NY Business, Van, Equipment For Sale

Hello Everyone,

I've made the difficult decision to sell my entire business due to the loss of my worker who is moving. Rather than go through the difficult task of finding another trustworthy employee who can handle everything he did, I've decided to sell.

I have an established business that is 4-years-old. We service Nassau County on Long Island and Queens County in New York City. I am selling my van with the hot water pressure washer and hose reels mounted inside, Landa Water Jet surface cleaner, several gallons of Ready Seal sealers and brightners, Gutter Zap, 85 lbs. of Delco Red Soap, X-Jet, Wood Moisture Meter, Ladders, Wands, Guns, Tips, Turbo, residential customer database (a lot on deck maintenance programs), a few commercial accounts, contacts for fleet washing accounts we stopped doing due to overwhelming residential work. Also, my two business telephone numbers that are listed in the Yellow Pages are transferrable to you.

Here is a breakdown of everything:

VAN

1991 Ford Heavy-Duty Econoline 250
¾ ton, but equivalent to a 1-ton
Super-sized tires (8 lugs instead of standard 5)
Heavy-Duty Suspension
New Brakes
New Exhaust System
Two separate gas tanks
Steel window guards inside windows for security
Tinted windows for security
Ladder racks on roof with locks
All doors have security locks on them
Steel protection panel behind driver for safety
Wood panels along inside of van for insulation
Tool boxes mounted along inside of van
Pressure washer and hose reels are mounted inside on tracks
Customized power washing logo and advertising on both sides of van


EQUIPMENT

Pressure Washer
New industrial Alkota 5355 hot and cold water pressure washer
3500 psi
5.3 gpm
20 hp Kohler engine
Hot water up to 200 degrees
Gasoline for engine
Diesel for hot water burner
193 hours used on it (only used for 1 1/2 seasons)
Skid mounted on tracking in van for easy removal when needed
Exhaust from hot water burner is specially vented out the back door

Hose Reels
(2) new Hannay hose reels (only used for ½ a season)
Stainless steel roller with polished chrome-plated spools for speedy handling and reduced hose wear.
Tension brake and spring pin lock
Mounted in van on tracking for easy removal when needed

Hoses
250 ft. of high pressure hose – 5800 psi
150 ft. of water supply hose

Flat Surface Cleaning Machine
Landa Water Jet

Ladders:
28 ft.
20 ft.
6 ft. A-frame
Ladder stabilizer


ACCESSORIES

Wands
1 long wand
1 short wand
1 dual tip wand
18 ft. extension pole wand

Guns
2 new guns

Pressure Tips / Quick Connects
Misc. sizes

Nozzles
Rotating turbo nozzle and filter (#6, 5000 psi)
X-Jet

Brushes
Assorted sizes

Wood Moisture Meter
New in leather case - used ½ a season

Pump-up Sprayers
2 new in box

Toolbox
Filled with misc. tools

Heater
Reddy propane heater

Gas & Diesel Cans

Orange safety cones


SOAPS, CLEANERS, SEALERS

Delco Powdered Red Soap (approx. 85 lbs)
Concrete/Masonry Cleaner (approx. 8 gallons)
Gutter Zap (approx. 8 gallons)
Ready Seal sealers (approx. 75 gallons)
Ready Seal brightener (approx. 20 gallons)
Ready Seal wood stripper (approx. 20 gallons)


BUSINESS ASSETS

Telephone Numbers & Listings
516 and 718 telephone numbers listed in Nassau and Queens Yellow Pages and Contractor’s Blue Book. Each phone number is listed under 2 categories . . . “Power Washing” and “House Washing”. Both numbers are transferable to your location.

Customers
List of all residential and commercial customers we have serviced and/or given estimates to in the past 4 years.
List of residential customers that are due for repeat deck maintenance.
List of fleet washing accounts.
List of recent calls I received for estimates. Promised them a callback in April.

Customized Logo
Power washing cartoon character custom made by a graphic artist.

Customized Brochure
Tri-fold brochure custom made by a graphic artist. Geared towards residential customers.

As you can see, I have everything that is needed to jump right in and start working. There is nothing that needs to be bought and you will have a customer base to work with. This is an established business with an excellent reputation. The phone has already started to ring!

My asking price for everything is $19K.

All offers, questions and comments are welcomed. I've attached pictures, but if you can't see them, please send me an email.

LGPowerWashing@aol.com

Laura, did you sell the Van?

Ron,

Yes, I sold the van, equipment and entire business just a couple of weeks after putting it up for sale.

As you may have noticed, I still visit your board. Even though I no longer have any involvement in the business, it's still in my blood.

Thanks for asking.

Laura

I'm Glad you sold it.. keep visiting.. thanks

Hey Laura,
You can't get it out of your Blood. Thats the way I feel about this business.

When you had your business did you ever think to try to crack the commercial market in NY City??

I actually had an offer to do a commercial account in NY city and I turned it down. This account also expands out to Long Island which I do service.

I just called this company back the other day and I told them I would be interested in going into the city to service this place.

Its not really worth it but I'm thinking that maybe I can get more business out there while I am powerwashing. Its a gamble but there is a ton of Commercial establishments out there in the Big Apple and I noticed that No Powerwashers that I know of has ever talked about doing work there.

Its either an Un tapped Market(Which I doubt) or its a gold mind that other Powerwashers are keeping it to themselves.

Knowing that your "Other Job" I believe is in the City what do You think about this Crazy thought of mine??

Hey John,

Over the years we only did a handful of one-time only cleanings in NYC. We got more calls from Queens than NYC.

We realized working in NYC wasn't worth the time and effort of traveling into the city for just one job at a time. Of course, if you can get a large job or build up some steady accounts and knock them off at once, then it would be worth it. Coming from Long Island, the travelling was just too unbearable and the pedestrian traffic dictated when we could do the work which was mostly requested after midnight. And at that hour, there's no access to their water supply which forced us to use the fire hydrant. The last fire hydrant we hooked up to must have had a lot of sediment in it because my machine got messed up even though we let the water run until it was clear.

I've heard that the older, historic buildings must follow certain codes, you can only use certain chemicals and you must get a permit whenever doing any type of restoration. I think there must be one company that has a monopoly with these types of large restoration jobs which were way out of our league anyway.

From working at my "other job" in NYC, I've only seen one major power washing company around . . . . their name on the truck is "something Waterproofing". From my office window, I watched them restore a building for about 3 months. They had a lot of guys on scaffolding hanging from the roof.

As far as flat work and awnings, I've noticed that most buildings and restaurants have their maintenance guys do the light power washing. Some have pretty decent equipment including Landa portables and surface cleaners, while others hose down everything EVERY day with a garden hose which seems to maintain it just fine.

It's up to you how aggressive you wanna be, but I was more comfortable in my own territory . . . Long Island and Queens which had just as much work to offer. NYC was not our cup of tea.

Believe it or not, the Big Apple is a pretty clean place (at least midtown and uptown where I frequent).

Good luck,

Laura