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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Spring sprung and Cleaned by Pete is cleaning once again

Spring has Sprung and Cleaned by Pete Is Cleaning Once Again

Now and then I like to show some photos of what I'm doing during the week. I am a true pressure / power washer in Southwest MO, washing homes is what the main focus of the company is. Here is what I've been doing the last 8 days.

Spring Cleaning Springfield MO

Spring Cleaning Springfield MO

Spring Cleaning Springfield MO

Spring Cleaning Springfield MO

Spring Cleaning Nixa MO

Spring Cleaning Springfield MO

Spring Cleaning Springfield MO

Spring Cleaning Springfield MO

Spring Cleaning Ozark MO

Spring Cleaning Ozark MO

Spring Cleaning Springfield MO

Spring Cleaning Stafford MO

Spring Cleaning Nixa MO

Spring Cleaning Nixa MO

Cleaned by Pete

House washing

417.459.7869

Springfield MO and the surrounding areas and towns.

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: 

Springfield MO #1 house washing company

417.459.7869

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"

Sometimes the job is just weird, rock washing

Sometimes the job is just weird, rock washing in Ozark MO. Being a washer we sometimes run across jobs that are a bit weird. I had one of them today. As I was finishing up cleaning a driveway and removing rust stains I received a call. Can you wash..... I just happen to be heading out to Ozark from Springfield MO to check on something so I said I would stop by. 

The customer was doing some landscaping and planting and wanted some very large and dirty rock boulders cleaned before the landscape was finished. The big problem was they were 300 to 400 feet from the closest water supply. No problem I had that much hose on board and with the help of the buffer tank I could do the job. So here are a few photos of the rocks while working on them.

Being able to move hoses from reel to reel and being able to easily move from pump to pump on the service rig makes thing easy to set up and work with. Quick connects on items lines and hoses have made things a lot easier, on me. Customer was quite impressed when I moved things around and was able to reach all the way down the drive-way to the front of the property then hook into the water supply on the home. Being flexible is what won us this job.

Rock cleaning, power / pressure washing Ozark MO, Cleaned by Pete serving the "greater" Springfield MO area.

Pressure washing in the greater Springfield MO area, Cleaned by Pete.

Rock cleaning, power / pressure washing Ozark MO, Cleaned by Pete serving the "greater" Springfield MO area. Washing large boulders for a customer's landscaping project.

Rock cleaning, power / pressure washing Ozark MO, Cleaned by Pete serving the "greater" Springfield MO area. Stopping about half way to get a photo.

Cleaned by Pete "The Ozark's #1 rock cleaner"

Cleaned by Pete power / pressure washing landscaping stones in Ozark MO.

Wash'n Wednesday: Gutter Brightening Ozark MO

Wash'n Wednesday: Gutter Brightening Ozark MO

Just a couple of photos of Cleaned by Pete cleaning and brightening some gutters in Ozark Missouri. Gutters are something that frame your house keeping them bright and clean adds more appeal to a home.

Before then after gutter brightening Cleaned by Pete Ozark Missouri, www.cleanedbypete.com

Here are a few of the photos of the work.

Gutter brightening by the Ozark's area #1 house washing company, Cleaned by Pete 417.459.7869.

Results like this can be expected when you use Cleaned by Pete for your external house cleaning/washing needs in the greater Springfield MO area. www.powerwashingspringfieldmo.com

Gutter brightening in Ozark Missouri, 417.459.7869

Work being done by Cleaned by Pete your #1 choice for house washing in Ozark MO and the surrounding area, 417.459.7869

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serving the greater Southwest MO area

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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.

Cleaned by Pete

just a pressure / power washer in Springfield Missouri

417.459.7869

"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.  

The Humble Yard sign, the employee that works for you 24/7 in all types of weather.

Yard-signs: a Cleaned by Pete employee

Working hard to get the right sign before getting them printed. I like that employe that keeps working hard and gets paid very little. That describes the humble yard sign. I need to investment in some new yard signs the sun and weather are taking a toll on the old signs. Also as times change so does or views and the signs are looking dated. While working a couple of weeks ago for one of our regular customers, that we concrete clean and house wash for, they deal with buy and selling homes, an idea hit me. Seeing their sign I started to come up with this idea for a new yard sign using their sign as a guideline for my new sign.  This is their sign:

Yard-signs seem to be a great employee for me. I use them while on jobs that I'm doing, then I can leave them there to keep working. The older signs are starting to show some ware. Time to hire some new employees to stand proud and promote what I do. Working 24/7 in all types of weather what more can you ask for? These are some signs I've used over the years, some are better than others but most have brought me some good returns.

A Cleaned by Pete sign used in the past.

A Cleaned by Pete yard-sign used in the past.

A Cleaned by Pete sign used in the past.

A Cleaned by Pete yard sign used in the past, was retired after it was involved in a hit and run accident when a car ran-over it in a yard. One of or early caricatures.

Promotional sign we use for a while it still finds use at fairs and expos.

Promotional sign it still is used at fairs and expos.

But now for the new crop of employees this is the interview period I would guess. Seeing what one will be the best fit and will work for us in the future. Which one has the most promise for the company.

 Playing around and working on getting the yard signs ready for printing. As always I have do make a bunch of different formats and get the ideas down in the computer. Then get the idea of what makes the best look and what everyone likes. Then tweak them around a bit. So here are the profs for the signs so far.

We clean dirty houses, Cleaned by Pete Springfield Missouri, the areas #1 house washer.

We clean dirty houses, Cleaned by Pete Springfield Missouri, the areas #1 house washer.

We clean dirty houses, Cleaned by Pete Springfield Missouri, the areas #1 house washer.

We clean dirty houses, Cleaned by Pete Springfield Missouri, the areas #1 house washer.

Cleaned by Pete "we clean dirty houses" Springfield MO the yard-sign.

 Why did I base my sign on one of my customers signs? Well I have seen this sign in and around town and it always attracts attention and is very visible. Using the yellow color as the background, with standard black lettering I thought we'll see what it can do for Cleaned by Pete. Keeping it simple has been my advertising agenda for years.

   In any case a sign is a reflection of your company and says alot about you. You have to temper looks and messages with what you're trying to get across to prospective customers. That is what I'm trying to do. I find it relaxing and like to do things myself I know my company and area and feel I can capture and relay the message. Not brain surgery here just letting others know we did a job and can do yours. If you don't have or use this silent employee you may want to give it some consideration.

 

Cleaned by Pete

house washing the safe, soft washing way

serving the greater Springfield Missouri area

417.459.7869