8k in marketing for residential clients will produce a better bottom line than 8k in equipment for commercial work, with no advertising budget.

Brad.

[Debt Vs. Debt Free]

Very interested to know more, Beth. I have a background in accounting so I understand capital leases. I had no idea there were companies that would do this with our industry. Can someone point me in the right direction? This would be perfect!

Brad.

[Debt Vs. Debt Free]

Right now my company is small, but debt free. I am thinking of taking the plunge and buying a good trailer set up that will cost between 8-10k.

I am very hesitant about doing this, mainly because I like for my cash outflows to go toward marketing and not toward debt service.

Just wanted to get the expert's opinion on debt in your business.

[When to expect an uptick in activity?]

Brad, since you've been in business a while, what do your numbers tell you? Really it depends on how much activity you create. Your region is pretty close to mine. Short answer is March, but we start aggressively Marketing next month to prep for March.

Question, why no website?

We have started our marketing now so that people will be familiar with our brand come good weather. I was just curious how it is for the entire industry.

It is currently being built out as we speak. Plan on doing PPC with it, and some Google optimization.

[When to expect an uptick in activity?]

That's awesome Rick!

I've got 4 jobs lined up this week. Not great but I'll take it considering it is supposed to snow this week. People don't have exterior maintenance on the brain!

[When to expect an uptick in activity?]

Sporadic. Just like anything, you get what you put in it. It was almost our "business experiment" while in college. Some months were great, some weren't. I decided to buy my buddy out and take a stab at this thing my way.

[When to expect an uptick in activity?]

This isn't my first year in the business, just the first year by myself. The business is about 7 years old, and I was a partner in it, and bought my partner out.

Was just wondering how things go typically.

Brad.

[When to expect an uptick in activity?]

This is my first full year in the pressure washing business. I am in TN and I know that the answer will vary based on location, but am wondering....when do you see an uptick in activity?

We are booking a hand full of jobs/week now, but nothing to write home about.

Thanks for your help,

Brad.