jimco 14 Report post Posted April 17, 2007 Ok, here is my story, I recently bought out a little pressure/steam cleaning truck. Its a great set-up tanks, pressure equipment,steam coil and best of all its all mounted on a 35' bucket truck. I also had some equipment to enhance the package. I want to start part time and grow into the buisness. But all the best equipment in the world cannot replace experience. I have a lead for a company who does large masonary building and they want someone to do the washdown after they are done. they have a contractor who is not very reliable and would like to replace him. They currently do alot themselves but dont want to. I know them well and approached with my offer. The fisrt thing they asked was have I ever done it. Well I couldn't lie and said no. It seems a year or so ago they decided to put one of their ex emploees into this position hoping it would work. Needless to say he severly damaged a large project so now they have cold feet about putting someone with no experience in that position again. Sure it sounds easy, spray on a little acid wait a while and spray it off. Well I have been in the construction buisness long enough to know differant. Here is my question. I need expeience. I know it wont happen over night, but I am a hard worker fully insured and the apptitude to learn. Probably someone in my region, NH, wouldn't be interested in training a potential competetor but any one who can help me please contact me. I can travel. I am open to any ideas. I do want to concentrate on new masonary construction. Any offers concidered. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Carroll 14 Report post Posted May 2, 2007 Ok, here is my story, I recently bought out a little pressure/steam cleaning truck. Its a great set-up tanks, pressure equipment,steam coil and best of all its all mounted on a 35' bucket truck. I also had some equipment to enhance the package. I want to start part time and grow into the buisness. But all the best equipment in the world cannot replace experience. I have a lead for a company who does large masonary building and they want someone to do the washdown after they are done. they have a contractor who is not very reliable and would like to replace him. They currently do alot themselves but dont want to. I know them well and approached with my offer. The fisrt thing they asked was have I ever done it. Well I couldn't lie and said no. It seems a year or so ago they decided to put one of their ex emploees into this position hoping it would work. Needless to say he severly damaged a large project so now they have cold feet about putting someone with no experience in that position again. Sure it sounds easy, spray on a little acid wait a while and spray it off. Well I have been in the construction buisness long enough to know differant. Here is my question. I need expeience. I know it wont happen over night, but I am a hard worker fully insured and the apptitude to learn. Probably someone in my region, NH, wouldn't be interested in training a potential competetor but any one who can help me please contact me. I can travel. I am open to any ideas. I do want to concentrate on new masonary construction. Any offers concidered. Thanks call me you can come down and spend some time with me and I can show you enough to be dangerous! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites