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Pressure washing side gig
Posted on 3/13/25 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 3/13/25 at 2:35 pm
Thinking about doing this as a side hustle….
What’s going rate? How do you price this?
Any advice appreciated!
What’s going rate? How do you price this?
Any advice appreciated!
This post was edited on 3/13/25 at 2:36 pm
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Posted on 3/14/25 at 7:02 am to xBirdx
Call around and get some quotes?
Posted on 3/14/25 at 7:51 am to xBirdx
No experience but I would estimate hours to complete the job and apply an hourly rate to get started. After a few jobs you’ll probably have a better idea of how to estimate.
Under estimating a few jobs is probably not a bad thing because you need to get your name out anyways.
That said pressure washing my house is always a lot more work than I expected….
Under estimating a few jobs is probably not a bad thing because you need to get your name out anyways.
That said pressure washing my house is always a lot more work than I expected….
Posted on 3/14/25 at 9:04 am to xBirdx
Time requirement is going to be your biggest expense by far. Fuel, pressure washer maintenance, and repair are all relatively cheap. I don't know what the market is for washing houses, but I'd almost build it like a legit business where you price in $450 a day for labor. Once you get a good reputation, start hiring high school kids and college kids to do the work and pay them $350 a day and pocket the $100 off your "workers".
This post was edited on 3/14/25 at 9:09 am
Posted on 3/14/25 at 9:16 am to WhiskeyThrottle
I called and got a quote for my house….$950 for house and driveway. My house is 95%+ brick….
Thought that was steep
Thought that was steep
Posted on 3/14/25 at 9:18 am to xBirdx
You’d be hard pressed competing on price in my neighborhood with all the teens running around doing the same.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 10:33 am to xBirdx
How big is the house?
How long is the driveway?
How long is the driveway?
Posted on 3/14/25 at 1:18 pm to xBirdx
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I called and got a quote for my house….$950 for house and driveway. My house is 95%+ brick…. Thought that was steep
Don’t take this the wrong way but I laugh pretty damn hard at these threads as a small business owner. If you don’t even know what to charge or where to start, I’m honestly not sure why you’d consider this without doing more work.
Most of the higher quotes and better guys have $10,000-20,000 if not more in equipment and their trailer. Things just add up. Yes a residential pressure washer is $500 but a good commercial one is $2500-5000 and up.
But the best thing to do is get quotes on your own house. Then do the exact things yourself including mobilization, complete prep, and complete clean up.
There’s probably 20% or more of the work involved in prep, ordering supplies, maintenance, and book keeping for all your jobs.
Posted on 3/16/25 at 6:45 am to xBirdx
There’s a ton of YouTube channels on power washing. Chemicals and product is as important as equipment.
As with any dealings with homeowners, choosing your customers wisely is imperative. Overly picky customers should be avoided by giving them high estimates. You will probably need to go back, set up and spend a couple hours to make them happy so charge them for that in advance if you decide to do the job.
There is always a lot of risk of damaging stuff. New concrete, wood, painted surfaces etc.
Seems if you can get contracts to wash businesses would be a good way to start / grow a small business. Chick Fill a has stores washed weekly for example.
As with any dealings with homeowners, choosing your customers wisely is imperative. Overly picky customers should be avoided by giving them high estimates. You will probably need to go back, set up and spend a couple hours to make them happy so charge them for that in advance if you decide to do the job.
There is always a lot of risk of damaging stuff. New concrete, wood, painted surfaces etc.
Seems if you can get contracts to wash businesses would be a good way to start / grow a small business. Chick Fill a has stores washed weekly for example.
Posted on 3/16/25 at 7:45 am to lsuconnman
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You’d be hard pressed competing on price in my neighborhood with all the teens running around doing the same.
I'd hire a professional over a teen anyday.
Posted on 3/16/25 at 9:14 pm to Billy Blanks
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I'd hire a professional over a teen anyday.
An inexperienced person will do serious damage to your home. And they ain’t coming back to fix anything. I’m to the point where I’m not hiring anyone but a first hand referral to pressure/soft wash.
Plenty of idiots out there to ruin your home. High prices and low priced.
Tough business, wouldn’t recommend. Most people willing to pay higher prices aren’t pulling up the yellow pages. They want “a guy” a did their buddies house and didn’t frick it up. Not a rando crew member. The lower end is competing with college kids for beer money.
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