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Matthew · Guest

Please don't be this guy

Jun 21, 2010

Ummmm! He has too many cones? LOL

Matthew · Guest

It looks good from the street but closer inspection and I saw no chem pump and no reel for chem spraying.

The PW is mounted on the trailer and his only hose if from it to the SC
Its pure power and clean clear water on that roof.

-- Edited by Matthew on Monday 21st of June 2010 03:25:11 PM

Confident Roof Cleaning Houston TX · Guest

You should go back by and see how it looks when he's done.

Matthew · Guest

Oh, it'll look good enough until the check clears.

This guy is around a lot he advertises a roof clean for 150 bucks.
But thats because typically the get a repair or two out of it.

I'll stop by and drop off my card and a sample copy of our garauntee in a week or two. I'll let the HO know that PW doesn't kill anything and the black stuff is very much alive.

Ugly Shingles LLC · Jun 21, 2010

Matthew wrote:

let's play a little game shall we?
How many things are wrong with this picture?

Good Guess Larry!

But I think I got it............ only 3 tires on the truck.

PaulS · Jun 21, 2010

Matthew wrote:

Oh, it'll look good enough until the check clears.

This guy is around a lot he advertises a roof clean for 150 bucks.
But thats because typically the get a repair or two out of it.

I'll stop by and drop off my card and a sample copy of our garauntee in a week or two. I'll let the HO know that PW doesn't kill anything and the black stuff is very much alive.

Don't bother. It's like telling the homeowner he made a dumb decision with the implication he's a dumb person.

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PaulS wrote:

Matthew wrote:

Oh, it'll look good enough until the check clears.

This guy is around a lot he advertises a roof clean for 150 bucks.
But thats because typically the get a repair or two out of it.

I'll stop by and drop off my card and a sample copy of our garauntee in a week or two. I'll let the HO know that PW doesn't kill anything and the black stuff is very much alive.

Don't bother. It's like telling the homeowner he made a dumb decision with the implication he's a dumb person.

I agree with Paul. A good idea would be to keep an eye on this roof and when you see the algae growing again to the point of needing it to be cleaned, approach the owner and offer your services. You know he is already a "customer" so you don't need to sell him on "roof cleaning". You just need to sell him on "you".

guest

It looks as if the guy on the roof is saluting you?

gutterdog · Jun 21, 2010

This a badd ass thread!

Washed-up · guest

no ladder arms, sc on roof, no ground guy and he's flickin you off....classic catch bro!

Louisville KY Roof Cleaning 502-386-5961 · Guest

Matthew wrote:

Saw a "roof cleaner" in my area so I thought I'd check it out.
Here is the picture of what I saw, this my fellow RCIA'ers is my "competition" in Sun City.

Now at first it looks good, right?
Nice truck, good signage, couple of chem tanks.

But look closer friends.

let's play a little game shall we?
How many things are wrong with this picture?

I'll start: That's a SC on the roof with him... On barrel tile!

No wonder his sign says "tile roof repair and cleaning"

I think he's wearing flip flops.

El Flojo · Guest

For 150 he will still be cheaper than you or any of us and tho homeowner will be happy paying that 1 a year. Thats the story down here, guys have been seeing me on roofs and the way we clean and are scratching there heads. Theres a guy here that uses a SC on big commercial roofs charging about 100 bucks for every 1k sf. he uses a northern SC with 40s on it

Matthew · Guest

mlacey1977 wrote:

I think he's wearing flip flops.

I've seen him do it barefoot!

He was saluting me by the way.

The part that gets me is he never uses any chemicals and actually tells the customer that he doesn't. Chemicals kill plants he says, My way doesn't... lol

Baltimore MD Roof Cleaning 410-482-4367 · guest

Truck is too small for the weight, cones are too small and in wrong position, None in back?? they need to be farther from the truck in the back. Tool boxes on side are unnecessary weight. Water tank is on the tongue. SC on roof, and pressure washer is on the wrong side of the trailer. Magnet too small to read and too full of words. Letters on the windshield look like a ghetto thug thug effect.
Did I miss anything??

Matthew · Guest

Baltimore MD Roof Cleaning 410-482-4367 wrote:

Truck is too small for the weight, cones are too small and in wrong position, None in back?? they need to be farther from the truck in the back. Tool boxes on side are unnecessary weight. Water tank is on the tongue. SC on roof, and pressure washer is on the wrong side of the trailer. Magnet too small to read and too full of words. Letters on the windshield look like a ghetto thug thug effect.
Did I miss anything??

No safety equipment including no ladder stabilizer/standoff.

gutterdog · Jun 22, 2010

Matthew wrote:

Saw a "roof cleaner" in my area so I thought I'd check it out.
Here is the picture of what I saw, this my fellow RCIA'ers is my "competition" in Sun City.

Now at first it looks good, right?
Nice truck, good signage, couple of chem tanks.

But look closer friends.

let's play a little game shall we?
How many things are wrong with this picture?

I'll start: That's a SC on the roof with him... On barrel tile!

No wonder his sign says "tile roof repair and cleaning"

Hey Matt. Tryin to get your feel on this one. Did you bid this job?

Matthew · Guest

gutterdog wrote:
Hey Matt. Tryin to get your feel on this one. Did you bid this job?

This is in a specific area of Sun City.
The HOA requires the residents to keep the roofs clean.
The roofs in this area are really bad.

We have been to HOA meetings, sent fliers, even gone door to door.
We've done maybe 2 roofs since Jan.
This guy does about 2 a week.

We are always told how expensive we are. (I've bid as low as $300)

gutterdog · Jun 23, 2010

I'm doing a job tomorow, roof, house concrete around the pool and the concrete in front. I was the most expensive. He said, him and his wife want too see if it is worth the price I gave them, or something like that?

Price isnt everything. Or the only factor in getting the job. Your confidence in front of the customer matters. I'm getting a contract signed Sat. By a guy that thought I was too high. I said look im busy right now. Shop my price and what I include in my wash. Touch bases that evening. I was 50 dollars higher. And I got the job.

idontknow · Guest

There are a lot of things wrong, but there is also one thing right, he is out there working trying to feed his family despite his methods and equipment available to him.

I personally will never knock a person for having a go or trying, May be he just needs some one to tap him on the shoulder and say "Mate I can show you a better way of doing this if you want"

Just my thoughts,

There is never just one way do do some thing and there is never an absolute right way.

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