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Simon@Pristine Pathways

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Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2013, 08:22:16 pm »
This was the internet love story of the year, the final chapter the big meet at crosby. One pressure washing guru waiting for the internet sensation to appear. Must say quite dissapointed, it was going to be a bromance or a quick knockout. I know what my money was on!
There is some funny poo going on latley. Keep ya nut down ooosh!

Rob_Mac

Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #21 on: May 22, 2013, 08:24:28 pm »
 ;D ;D ;D

I am half the man for not meeting Christophe the elusive - I think he may be a woman (I know he is a woman ;D)

Rob ;D

Simon@Pristine Pathways

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Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #22 on: May 22, 2013, 08:27:52 pm »
I was going to come over to say hi, but it would of ruined my hourly rate for the day.!


chris scott

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Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #23 on: May 22, 2013, 08:41:48 pm »
 I had to google "plagiarised" ...i did not know what it meant!  ;D
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Rob_Mac

Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #24 on: May 22, 2013, 08:43:33 pm »
Greed is good. What's worth doing is worth doing for money.
Lunch is for wimps. If you need a friend, buy a dog.

Got to love gordon Gecko ;D ;D ;D

Rob ;D

Alex Wingrove

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Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #25 on: May 22, 2013, 08:59:28 pm »
Im a window cleaner. (dont throw stuff)

A customer asked if I cleaned patio's not being the type to turn work down or away, because I know someone can do it and that someone might aswell be me.

So borrowed a karcher with patio cleaner, the plastic joiner broke in the process so had to finish it with a 2ft long lance. Job looked good when finished, I even remember what I got paid. That was it 2006 I think

So then a client of my dads wanted their block paving cleaned, so I went and priced it at £330, cleaned and re-sanded.

So found a second hand machine 13hp Honda on ebay with whirlaway for £750.00 bought that with the savings for the wedding. (I paid it back, convinced her it was an investment)

Spent 13 hours on that job, it was back breaking work, the machine wasn't drawing water and the customers flow rate wasn't great so I didn't have as much pressure as I needed and it took ages, then I had to go back and re sand, again that took ages. However I got paid and almost half the machine was paid for.

I advertised with customers and work slowly came in enough to pay for the machine within 6 months.

Then again through my dad got asked to quote for 3500 sqm of block paving in 6 car parks. So I fixed the machine bought new stuff did the job in a week,

And now I do about 15 jobs a year with it, I like the change from cleaning windows, and I love the before and after photos

Rob_Mac

Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #26 on: May 22, 2013, 09:04:52 pm »
Well done ;)

Rob ;D

Alex Wingrove

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Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #27 on: May 22, 2013, 09:08:56 pm »
Thank you Rob

Well done to you too,

That tennis court came up nice, got so many pictures I should upload them

Simon@Pristine Pathways

  • Posts: 397
Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #28 on: May 22, 2013, 09:10:04 pm »
Greed is good. What's worth doing is worth doing for money.
Lunch is for wimps. If you need a friend, buy a dog.

Got to love gordon Gecko ;D ;D ;D

Rob ;D



Blue horseshoe loves anocote steel..

Rob_Mac

Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #29 on: May 22, 2013, 09:15:27 pm »
I got it ;D

There'll be some googling going on right now ;) ;)

Rob ;D

BDCS

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Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #30 on: May 22, 2013, 09:29:42 pm »
I had to google "plagiarised" ...i did not know what it meant!  ;D
I had that recently and I had to do the same - I had a tennancy agreement drawn up and when the first tennant dropped out I said to the solicitor I'd just change the names he said ok but thats plagarism but ok - just like nicking a proper pressure washers web site  ;)

Neil Jones

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Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #31 on: May 23, 2013, 09:42:45 pm »
Greed is good. What's worth doing is worth doing for money.
Lunch is for wimps. If you need a friend, buy a dog.

Got to love gordon Gecko ;D ;D ;D

Rob ;D


Got it, don't even like that film either
Blue horseshoe loves anocote steel..

Mike Halliday

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Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #32 on: May 24, 2013, 07:30:04 am »
To answer the original question....

About 5yrs ago I approached a local pressure washing company with idea of sharing a leaflet..... me a carpet cleaner on one side, him on the other.

He was quite rude to me :'( :'(    almost suggesting I was trying to con him and I would take his money and no leaflets would ever be printed or go out.

So I decided to just buy the kit my self and offer pressure washing. Bought a tech clean machine and FSC.  now in summer pressurewashing accounts for 60% of my business.
Mike Halliday.  www.henryhalliday.co.uk

Rob_Mac

Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #33 on: May 24, 2013, 07:48:49 am »
Mike

You may have some problems with your site.

Just clicked the link and it has come up with containing malware and a very big red warning!!

Rob ;D

Mike Halliday

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Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #34 on: May 24, 2013, 08:18:45 am »
Rob Just clicked n it from my sons computor and it was fine .... Anyone else getting a warning sign?
Mike Halliday.  www.henryhalliday.co.uk

Rob_Mac

Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #35 on: May 24, 2013, 08:25:40 am »
From your link at the bottom of your posts!

Rob ;D


Rob_Mac

Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #37 on: May 24, 2013, 08:45:52 am »
I'm running Avast on my system

It's definitely picking something up. I'm not clicking onto the site that's for sure. Maybe something or nothing but i've tried to log on three times this morning and each time the same warning.

Rob ;D

Graeme Smith

Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #38 on: May 25, 2013, 09:53:13 am »
Mike I just got the same warning.

Graeme Smith

Re: How did you start pressure washing ?
« Reply #39 on: May 25, 2013, 09:55:45 am »
Just typed in pressure washing Beverley into Google and clicked on the link to your site and a similar warning came up.