He everyone. I work full time as a nurse, but have always been interested in pressure washing. I’m just started a pressure washing business in southern Delaware called Blue Wave Pressure Washing LLC. I’m new here to the site but have been reading for a long time, at least 6 months so far. I have learned a ton of valuable information that will definitely help me succeed. I was able to get great ideas about how to build my set up from the site. For now, I have a downstream only set up and I’ll expand my set up as needed for the work I’m getting. It’s a simple build, but I prefer simple so it’s easier to work on, and less to go wrong.
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Simple and clean! I’m toying with rebuilding the setup in the bed of my truck and I might be looking back at this for some ideas. I downstream primarily as well, but I also have a very basic 12v setup.
The simpler, the better I think. Avoiding a trailer was a priority for me since I live near the ocean and there’s a lot of high traffic beach rentals and communities which would be tight for trailer parking while on a job. Let me know if you want pictures or details of anything else. I’d be happy to share more if you’re interested.
Is that a long bed or short bed SuperDuty? I’m working with a 2018 F150 with the standard 6-ft bed. I’ve been pulling hoses straight out over the tailgate but I’m interested in trying over the side of the bed - I just have to get over my fear of potentially damaging the truck’s paint job.
It’s a 2006 8ft long bed F250 that I bought primarily for pressure washing. The paint is far from perfect so I’m not worried about scratching the paint. I have noticed that it that the hoses really don’t touch the bedside when I’m pulling them out, or when I’m rolling them back in since my hand is holding and guiding the hoses. They only make contact once they’ve been pulled out and are sitting. The skid I made could be shortened to work on a 6ft standard bed by moving the small tank over and bringing the machine closer to the buffer tank and it should just make 6ft.
You might be able to find a thick sheet of clear vinyl to put on the bedside to protect it from scratching.
That’s a nice clean little setup. A definite money maker.
Thanks, Racer. No jobs yet, but I’m just starting to get my name out there so hopefully so I’ll get a few lined up soon. I still work full time so I don’t want to get too busy just yet but who knows, maybe I’ll be able to make the jump to washing full time in a few years.
I’ll just say thanks for being a nurse, you all have one heck of a job. My wife’s best friend has been one for 35 years.
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It’s certainly not easy, and the last few years didn’t make it any better. Lots of burnout all over. I’ve been doing it for 10 years now.
All the nurses I know around here making big bucks, like $150-$200k/year
I wouldn’t… keep it as a side hustle but your nursing job will most likely serve you much better overall. It’s easy to think you can make a killing Powerwashing and bring in $2000+ a day but businesses is expensive and not as lucrative as it sounds.
That being said, my business coach did the same thing and quit his nursing job to start pressure washing. He struggled for years but eventually figured out how to grow rapidly and now he owns a multi million dollar business that is operating without his direct attention. This is what I’m working towards.
Just know its a struggle and usually not as good as it sounds lol
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Yeah, very true. I certainly don’t have any plans of jumping right away or right now. I definitely do pretty good as a nurse. I also need it for health insurance too. I’ll just see where it takes me and go from there.
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