John.Harper

That makes sense thanks a lot guys

yea ive been at it 4 years now as im only 23 but every year I get deja vu seems like the leads have a real pattern .. I should probably be tracking that .. We did our first commercial jobs this year which seemed to fill the gaps when we least expected them. And just finished up 70 roofs in a retirement community and those people are all about word of mouth. Today I did one residents doctor and after that I was off to a different residents nephew's. Seems like its starting to pay off. But perfect timing again ended one big job and now BOOM the phones ringing again who needs a social life when your making money lol

yea I hate spring when you do an estimate, they will get back to you in a few days and a few days later "well I really liked what you had to say but so and so said they'll do it for" .. well what are you talking to me for? I think they respect you more when you stick to your guns and its obvious why your the one getting the call back

wouldn't that trash the deck turning it white?

They're staining I think he just got done a day or two ago .. I talked to him about it while we were working he did a really good job with the full strip. I was just nervous because I complimented him on it and if I messed it up I would have felt really stupid. So you think a light oxalic wash would clear things up if this hypothetical event were to occur?

I do a lot of roofs and housewashing and I always cringe when I see exposed wood incase it gets hit by bleach and turns white but I've never had a serious issue with it. Today I was cleaning a roof and it was VERY windy and the homeowner had just stripped his deck. I kept it watered down tarped etc and somehow didn't have a problem but I was very nervous all day. What happens if you do bleach wood is there any way to fix it. Will a sodium hydroxide and oxalic wash fix it? Just curious so when the day does come I don't sit there talking to the homeowner without a confident answer. Thanks, John

anybody know the active ingredient? seems to work pretty well from Pat's before and afters.. Ive used f13 a few times it worked great I have some laying around use it here and there but I charge a premium to do the gutters it can take as long as the housewash and when I run out im usually lazy about getting more that stuff is nasty be careful handling it

yupp the phones back on timed perfectly with our schedule too .. seems like theres a lot less competition this time of year during estimates people just want to get it done

I use Sodium MetaBisulphite its now required to neutralize in my area to backwash commercial pools .. I recapture my roof cleaning solution and put it in a large tank about 1,000 gallons and neutralize when im getting near the top then dispose of - - - Updated - - - should be available wherever you get your bulk chemical sodium hypochlorite

I've done sanding of hardwood floors when I have down time its not a bad gig but it a lot of work.. I've read about the sandless floor stuff. Im pretty sure its just a cleaner that you use and you just clean it and apply polyurethane afterwards takes a lot of the work out of it and if its not too far gone you get pretty good results and you don't have to hold someones house hostage for over a week

should i throw some sodium hydroxide in the mix along with my bleach ... its definently stucco i seem to have trouble with stucco sometimes

I'm bidding a job for a stucco housewash and the shutters are bleeding onto the stucco causing a red stain. Has anyone ever cleaned this without pressure? I dont want to step into this until i know what im getting into.

the hotel has been around for 10 years but they built two extra floors on it and the state finally let them open up .. they have been open for 4 months now from what i know i but dont think it has been cleaned before just small test spots from other contractors .. im really not sure what the substrate is but it is some kind of odd stone .. im going to call eacochem today and see what they have to say

Nobody?

Im set to do a demo in a hotel for their enclosed pool area. The tiles have a white stain over them, its pretty uniform. It does dissappear with water. Three other guys have been in to demo it over a 2 month period and none of them can touch it even after multiple attempts but from what i heard they were trying to use pressure and one guy even bought in a floor buffer to clean it i think im going to be the first soft wash guy to touch it. I just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this same problem. The hotel management is baffled over the stains and if i can clean this up for them i will be their hero and it will get my foot in the door for quite a bit of work hopefully. I was going to try to use a strong mix of oxalic acid and i am going to give a call to eacochem but if oxalic will do it then thats what im going to go with because the demo is set for this wednesday coming up. Thanks in advance you guys are awesome!