Guttervac attachment

[Smurf]

I just notice the op is in the pressure washing section

Oops! sorry @bill

 

[bill]

I just notice the op is in the pressure washing sectionOops! sorry @bill

 

[bill]

I just notice the op is in the pressure washing sectionOops! sorry @bill

 

[bill]

I just notice the op is in the pressure washing sectionOops! sorry @bill

 

[Smurf]

Not having good drainage when pressure washing that creates standing surface water is the bane of my life to be honest @bill.

It can take twice as long for the simplest job when the water doesn’t run off/soak away properly. I now try to do jobs when soil, grass, borders etc on domestic jobs are not sodden so the water has a chance to soak away. Walled in area and dips in the surface are also a pain in the ****.

I tend to use a submersible pump and/or vac the standing water up so the surface is left clean and dry afterwards. A good wide floor squeeze type brush also comes in handy too.

I got a reducer cuff and floor tools for my vac from omni but I suppose can be bought anywhere if you shop around.

 

[Jimroot]

Quoted more than Shakespeare there;-)

 

[bill]

Not having good drainage when pressure washing that creates standing surface water is the bane of my life to be honest @bill.
It can take twice as long for the simplest job when the water doesn’t run off/soak away properly. I now try to do jobs when soil, grass, borders etc on domestic jobs are not sodden so the water has a chance to soak away. Walled in area and dips in the surface are also a pain in the ****.

I tend to use a submersible pump and/or vac the standing water up so the surface is left clean and dry afterwards. A good wide floor squeeze type brush also comes in handy too.

I got a reducer cuff and floor tools for my vac from omni but I suppose can be bought anywhere if you shop around.

Thanks smurf ill look into getting that from omnipole also ive just don a block driveway this morning im hoping to sand it tomorrow after youve brushed the sand in do you use a leaf blower to get rid of the excess sand or does it blow it back uot

 

[Smurf]

You really need two dry days without rain for the surface and substrate to be dry. Needles to say you also need to do it on a dry day too. Reason being kiln dried sand is very fine so as soon as it gets damp it’s a pig to get it into the joints properly and also makes a hell of a mess.

No I don’t use a blower myself as all I do is use a wide broom and brush the kiln dried sand into the joint first. Then brush the excess off the surface and bevelled edges of the blocks as I go along so the only the joints between the blocks are filled properly.

I think the longest someone has waited for me to come back to resand has been about 3 months. That's why I want to get paid for the clean when I've finished that day. Then they can either pay me upfront to resand or pay me when I come back.

 

[bill]

You really need two dry days without rain for the surface and substrate to be dry. Needles to say you also need to do it on a dry day too. Reason being kiln dried sand is very fine so as soon as it gets damp it’s a pig to get it into the joints properly and also makes a hell of a mess.
No I don’t use a blower myself as all I do is use a wide broom and brush the kiln dried sand into the joint first. Then brush the excess off the surface and bevelled edges of the blocks as I go along so the only the joints between the blocks are filled properly.

I think the longest someone has waited for me to come back to resand has been about 3 months. That's why I want to get paid for the clean when I've finished that day. Then they can either pay me upfront to resand or pay me when I come back.

Thanks smurf looks like ill be sanding wedsday