Hello all. First post on here.
My name is Matt and I’m starting a pressure washing business with a partner here in Florida. I wanted to get your input, suggestions, and any constructive criticism you may have.
The basic idea is to have local college students do the pressure washing as contractors. The types of jobs we will offer, atleast at the beginning, will be more of your straight forward residential or commercial jobs with little risk.
My partner and I, more or less, live on opposite ends of the area we will be servicing. We will each store equipment (starting off with 1 pressure washer each, Pressure Pro E3027HC with hammerhead surface cleaner) in a shed (weatherproof) in our yards. When there’s an appointment, the student will come to pick up the pressure washer (in their own vehicle), and go to the site and perform the work, then refill a gas can on the way back to dropping the equipment back off to the shed.
From reading this and other pressure washing forums, i haven’t really seen a process similar to this being discussed, so that leaves me with a few questions. What would you guys recommend contractor payment be as a percentage of the payment we receive from the customer?
In addition to the labor the students performed, we would have to take into account the gas the students used driving their own cars to and from the job site, as well as reimbursement for them topping off a gas
can. Because of this, we will obviously have to pay a higher percentage than those that use company trucks, gas, etc.
Keep in mind, the idea for this is not to replace the income of my partner or I’s day jobs (not yet at least). Right now, we are looking at it more like a fun thing to do to supplement our income, while giving back to the community and helping college students find flexible, good paying work.
If I’ve left out any key details, please ask. Thanks for reading and I welcome all of your thoughts.