We are getting an uncharacteristically wet spring. It is raining for days then sun/non rain for two days, then back to rain for five days. This isn’t normal for us. Although it will make for some really green houses pretty soon.
I know the Floridians live in an intermittent shower, but how do the rest of you handle this? I normally avoid washing in the rain as it just ups the chems and lowers the cleanliness.
It rains a lot up here in SE Alaska unfortunately. Probably not as hard though. If it’s torrential I will stay home. If it’s not, business as usual. The one good thing about it is that plants and buildings etc are pre soaked so that’s a good thing 
I actually prefer a light mist or cloudy day, keeps the plants from burning. A steady rain is annoying though
You don’t notice the difference in the amount of chems on wet vs dry vinyl? Or is it not significant enough for you?
When I first started, I washed in the rain and noticed that the houses would take several more gallons of SH to clean right and forget post treating concrete. I’m a part timer, so I try to avoid real rain to lower my costs and maximize my profitability. A mist wouldn’t bother me, intermittent rain is just a free rinse, but steady rain is a killer to me ( not getting the all important dwell time).
I am with Chris @dcbrock on this one. Prefer washing on cloudy day or light mist or rain.
House washes and concrete cleanings unless it’s thunderstorms… if I waited for days with no rain, I would only work 20% of the year. It seems like everyone wants paver patios done this spring, so that makes it a bit more challenging.
I would imagine sealing is like decks, gotta be dry. I have decks that need sanded and repainted, they are on hold until the weather breaks. After the rain it takes 2 days at least to dry in these mild temps, later on in July or Aug it is 1 day (maybe a few hours depending on sunlight).
*when I say paint I mean a film forming application commonly referred to as stain
I guess it depends on how much chem you’re using versus me.
I will use a 15 gal bucket of SH with my drop stick and I can get 3 or so houses with a little left over usually. So let’s say 5 gallons of SH per house. That’s about the same as with our rain. It’s less torrential, more just constant and unending. I find myself using more chemicals with it being so cold, but once I’m up to about 50 degrees it’s all good baby!
Yea there are only a handful of sealers that can be applied while damp… I don’t trust it though. 24 hours after cleaning and another 24 after sealing for vehicle traffic.
