So im looking into breaking into the industry, but im in California.
Here is the requirements for obtaining a permit/license :
"To qualify for this license, you must be at least 18 and show four years of journeyman experience. "
So how can i get around the 4 years journeyman experience? I work in a business that must watch their waste water and regulate it daily. Could that count as experience?
I really cant stop my full time work for 4 years to get experience. I have a family to feed. I do understand that i need to reclaim my waste water, and I plan to. But there has to be a way i can get this business going without the journeyman experience. Any ideas?
Get you an LLC, good insurance, reclaim if needed and go at it!
Just know that In California the PW market isn’t that great as it is in more humid states. We have almost no mildew growth here… Very rarely… So you will end up doing more commercial cleaning
California Code of Regulations
Title 16, Division 8, Article 3. Classifications
A sand and water blasting contractor uses the force of compressed air in conjunction with abrasive materials or water to clean or prepare surfaces for any protective, decorative and/or functional treatment.
I’m no expert, but it appears you need 4 years to be a water blaster. Bad place to live.
proper designation is Sand and Water Blasting Limited Specialty Contractor, Class Code C-61/D-38. To qualify for this license, you must be at least 18 and show four years of
Chesebro, have you ever dealt with city workers inspecting your operation for proper waste water procedures? Or have you just been lucky enough to not have come across any yet?
Id like to add the whole 4 years must be in the last 7. Meaning if you have 3 years, take a break for 4 years, then go get one more, one falls off. Lame. Discovered while pursuing my d38 specialty fencing licence.
A little off topic, but my carpenter friend in CA was required to state what type of sawdust he was producing and report it to…whoever deals with that. He then had to pay some sort of fee for “proper disposal”.
We’re not talking about a sawmill here, just a guy making various household furniture.
No never, That’s because I mainly do house washes… No reclaim needed.
I was referring more to the Contractor license. Sometimes I sub out work to diffrent companies here in the LA county and non have licenses for PW, Some with over 25 years in the business. Last time I looked into it, non was required. So gear up and continue if your really serious about it
Also, do you have any kind of reclaim system? I was thinking of using a shopvac and sandbags to Funnel the water to the hose of the shop vac then pump it back into the landscape. It sounds cheap because I cant afford anything serious. I am hoping to do some driveway cleaning with that set up.
