Low Value vs. High Value Pressure Washing Contractors: A Comparison
Pressure washing can be very labor intensive, and hiring a pressure washing business with the right tools and processes to do the work is usually the best route.
Local markets are full of various kinds of pressure washing companies. Some companies are large with fleets of vehicles and teams of workers. Others are on the smaller side but growing, with some solopreneurs as well. Smaller companies can handle most residential and commercial jobs, and can provide more personable and targeted customer service. Larger companies are better suited for large commercial and large private business jobs since they have higher GPM units with greater knowledge of industrial level chemicals.
Having a pressure washing business come out to survey your home and provide you an estimate for work needed can be a great way to gauge the scope of all the work necessary around your property. A knowledgeable contractor will see things with their professional eye that the average homeowner might have missed or simply not known about. This allows them to understand the best way to complete the project.
In this way, hiring a pressure washing business for your exterior home cleaning project is the best way to ensure a proper job gets done
How to Hire the Right Pressure Washing Company
Vetting your pressure washing contractor doesn't need to be a headache when hiring for a cleaning job. A customer should look for how much knowledge the contractor has and if proper explanations were provided. Some customers try the "gotcha" method, where they're already looking for ways to knock the contractor down. Remember, you're only looking for a great pressure washing contractor who can get the job done well - this isn't a competition between you and the business.
If you have a larger job that needs to get done, see if the pressure washing contractor is comfortable with the scope of the work. You can have a smaller business that has the correct GPM and PSI machinery to get the job done well. A larger business can make even shorter work of your project, since most of them have 10 GPM and sometimes over 10k,000 PSI units, which are typically used in industrial and commercial projects. Some businesses even have different departments for residential, commercial and industrial work, which can be a plus for property owners.
Since most pressure washing is a yearly or decennial project, you don't have to marry your pressure washer. But at the same time, cleaning processes keep improving so hire someone you feel comfortable with.
Why Cheaper Isn't Always Better
Some customers fall into the trap of hiring low cost pressure washing contractors, who ultimately end up improperly cleaning their home and even damaging it. Then, those same people have to go back to the businesses they got angry at for pricing so high to rectify the mistake, usually at a higher cost than the original quotes.
This happens because some customers believe that companies are ripping them off with the pricing. They think that since they can rent a pressure washer from any big box store along with a gallon of a house wash mixture, that they can perform just as well as any business. This is a huge trap, largely done by the manufacturers of these pressure washers and cleaning chemicals to increase their customer base. These companies want to sell as many units and gallons of chemicals as possible so they heavily market to homeowners and property owners. This marketing process mislabels actual pressure washing businesses as thieves.
Different projects require different tooling and chemicals, so they are priced accordingly. The cost for a typical roof wash with no gutter cleaning depends on the amount and the strength of the chemical used, which is a factor of the dirtiness and pitch of the roof. The cost for a paver cleaning and polymeric sand installation project depends on the amount of vegetation growing in between the pavers and the square footage. Paver cleaning and re-sanding will never be cheap, and customers should stay away from low cost pressure washing contractors for these projects. It should also be noted, that since the Tri-State area has a temperate climate, the more expensive polymeric sand is used in between pavers versus the cheaper paving sand used in humid subtropical climates such as in Florida.
Regular washings with knowledgeable contractors will greatly help to keep your property clean and safe. Customers should always use discretion: younger doesn't mean healthier, older doesn't mean golder, larger doesn't mean better, and smaller doesn't mean cheaper. Make decisions with a cool mind in hiring a pressure washing contractor for your exterior cleaning needs.
To book your pressure washing project today, contact Queens Pressure Washing to start the estimating and scheduling process.
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