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Anyone here every pressure washed concrete as a side job?

Posted on 6/17/16 at 12:22 pm
Posted by Shane4689
Wrong Way on a No Way Road
Member since Dec 2010
3150 posts
Posted on 6/17/16 at 12:22 pm
For extra money. I was thinking about pressure washing concrete driveways occasionally on weekends for extra cash. Any one do this before? tips?
Posted by SLafourche07
Member since Feb 2008
10054 posts
Posted on 6/17/16 at 12:38 pm to
Pressure washing dirty concrete is probably the most satisfying of outside chores. You'd probably have to pay me for me to let you pressure wash my driveway.
Posted by noles25
Valparaiso FL
Member since Nov 2014
497 posts
Posted on 6/17/16 at 1:46 pm to
Buy the disc that makes it go faster to pressure wash, especially if you are looking to do it as a side job.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
110869 posts
Posted on 6/17/16 at 1:54 pm to
quote:

Pressure washing dirty concrete is probably the most satisfying of outside chores. You'd probably have to pay me for me to let you pressure wash my driveway.



This is great. Lot of truth.
Posted by JohnnyT
Central Texas
Member since Feb 2005
1843 posts
Posted on 6/17/16 at 6:06 pm to
Disc? Can you explain?
Posted by ellunchboxo
G-Town
Member since Feb 2009
19466 posts
Posted on 6/17/16 at 7:53 pm to
It's the shite.

Posted by TulaneUVA
Member since Jun 2005
26226 posts
Posted on 6/18/16 at 7:47 am to
I've always thought of this as well. And it'd be an easy way to establish LLC
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 6/19/16 at 7:59 am to
That disc thing is AMAZING. If you are trying to make money doing this, do not let yous customers find out about it. I rented a pressure washer and one of those from Home Depot for 4 hours. I had my entire driveway done in like 20 minutes and was looking for something to do with it to fill up the rest of the 4 hours. No zebra stripes or anything from using wand. Just even, clean driveway.
Posted by TexasTiger34
Austin, Kind of
Member since Mar 2008
11344 posts
Posted on 6/20/16 at 7:19 am to
my neck is hurting just thinking about this

i used to pressure wash my dads driveway and that was a long arse drive way
Posted by Ole War Skule
North Shore
Member since Sep 2003
3409 posts
Posted on 6/20/16 at 9:06 am to
quote:

That disc thing is AMAZING


Which brand do you have? Most have many bad reviews about leaking and failure minutes out of the box
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 6/20/16 at 10:56 am to
Not sure. It was a rental. I pain $20 bucks for a 4 hour rental. It did require a higher rated pressure washer which I had to rent. I think total, the rental was $80. But if you already have a pressure washer with high enough pressure, it's just the 20 bucks. And as long as you don't have a 400 yard driveway, you can knock it out in 4 hours easily.
Posted by Leakyboot318
Coulee Noir
Member since Jun 2016
64 posts
Posted on 6/21/16 at 7:26 pm to
yes...it is very satisfying

Posted by TrebleHook
Member since Jun 2016
1356 posts
Posted on 6/21/16 at 7:37 pm to
call around for quotes to see what the market rate is but i was quoted $250 for my house. at that rate you could have a higher end pressure washer and surface cleaner paid for after a few jobs. 4 houses a weekend is $1000 cash money after that.
Posted by Larry Gooseman
Houston
Member since Mar 2014
2786 posts
Posted on 6/22/16 at 8:32 am to
How big is your driveway? I did some research and it sounds like they do flat bid versus hourly.

IMO, this sounds like something you could easily grow and hire H.S./college Guys with trucks to break their backs doing, you become more of a manager so that you have added freedom on the weekends.

I like the idea of the 'zamboni' attachment. Really help your back.
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
38678 posts
Posted on 6/22/16 at 9:01 pm to
My uncle has contracts with sams and wal mart. Makes a killing.
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