The Roof Wizard was contracted to clean this Marriot in Hanover/Whippany, NJ, this past week. The project was a challenge with the hotel being extremely busy and booked out solid every day. The building ranges from 8-11 stories and only a lift could be used on one and half sides. All the other sides are surrounded by the 20,000/SF conference center, which also was booked solid. The 78 balconies were a task in themselves. We softwashed the entire building Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday which put us a day ahead of schedule. The hardest part was dealing with the extreme wind, rain and 48 degree weather on Wednesday. The surface was a Siloxane coated EFIS, which was infested on two sides pretty bad. The hotel management had two other quotes from local pressure washers, who said the project would take a minimum of six days, and they could not assure them that the coating would not be damaged.
Nice job. Thanks for sharing. Wish I was there to observe. Did you rinse with a booster pump?
Hank
Michael Hickey said
Oct 25, 2014
Fantastic work John, I would love to know how you or Ray Burke ( the legend ) plan out these kind of jobs.
Eric Owen said
Oct 25, 2014
Great work !! John.
John Aloisio said
Oct 25, 2014
Thanks Hank. Usually we use a booster pump, but this hotel had 23 hose bibs scattered everywher. there were 8 on the roof. I went up a week early to map it out, measure off hose runs and I tested the water pressure. The majority of the bibs had between 90 and 100 psi. It was great pressure for once.
John Aloisio said
Oct 25, 2014
It takes a little bit of planning, but I just see it in my head and map it out on paper. I measure off every spot I am going to stage from, how many runs of hose, and most important, I try to think of every bad thing that can go wrong. I come up with a written plan on that and then I hope I don't need too. It really boils down to preparation and my employees are awesome. We all work as a team and pretty much pick it apart.
Troy Layman said
Oct 26, 2014
Very nice work John! Is this the biggest single job you've done?
John Aloisio said
Oct 26, 2014
Thanks troy. it is the biggest cleaning job yes. Dollar amount, square footage and amount of days on one job. We have done entire 25 building apartment complexs that were larger, but did them over a month, a few days a week. When I was in the roofing business, this would have been considered a small to medium sized job.
John Aloisio said
Oct 26, 2014
Thanks Eric.
AC Lockyer said
Oct 26, 2014
You are a great example John. Keep it up.
AC
Tim Teed said
Oct 26, 2014
My son and I stopped by while John was doing the job. He was sitting in a lawn chair with a blanket trying to stay warm near a rig, smoking a cigar, had a hat that said "Boss", 2-way radio in hand, keeping an eye on the mix levels in the tank. A real Jersey supervisor.
Mario Ciottariello said
Oct 26, 2014
Great work john
John Aloisio said
Oct 26, 2014
It's a tough job but someone has to do it. Tim is just mad because they mad him get a scooter license for his Prius.
AC Lockyer said
Oct 27, 2014
Tim Teed wrote:
My son and I stopped by while John was doing the job. He was sitting in a lawn chair with a blanket trying to stay warm near a rig, smoking a cigar, had a hat that said "Boss", 2-way radio in hand, keeping an eye on the mix levels in the tank. A real Jersey supervisor.
I just spewed my coffee!
Bob Riddick said
Oct 27, 2014
Great work, John! It's impressive to see the size and scale of your projects.
Like AC said, truly inspirational! Looking forward to seeing you in Jan.
Michael Derose said
Oct 27, 2014
Nice work john. Looks good.
Troy Layman said
Oct 28, 2014
AC Lockyer wrote:
Tim Teed wrote:
My son and I stopped by while John was doing the job. He was sitting in a lawn chair with a blanket trying to stay warm near a rig, smoking a cigar, had a hat that said "Boss", 2-way radio in hand, keeping an eye on the mix levels in the tank. A real Jersey supervisor.
I just spewed my coffee!
Did the same with my drink when I read John's response, "Tim is just mad because they mad him get a scooter license for his Prius." Love the camaraderie some people have. :0)
John Aloisio said
Oct 28, 2014
Thanks mike, bob and Mario
Tim Teed said
Oct 28, 2014
Keep laughing while I will be driving to orlando and back north with 45 gallons of gas in January. Just wait till I get the ladder rack and trailer hitch mounted
John Aloisio said
Oct 28, 2014
Or you could just buy a sidecar for a small motorcycle....not sure if the prius can handle it though. I saw one for sale when I took my son to the circus. A clown was using it.
The Roof Wizard was contracted to clean this Marriot in Hanover/Whippany, NJ, this past week. The project was a challenge with the hotel being extremely busy and booked out solid every day. The building ranges from 8-11 stories and only a lift could be used on one and half sides. All the other sides are surrounded by the 20,000/SF conference center, which also was booked solid. The 78 balconies were a task in themselves. We softwashed the entire building Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday which put us a day ahead of schedule. The hardest part was dealing with the extreme wind, rain and 48 degree weather on Wednesday. The surface was a Siloxane coated EFIS, which was infested on two sides pretty bad. The hotel management had two other quotes from local pressure washers, who said the project would take a minimum of six days, and they could not assure them that the coating would not be damaged.
Nice job. Thanks for sharing. Wish I was there to observe. Did you rinse with a booster pump?
Hank
Thanks Hank. Usually we use a booster pump, but this hotel had 23 hose bibs scattered everywher. there were 8 on the roof. I went up a week early to map it out, measure off hose runs and I tested the water pressure. The majority of the bibs had between 90 and 100 psi. It was great pressure for once.
It takes a little bit of planning, but I just see it in my head and map it out on paper. I measure off every spot I am going to stage from, how many runs of hose, and most important, I try to think of every bad thing that can go wrong. I come up with a written plan on that and then I hope I don't need too. It really boils down to preparation and my employees are awesome. We all work as a team and pretty much pick it apart.
Thanks troy. it is the biggest cleaning job yes. Dollar amount, square footage and amount of days on one job. We have done entire 25 building apartment complexs that were larger, but did them over a month, a few days a week. When I was in the roofing business, this would have been considered a small to medium sized job.
Thanks Eric.
AC
It's a tough job but someone has to do it. Tim is just mad because they mad him get a scooter license for his Prius.
I just spewed my coffee!
Great work, John! It's impressive to see the size and scale of your projects.
Like AC said, truly inspirational! Looking forward to seeing you in Jan.
Did the same with my drink when I read John's response, "Tim is just mad because they mad him get a scooter license for his Prius." Love the camaraderie some people have. :0)
Thanks mike, bob and Mario
Keep laughing while I will be driving to orlando and back north with 45 gallons of gas in January. Just wait till I get the ladder rack and trailer hitch mounted
Or you could just buy a sidecar for a small motorcycle....not sure if the prius can handle it though. I saw one for sale when I took my son to the circus. A clown was using it.