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    wood fence estimate

    If you use RogerG's number of $2.00/LF (PER SIDE) and the job takes you 80 hours you will net about $40 per hour. Decent enough money but not enough in my estimation for two machines and the aggravations of water supply issues, plant life etc. The going rate for painters is $5-$6 per LF almost...
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    Babble or Not?

    Showing your age, Celeste. I remember having a class called Phonics in Catholic elementary school.
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    Like new Top of the Line Rig For Sale

    If you want to break it down for sale i will give you three bucks for the pump oil and gas can. Just teasing, very nice rig. Sorry to hear about your venture in and out of the game. I wish I was looking for a new turn key setup I'd buy it in a heartbeat
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    Price Sheet Help

    What good does someone's price sheet from Maryland do for a guy in Texas or Florida. Not only that Henry has been around a long time and moves fast with multiple crews. A job where HH makes decent money might cause a newbie to lose his shirt.
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    Opinions on Bleach...

    I saw a picture once of wood samples placed under a microscope. One was cleaned with bleach the other with sodium percarbonate. The sample of the bleach cleaned wood looked like a tangled mess and the author of this particular page concluded that this method (bleach cleaning) resulted in serious...
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    Marks in concrete

    Dear Mr Homeowner: You missed some spots. Go ahead and go back over.
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    Need power wash ASAP.

    Please then, educate us northern folks as to how exactly you would tackle this job. What chemicals? What pressure? How many guys on the jobsite? Price per sq or linear foot? What amount of liability insurance you carry? While you are at it, I could use a business overhaul. What was your initial...
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    Need power wash ASAP.

    If you get offended, that is an issue I cannot control. It's not my intention to berate you but to gather information from you. You come here to a contractor message board and immediately you throw out terms dictating time frame AND you want a lowball price. We are the ones that should be...
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    Looking for alternative to bleach

    The black on gutters is often not just mold. To get what remains after cleaning with bleach (keep reading these pages on the best way to do that) Get yourself a butyl based cleaner and an extension pole. Wet down all your vegetation and scrub away.
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    Need power wash ASAP.

    With all due respect, if someone says they can "probably" do it for $200 and then doesn't return calls or come out for an estimate, what does that tell you? Do you have flaking paint? How old is the paint that is on there. I think you need to look at it this way. You can have the job done for...
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    Need power wash ASAP.

    I'm curious as to what you would consider too much? The siding and trim need to have all air borne contaminants removed as well as all mold spores killed. If you have flaking paint, that will require extra attention as well. As a final step, TSP should be applied and rinsed to give the new paint...
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    Best Washer for Cleaning Wood Siding

    I do housewashes and I do decks. I use very low pressure and Citracleen/Hypochlorite or RM to strip. I was just being agreeable. She'll get a valuable lesson about using professionals versus trying to do it yourself. [hello]
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    Best Washer for Cleaning Wood Siding

    Your right, you are going to need a ton of psi to get to that second story and remove that mold. Not only that you need to make sure the wood gets very clean. I would spend the little extra to get 3000-4000 psi. [devil]
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    HELP - Brick Spray Marks

    Celeste the board must have some type of block that won't let me post the link. E-spec sells it.
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    HELP - Brick Spray Marks

    It's a blend of polymers and hardeners that richens the color of brick and seals it. Will turn most brick 4-6 shades deeper depending upon dilution. You downstream it onto the house.
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