Composite deck

Use an all purpose cleaner. Minimal Pressure.

The deck may look a little more faded when done. There is nothing you can do.
 
I clean TREX and CHOICE decks all the time. Both have issues with black spots on their older boards. There have been class action lawsuits and settlements - for both.

A few years ago, I was hired by TREX to do warranty work that involved cleaning the spots (and other dirt/mold/mildew). Essentially, a household cleaner compatible with bleach and strong bleach/chlorine will clean both. A low-pressure rinse (black tip) will complete the job.

TREX recommends products from http://www.psc-solutions.com for cleaning and sealing their decks. Easy to apply.
 
That would be the trick to the "fading" thing - seal them after washing - look GREAT! We do work for TREX as well and our customers call us back to refresh :)
 
CarolinaProWash said:
That would be the trick to the "fading" thing - seal them after washing - look GREAT! We do work for TREX as well and our customers call us back to refresh :)
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That's good to know. What product are you using to seal them?
 
Whatever TREX is recommending at the time. The majority of the time, the cleaning is warranty work from TREX so we feel like we should respect their choice of sealers :)
 
Trex contracts

Quote from John Orr<A few years ago, I was hired by TREX to do warranty work that involved cleaning the spots (and other dirt/mold/mildew). Essentially, a household cleaner compatible with bleach and strong bleach/chlorine will clean both. A low-pressure rinse (black tip) will complete the job.>

How did the process of getting hired by Trex come about? Are they worth the profit margin you get and are you able to keep your identity? What I am getting at is that as my main type of service was custom painting, Home Depot was always trying to get me to sub from them. I read all the documents and decided they were not a good fit for me because they had too many constraints.

Is this a issue with Trex?
 
I like working with TREX although they seem to have tightened their budget a bit. We did actually decline the last job.

We have kept our identity simply because we develop such a good repor with our customers - plus you don't have to go through some 1-800 switchboard to catch one of us. If we get a random call that looks like it should be a claim, we also point them there.
 
Getting paid

CarolinaProWash said:
I like working with TREX although they seem to have tightened their budget a bit. We did actually decline the last job.

We have kept our identity simply because we develop such a good repor with our customers - plus you don't have to go through some 1-800 switchboard to catch one of us. If we get a random call that looks like it should be a claim, we also point them there.
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How long do they take to pay and are they worth hunting down to try and land their work for what they pay?
 
Pay time is short.....their calls are not worth sitting around and waiting on unless you're Tony Szabo :) But, when they come in, work is work and contacting them is free.
 
Final lip on this subject from me

CarolinaProWash said:
Pay time is short.....their calls are not worth sitting around and waiting on unless you're Tony Szabo :) But, when they come in, work is work and contacting them is free.
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Sounds like it would beat what the other pay per chance to bid sites are offering. The only requirement is to use their products right?
 
They don't offer to pay for sealing - when you get a cleaning work order, they'll tell you exactly what you need. The actual cleaner goes directly to the customer. You supply the bleach. They also hate the word pressure washer.
 
Just did one today. It was all black looking, some good soap and some bleach and it was looking new again. Gota love TREX!! HA
 
Per-carbs are a waste on composites unless they are used for a maintenance program after they have been cleaned up with bleach.

I just started doing work in a community with about 3 to 400 hundred homes with composite decks. The community is about 6 years old and will top off at 400 homes and I had no idea it was 10 minutes from me. The maintenance and understanding of how to clean this material and what has been done already by home owners and pressure cleaners is comical ? All the decks have been done with to weak of a solution and marked up with pressure because the chem's didn't work. So pressure is use to remove what can't be removed with pressure!

2 down and 398 to go maybe? It has been difficult dealing with highly educated people who thought they educated them selves on how to care for the decks the GREEN way and have failed !
 
Good Post Jim
Diamond Jim said:
Per-carbs are a waste on composites unless they are used for a maintenance program after they have been cleaned up with bleach.

I just started doing work in a community with about 3 to 400 hundred homes with composite decks. The community is about 6 years old and will top off at 400 homes and I had no idea it was 10 minutes from me. The maintenance and understanding of how to clean this material and what has been done already by home owners and pressure cleaners is comical ? All the decks have been done with to weak of a solution and marked up with pressure because the chem's didn't work. So pressure is use to remove what can't be removed with pressure!

2 down and 398 to go maybe? It has been difficult dealing with highly educated people who thought they educated them selves on how to care for the decks the GREEN way and have failed !
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