Yes I want 10 easy jobs for one hard one. I know my margins on those 10 easy jobs and I can pay someone to do them for me while I sit back and watch, hand door hangers, contact other customers, sell more work.
At the end of the day its about money and making as much of it as possible while providing the best service you can.
Because it’s not algae. It’s heavy build up of what I believe to be carbon or exaust. These bricks are most likely 130+ years old and have mineral stains and other issues. This is a restoration job that may require sand blasting, soda blasting, dry ice blasting, or some other cleaning that I am not aware of.
Figuring out these buildings is very hard and expensive. I have spent hundreds on chemicals and nothing has worked yet. Everyone is telling me soda blasting in the area. They may be right.
wrong post btw this is for the limestone cleaning
If at the end of the day it’s about money the correct answer is I want to do 10 easy ones and the hard one
That one hard job may end up costing me more than what it’s worth. I only have so many hours in one summer to work and so many workers I can pay. If I am averaging 60-120 after taxes per hour and that one hard one gets me 20 per hour I lost big time.
Out here they call that a day light basement. We have a ton of them in some areas.
I’m so confused in the other post you said you were looking to find something to fill the slower time . I’m not sure when that is but sure. It would take 30 mins to scrub this brick down and be done. Probably the same amount of time you have spent on this thread
Frankly, you need to 2x your rates. 
That’s after taxes and everything else. It’s my take home and a lot of the time its pretty passive.
And at the rate you are charging you just made money on a easy 150 dollar up charge well at least in my part of the country. I’m not a that good at math but that’s more money than you are currently making a hour doing the hard job
So increase them by 50%. Unless you are 8n Florida.
My personal bills are under $1000 a month and my business bills are around $500 to run without selling a single job. I can easily make it in a day. My setup and margins may not work for you, but it works for me.
I am also including drive time and other downtime in my hourly take home. I count every hour I am working, driving, answering emails, phone calls, paper work, etc.
At the end of the day as long as it works for you have at it. Did you get your roof pump set up yet?
Yes I did and it’s awesome. I am hoping to add this as a service on the smaller ranch style homes in my area and if I can find a reliable roofer to pay $20 an hour to do them I will. There are serious challenges in finding good help even when you are willing to pay a good wage. Quite possibly the hardest part about running a business like this is finding people who are worth paying for.
Still trying to 100% automate the work. That’s where I need to learn some new skills.
Alrighty, after talking back and forth with the homeowner she decided my price was too high and went with another company that could do it for 25% less. She really wanted me to do the work but I just can’t justify 6 hours for $400. That’s less than I get with WC.
Congratulations on not having to do a job like this for less than it’s worth.
What would take 6 hours
I’m by myself, it takes me a long time to set up and do everything asked.
I look at it differently. Professional work justifies professional pay. I am probably just mercenary! 
