LiamChecks
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Hi all, I launched my exterior cleaning business a few months ago and have had 4 jobs booked in. So far so good with results. (Mostly render cleaning)
This is a couple quick questions to the experts such as PJJ.
1. If you were to invest in any softwash kit to speed things up on render cleans and to avoid having to use a backpack - what would it be? Worried the backpack will just pack in one day.
2. If I am softwashing a front render where the garden below is very nice, and covered in well looked after grass which will end up being the run off - do you suggest rincing down the render at the end on to this grass and then absolutely soaking the grass or lying a tarp over the grass?
3. What other chemical is a must for softwashing render? I currently just use a hypo mix and generally around 2.5% mix for most render. Will soon get some Biocide to add more protection but do you often find some stains need other chemicals? Thinking about keeping Rust cleaner in my van just in-case and have noticed a lot of black staining running down from led flashing on some jobs booked in, will hypo be enough here?
Lastly, 4. When rincing off the hypo at the end, I am currently using a garden hose which often can't reach the very top of a house, is there anything you use that isn't a garden hose that is extendable like a WFP and is much faster than my current method? Sometimes I just connect the WFP to the hose itself.
Thanks a lot guys. Looking to scale with decent equipment very soon and appreciate your help!
This is a couple quick questions to the experts such as PJJ.
1. If you were to invest in any softwash kit to speed things up on render cleans and to avoid having to use a backpack - what would it be? Worried the backpack will just pack in one day.
2. If I am softwashing a front render where the garden below is very nice, and covered in well looked after grass which will end up being the run off - do you suggest rincing down the render at the end on to this grass and then absolutely soaking the grass or lying a tarp over the grass?
3. What other chemical is a must for softwashing render? I currently just use a hypo mix and generally around 2.5% mix for most render. Will soon get some Biocide to add more protection but do you often find some stains need other chemicals? Thinking about keeping Rust cleaner in my van just in-case and have noticed a lot of black staining running down from led flashing on some jobs booked in, will hypo be enough here?
Lastly, 4. When rincing off the hypo at the end, I am currently using a garden hose which often can't reach the very top of a house, is there anything you use that isn't a garden hose that is extendable like a WFP and is much faster than my current method? Sometimes I just connect the WFP to the hose itself.
Thanks a lot guys. Looking to scale with decent equipment very soon and appreciate your help!