Clean It Up
UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: DREAM CLEAN on November 14, 2009, 10:01:33 am
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Hi All,
I have an area of carpark that has had old oil/derv soaked sand on it for may years, we have cleared the sand but the client wants the area cleaned up does anybody know the best method and products to use?
Many thanks
Nick
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If it's concrete and you have access to a hot machine I would wash the area first as hot as you can to see what you are up against.
Can't tell from the photo if it is tarmac or concrete.
With this amount of staining you are going to have to be carful where the water run-off goes, local auth. won't be to pleased with that lot entering the water channels.
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agree with roger there,if it's concrete you've a good chance with suds and heat,if its tarmac once derv gets into it forget it,had one like it early this year,best price in the end was to dig it up and relay with a topcoat
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If it's concrete use Premiere Products "Force" which costs circa £8 - £10 / 5 ltr. Make sure you scrape off as much of the oily gunk as possible first, apply the chemical as per the manufacturer's instructions, leave to dwell, agitate with a deck scrub then hot wash off.
As Roger so rightly says, if any of the resultant slurry goes into the drainage system your in big trouble both financially and reputation wise. What you need to do is block the drains off (sandbags) and pick up the slurry with a wet vac then dump it into a 45 gallon drum so you can skim off the oil.
By the look of the blue plastic containers your customer has an expensive waste disposal job here. You might get away with just adding your oily waste to the containers for them to get rid of.
Remember to add 'clean up time' to the job as everything will need cleaning down afterwards from your boots to your hoses to your wet vac.
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Thanks people
Not looking forward to this as the job is 250 miles away too
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why not sub it then?
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If the job is anywhere within a 50 miles radius of Teeside I know a decent subbie.
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I put a post on here offering it out and nobody took it on
I put a builders clean on here and nobody took that on too
I can not refuse the order as they are my biggest customer
everybody must have loads of work up north
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yeh and i gave u a price for the job in thrisk and the lad gave u a price for this job :)
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Ducky
I gave you a call left a message on you voice mail and a text to say ring me as it was a go, I neaver heard anything.
I had to send a team up.
As for the price on the pressure wash I never heard anything if he gives me a price I can put it forward
Many thanks
Nick