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    MAYBE....But no.... I'm off on weekends and i dont sit around chatting on forums in my spare time. . I have plenty of time to do that at my reg job. (now)

    We are glad things turned out well. Now If you can see through all the BS (some ours and some yours) You will find this to be a VERY informative group of people. Getting started in the right direction by coming here will help you more in the long run than you know!

    So now that that's out of the way, add your name to the signature section in the user cp section. Helps us identify each other on a more personal level...

    and how did you like my BULL story?? especially that you're in your 20's It really fits LOL

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    I just joined that board today.

    I have a very special announcement to make soon that (I hope) everyone will be glad to hear. No, it is not a baby You were the last! HaHa, I haven't forgot that remark at Hooters in NJ. I still would love to have another NY Fireman's shirt (XL) even though I am down about 20 lbs. since yoy saw me last. I gave up Hooters, that was the weight issue I guess. The original got lost when I moved a few years back

    You got it Bro. Tell me where to send it "DAD"

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    46 views and I comment...

    I guess I should have known better from last time I asked a simple question.

    Do you have to be a seasoned "pro" to get any "usefull" info on this forum?

    Settle down bro. Ken fenner gave you ample advice, he's pretty good at the deck thing. Plus If you look at other threads, you will probably find more info for yourself. Plus, there are a lot of guys that are really busy at this time of year. amny "simple" questions get answered by a guy (ken stepped up this time) and then there is no reason to beat the dead horse...

    Other than that, I wasn't a "seasoned" pro when I started asking questions, but before I asked them, I looked at similiar threads...

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    Yeah STEVE!!!!!!! It's great to see you coming around... did ya hear about the *****? I actaully joined something!!! It's got a great group of guys... well that's another story..

    Keep us posted (or just me!!), I sure miss our talks about wine, women and song! Just kidding.... You wouldn't even recognize me... I actually give guys advice about powerwashing (not much) instead of just "taking" the advice!!!!

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    positive question/critique coming... in the last picture of the wood, it looks like your wand strayed or stopped a few times... the "check" marks on the un-clean part of the wood makes me ask/say this. try not to stop when doing the board, continue through the entire board one way, then return on the same board in one "run." Stopping will cause lines... and if needed to stop or do something, fan the wand up and away from the board (kind of hard to explain). But if you did what I'm saying, then ignore me!!!!

    But you defenitely want to get a 3 ft. lance, with an easy pull gun and some tips to reduce the pressure... that dual lance will retire you early!!!

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    "Maintenance free" until the mold and lichten (spelling???) start growing on it.

    I started to use the housewash mix, but then went on to roof magic and then oxalic acid. There were still some light black on some boards, but it looked great when we were done. There was a wood deck we did also, and I will be going back to stain it. Will get some more pics of the trex...

    and yes, did the house and some gutter clean out (filled to the top) and pruned some trees.

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    I watched a neighbor's house get pressure washed last spring - by fall it was covered in mildew again. Now it wasn't a professional low pressure-high gallonage kind of pressure washing job {it was two painters with a ladder scrubbing on bleach and using a 2.5gpm machine} But the mildew was gone as far as I could tell right after the job. I would like to think my work is higher quality and wouldn't have resulted in such fast regrowth - but who knows? I don't put anything onto a home that could abate future growth - not only do I not know of anything that actually works - I assume you would need a pesticide license in case there was even such a product.

    I've also noticed and perhaps I am wrong on this - the folks that want a warranty and ask if it will go another 7+ years before needing to be re-washed, are almost always the penny pinching price shoppers. Folks that go with my service almost never ask me about warranties and such. I educate folks as to realistic expectations and properties of the outcome that may prevent mildew growth for a time - but I can't warranty against future growth.

    So your BJ neighbor hired someone other than YOU. Hopefuly they never "need" anything in a pinch!

    Most of the times my next door neighbor gets a FREE housewash when I do my own. He's one of my best friends, has an in ground pool, and is always hooking me up with work from people he knows. Some neighbors are gold, some aren't!!

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    Doug Lucas, That thing looks good (laddersaver). But I'm a little leary about rinsing with it. What kind of pressure is that thing throwing?

    And Doug Dahlke, you left a little green in the first picure!! LOL looks good.

    I actually have been kicking around the idea of DS... I already do it for truck washing

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    You don't need a source for the anti-hot water with high pressure on wood. It is common knowledge that if hot water is used on wood it will; (pro's and cons)

    No disrespect, Rod, but he does need a source. Claiming its common knowledge to someone who doesn't know it infers they are stupid. Third party standards are great sales tools, and its something the PWNA should have available for use by members.

    If they don't have it, the PDCA website may have something in their standards, but I doubt it.

    I'm sure there are some making progress on standards for wood care, and this is exactly the reason it would make sense, lots of wood in the US that needs to be washed correctly according to standards, and it would be great to go in and reference a wood care standard to back up your own opinion.

    One last thought, go in and do one deck this way as a test demo, after they are convinced, fix that one and do the rest right.

    I agree RICH... If I walk in with literature from a credible source then the HOA can figure out how they want to aproach it. Benjamin moore and those companies have "LITERATURE" that helps sell their product, why not us... and yes 99% of the guys and gals on this board are credible to ME, but HOA groups may not take this thread as a 'source'!!!!

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    Wow, I'm glad I invoked such a discussion.. AND THANK YOU to everyone (except TOM D!!! LOL)

    Here's the update, I'm going to hand in the bid sheet w/ MY SPECS i.e. Ready Seal (flooring) and Ben Moore (spindles)... Cold water cleaning with roof magic and or timber strip/ oxalic. I will also hand in litetrature staitng that Hot Water and 2,000psi Isn't the recommended way to clean wood... I will also provide copies of MSDS for all chems to be used, and then let them decide if the engineer has the "association" in it's best interest, or if he's just collecting a fee from morons???

    The only Problem am running into is the engineer is from Philly (where the property management company is from) I will also question the VOC compliance of that Lifetime Wood Sealant, which me and my painter don't want to use because it's unfamiliar to us.

    So here's my next question... Who (on-line and a 'credible' source) has this anti-hot water/ high pressure literature... I know what I was taught, but I don't think I've ever seen a Manufacturer write down specs for cleaning wood????

    P.S. I will never do **** work... No matter what the spec sheet says, I was just going to wash the correct way if I win the bid, but attaching a rider culpabilty clause is a great idea

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    Wow, I'm glad I invoked such a discussion.. AND THANK YOU to everyone (except TOM D!!! LOL)

    Here's the update, I'm going to hand in the bid sheet w/ MY SPECS i.e. Ready Seal (flooring) and Ben Moore (spindles)... Cold water cleaning with roof magic and or timber strip/ oxalic. I will also hand in litetrature staitng that Hot Water and 2,000psi Isn't the recommended way to clean wood... I will also provide copies of MSDS for all chems to be used, and then let them decide if the engineer has the "association" in it's best interest, or if he's just collecting a fee from morons???

    The only Problem am running into is the engineer is from Philly (where the property management company is from) I will also question the VOC compliance of that Lifetime Wood Sealant, which me and my painter don't want to use because it's unfamiliar to us.

    So here's my next question... Who (on-line and a 'credible' source) has this anti-hot water/ high pressure literature... I know what I was taught, but I don't think I've ever seen a Manufacturer write down specs for cleaning wood????

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    I am bidding a condo complex and they would like me to use 'Lifetime Wood Sealent" ( as per the bid sheet, which is poorly written at best). Anybody have any experience with this stuff? only thing I found on the internet was that it seesm to cover wood/ concrete/ and masonary... silicone rubber??

    Also in the bid sheet , it says I should use 180 degree water at 2,000-2,000 psi at a minumum of 6 inches from the wood... And this is from an ENGINEER... it's unreal what you deal with when people have no idea about power washing... Not 1 mention of 'soaps' in order to clean the mold and mildew. But I may use the hot water to my advantage because the guy I'm bidding against doesn't have ahot water machine!! LOL

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    I re-built my deck and my father's deck this summer. The new PT is this stuff ECOLIFE. It comes VERY light unlike the old PT that was dark and really wet. I am assuming that this NEW method of pressure treating the wood has something to do with it.

    long story short, I get some shade on my deck, and my old man gets NO shade on his deck. Both decks have black spore mold all over the horizontals. It was so bad on my deck, I brought it back to the lumber yard. Although I have yet to clean and stain the wood, (wanted it to dry out a little and was busy with other stuff) and this stuff looks like crap. I'm wondring if this new PT system is causing a lot of the problems??

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    Thanks for all your positive responses. I am strongly considering their product line.

    I believe the test kits would be a good idea to carry. Fom what I understand they have 4-5 samples so you can test the effectiveness on whatever you are trying to clean prior to quoting or starting the job.

    sample are always the best

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