One of my larger estimates to work on today...

GumDestroyer

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I will be using an S45 Stick Boom and my new "Ladder Saver" nozzle! [tie]
34' to top of the 4th story windows.

Did you know that many of these newly built quality Best Western's have removable windows they clean themselves?

I look forward to this one!
 
Excellent !!! Like the Jefferson theme, "movin' on up.....".

Make sure your insurance covers you to 34'. Many policy standards stop at 30'.
 
We are slammed with RFP's, hired another crew leader which worked out beyond expectations yesterday. Will be spending all day today and tomorrow catching up on the RFP's and other proposals, including 3 more parking garages, a 750,000 sq ft terminal, 3 more WalMarts, another chain of restaurants and another HOA project. Our residential division / day crew is also slammed; deposited around $2500 yesterday just from Monday and Tuesday's projects. Next week I'll be traveling to Vegas and to locations in southern California for 3 huge parking garage structure bids. Plus we have meetings with local and State EPA officials scheduled.
Business is booming. Still awaiting delivery of 2 of the new trucks I ordered (receive one other about 10 days ago) and have 2 trailers being built and yet another one still in the design mood before I sign off on it and it can go into production.
Have deposited more $$$ in the first quarter of 2011 that all of 2007 and 2008 combines (well over 6 figures) and still have almost $35,000 in accounts receivable.
Plenty of great paying work out there for the right, quality minded and environmentally responsible contractors. While other continue to lose contracts and long standing service agreements, our business in booming. And we never needed or asked anyone for their advice, help or an organization to get us to where we are today. That said, as many of you already know, we offer our assistance and professional performance advice freely and without and "strings attached" to dozens of quality minded upcoming industry professionals.
Thanks to all my professional colleagues who continue down the road to riches and succes, and for all that continue to raise the standards of the industry.
Finally had our first night without a scheduled project last night and myself and my crew are all rested up and ready for another round.
Go out there and get your share ! And never, ever discount your project costs or quality, as that has been the downfall of many.

Sorry that my time has been very limited over the past several weeks on the board, but this has been a direct result of 18 hours days focused on the the day and night crews. I have only wasted a couple minutes of my time recently on an industry "organizations" board once again demanding the legally required financial statements, still to no avail.
 
Thats why he has the Ladder Saver Jim..LOL

We've been using the Ladder Saver and like it a lot ! But still, even working from the ground, most insurance policies have a height limit exclusion, regardless if you are using a Ladder Saver on steroids or a boom lift.

Just an FYI. We pay good money for our insurance coverage and hopefully will never need to file a claim. But if we do, I will never partake a pproject that is not covered 100% by our policy limitations. I learned a few years back when bidding a 10 story historical restoration that our insurance policy only covered us to 30', if I remember correctly. Might of been 35'.
 

GumDestroyer

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We've been using the Ladder Saver and like it a lot ! But still, even working from the ground, most insurance policies have a height limit exclusion, regardless if you are using a Ladder Saver on steroids or a boom lift.

Just an FYI. We pay good money for our insurance coverage and hopefully will never need to file a claim. But if we do, I will never partake a pproject that is not covered 100% by our policy limitations. I learned a few years back when bidding a 10 story historical restoration that our insurance policy only covered us to 30', if I remember correctly. Might of been 35'.

I appreciate that and will review my policy details.
Mike
 
I appreciate that and will review my policy details.
Mike

Remember Mike, if you inform your insurance agent that you will be using a lift, per OSHA regulations you must use a harness and tie off. The harness and proper tie-off equipment is not cheap, but will keep you in compliance.

Watching the old Discovery Channel documentaries of the men walking the I-beams of the Empire State Building, 60+ stories above the busy streets of New York City, in their penny loafers. No hard hats, tie offs. Just brave craftsmen before OSHA and the insurance companies stated regulating the industry.
 
Remember Mike, if you inform your insurance agent that you will be using a lift, per OSHA regulations you must use a harness and tie off. The harness and proper tie-off equipment is not cheap, but will keep you in compliance.

Watching the old Discovery Channel documentaries of the men walking the I-beams of the Empire State Building, 60+ stories above the busy streets of New York City, in their penny loafers. No hard hats, tie offs. Just brave craftsmen before OSHA and the insurance companies stated regulating the industry.

I don't know if Mike is doing this by himself or not, but OSHA has no jurisdiction over a business owner or a corporate officer. Zero. If you own the business and don't have any employees you can hang off the side by your fingernails over an OSHA convention and there's no jurisdiction to cite you. If you have employees going up you must comply with Osha regulations.
 

GumDestroyer

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We've been using the Ladder Saver and like it a lot ! But still, even working from the ground, most insurance policies have a height limit exclusion, regardless if you are using a Ladder Saver on steroids or a boom lift.

Just an FYI. We pay good money for our insurance coverage and hopefully will never need to file a claim. But if we do, I will never partake a pproject that is not covered 100% by our policy limitations. I learned a few years back when bidding a 10 story historical restoration that our insurance policy only covered us to 30', if I remember correctly. Might of been 35'.

I hear that 3-Story is the standard policies out there...
 

GumDestroyer

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I don't know if Mike is doing this by himself or not, but OSHA has no jurisdiction over a business owner or a corporate officer. Zero. If you own the business and don't have any employees you can hang off the side by your fingernails over an OSHA convention and there's no jurisdiction to cite you. If you have employees going up you must comply with Osha regulations.

Hi Tony,

Just me and maybe my brother will come out to help me on the ground stuff but hes not on payroll nor is anyone else. I'm a one-man band.
 

Clean County

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We are slammed with RFP's, hired another crew leader which worked out beyond expectations yesterday. Will be spending all day today and tomorrow catching up on the RFP's and other proposals, including 3 more parking garages, a 750,000 sq ft terminal, 3 more WalMarts, another chain of restaurants and another HOA project. Our residential division / day crew is also slammed; deposited around $2500 yesterday just from Monday and Tuesday's projects. Next week I'll be traveling to Vegas and to locations in southern California for 3 huge parking garage structure bids. Plus we have meetings with local and State EPA officials scheduled.
Business is booming. Still awaiting delivery of 2 of the new trucks I ordered (receive one other about 10 days ago) and have 2 trailers being built and yet another one still in the design mood before I sign off on it and it can go into production.
Have deposited more $$$ in the first quarter of 2011 that all of 2007 and 2008 combines (well over 6 figures) and still have almost $35,000 in accounts receivable.
Plenty of great paying work out there for the right, quality minded and environmentally responsible contractors. While other continue to lose contracts and long standing service agreements, our business in booming. And we never needed or asked anyone for their advice, help or an organization to get us to where we are today. That said, as many of you already know, we offer our assistance and professional performance advice freely and without and "strings attached" to dozens of quality minded upcoming industry professionals.
Thanks to all my professional colleagues who continue down the road to riches and succes, and for all that continue to raise the standards of the industry.
Finally had our first night without a scheduled project last night and myself and my crew are all rested up and ready for another round.
Go out there and get your share ! And never, ever discount your project costs or quality, as that has been the downfall of many.

Sorry that my time has been very limited over the past several weeks on the board, but this has been a direct result of 18 hours days focused on the the day and night crews. I have only wasted a couple minutes of my time recently on an industry "organizations" board once again demanding the legally required financial statements, still to no avail.

Hey Jim it seems like your doing really well and I'm happy to hear that in this down economy. Where do you find your are getting most of your job leads from?? We have a pretty large customer base since I;ve been doing this business since 96 so between our mailers to them which is in the 1000's and getting some of those repeats and word of mouth I find our Interent advertising such as our website Clean County Powerwashing - Serving Long Island - NY - NJ - PA - CT is getting alot of hits. I still dominate my Yellow pages all thru out Long Island and probably 3-4 months a year I bombard the local weekly papers but those two are not making much money for us anymore so after this year there going to be cut way down or just eliminated.

So where would you say most of your business is coming from since you've been so swamped....and you got to love that. I love pressure and overbooking is my specialty:)
 
Hi Tony,

Just me and maybe my brother will come out to help me on the ground stuff but hes not on payroll nor is anyone else. I'm a one-man band.

That might fall into a gray area. I got into this issue on another type of industry board a couple of years ago and got so much flak from it I finally had to post an email from the local OSHA inspector to prove I was right.

If your brother is not listed as an owner of the business you might throw a harness on him and work the controls yourself to be 100% sure you're legal. Don't they give harnesses with the rental? I've never rented one, we went straight from ladders to buying our own lifts and/or bucket trucks because we use them on practically every job.
 

GumDestroyer

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That might fall into a gray area. I got into this issue on another type of industry board a couple of years ago and got so much flak from it I finally had to post an email from the local OSHA inspector to prove I was right.

If your brother is not listed as an owner of the business you might throw a harness on him and work the controls yourself to be 100% sure you're legal. Don't they give harnesses with the rental? I've never rented one, we went straight from ladders to buying our own lifts and/or bucket trucks because we use them on practically every job.

I'm looking into all this with my agent as we speak. I also have a "fall suppression harness" that may be suitable.
 
Remember Mike, if you inform your insurance agent that you will be using a lift, per OSHA regulations you must use a harness and tie off. The harness and proper tie-off equipment is not cheap, but will keep you in compliance.

Watching the old Discovery Channel documentaries of the men walking the I-beams of the Empire State Building, 60+ stories above the busy streets of New York City, in their penny loafers. No hard hats, tie offs. Just brave craftsmen before OSHA and the insurance companies stated regulating the industry.

I agree Jim.

It is always safe to wear something that will protect you. I do not need OHSA to say to me that you need to do this or that in order to be safe. The ones who are always looking for how to cheat the system, they're the ones who end up paying either through injury's or higher premiums. Think safety first. Get strapped/ harness in.
 

GumDestroyer

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I agree Jim.

It is always safe to wear something that will protect you. I do not need OHSA to say to me that you need to do this or that in order to be safe. The ones who are always looking for how to cheat the system, they're the ones who end up paying either through injury's or higher premiums. Think safety first. Get strapped/ harness in.

Absolutely. I have a dead brother from a accident on a New Construction job site he was on. People were in a hurry and safety was not priority. In my business safety is #1. and job quality #2. and if I make a living that a good thing too.
 

Ron Musgraves

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I don't know if Mike is doing this by himself or not, but OSHA has no jurisdiction over a business owner or a corporate officer. Zero. If you own the business and don't have any employees you can hang off the side by your fingernails over an OSHA convention and there's no jurisdiction to cite you. If you have employees going up you must comply with Osha regulations.

That's great info toni
 

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