Hey guys,
One of my neighbors who sits on the HOA board for our subdivision approached me the other day, as I was washing a house in the neighborhood, and asked if I would write up a proposal that he could pitch to the HOA about a whole neighborhood power wash cleanup. This would include two miles of curbs like the ones pictured, twelve storm drain covers, about a dozen streetlights, and a dozen street signs. The curbs are the biggest concern, as they’ve likely not been washed in over ten years, or perhaps never. I’d probably hit them with downstream SH and use my surface cleaner to knock out the flat parts in bulk, then wash the rounded part with my wand, all the while pushing the filth down into the storm drains.
Could you all give me some insight into how I could price this? My thought is to pitch it in terms of square feet, as the gutters are about a foot wide. And then I might say the rest is thrown in as a thank you for agreeing to such a large job. Thanks guys.
How are you going to supply water for this? Could charge by the sq ft but will also have to add in extra for the time it takes if you have to drive home and refill your buffer tank 5 times
Yeah, that’s the main issue… There’s a water spigot on every median, so I could refill gradually, thankfully, using the neighborhood’s own supply of water.
That’s an excellent precaution. I would then hopefully reclaim as much as possible. But I would certainly obtain permission from the county before undergoing such a project.
Small surface cleaner for the top and bottom. Turbo nozzle or 25* nozzle for the face. As close to 3k psi as you can get. I charge no less than .40 a linear foot. Rinsing is the biggest pain the butt with these, because rinsing asphalt sucks. Period. Some guys just put down a hot mix and don’t even pressure wash. If you’ve got hydrants, check with your local water dept and see if they rent hydrant meters. Most do with a hefty deposit and a per thousand gallon rate. Deposit can take a month or longer to get back.
We recently cleaned almost a mile of curb and some sidewalks around a new Rooms To Go. The curbs were 2ft wide (18" gutter, 6" face, 6" top of curb). Had a lot of mud and tire marks. It took myself and two guys 8 hours to clean. We used 20" surface cleaners on the top and gutters of the curbs and wands on the face and to rinse. No chemicals just water.
Figure and 8 hour day for one person. About 600 ft an hour with a turbo nozzle. Probably too narrow for a surface cleaner. Charge whatever you would for 8 hours of work
Just finished this project couple of weeks ago, about 5000 lf. Pre-treated with 3% mix, hit top and base with my 20"sc, hit face with 40 tip, then post treated with 3%. Not all were this bad, but close. Good water but some long runs with hose on parts. 2 of us between running and pulling 3 different hoses, moving truck periodically probably averaged about 250’ per hour. Did for about .85 per ft and wouldn’t do for a penny less for any this dirty.
I just use hydr nozzle & surface cleaner with water only. I always wash the gutter & brick mailbox at n/c for the customer when doing a driveway/sidewalk job to “shame their neighbor (LOL) “ so that the neighbor will have their property washed as well. The gutter really makes the wash job stand out!
