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mark blundell

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pressure washing question
« on: November 05, 2011, 03:56:50 pm »
Hi all I went on a job about 3 weeks ago gutter job but they wanted there car park pressure washing any way i took the washer and couldn't carry out the work as there was to many cars in the car park.

but i did start on one side as far as i could and when i got back there today there was much more moss than there was 3 weeks ago there was loads of it and it had even started to re-grow in the area that i had already cleaned. any ideas?

im just a bit worried that in 3 weeks its going to look just as bad again

although i did go to b&q and get 5ltrs of moss and algae treatment and a watering can and after cleaning gave it a strong mix of that.

Matt Gibson

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Re: pressure washing question
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2011, 04:32:17 pm »
Just tell them you can organise a 6 monthly maintenance clean  ;D

mark blundell

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Re: pressure washing question
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2011, 07:38:33 pm »
hi mike its tarmac and i just pressure washed it.

although the rest of the car park has had lots of growth as well ???

Matt Gibson

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Re: pressure washing question
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2011, 07:49:36 pm »
Thats why i mentioned the 6 monthly.. they hit and run around here.. ;D

mark blundell

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Re: pressure washing question
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2011, 05:40:06 pm »
sorry i meant whats the point answering post

sorry if i have offended you by not replying But honestly what was the point with the answers i was getting

Thats why i mentioned the 6 monthly.. they hit and run around here..

mayb 6 weekly  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


Matt Gibson

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Re: pressure washing question
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2011, 05:52:43 pm »

Hi Mark sorry about last post  ;D ;D
 ;D ;D we clean alot of tarmac never had regrowth (noticable) in that sort of period, q was what kit you used lts/min bar flat surface cleaner ??... It is hard to remove all spores due to the makeup of tarmac but there are afew targeted moss killers left on market which you can use after cleaning to eliminate  remaining spores, but not Diy products. Generally less effective!
Usually apply via knapsack same old story need license as ur a contractor




Mark,

The above post from Mike, was a pretty informative post.

My post, originally was a serious post too. If i was having your problem, and it was a decent sized job, for a property management or corp i would definitely offer a maintenance clean, at a reduced rate if it was nearby, or if you knew you could still make decent money out of it.

The weed killer wont work straight away, it has to soak in and kill all the spores, as just washing the area wont kill the spores inside the tarmac or blocks. so basically you need to clean it, then add the weedkiller (gallup etc) and there may be some regrowth until the weedkiller takes effect.

Sorry if we offended you with our answers, but you were asked what kit you used, and you just never came back...