youngwasher
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I am 24 years old live in ft. myers fl. I have been thinking of starting my own pressure washing company. Some backround info. I currently work at waltek we build and service automatic and self serve car wash systems. I do not dislike my job but am tired of being screwed around. I am young and have some expierence with chemicals and water distribution.
Ok to the questions.
1) was it difficult and expensive to get licensed and insured
2) which chemical distributor do you purchase from and how did you become a distributor for them?
3) My largest concern is building a client base. Any ideas?(i have a buddy working on a webpage and I am working on paper ads.
4) do you base pricing from hourly or a package deal? The concern here is not to be to pricey but not try to undercut the next guy.
5) Did anyone here start working just weekends building a client base and then switch to full-time, or just jump in head first?
6) Did anyone build a buisness model and if so where did you start?
Ok to the pressure washer.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200317423_200317423
theres a link. I would be selling my sports car to purchase this and finance a nice dodge truck to pull it around. My employer recently bought this brute and I tested it out on some heavy equipment. Works great with no hot water(never messed with that option). It has a coupling to add chemicals so you dont have to mix it into the built in water tank.
Pros
200 gallon built in water tank
extremely high pressures
built in water heater
2 reels and a inlet for adding chemicals.
cons
Big and bulky
limited reach becuase of it's size.
too much power
need to register the trailer since it comes with it's own vin #(extra expenses)
Ok to the jobs I was thinking of handling. New homes, fl has one of the largest building rate of new homes and comercial construction in the U.S. .
One option would be going in as a contractor to pressure wash newly built homes before closing to make sure everything is nice and clean.
Second all the snow birds that flock to the south for the winter like to have clean homes prior to getting back.
Third Pool decks, concrete and driveways. The thought of wood decking from what I have researched frightens me, too much room for error.
Fourth commercial Which i have yet to look into.
So after reading my long thread any help would be great.
Thanks Youngwasher
Ok to the questions.
1) was it difficult and expensive to get licensed and insured
2) which chemical distributor do you purchase from and how did you become a distributor for them?
3) My largest concern is building a client base. Any ideas?(i have a buddy working on a webpage and I am working on paper ads.
4) do you base pricing from hourly or a package deal? The concern here is not to be to pricey but not try to undercut the next guy.
5) Did anyone here start working just weekends building a client base and then switch to full-time, or just jump in head first?
6) Did anyone build a buisness model and if so where did you start?
Ok to the pressure washer.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200317423_200317423
theres a link. I would be selling my sports car to purchase this and finance a nice dodge truck to pull it around. My employer recently bought this brute and I tested it out on some heavy equipment. Works great with no hot water(never messed with that option). It has a coupling to add chemicals so you dont have to mix it into the built in water tank.
Pros
200 gallon built in water tank
extremely high pressures
built in water heater
2 reels and a inlet for adding chemicals.
cons
Big and bulky
limited reach becuase of it's size.
too much power
need to register the trailer since it comes with it's own vin #(extra expenses)
Ok to the jobs I was thinking of handling. New homes, fl has one of the largest building rate of new homes and comercial construction in the U.S. .
One option would be going in as a contractor to pressure wash newly built homes before closing to make sure everything is nice and clean.
Second all the snow birds that flock to the south for the winter like to have clean homes prior to getting back.
Third Pool decks, concrete and driveways. The thought of wood decking from what I have researched frightens me, too much room for error.
Fourth commercial Which i have yet to look into.
So after reading my long thread any help would be great.
Thanks Youngwasher
