Little log house I am working on

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Here is the house that I think had all the bleach left on it. We still had a small section to strip and I did it with a garden hose and it furred like crazy.
Because of the furring it is taking longer than expected and I still have the deck to do but all in all it is a good job. Don't let anyone tell you there is no money in wood, this one paid real nice.
 
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to all the wood pros out there, how would you all go about removing the stain from the peak of this house? would you use a ladder and wand, would you shoot it from the deck. use a lift ? what / how would you do it?
 
yes sir yes sir, sure does. Have you ever shot it from the ground ?

The other day I had to strip a dormer that was on a steep slope and was in a really weird spot. I had my guy ( he is a 150 pound monkey ) up on the roof shooting the stripper with a garden hose. Now i admit he didn't take it all off but he did get 95% of it. My machine is 8.5 gpm and 3500 psi I believe that i could of gotten that peak from the deck and not use a ladder
 
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to all the wood pros out there, how would you all go about removing the stain from the peak of this house? would you use a ladder and wand, would you shoot it from the deck. use a lift ? what / how would you do it?

Hi Steven:

X-Jet

Last week we washed a 4-story office building. Assignment was to get it ready for new stain.

Cedar lap siding, built in 1974, probably hadn't been stained in 15 years.

Used a 40-ft bucket lift and an M5 X-Jet.

Lots of green and yellow algae deeply dug in along the lower edges of the boards. Pretty much laughed at 1%. So, stepped it up to 2% and the original stain started running off. This revealed a ton of black algae/mold all over the boards. This was problematic because the building owner had hoped to have it retained with semi-transparent.

Consulted with my buddy Mike Rego about stripping it. Really tough to do because of the massive amount of black and that these were vertical surfaces. We mutually decided on a hotter wash mix, get off as much as you can and tell the building owner that he'd have to go to a solid stain.

Talked to the building owner and he agreed to go solid. So, stepped it up to 3%-4% and it cleaned up pretty good. The painting contractor was impressed.

One thing about it though, the amount of rinsing needed was incredible!
 

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Hi Steven:

X-Jet

Last week we washed a 4-story office building. Assignment was to get it ready for new stain.

Cedar lap siding, built in 1974, probably hadn't been stained in 15 years.

Used a 40-ft bucket lift and an M5 X-Jet.

Lots of green and yellow algae deeply dug in along the lower edges of the boards. Pretty much laughed at 1%. So, stepped it up to 2% and the original stain started running off. This revealed a ton of black algae/mold all over the boards. This was problematic because the building owner had hoped to have it retained with semi-transparent.

Consulted with my buddy Mike Rego about stripping it. Really tough to do because of the massive amount of black and that these were vertical surfaces. We mutually decided on a hotter wash mix, get off as much as you can and tell the building owner that he'd have to go to a solid stain.

Talked to the building owner and he agreed to go solid. So, stepped it up to 3%-4% and it cleaned up pretty good. The painting contractor was impressed.

One thing about it though, the amount of rinsing needed was incredible!

How would you strip the peak of the house in my picture though? would you use a lift, ladder or your x-jet? so far i have always had to do like Connor says " get up close and personal "
 
Now that i know you use a ladder i dont feel like I am doing it wrong. do you wear a complete rain suit ? Why is 8 gallons to much ?
 
Now that i know you use a ladder i dont feel like I am doing it wrong. do you wear a complete rain suit ? Why is 8 gallons to much ?
I have an 8 , 7 , and a machine that can go between 4.5 and 6.5 and a four gallon a minute . It easier on a ladder to control a lower out put volume of water and to see what your doing. I find between 4& 6 to work better on wood ( vertical )
 
How would you strip the peak of the house in my picture though? would you use a lift, ladder or your x-jet? so far i have always had to do like Connor says " get up close and personal "

We have a 24' Little Giant - love it!!!.

Set it up on the deck and you're gun will be at about 18' or so high. X-Jet coupled straight to the gun. Without a wand it shoots harder, farther, with more flow, and (with especially) greatler control (quick wrist flicks). Hardly ever use the X-Jet mounted to the end of a wand. Try it that way!
 
We have a 24' Little Giant - love it!!!.

Set it up on the deck and you're gun will be at about 18' or so high. X-Jet coupled straight to the gun. Without a wand it shoots harder, farther, with more flow, and (with especially) greatler control (quick wrist flicks). Hardly ever use the X-Jet mounted to the end of a wand. Try it that way!
Do you use that x jet setup just for that application?
 
Do you use that x jet setup just for that application?

Yes! We use X-Jet on every single house/building wash job we do.

Around here DS just doesn't work - too weak and no knockout punch upon chem delivery. With an M5 you can pound or soft touch a surface just right - as in not too hard/not too soft. This equals quality without screwing around.
 
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