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Specific client request....... ARghhhhhhh

Treasure Coast Roof Cleaning · Guest

All you can do is try to sell it and do it the right way..

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If she has gutters you can collect 100% of the runoff. If she doesn't, offer to add a little SH to her well. Either way, she wins!

Apr 19, 2011

If she doesn't have gutters Up sell her some!

gutterdog · Apr 19, 2011

Someone need some new gutters??? lol!

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Roof Cleaning Wilmington NC (910) 622-7942 wrote:
If she has gutters you can collect 100% of the runoff. If she doesn't, offer to add a little SH to her well. Either way, she wins!

And you won't charge extra for the Shock Chlorination Water Treatment for her well!!! If she doesn't go for that than explain to her that the black stuff is a living, breathing, microscopic organism on her roof. Pressure washing it to get rid of it is like trying to squish a flea in between your fingers, it just don't work. Jon

Central Iowa Roof Cleaning · Certified Cedar Shake Roof Cleaning Specialist

Just sell her on the results. Cedar can clean up real nice and the process you use is not harmful to her property or landscaping.

I wouldn't pass on it.

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sodium precarb and and light power wash is what is needed and then you can charge her to seal it.

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It's interesting to see all of the differences in thoughts. Thanks everyone.

I didn't mention this, it's only the garage that they want done. The rest of the shake roof on the main structure was replaced just a few years ago. Small job, heavy on labor/effort. I'll actually go take a look at this one and go from there.

Thanks!

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Apr 20, 2011

With that bucket truck how labor intensive could it be? Loan me your truck and I'll come up there and knock it out in half a day....

Confident Roof Cleaning Houston TX · Guest

Actually the labor shouldnt be much at all especially for just the garage. Like Mike said, hit it with a percard, and light pressire wash it. Neutralize, let it dry and seal it.

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Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC wrote:
With that bucket truck how labor intensive could it be? Loan me your truck and I'll come up there and knock it out in half a day....

That's my point exaclty - half a days work at "pressure washer" rates? No thanks. To do the job properly would mean two trips there for starters ie $$. I'm going to drop by there next time I'm in the area, yet I highly suspect this lady is looking for a guy with a HD PW to blast it clean for $250. She specifically requested it be PW'd, nothng more. We'll see.

David - you really should have done shingle roofs when you lived here - you would have liked it biggrin I promise!!

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Apr 21, 2011

I know. I was definitely getting bored with decks. I even had customers ask me if I did roofs. Tempted to move back up there even with all that traffic! I miss the money.

Why would it take 2 trips?

-- Edited by Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC on Thursday 21st of April 2011 10:44:03 AM

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Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC wrote:
I know. I was definitely getting bored with decks. I even had customers ask me if I did roofs. Tempted to move back up there even with all that traffic! I miss the money.
Why would it take 2 trips?

-- Edited by Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC on Thursday 21st of April 2011 10:44:03 AM

Business stinks here. Don't come back LOL.

They'd need to be dry before they could be stained/sealed, eg repeat trip. I'd hoped to stop by the property today to take a look. Just wasn't in the cards. Maybe tomorrow since they're calling for rain and I didn't schedule any jobs.

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Apr 21, 2011

You just said she wanted it Pressure washed nothing about stained!

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Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC wrote:
You just said she wanted it Pressure washed nothing about stained!

True - I meant attempting to do it the right way (3 step), but at PW prices. Like Scotty said.

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