Hiya, hows it gone over the 2 yrs since youve switched?
I would do both but perhaps concentrate on pressure washing if you know theres a market in your area for it, as in good prices. You will easily make your money back.
Rutland pumps is a good starting point. I believe around 1500 if memory serves well (or a bit more) will get you a good machine between 15 - 21 lpm with good specs, turbo and perhaps a fsc on top.
Then research well or try a course, but perhaps research and gain knowledge on the general cleaning part of this forum. Yet dont mention your a window cleaner lol, they tend not to like that.
I was thinking of gutter vac as I had an awkward gutter clean the other day. This particular roof over hang came out as far as the bay window and my ladders didnt have the height for that. (Whereas on normal house a stand away would have worked well.) Yet you then have to think of a power source if customers are not in and so a generator would be required which ups the price.
Hi Nathan, I'm all good mate thanks for asking. Wow were did two years go?
Anyway, the wfp was a good swap for grad ha ha, I don't think I'd like to go back to doing grad after using the brush.
I just want to change things up a bit for the new year.
Good point about the power supply if customer's sent home. Sod buying a generator as well.
I've had awkward gutter jobs that I couldn't do off the ladder in the past were a vac would of been able to get it....
How's your window empire?
Yep, time flies!
Im over 4 yrs in and still enjoying it! Wfp brought a new lease of life to it for me, though I have some days where the boredom kicks in. Thats why, like you are now, made the jump into expanding the cleaning services.
I still get a chunk of time during the month which I either use as a flow over if I'm running behind for any particular reason. Or its for family time but if not, thats when I book the pressure or soft washing jobs in.
Window cleaning has its advantages of a steady stream of finance etc but it can become tedious cant it. Pressure washing breaks that boredom and has its own great advantages;
You get job satisfaction straight away (watching the true colour of slabs n drives appear in stark contrast to the grime).
Working with a turbo nozzle never gets boring, i love the thing! Fsc are obviously great n all but a turbo is like a man and his toy
(just read that back and i know some may make an innuendo out of that, but that was not intended, i just meant men n power tools, whats not to like)
All my jobs are residential and you have your window empire to target first and up sell. They know you and trust you, so your half way there to win the work. So getting some jobs to pay for the equipment isnt too hard.
Yet the best thing for me is getting paid a good amount of money as soon as the job is completed. Ive not had a customer yet that hasnt simply handed the money over on completion! No chasing your money up.
Its a great way to have a small break from the glass
