Leaderboard

Hello Everyone, and welcome to the Exterior Cleaning Resource for New Beginners entering the Field of Pressure Washing, Roof Cleaning, Driveway Cleaning or anything else having to do with starting and maintaining a Residential Exterior Cleaning Company. It is our goal here to be a resource that you can depend for good sound advice as you begin the journey of starting your new business. We here at ECR understand that as you start your new business your gonna need a lot of advice and help from others. Getting help from ones that are going through the same thing you are, as well as some seasoned veterans, should help you as you build your business. Thanks for joining us and we are all here to help you. Doug

I would like to know how many of you guys are a one man operation? I am a firefighter and on my days off would like to operate a pressure washing business by myself. Strictly residential. I have been doing research for months now. Everything from equipment to marketing. This forum has helped me tremendously as I have been reading, reading, and reading. I am curious what kind of income that i can generate as a one man show. I can put in 5 days a week. If i go through with this i will purchase a trailer mounted 3000 psi/8 gpm hot water setup w/ all of the accessories that i need to do a professional job. Also plan on getting some hands on training as well. Would love to hear from anyone that works alone. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Thank you all for your time and consideration.

A recent Houston Texas roof cleaning job we did..

My name is James Nelson with B3 Concepts. I recently moved from a GC to pressure washing services only. I am in the process of adding disinfection services also thanks to the Corona Virus. Something I probably wouldn't have thought of otherwise. I used to do a lot of pressure washing years ago. Used pump sprayers and extension ladders for soft washing! Appreciate you sharing all your knowledge, Doug. I watch every video I can.

Do any of you have them? Do you know what they are? They are huge for SEO.

Hi there, my name is Ca Huynh and i just completed Doug Ruckers School of pressure washing. i just first off say thank YOU to Doug for providing this great school to teach people like myself who are interested and driven to start a pressure washing business on my own. He is VERY knowledgeable, cares about his students and the success. I believe he gave us the essential and critical tools we need to succeed. Im here in the bay area California, the climate is a bit different than Houston but hope to still be able to consider pressure washing a viable business here. Im just another cog in the machine of the rat race trying to get out of it, eventually one day living comfy Like Sensei Doug R ... I found out about Doug through Youtube ... GOOL ol TUBE. I have a family in which is my World, i love God, people, life and this country!. Peace

Welcome aboard, Ca, it was great meeting you here this week and look forward to continuing working with you to help in any way I can.

Here is a 10 year old deck that we cleaned in Highlands Ranch Colorado a couple weeks back. The customer was trying to get this done to entertain guests for his son's birthday. Customer was originally going to replace the deck and chose to have us clean it instead. Overall turned out really nice and the customer was extremely happy. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 4

Yes it works great for a 12V...in fact the soft wash system we sell comes with a 5GPM pump. Remember this is for a dedicated pump, not for a down streaming w a pressure washer.

Welcome Amy Doug Rucker Clean and Green Solutions Pressure Washing Roof Cleaning School Call or Text 281.883.8470

We cleaned this Tile Roof in Houston Texas last week.

Just got a new Mac Book Pro. Trying out loading pics off it.

Who all from here is going to the UAMCC convention in Houston, Feb 19-21?

Just wanted to let everyone know that is here that I am starting webinar training this year. I am developing a web site that where I will put training videos up that I will do, articles, and all the stuff from my binder that guy's get from my school. There will also be recorded webinars available as well. If you are interested in this I need you to call or text me at 832.455.5165 before January 10th. Thanks

Welcome Wayne, Glad to see your here. Im in Deltona Florida. I am usually a 1 man operation, I do have my part time worker for my KEC jobs and roof jobs. I would say if you have never Pressure washed before then you will definitely want to continue reading and watching videos. http://www.propowerwash.com/board/upload/vbtube.php If you have the funds to buy the equipment then go for it. By me there were a lot of guys that purchased big and went out of business. They sold their equipment dirt cheap. It was not because of a lack of work, they did not know how to market themselves. I got a break when I started because the first thing I did was Letter my vehicle. I obtained a 31 building development because of my lettering, I gave them 125% and they gave me a letter of reference that is golden. That reference landed me residential, a couple of banks, and hopefully a sister company of the first (same foot print) with 72 buildings. This company will earn me 45k this upcoming year. I still did not count the roofs. I got some really nice business cards made up and hand them out to everyone, everywhere I go, I spoke to a woman in a paint store one time. turns out she is the supervisor for county 911 dispatch. I got customers from her. Other dispatchers. Another important factor will be your chemicals. ( always say solutions , or wash mix to the customers ) Here in Florida I mostly use liquid pool chlorine from either pinch a penny or Leslie's. I did find a local distributor that can beat their prices by almost .80 cents a gallon. shop around. Take a class if you can. above all Not a sales pitch. Join the http://www.uamcc.org/ I am a member and it sure looks good to have your business listed with such a credible organization.plus you get discounts on equipment should you go this route. The free gifts and discounts from the sponsors more than make up for the cost. plus you will help the industry fade out the low ballers that are working dirt cheap and providing crap work. One customer told me he hired me because , " if you do work for a bank then I know you can be trusted" Its a small donation with great perks, and a great group of guys and gals here. I was in law enforcement 15 years ago. I loved it. It is my passion and still is but The flexibility of self employment out weighs it all. I have 2 boys with Autism and my time with them is very important. Call me if you need anything 386-956-3406

Great advice John....building relatonship's...that's how I am growing. Something I had always heard about in sales and tried to do, but until I actually saw it done by Ron Musgraves, that's when it started to take off. By the way welcome to the UAMCC.

So you would disconnect the feed hose that goes to the pump from the supply tank? Let it run until it comes out of the high pressure hose. Close it off and let it run through the bypass back in to the water supply tank. For the soft wash pour some in to the chem tank and pull from there until it goes through the hose and shut it off. There are two pictures for where I think I need to disconnect and have concerns about. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 4

If its a waste of your time I'd dump it. You could also try and use it for the way you thought it would be and see if more follow your lead.

Posting pics here is great for SEO....

Lol....so sorry. Go ahead and eat. We'll try again next week. I am on vacation in Florida right now.

Here is a testimonial from Raymond Saxon who attended the Pressure Cleaning and Roof Cleaning School in July of 2013. Ray is a local Houston area contractor that stopped back by for a little help on getting some equipment set up, so I asked him to provide me with a little video testimonial.

Yes, we did a tile roof together yesterday for a customer of his so he could learn.

He is off on the right foot now...

Welcome Buddy, great to have you here