Wash'n Wednesday: the "small job dilemma"
Wash'n Wednesday found us with lots of small jobs but jobs are jobs. Our customers and their word of mouth advertising is worth more to me than turning down jobs simply on size. I'll set aside a day now and then and lump them into one day. Today was that day. Customer service is our #1 goal telling someone that their job is to small or that there is not enough money in it for us to do is something I avoid doing. One happy customer will bring in more just by telling others we help them make a difference. If you can do several of these smaller jobs in a day or after a day's work, can you still make it worth while? I did get a neighbor to book some cleaning with us and handed out several cards while doing the days work. So in the long run it may payoff even more in the future. I know we as power washers need to draw a line somewhere and that is up to each person or company to do and decide. Yesterday after a house washing I was asked if I could clean or wash a
5th wheel camping trailer and if so how much I was there and had
everything on board to do it since I do a small bus fleet from time to
time. I shot them a price and soon as I finished the house washing I was
over to wash the camper. Now would I have driven out just to clean a
camper? It would have to be priced higher than what I did it for
yesterday. Being close and having everything made it a nobrainer. Again
how small if they are will to pay a fair price then I will do it.
I also find it just fun doing something different than what we normally do. I like residential house washing and love to be busy but a change now and then is good for the soul. Getting out there and seeing what you can do not having the normal time constraints is also nice. You can try out new things and techniques to see what works better. Never know when you'll find a new idea that will work for you in the future. Learning and growing your business and experiences.
From Billings, Ozark and Springfield MO it was "Wash'n Wednesday". Just got in from a day, about the area. Odd jobs
today were a painted, textured and distressed drive-way cleaning. I was contacted over the
phone for the drive way cleaning it had been painted, textured and distressed about 7 to 8 years ago.
Owner put the home on the market wanted the stains lifted and do what we
could to make it look better. Then had to clean beams inset in the front of a home. The biggest
problem was the height of what needed cleaning. Had the whole neighbor
hood out including several mowing services watching me clean this one,
owner was very happy to have them finally cleaned. Then some fertilizer rust
stain removal seems the crew had gotten a little heavy and sprayed the
home's siding and garage door. Our house washing mix lightened it but
Cleaned by Pete went all the way and removed even stains that were left
on the home and door. Home owners were amazed at the results which have
been there since last year.
Here are some pictures and a short clip showing you what Cleaned by Pete can do. Working on the painted, textured and distressed drive-way using our adjustable
height surface cleaner. Knowing the proper pressure and height to use is where the years of doing this come in. To
much pressure will cut or remove the paint, distressed or textured areas or
could chip off the top layer all together.
Drive way cleaning Ozark MO.
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painted, textured and distressed driveway to look "old world" heavy stains including oil and
rust along with algae, moss and mildew, owner asked, "Do what you can I
know its' in bad shape". Cleaned by Pete pressure & power washing did what we could. The painted and distressed areas were hard to clean with out removing it. |
You can see this drive-way was quite a challenge but it turned out OK and helped the homes curb appeal once the oil stains, mold, algae, and mildew were removed. This is our adjustable height surface cleaners, I use it for decks and special jobs such as this painted, textured and distressed drive-way.
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| Cleaning painted concrete in Springfield MO Cleaned by Pete 417.459.7869. |
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| Cleaning painted concrete in Springfield MO Cleaned by Pete 417.459.7869. |
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| Finishing up the
concert cleaning the paint and distress look made this hard to clean.
Too much pressure will damage the surface, to little will not get the
best cleaning. Our adjustable surface cleaner works great for this. |
Fertilizer "rust" removal Billings MO.
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| Fertilizer stains to be remove, the front garage door and side of
the home was covered with fertilizer rust stains. Seems the folks the
did their fertilizing and plants got a little heavy on spraying the
walls. House wash lightened it to what's in the first picture but
Cleaned by Pete got that off also home owners were amazed at the
results. |
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| Fertilizer stains, looks like embedded rust in the vinyl. It can be removed, Billings MO, Cleaned by Pete. |
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| Fertilizer stains to be remove Billings MO Cleaned by Pete. |
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| After cleaning the stains they are removed from this vinyl siding. |
Side walk and stoop cleaning Springfield MO
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| Sidewalk cleaning in Springfield MO. |
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| Front stoop cleaning for some curb appeal Cleaned by Pete Springfield MO. |
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| Front stoop cleaning for some curb appeal Cleaned by Pete Springfield MO. |
Fence cleaning for some curb appeal.
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| Cleaning up the
fences on the side of the home giving it some more curb appeal. When
selling a home first impressions are important let us help you with
that. |
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| A littler fence restoration and cleaning in Springfield MO Cleaned by Pete. |
Beam cleaning Ozark MO
The height was a problem for other but Cleaned by Pete was able to get the job done right. The owner said it was 20 feet to the top of the bottom beams.
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| Cleaning beams on this home, not a hard job but the height had stopped everyone. Cleaned by Pete pressure & power washing
did this using a step ladder and our regular equipment and attachments.
It is 20 feet to the top of the bottom beams or that is what the
homeowner told me. |
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| Some wood restoration in Ozark MO Cleaned by Pete. |
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| Some wood restoration in Ozark MO Cleaned by Pete 417.459.7869 |
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