[tsunamicontract]

Not to start another pricing thread, but I am considering starting a PW division. There seems to be the need for it as there is no one else in my area offers it. I have two great people to run it, the capitol to buy the equipment, and the other means to do it. The only thing is before I can figure out a pricing structure or figure out how long it will take to see a return on the investment I was hoping to get a ball park figure for washing exteriors of homes. I figure that I would be pretty well set if I could charge 35 cents per square foot (not subtracting anything) for just washing, 50 cents per square foot for house, windows, and gutters. An average 2000 sq ft house would be $700 for the wash, $1000 for the whole package. Is this way more than people would be willing to pay? Or is it not enough? Just looking for some ball park figures because frankly I have no idea on pricing PW.
Thanks

 

[slickshift]

That doesn't sound to bad
But I'm (as always) wary of the sq. ft. pricing
A 1/2 dozen dormers or gables and a wood shingle roof...or simple access due to trees/height/slope or house position and you could be eating it pretty quickly

Would you be able to add fudge factors if need be?
Or would it be a strictly winsome/losesome deal?

 

[tsunamicontract]

No, I would defiantly have the fudge factor in there. Right now when I include a wash as paint prep it usually comes out to pretty much exactly these prices anyways. So the customer is already paying this wether they know it or not.

 

[Wing 54]

Waterblasting
"Waterblast (Power wash) most exterior surfaces"
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"[email protected]","Unit","Matl","Labor","Total"
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"Waterblast (Power wash)"
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" Power wash"
Slow 700 SF/MH, -- [email protected] CSF -- 2.87 2.87

Medium 1000 SF/MH, -- [email protected] CSF -- 2.88 2.88

Fast 1500 SF/MH, -- [email protected] CSF -- 2.59 2.59

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"Power wash to clean surfaces prior to painting and to remove deteriorated, cracked, flaking paint from accessible wood, concrete, brick, block, plaster or stucco surfaces. Use the above rates for larger jobs, such as apartments or commercial buildings and large homes. For heights above 8 feet, use the High Time Difficulty Factors on page 139. For average-sized single-family homes, a half-day minimum might apply for move on, set up, power wash, clean up and move off. Rates assume a 1/4 diameter nozzle with 2500 lbs. pressure. Slow work is based on an hourly wage of $15.50, Medium work on an hourly wage of $21.25, and Fast work on an hourly wage of $27.50. Other qualifications that apply to this table are on page 9."

Here's partial information from Price Estimator for 2008. I've been using for a lot of jobs. Some come close and some not so. Have to then adjust productivity.

I found for $39 on Amazon. Been good investment. Their phone support is top notch IMO.

 

[PressurePros]

Those prices would be good, Tsunami though perhaps a bit high. I am never one to say a price is too high but to give you an idea, I am in the area in the country where prices are the highest. Then add in that I am the highest in my market. Taking those into consideration.. On a vinyl house we will apply fungicide and surfactant soap, rinse with low pressure, apply wet wax/polymer to enhance the color and lustre of the siding, apply specialty acid based cleaners to concrete foundations to remove rust and mineral staining, apply a specialty cleaner to windows to allow them to sparkle, manually scrub the exterior of gutters with yet another specialty cleaner (done with truck brush on extension pole) and rinse down (not pressure wash) a medium sized driveway for $.24 s/f.

That may seem crazy but it is all about efficiency. We can do all that to a 2500 s/f house in about 2.5 hrs with a two-man crew and it will look immaculate.