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Pressure Washers!

Really ???

My opinion would be, definitely get as much "other" work as you can, especially high pressure cleaning which can be done when it's windy and raining, meaning your not sitting in the can earning £0
thats what i thinking, another way of an income, doesnt mean i will not dedicate as much time as possible to learning the w.c trade. Including Trad bot jus WFP.

 
another benefit i find a lot of my customers remain loyal is because of all the different services i provide saves them from ringing different businesses and is more convienent for them .

 
another benefit i find a lot of my customers remain loyal is because of all the different services i provide saves them from ringing different businesses and is more convienent for them .
thats totally what i was thinking.

 
Don't get distracted, if you are going to be a window cleaner concentrate on being a window cleaner. Pressure washing jobs are one offs you need regular jobs to build your business. Leave the pressure washing to the Pikeys.

This is how i see it /emoticons/smile.png

 
same here mark theres a big difference with the turbo nozzle ,ive a jetmac also a 21litres per minute 3600 psi its an animal very fast and a really deep clean .

 
my dad started out as a window cleaner, he got the chance for some power washing jobs. Boom it took over the window cleaning and he started power washing full time. He then sold his old company to move us to Australia and everything went wrong with family life and we moved back and now he has continued what he loves (power washing)

 
Marc, where are you based?

A customer of mine is wanting some jet washing doing, a commercial unit which has minor flood damage they want washing away.

I am currently unable to do power washing, yet if someone was to do some work I gave them but showed me the ropes I'd gladly help them out.

Give me our details and I may be able to throw some work your way.

Cheers bud.

 
Don't get distracted, if you are going to be a window cleaner concentrate on being a window cleaner. Pressure washing jobs are one offs you need regular jobs to build your business. Leave the pressure washing to the Pikeys.
Sorry Vince, I disagree.

Should Coca Cola have stuck to making Coke?

Or Tesco's and Co-op to selling groceries?

Sorry, Coke make 100's of millions from selling lemonade, orangeade etc etc.

Tesco's and co-op sell everything from clothes to insurances.

I've worked for companies that window cleaned but also did Carpet cleaning.

Made the owner a very pretty packet, and i earned enough from it too.

I think people should follow whatever routes can make them both happy and money.

I mean, "concentrate on being a window cleaner"?

I don't concentrate now on it it's second nature after 10 years, if the work can manage itself then why not turn attention to other avenues of money making.

If you can't handle being just a window cleaner then tough but telling others they shouldn't when you provide no proof that they can't cope is plain silly.

 
Sorry Vince, I disagree.

Should Coca Cola have stuck to making Coke?

Or Tesco's and Co-op to selling groceries?

Sorry, Coke make 100's of millions from selling lemonade, orangeade etc etc.

Tesco's and co-op sell everything from clothes to insurances.

I've worked for companies that window cleaned but also did Carpet cleaning.

Made the owner a very pretty packet, and i earned enough from it too.

I think people should follow whatever routes can make them both happy and money.

I mean, "concentrate on being a window cleaner"?

I don't concentrate now on it it's second nature after 10 years, if the work can manage itself then why not turn attention to other avenues of money making.

If you can't handle being just a window cleaner then tough but telling others they shouldn't when you provide no proof that they can't cope is plain silly.

This is a very good point but if your a 1 man band then i think vince green is right.. but if you got a lot of vans and staff on your side.. then i think adding another service is great...... but personally cos im a 1 man band and have no staff... i am sticking to window cleaning 100% /emoticons/smile.png

people who are by their selves with a small business like to concentrate on windows 100%

if i had a few vans on the road i would probably add another service /emoticons/smile.png

concentrate on being a window cleaner i think he means concentrate on building his round.... cos theirs always ways to imprive your round regardless of how long u been at it for mate

when i am happy with my round... and think ive achieved enough... i am going to open my own car valeting service with the same business logo as my window cleaning etc /emoticons/smile.png thats my long term plan /emoticons/smile.png

 
Nice one H.

Friend of mine vallets and he's doing good, seems to work enough.

Yeah I see both points but we'll disagree on this.

I looked into pressure washing for a number of weeks early this year, and the numbers add up for me.

I could spend £4k on a good washer and attachments that can do the jobs I have been asked to do.

The time spent learning and then cleaning the first jobs would be 2 weeks by my estimations.

The money earn't by those jobs would be around £2,000 so subtracting the money I would have earn't anyway window cleaning and I would still be able to pay off a large whack of the debt from buying the washer equipment, but I would be 1 week behind on my window round (if I worked sats and suns).

I did more research and have more numbers etc but no point posting those, the point is I could store the equipment in the garage and use it when needed.

I will one day go into pressure washing, but at the moment I have the energy and time but unfortunately not the money and space.

The hope is though that the customers who wanted me to do power-washing for them don't get someone else and wait another year, as there's a chunk of work they want doing. But I did explain that as winter is approaching and I am wanting to move house and complete my round, that although I'd like to and can plan to, it's not going to happen in 2012 for me.

2013 maybe, it's all a matter of planning.

 
Nice one H.

Friend of mine vallets and he's doing good, seems to work enough.

Yeah I see both points but we'll disagree on this.

I looked into pressure washing for a number of weeks early this year, and the numbers add up for me.

I could spend £4k on a good washer and attachments that can do the jobs I have been asked to do.

The time spent learning and then cleaning the first jobs would be 2 weeks by my estimations.

The money earn't by those jobs would be around £2,000 so subtracting the money I would have earn't anyway window cleaning and I would still be able to pay off a large whack of the debt from buying the washer equipment, but I would be 1 week behind on my window round (if I worked sats and suns).

I did more research and have more numbers etc but no point posting those, the point is I could store the equipment in the garage and use it when needed.

I will one day go into pressure washing, but at the moment I have the energy and time but unfortunately not the money and space.

The hope is though that the customers who wanted me to do power-washing for them don't get someone else and wait another year, as there's a chunk of work they want doing. But I did explain that as winter is approaching and I am wanting to move house and complete my round, that although I'd like to and can plan to, it's not going to happen in 2012 for me.

2013 maybe, it's all a matter of planning.
valeting is very good mate... jsut got to get a good location with cheap rent really mate /emoticons/smile.png They all seem to do well aswell /emoticons/smile.png

Plus to do presurewashing u need some good storage space plus.... u need a big van.... its good money but its not my cup of tea to be honest /emoticons/tongue.png lol

I love window cleaning... wouldnt mind car valeting... but office cleaning and presure washing etc not for me lol

 
Sorry Vince, I disagree.

Should Coca Cola have stuck to making Coke?

Or Tesco's and Co-op to selling groceries?

Sorry, Coke make 100's of millions from selling lemonade, orangeade etc etc.

Tesco's and co-op sell everything from clothes to insurances.

I've worked for companies that window cleaned but also did Carpet cleaning.

Made the owner a very pretty packet, and i earned enough from it too.

I think people should follow whatever routes can make them both happy and money.

I mean, "concentrate on being a window cleaner"?

I don't concentrate now on it it's second nature after 10 years, if the work can manage itself then why not turn attention to other avenues of money making.

If you can't handle being just a window cleaner then tough but telling others they shouldn't when you provide no proof that they can't cope is plain silly.
Pressure washers have to put a lot of time and effort into finding work. Advertising, quoting etc. And its competitive, customers will often get several quotes from different people before deciding who they are going to give the job to. The pressure washers I know always seem to be bordering on the edge. The two that I refer work to occasionally always seem very grateful for it but I often see their vans parked idle outside their houses during the day.

When you get a pressure washing job its a one off. If you canvass up a window cleaning customer you have a regular job maybe for years to come.

As a window cleaner I am always busy, my books are full and I struggle all the time to keep up. Window cleaning is much more profitable, week on week. The secret is to remain focussed and not to go off at a tangent doing things that may appear profitable but actually just turns you into an odd job man.

Can't handle window cleaning? There is shed loads more money in window cleaning than there is in carpet cleaning, pressure washing, grass cutting, gutter cleaning etc as add ons. Its not that I haven't tried them, they appear tempting but somehow it never works out the way you think it will,

 
Which is why I'd keep window cleaning and have the pressure washer for when I need it. And the customers I have don't have to look far for that extra service.

That's what I'm advising.

If circumstances dictate, then having an extra job like carpets or pressure cleaning on the side makes sense, it's like having a gutter vac or something similar, no real regular work, but big money when you get a job for relatively little time so shouldn't affect ones work schedule.

 
I have a 16 litre per minute Honda cobra. £1200. Bought it in April, earned me nearly 20k already. Had a 600 quid petrol machine before this. made money doing patios, but not like this. Can cover 200sq.mtrs a day and at £3.00/sq.m, thats good money. Spend more to earn more, seriously. Best money I have ever spent on the business and its not even for window cleaning!

 
Marc, where are you based?

A customer of mine is wanting some jet washing doing, a commercial unit which has minor flood damage they want washing away.

I am currently unable to do power washing, yet if someone was to do some work I gave them but showed me the ropes I'd gladly help them out.

Give me our details and I may be able to throw some work your way.

Cheers bud.
No way! PM for stuff like this. Ive just seen it!

 
I have a 16 litre per minute Honda cobra. £1200. Bought it in April, earned me nearly 20k already. Had a 600 quid petrol machine before this. made money doing patios, but not like this. Can cover 200sq.mtrs a day and at £3.00/sq.m, thats good money. Spend more to earn more, seriously. Best money I have ever spent on the business and its not even for window cleaning!


I have a 16 litre per minute Honda cobra. £1200. Bought it in April, earned me nearly 20k already. Had a 600 quid petrol machine before this. made money doing patios, but not like this. Can cover 200sq.mtrs a day and at £3.00/sq.m, thats good money. Spend more to earn more, seriously. Best money I have ever spent on the business and its not even for window cleaning!
Works out about just under 3k per month, Your doing very well. Ive got a 6.50 machine and could easily blast 200sqm in a day.

 
can you guys in the know let me know when winter comes around can this damage your pressure washer if stored outdoors. im getting ready to gear up and going for it. got my eye on the EPW400 from genpower / evopower site. i dont want to get a smaller one to startup, in case it takes off. flyers and discounts to start me off.

 
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