How to Start a Pressure Washing Business: Part Two

Name: How to Start a Pressure Washing Business: Part Two
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Pressure Washing Business Field Operations

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Created byBill Seith

Last updated 12/2022

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What you'll learn

How to speak to customers and close new business
Estimate jobs and present packages to increase average sales
Scheduling Jobs to increase productivity
How to Implement Automated Bidding Software for maximum profit
Customer Relationship Management
Step-By-Step on the Job Procedures
How to Clean Houses, Roofs, Decks and Fences, and More

Course content

4 sections • 29 lectures • 3h 59m total length

How to Answer Your Business Phone3:00
Implement best practices when answering your business phone. Projecting a professional persona from the instant you speak to a new customer will build trust and confidence. Having a set procedure will help you or anyone answer the phone for you collect the data you need while making the customer believe they've made the right choice in pressure washing companies.
How to Estimate New Jobs14:31
Learn how to estimate 90% of your jobs without having to visit the property.
How to Schedule New Jobs4:28
Learn how to stay organized. Developing a scheduling method ensures new business doesn't fall through the cracks, especially when things start to get busy.
How to Implement Automated Bidding Software15:44
Automated bidding software will provide a tool for customers to acquire their own bid and schedule themselves without ever speaking with you or your team.
Customer Relationship Management11:35
How to Use Google Earth and Zillow.com9:59
Google Earth and Zillow.com allow you to view potential customer properties without having to spend money and time visiting them in person.

What's the Difference Between Downstreaming and Soft-washing4:28
Downstreaming and Softwashing are terms used in the pressure washing industry that can become confusing. In this course we discuss the difference, and similarities with each. This allows you to decide which system will be needed to best suit your business model.
How to Downstreaming Chemicals When Cleaning Houses or Commercial Buildings7:56
Using a pressure washer to apply chemicals and cleaning agents to houses, buildings, cars, boats or whatever else you get hired to clean.
Softwash systems and How to Use Them8:59
Softwash systems give you more flexibility in the potency of cleaning agent mixtures that you can be apply for different applications.

Greeting Your Customers Upon Arrival3:21
Greeting your customers is the first thing you do upon arriving at the job location. What should you do and what should you say when you first arrive on site?
Pre-wash procedures.4:52
Step-by-step procedures to implement prior to washing a home.
House Washing Part 116:36
Step-by-step procedures for working by yourself.
House Washing Part 22:38
Learn best practices for working with a helper or training a team to work together.
How to Clean Concrete8:35
Step-by-step procedures for cleaning concrete driveways, sidewalks, and porches
How to Clean Cement Pavers4:06
How to Clean Asphalt Shingle Roofs12:52
Pressure Washing Tips and Tricks3:03

Water Supply System: Part 120:31
If you've ever used a pressure washer before, you understand that water is required. Sometimes you may need a lot of water. The water supply system I'm presenting here allows you to tap into your customers water source and direct that water to a buffer tank on the trailer. Since you arrive to your customers house or commercial build with a full buffer tank, the water you're pulling from your customer is being used to clean their home.
Softwash systems will also need a water supply so the buffer tank will provide a source of water to both the pressure washer and the softwash system.
The water supply system consist of a buffer tank, hudson float valve, hose reel and 100' of garden hose, and some bulkhead fittings that allow you to feed the other systems.
Water Supply System: Part 213:04
In this video we mount the water supply hose reel to the mounting plates. We also go over what a hudson float valve is and how it's installed.
Water Supply System: Part 38:15
Install the hudson valve and hooking up the water hose from the hose reel to the float valve mounted in the buffer tank. We'll also talk through strapping the tank down to the trailer deck.
Water Supply System Part: 412:26
High Pressure System: Part 18:06
Introduction to an entry level sized pressure washer perfect for a starting on a budget. You'll learn about the 4 Gallon Per Minute (GPM) at 4200 Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI) pressure washer i started with.
We'll also talk through mounting the machine to the trailer.
High Pressure System: Part 27:15
How to Install Bulkhead Fitting on Buffer Tank4:26
Setting Up The Bypass System for Downstream Injector Unit1:18
Having a bypass system for the downstream injector allows you to easily "bypass" the injector to stop the flow of soap and provide the full force of the pressure washer during high pressure operations.
This system is not necessary but is recommended for a professional setup.
How to Hook Up The Pressure Washer to the HP Hose Reel6:27
Connecting The Buffer Tank to the Pressure Washer: Part 17:28
In this lesson we'll focus on connecting the buffer tank to the pressure washer. This connection will include installing a shut off valve and an inline "Y" type strainer to ensure no large contaminants get into the pump possibly destroying the pump's seals.
Connecting The Buffer Tank to the Pressure Washer: Part 24:11
Part 2 is a continuation of the how to connect the buffer tank to your pressure washer.
How to Plumb Your Softwash System9:23

Requirements

Take the "How to Start a Pressure Washing Business Course" (Recommended)

Description

In the "How to Operate a Pressure Washing Business" Course, you'll discover the processes, procedures, and best practices for your Pressure Washing Business Field Operations. Learn step-by-step guidance on how to operate a pressure washing business from the minute you arrive at your customer location until you collect payment and depart for the next job.

This course will teach you how to greet customers, how to prepare you rig for wash operations, and what systems to use for different applications. It also introduces the different cleaning systems and terminology that are common in the industry. Terms like down-streaming versus soft-washing and the differences in equipment for each.

This course also introduces the basics of building your own pressure washing rig and the systems associated with a professional setup. You'll learn what gear you need and how to assemble it on a trailer or wash-skid. Understand the differences between the supply, high-pressure, and low-pressure systems commonly associated with wash operations.

Building your own pressure washing rig will ensure you understand what might go wrong when you're on the job and how to fix it in the field. Tackling a pressure washer trailer build requires some mechanical abilities but it's definitely not rocket science so trust you can do it.

Who this course is for:

New entrepreneurs, existing business owners

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