How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! Our mantra at Spray Wash is "we'll clean anything, any where, any time", which is helping to keep us out of the fray. With all the competition out there fighting and lowballing over small residential jobs, we've decided to elevate ourselves above it and go elephant hunting instead!
With big risk comes big rewards, but honestly, if you're just starting out and understand the fundamentals of cleaning, use good equipment, and have proper training, there is no reason you can't elephant hunt too!
We shot two elephants this week. This was the first...The steeple at Bradfordville Baptist Church. This job required a crane, as the cross is 120 above the ground. Two man crew, me and a helper, plus the crane operator. The steeple was softwashed using our 120 volt 12 stage 3/4 horse pump. Did not experience substantial loss of pressure due to the elevation.
Job took 2 hours of basket time, and we werre wrapped up in under 4 hours. Applied a liberal dosing of Plant Wash to the greenery in a large raduis (200 feet) to combat any chemical drift.
Great job Ray! Thanks for the bump on the plant wash!
AC
Soft Washing West Chester PA said
Sep 27, 2011
you're 100% right about that Ray, this season has been a "fake it til i make it" season and I've positioned my company to be able to do what others can't ... I've definitely gotten in over my head a few times but i've tested my limits and it will pay dividends in the long run ... i call it "fishing in the big pond" and i always think about feeding my family next year, instead of tonight ... nice job Ray!!!
AC Lockyer said
Sep 27, 2011
Here's to Fishing in the Big Pond!
AC
Ray Burke said
Sep 27, 2011
Amen!!!
Michael Derose said
Sep 27, 2011
great job ray thats awesome work
NC Roof Wash said
Sep 27, 2011
WOW! Those are some really good before and after pics. Great Work!
Barry Landis said
Sep 28, 2011
Awesome work Ray! I had to do some flashing work on an old bell tower at a school once that needed a basket and a crane operator. Everytime I reached out of the basket to nail the flashing the force from me leaning toward the bell tower would push the basket away from the work area. A 10-minute job took a half day. Plus the crane operator, I think was testing my manhood on the way up (it was a very fast ride up, all I could think about was me grabbing this guy by the neck when I was safely on the ground). I have to say though, these guys who operate these cranes have quite the finess when it comes to maneuvering around steeples and such.
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! Our mantra at Spray Wash is "we'll clean anything, any where, any time", which is helping to keep us out of the fray. With all the competition out there fighting and lowballing over small residential jobs, we've decided to elevate ourselves above it and go elephant hunting instead!
With big risk comes big rewards, but honestly, if you're just starting out and understand the fundamentals of cleaning, use good equipment, and have proper training, there is no reason you can't elephant hunt too!
We shot two elephants this week. This was the first...The steeple at Bradfordville Baptist Church. This job required a crane, as the cross is 120 above the ground. Two man crew, me and a helper, plus the crane operator. The steeple was softwashed using our 120 volt 12 stage 3/4 horse pump. Did not experience substantial loss of pressure due to the elevation.
Job took 2 hours of basket time, and we werre wrapped up in under 4 hours. Applied a liberal dosing of Plant Wash to the greenery in a large raduis (200 feet) to combat any chemical drift.
Go GET SOME ELEPHANTS!!!!!!!!!
AC
AC