[white] I was wondering if anyone has ever done aluminum siding before. I was asked to give an estimate for a house with aluminum siding and I told her $300. I am not sure what steps to take to do it. Should I just spray it or spray a solution on it first and since it is aluminum what angles would be the best and pressure etc. By the way she thought my price was to high. It was a three bedroom two level house. Also I gave an estimate on a wooden fence and I gave her the same price as I would for a deck which is $1.50 square foot. to clean and seal. she thought that was WAY to much but the way I see it on a fence you have to do both sides so actually the square footage should have been doubled.
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i found aluminum is a little harder to clean then regular siding the dirt usually doesint want to come off that easy and i end up using a brush as well. i use a all purpose cleaner and spray on first but i really need a chem just for aluminum. i also find that you have to be a little careful and use low pressure with a wide tip paint comes off pretty easy. as for the pricing ppl are always going to complain and think its too high even if we give them a good price, they will just find someone who is going to do it cheaper. but they get what they pay for.
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$1 is too high of a price if you don't know how to clean it. Why are you bidding on a project you don't know how to do? Yes, you have to bid the fence work for both sides if that's what needs to be done.
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I was definitely going to learn how to do aluminum siding before I actually did it but I guess I am just starting and didn't want to say I have never done it so I just gave her a price I thought she would go for and that I thought I could make money at. I am a carpenter by trade and Can build a house from the ground up If I needed to. So I guess I am sometimes a little over confidant when I look at a job. I think {how hard could it be. I am going to take some training courses asap and also Learn how to do exhaust cleaning for restaurants.
I was definitely going to learn how to do aluminum siding before I actually did it but I guess I am just starting and didn't want to say I have never done it so I just gave her a price I thought she would go for and that I thought I could make money at. I am a carpenter by trade and Can build a house from the ground up If I needed to. So I guess I am sometimes a little over confidant when I look at a job. I think {how hard could it be. I am going to take some training courses asap and also Learn how to do exhaust cleaning for restaurants.
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M&M said:
hey at least you asked gotta give you credit for that. just remember the onlt stuipid question is the one not asked. and with that hood cleaning you know what your getting into? very dirty job i have been doing it for 7 years now.
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I have no freaking idea what I am getting into only that I know there is good money in it and i have a two year old who I don't want to do the things I have had to do all my life. He is going to college and and if I have to work 14 hours a day to get him there that's what I will do. I have been reading a lot about power washing and it was a fluke that I started doing it. I was just rehabbing a friends deck for him and i used a solution and brush to clean everything and wqas convinced a power washer couldn't do it as well. Someone told me otherwise and I decided to borrow one to see if they were right. Well it so happens the damn thing wouldn't start. I tried for an hour to get it started and it wouldn't . so after frustrating myself like that I decided to go and buy one. Being the type of person I am I just had to go and get the most expensive one that Home Depot had. I Dewalt 3750psi 13 horsepower honda motor. after I used it i was blown away with how well it worked. I kinda had to do some sanding afterward but all in all I didn't do to bad. I basically learned how to use it on my friends deck. After that I started googling on how to use the damn th8ing and have bought quite a few books and dvds on it and after looking at so many websites and talking to a lot of people and looking at the going rate for power washing I decided to add it to my handyman service but I think I will make it a full time thing when I get enough business because there is a lot more money in pressure washing than there is in fixing odd things for people. Damn I cant believe I just wrote all of that.appearance said:
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good luck
Hey m&m , Good luck, you are doing this for the same reasons as me and those are the best reasons..I am fortunate enough to have worked for a pw biz and gained experience, I would suggest that you do as much free or cheap washing you can for yourself and family & friends first, because on job experience is the best way to learn, books and dvd's dont hurt either...Good Luck to you
Hey m&m , Good luck, you are doing this for the same reasons as me and those are the best reasons..I am fortunate enough to have worked for a pw biz and gained experience, I would suggest that you do as much free or cheap washing you can for yourself and family & friends first, because on job experience is the best way to learn, books and dvd's dont hurt either...Good Luck to you
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MM more power to you bro 300 go for it you are in the game to make money
the one thing you need to look at is getting a new pump on that unit the grade pump will not last you at all so put some money away to replace that home owner pump.Who cares what the next guy think about your price you will learn a lot from all the post do your home work and if you dont know something just ask
this is what this site is for and many more if you need help feel free to pick up the phone and call me
the one thing you need to look at is getting a new pump on that unit the grade pump will not last you at all so put some money away to replace that home owner pump.Who cares what the next guy think about your price you will learn a lot from all the post do your home work and if you dont know something just ask
this is what this site is for and many more if you need help feel free to pick up the phone and call me
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I appreciate your support. I didnt know that the pump was not a professional grade.I guess I should have known being that it only cost $999 and wherever I looked they all said that you need to spend at least $1,500 for a standard commercial. I guess I thought i got a good deal. As long as it gets the ball rolling i can live with it. [white]
I appreciate your support. I didnt know that the pump was not a professional grade.I guess I should have known being that it only cost $999 and wherever I looked they all said that you need to spend at least $1,500 for a standard commercial. I guess I thought i got a good deal. As long as it gets the ball rolling i can live with it. [white]
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You can get a new pump for around 400 or so
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thanks mark nice to know!!
on another note even if the PW has a heavy duty commercial pump installed from factory, is it still garbage?
on another note even if the PW has a heavy duty commercial pump installed from factory, is it still garbage?
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M&M said:
i have the same PW its the heavy duty commercial pump the 3750 4gpm its a direct drive it is not belt driven. so far i havent had any problems with mine.