So i was looking to add new services to my business and i came accross roof cleaning. Some diluted bleach, backpack sprayer, grunt assistant, and a little experience on a ladder. Simple enough, so i started out slow, learned a few tricks in about a month, did my own home and about 5 others, and then i started to market. Few leads here and there, flyers that i put out got some calls, but not one close yet. Homeowners can be picky, and im a younger guy, so i can take the fact that i loose a few jobs here and there to a company with an older more experienced sales guy closing on jobs. But if its not the sales pitch, im getting underbid, or a homeowner is going with someone else for some un forseen reason. Im pretty sure its not all just myself and the other sales guys (who do well enough in all other closing situations) messing up these jobs, i meen how hard is it to bleach someones roof? Im thinking that migh be my problem… too easy for bucket bob to pick up? Anyone else doing roof cleaning and comming accross alot of cheaper competition or issues with jobs? Please let me know.
Your destined to manage Wallmart…
Backpack sprayer?? Really?
Age should not be an issue, i am 19 and people take me seriously…
I actually had a customers husband tell me last week the reason they called us is because they “wanted to try the young guy” (they saw my face on one of my mailers) we were much more expensive than the last company too…
Horrible? Did the trick. Low cost. I’m new to it like I said, but yea it worked.
I’m sorry if I was being to negative about the age thing, I get a lot of good comments for being a young business owner also. I just frustrated with the lack of responce. Its gotta be something… Maybe its my backpack sprayer
If you want to be a professional invest in the equipment you need to be a roof cleaner. You are probably right when you say the backpack sprayer may be the problem. If you are serious about cleaning roofs get the equipment you need. Besides who wants a backpack sprayer full of sh dripping down their legs.
There is alot more to to roof cleaning than you think. First off no back pack sprayer, You need a pump. second diluted bleach is not the only chem invovled. I can go on but why don’t you go over to P.T. State & look on forums over there. There is a ton of roof cleaning info.
Maybe your attitude is the problem? It’s not just bleach and water, there is much more to it than that. Many homeowners are scared of roof cleaning because of the damage it can cause to the exterior of their property, mainly the plants, etc… A backpack sprayer will only get you as far as walkable roofs, but you need a real chemical pump and some sort of setup for roof cleaning, even if you are mixing 5 gallon buckets and suctioning chemical from them. You can get roof cleaning equipment capable of tackling any roof for hundreds of dollars and it’ll pay for itself quickly. Half the battle in roof cleaning is protecting everything under the roof, and yourself.
i do it the pain in ass way too. i average about 70 an hour doing it w/ the sprayer and power washer. starting to get more of them. no steep roof ever stopped me. tie to a tree or something on one side and use my safety and 4 bar rack connected to my sitting harness on the other side w/ a rope gaurd in the middle. gonna invest on the good pump and other equipment soon. a $680.00 roof cleaning done by myself the hard way puts a hurtin on my back. take mine and these guys advice and get some schooling on it.
No! you guys dont know what you are talking about!!:mad:
I am selling a surface cleaner on CL and the guy that came to look at it didnt buy it because it had castors, he said he needed a “floaty” so he could use it on tile roofs…:eek:
thats how the real pros do it:p:p:rolleyes:
Yes roofers send them out to clean roofs with a surface cleaner. So they can then replace the roof. A win win for both contractors.
Thanks for all the help. i appreciate it.
The most important factor is NOT to have a casual attitude about it. That can get you hurt or killed. Research it.
Be careful out there Dave. Next time don’t froget your shoes. 
I really hope your joking here.
That is an awesome picture.
or that he has good rope. And great life insurance.
no joke. you mean the tie offs i made? i never tie off to anything that puts me in danger. i don’t joke about making it home to my family at the end of the day.
Say it ain’t so, Joe!
