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I think i'll put it back on craig'list

lesson learned!

If there is any type of food prep company or fruit drink company anywhere near you, you can get a tank that will work for almost nothing. In the food industry, these tanks that contain concentrated fruit flavorings, etc., are a SINGLE use item and they get rid of them very cheaply, sometimes FREE.
Check it out.

Hey no worries, I rock a 55 gal mix tank and cleaned about 130 roofs this year!!

Those figures are probably going to be closer to gross not profit. Insurance, licensing, phone, advertising, chemicals, labor etc. Oh and I forgot the biggest one of all TAXES Then there is the little factor of building your business. If you plan on eating any time during the year then you have to offer other services, especially as a start-up. That is unless you have enough cash to last you a couple years. I thought it was going to be easier than it was at first also. Unless you have the ability to sell an Eskimo a ketchup popsicle in the middle of January. Equipment maintenance and repair is another non anticipated expense. OK is probably about the same as here so the average will be in the 3-500 range some larger homes will be more.

What would be a good amount to set aside from every job to go toward repairs?

Better Exterior Restorations wrote:

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What would be a good amount to set aside from every job to go toward repairs?

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 It all depends on the set up you are using. I would make sure that by the time the season ends you have a slush fund with enough in it to replace every piece and just have that set aside. After that as you use it replenish it.

RoofBright of Florida wrote:

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I'm not so sure of the shower stall cleaning, etc. Personally, with the world as it is today, I am the last person to enter a home to perform a service. In most areas, to protect yourself, you have to be bonded. That in itself is not cheap. Best case scenario, $300.00 additional monthly.

If I were you and not to go against any ideas posted here to generate additional revenue. I would stick to exactly what your name says. "Exterior"

To give you an example: Monday I bid a 5600 sq ft roof for $800, they agreed and as we were standing in the driveway I pointed out the bug attraction around the garage lights as well as some algae growth under the window. I advised the homeowner that our chemicals would clean any area that it came in contact with and to expect some streaking on the walls and possibly on the driveway. To make a long story short , $300.00 for exterior and $125.00 for driveway and small walkway. Upsell, Upsell!

We do most of our upselling during the roof cleaning process as homeowners notice how dirty everything else appears after the roof is cleaned.

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did I miss something... shower stall cleaning?????

 

I was actually thinking of trying out a small dosage of the love on my shower floor. The grout is a little unsightly. Of cours i would make sure i had proper ventalation.
I like the up saling approach too.
Did you say there would be streaking from cleaning those areas on the exterior walls, because the rest of the house would still be dirty? Thus telling the customer his only rational choice, if he wanted those small things cleaned, would be to wash the whole house? and then run off from the house would show how dirty his driveway is?
That sounds good to me