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I have a customer for whom I cleaned and sealed a large deck. Last fall he had his house resided with cedar shake. Recently I received an email asking if I would consider staining/sealing this for him. It's a pretty big job and would like to do this for him. Here is where I could use some...

Hello All, I've been stripping, cleaning and sealing decks for a bit but now I've been asked to consider taking on a job I haven't done before. The only reason I'm considering this is that it is a long time friend of mine and if I can save him a few bucks by doing it for him I will. He has...

Recently I cleaned a cedar deck that is approximately 10 years old. The last time it was cleaned and stained was perhaps 4-5 years ago. Along the side of the deck are 2x14's that have dark bleeding lines running down from the surface planks that are screwed into them. I have already stripped all...

I was wondering if anyone out there offers to bring their own water supply? If so, what do you use for the water storage as well as what pump do you use to drive the water supply to the pressure washer? I live in an area where everyone has well water and there are a good number of homes whose...

Hi folks, I have a 3.5gpm Cat Pump on my pressure washer. Usually, to ease startup, I hold the trigger on the wand open to allow water to flow easily so there is little back pressure on the engine. This weekend, I did the same, however whenever I released the trigger the engine would shut...

I looked around and didn't find the solution to this one. I cleaned a shed with pine siding. After several days of drying the siding looks great with one exception. The nails in the siding are bleeding black leaving 24" bleed lines. I suspect if I were to clean this again I'd encounter the...

Hello, I have a 16x12 shed with a pine lap board exterior. The shed has no finish on it and has been weathered for 3-4 years. I used EFC-38 at 8oz per gallon and it didn't seem to cut through the mold that has built up. Actually, that green portions of the wood didn't seem to be affected at...

[hello] First, allow me to say how impressed I am with the knowledge and generosity of those who contribute to this forum. Coming from the corporate America climate I wish people were as forthcoming as all of you. As of today I am formulating my strategy and approach to a new business that...