Brightening Up a Home with a House Wash

Brightening Up a Home with a House Washing

It is hard to tell a customer that you can brighten up their home with a washing. How do you tell them your home can be brighter and look better when it does not have the green or black growth on it?

That "green meanie" photo Cleaned by Pete

Just giving it a good cleaning can give it some wow factor back to the home. Unless they are watching you work they really do not know how dirty of dull their home was. As hard as it is to tell them that it is harder to get a photo of what we see when we clean. I was moving hoses today and had a look at the home and saw what I thought would make a good photo. It is not that cleaning the "green meanies" photo or the "big money shot" we all like to post. Just a regular house washing we all do and see each day. It is not the best but does show a brightening of the home adding curb appeal. I here people say all the time "my house is not dirty" just because it does not have green mold and mildew growing on it, does not mean it can not use a good washing. I don't know if I caught the entire idea in this photo but it does show a good impact.

About 1/2 way through a house washing, you can see that the home is much brighter and is making a statement. House washing removing dirt and contaminates from the siding on this home, Cleaned by Pete Springfield MO

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Getting the word out about "low-pressure house washing"

My latest video thus far "safe" "low pressure" external house washing from Cleaned by Pete. They say a picture is worth 1000 words a video should be golden then. 

Cleaned by Pete not just another fellow with a power washer but: 

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The big Impact: "Sometimes seeing is believing"

The big Impact: house washing making a difference

We all like to do homes that are green and just growing with molds, mildew, adages and even mosses, it shows what we do makes a difference. When we are washing we see the dirt come off we see the difference we can make, but does our customer really see this change? When the house is just dirty?

"There is not any moss, or green stuff growing on my home it really is not too dirty". Usually followed by "So it shouldn't cost as much." Sometimes the house is just in need of a good washing all over which is hard to explain to a customer, each day, week, month and year a house gets a little dirtier and you never notice it, it's gradual thing. As the homeowner you probably do not really notice it as you pull into the garage to park. A good low pressure house washing will take care of these problem! We tell our customers this and most do notice the change the brightness of the home when we finish how well it looks and so on. If they could only see what was removed. The other day I had a chance to do just this. As the customer said the house had no sighs of green but the over all level of cleaning I was doing, could be see by all.

Cleaned by Pete house washing does make a difference.

  This is the top corner of a three story home in Nixa MO where we left a large portion unwashed so our customer could see the difference for themselves as well as for the neighbors that were watching. Yes we did wash it just a bit later though. The customer could not believe how much brighter the home was when we finished. This worked as a good visual on this home but again you don't get this everyday, but it's fun when you do. Here is a spot I left on some gutter brightening for the same impact, came back after the photos and walk-a-round and finished the cleaning.

Gutter brightening leaving a small spot uncleaned to show the difference Cleaned by Pete can make Springfield MO.

Left this small area to give you an idea for the difference a professional clean can make, Cleaned by Pete Springfield Missouri gutter brightening.

This is what we do as "power washer" or what ever is the trending term now-a-days. My goal is to make my customers happy and do a job for them that most can not do, or have no idea how to do at a fair cost. If Cleaned by Pete can help you with your cleaning needs we are only a phone call away 417.459.7869 serving the greater Springfield MO area.

"Sometimes seeing is believing"

Wash'n Wednesday in Republic Missouri: Are you ready for some football?

Stadium Bleacher Cleaning or "Are you ready for some football?"

Wash'n Wednesday is one of my regular features here on the blog. This entry finds us in Republic Missouri.

 You know the field of power washing is vast. All types of things can be cleaned with a power washer. From houses to just about any thing that the surface will take the pressure of the water. Each surface is different each job is different and requires different soaps and cleaners. 

Our special equipment help us land this job the small footprint S10 was one reason I was able to receive this job. There was limited access to the bleachers and with our small unit they let us use the track to drive on and work from. they figured a large truck with a big trailer and large holding tanks would not be able to drive on and manoeuvre on the track without damage. The weight of a large outfit was also a big consideration with the grounds keeper and sports director. That and the closest water supply was just under 400 feet away.  We had 2 washers on board as always, for this job I had both fired up and running one off the 35 gallon reserve tank and one direct form the tap also filling the reserve tank. With special attachments and tools you can advance your cleaning and what you can clean. This job took several different attachments and even 3 different sized surface cleaners I had a handheld 9 inch surface cleaner but did not need it. 

Power washing is more than squirting water from a machine putting it under pressure. So now to this weeks feature article, cleaning the stadium's bleachers in Republic MO getting "ready for some football". Here are some before and after photos from Cleaned by Pete. 

Please excuse the date stamps on the photos as they are not correct.

From this, Cleaned by Pete will take it to see photo below, bleacher cleaning Republic MO.

To this working our way down using our special tools and equipment, Cleaned by Pete taking it one row at a time. If you notice in the picture the bottom few rows are not cleaned yet you can still see the build up on the face and kick panels, bleacher cleaning Republic MO

Cleaned by Pete before then after cleaning some bleachers.

Cleaned by Pete before then after cleaning some bleachers, Molds, mildew and algae will grow on anything. When your ready for it to be removed call 417.459.7869.

Cleaned by Pete before then after cleaning some bleachers, Molds, mildew and algae will grow on anything. When your ready for it to be removed call 417.459.7869.

Cleaned by Pete before then after cleaning some bleachers, Molds, mildew and algae will grow on anything. When your ready for it to be removed call 417.459.7869.

Cleaned by Pete before then after cleaning some bleachers, are you ready for some football?

Cleaned by Pete before then after cleaning bleachers in Republic MO. Before then after, are you ready for some football?

Molds, mildew and algae will grow on anything. It can thrive here with spilt water and pop it has even more to feed on. Cleaned by Pete can take care of your power washing needs whether it is a stadium or a backyard patio call us with your cleaning needs.

A few photos of the cleaning we preformed here. Please excuse the date on the photos (it is not correct)

Cutting in, cleaning along the bottom and back of the seating area and along the back corner of the floor. Later I'll come in with the 12" surface cleaner to do the rest of the floor and seating areas. Cleaned by Pete bleacher cleaning see our next step in the photo below.

Then we come in with the wand and clean the faces and other surfaces. This shows washing the front, kick panels, and under the seating platforms. Getting rid of mold, mildew, algae, along with a years worth of spilt pop and other contaminants. Cleaned by Pete bleacher cleaning 417.459.7869

Are you ready for some football bleachers after a cleaning by Cleaned by Pete, 417.459.7869. Please excuse the date stamp from the camera as it is not correct.

Are you ready for some football bleachers after a cleaning by Cleaned by Pete, 417.459.7869. Please excuse the date stamp from the camera as it is not correct.

Are you ready for some football bleachers after a cleaning by Cleaned by Pete, 417.459.7869. Please excuse the date stamp from the camera as it is not correct.

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"just saying"

I do not believe you can do today's job with yesterday's methods and be in business tomorrow.


A George W Bush quotes 

Is this true in our field of power washing? I would have to say yes, we now have machines that put out more gallons to help us clean with less psi. We have new and better ideas and techniques of washing a home. We need not try to blast it clean with just water force from a pressure washer. We need not clean and wash as we had to, say 10 years ago. Better, safer, faster, softer, washing is now here and it also uses less water than before. With "friendly" cleaners that are better then anytime in the past we clean smarter. Yes yesterday's methods, techniques, power washers and cleaners will still work but most professional power washers have stepped into the modern age.  

Soap & Cleaner Slinging: revisited part II

Soap & Cleaner Slinging: revisited part II

This is a follow up to one of our more popular post according to the numbers of views. Since posting the first entry we have acquired a few more items to help us get the cleaning power of the soap and cleaners on to your home. One of the biggest is a new cold-water pressure washer we built with more gallons per minute and with less pressure for a safe "soft washing" for your home. This new washer is able to downstream distances we could not reach as easily before. While we could reach these areas with our extension poles, it took more water and time to do so. This new power washer and the other items that are pictured below, allows us a better cleaning of your largest investment, your home or property, safer, quicker and more efficiently while helping to save resources.

Short video showing us trowing some soap and cleaners this is what you should see when a professional power washer is working. Using good environmental friendly cleaners makes a difference, good coverage makes a difference, good tools and washer make a difference Cleaned by Pete makes a difference. Call 417-459-7869

As I stated before in the earlier blog entry, you can not get things cleaned or killed off, if your soap, cleaners, algaeside, mildew killer, oxi cleaner, or other safe chemicals do not get where they need to be working. Here is some of the new equipment that aids us in doing this. So once again if you see us around your home using the strange looking wands or guns you know we are working with the best and newest techniques to obtain the cleanest, safest, and water conserving methods available today.

Applying soap and cleaners to this home the peek of the roof line is at the second story the chimney is well over three stories. A Cleaned by Pete photo.

Applying soap and cleaners to this home with the newest cold-water pressure washer, the peek of the roof you see is the second story peek the chimney is well over three stories. In this Cleaned by Pete photo you can see us applying cleaner over the top.

New dual wand set-ups allow Cleaned by Pete to save time and gas. With these wands we can switch from soaping (low pressure) to scrubbing and rinsing. The wand with the handle sticking out is adjustable by turning in or out the valve with the handle, while the other can be switched by simply "rolling" the wand over side to side and tapping it. A Cleaned by Pete photo. Since these wands have the option of two nozzles the trigger guns are affixed together making it a ridged unit.

Two different nozzles can be placed in each wand for different uses being able to simply switch the water flow to the different nozzles saves time and cleaner, while still getting your home safely cleaned from the ground. As we learned saving time is saving water, gas, or other resources Cleaned by Pete does what they can to be the friendly to the environment.

Adding different lengths of quick plug in lances helps to reach areas that are hard to get. The quick attachment system allows us to build what we need quickly and on the fly. This again is time saving which all helps us to do a better job while saving natural resources and fuel, Cleaned by Pete.

This was the first version of this tool Cleaned by Pete built and designed. It was just to be plug in with the quick attachment system. It is a soap foamer which aspirates the soap into a thicker better cleaner with more power to remove dirt form your home.

Special tip with adjustable controls for making or wiping up the cleaners into a foam for better cling and cleaning power, a Cleaned by Pete photo.

As with any tool, time tell you that some times you did get it right the first time. With the addition of a side-handle, valve, 16 inches of length, a dedicated trigger gun and a swivel to hold a jug of cleaner this foaming tool is now ready for use once again. A Cleaned by Pete designed and built attachment.

This tool draws the cleaner in to the water stream at a more concentrated level and then turns it into a foam apply the cleaner more evenly. This attachment help to reach areas of your home that we had trouble reaching before and will use a lot less water to get the cleaner where it needs to be. Cleaned by Pete.

This foaming head draws in the cleaner or soaps via the tube form the jug, while drawing in air and whips it in to a foam lather which helps us to clean you home. Clean by Pete can apply soap and cleaners in a foam concentrated to clean faster and better using less water, while reaching hard to clean areas.

This is another tool used in our need to get soap onto the home or building we are cleaning. Sometimes it is called a "cannon" or "long-range gun", you can change the gun fromm trowing soap to rinsing by moving the handle closest to the orange tip forward for soap and pulling it back will start to rinse. You might ask why Cleaned by Pete has all these different tools, attachments or guns? Simple one tool does not fit each and every job, your home or business differs from others. Should we be forced to use one tool all the time? Does your building contractor just use one hammer to build a home or does the painter you hire have just one brush? We are a professional power washer and have the different guns, tools and attachments to do the best and safest cleaning for you and your home or business.

Along with our tried and true attachments, nozzles and tools for placing soap and cleaner on your home, the ones we have been using for years and blogged about in the earlier entry. With the addition of these new tools to help us out even more we are ready to clean your home or business. Cleaned by Pete is always looking for ways to: save and help with water conservation, limiting run off, and better, safer and more effective ways to clean your property. If you're needing the best in house washing for greater Springfield MO area call Cleaned by Pete at 417-459-7869 for a free estimate of your project.