[Ian101]

We will be expanding into pressure washing next year.

Got 3 questions if anyone has time to answer please.

Appreciate you cant plug a P/W into mains supply and need a seperate water supply do you guys use a wheelie bin or would you think a 600 litre IBC be better ??

Do you ever use the water mains to take water ( I appreciate you need a license from Water Comp for this)

When cleaning block driveways is it ok for customers to drive on them before you replace the sand in the joints ... asking this as will be doing driveways in all weather but obviously need dry weather to resand which may be some time after the pressure washing has been done.

Thanks in advance !

[Griffus]

You can use a wheelie bin fit out with filters and valves etc. I bought one a few years back from Malcleanse but not sure he sells them now. Should be easy enough to make your own. Plus point is that it's easily mobile and you can store lots in it between job.

99% of the time on domestics connecting to their supply isn't a problem. Occasionally low pressure is a painn so one to be mindful of when quoting as this can quadruple the time spent on a job so alternative supply will be required. If you want to draw straight from the main you'll need to arrange with your local water authority, this isn't cheap.

Yep, driving on is fine, you should only be taking the top bit of jointing sand out when you clean so blocks will still be solid. It is important to identify any 'weak' areas before you clean and point these out to the owner. Raised edges are a common area as are dips due to poor workmanship and even ants nests, anything where the joints have a wider gap usually means problems.

Finally, don't leave too long after washing to resanding etc. as you'll cause yourself loads of extra work, espeically with clay as the joints get full of all sorts of crap which will need to be cleaned out prior to sanding.

[Ian101]

cheers Ian ... thanks for advice ... much appreciated 

[george garwol]

I use 1000l IBC tank, for few reasons. low pressure in customer tap or no outside tap. if customer has a tap i use it as a top up if i need.

Another thing as Ian Griffiths said. Before i do any washing, i have look around to find weak points for example: paint going off from a wall, cracks or holes in  concrete, even broken gutters and show that to customer. i don't want to be blamed for something what was broken before me. One of my friends has a checklist and gets customer's signature to be clear.

[Blast Away]

That's a good idea mate. I posted on here a few months ago about a manager at a Travelodge trying it on saying we had damaged the render. I had photos of before indicating the damage was already there.