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Twice now I've had a potential client ask me if I re-stripe parking lots. I've told them no, because I don't have the equipment or experience for it. I believe if I had said yes, I would have landed both contracts. Any of you offer re-striping services? What kind of investment would it take...

So far, I'm 0-3 on commercial bids that approached me about service. 0-3 1) Strip Mall and Grocery Store Sidewalks (17,000 sq ft) - this one caught me by surprise when they called, because I wasn't expecting so a large potential contract having only started the business in July. Therefore, I...

I have a feeling I'm making a rookie mistake, but I can't figure out what it is... For some reason, my downstream isn't drawing chemicals through the siphon hose. Well, it does it sometimes, and sometimes not. For instance, the other day I was cleaning some solar screens. When I first...

Got it. Thanks again, everyone!

I keep getting job requests that I've never done before... Tomorrow morning I am meeting a customer who needs his solar window screens pressure washed. Apparently, his home owner's insurance is paying to have them pressure washed (didn't really understand WHY insurance is paying for it, but...

I just put in a bid to clean the sidewalks around an office building. On the back side there are a lot of trees, and a lot of fallen acorns. They've made a mess of the sidewalk, as you can see from the picture. Will my usual SH and surfactant mix clean this sufficiently, or do I need...

My fiancé and I have been shopping for a new house. We've ran into roadblock after roadblock and have been getting discouraged. Yesterday, we looked at another house. On the way, we prayed that, if it's the right house, we will know. We saw the house and loved it! Then I noticed that the...

I'm sorry guys. I'm sure this has been posted, but my searches are turning up anything. Maybe I'm using the wrong key words or something. Does anyone have any links to any blogs, articles, forum posts, videos, etc that discuss either the benefits of pressure washing or the dangers of not...

I'm meeting with a guy this afternoon to discuss cleaning the sidewalks and entrances of an entire shopping center. It's a fairly large shopping center with a grocery store and multiple stores. If I get it, this would be a quarterly cleaning, with an annual parking lot cleaning (which means...

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/hvo/4624811882.html Just found this on my local craigslist. I think this is a fantastic deal for someone like me just starting out (though the experts here may tell me I'm wrong). If I was financially able to, I'd definitely take a look at it and probably jump...

Thanks Ty! Honestly, I've already taken a look at your quote form and plan on doing something similar in the future. ;) The screenshot of the estimator I posted above looks deceivingly simple. That's for the benefit of the customer. You want customer interface to be simple. However, there's...

I actually built it in Excel, and using WebApps to embed it into the website. Here's a sample screenshot...

Like so? This was from my previous career. (Yes a "selfie" to prove to the girl I was dating that I could pull off a suit lol)

Today I was driving around my local town trying to think of ways to get business, when it hit me that our town has a lot of public parks with a lot of pavilions and walkways. I stopped at one and took an few pictures. As you can see from the attached shots, this park is in need of a lot of...

Still a little guy. Don't even have a trailer yet. I'm operating out of the bed of my truck while I save. I want to start doing some demos. I want to be able to grab the wand, fire up the unit and demo without hooking up to a water supply. For that, I need a water tank. Since space (and bed...

I warned you guys that I would ask dumb/rookie questions... So I have a machine that is 4200 psi @ 4 gpm. Meaning I'm using a 4.0 nozzle size/ .052 orifice. If I want to reduce my pressure to, say, 2500, according to the chart, I should be using a size 5.0 / .057 orifice. Is that right? Want...

Hello folks, I've been in the business for just about a month. I'm really struggling for ways to generate new business. Some things I've tried so far: Craigslist adds (easy, I know, but this has gotten me most of my work so far) Door Hangers, which include a coupon (hung about 300 so far...

Wanted to take a minute and say hello to everyone. My name is Dave. My fiancé and I recently started Branty Power Washing, serving the North Dallas area. We are a family business - she manages the books and aids in business management, our teenage girls help with door hangers and passing out...