6 Things You Need to Know Before Hiring a Pressure Washing Company
These are the top 6 items you must think of before hiring any pressure washing company or power washing service. Without this valuable information, you may be setting yourself up for problems.
So I will get right into it without wasting any time.
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First of all, you must ask this. How much experience do you have? You can also ask to see before and after pictures, and videos or check out their website. Another great question to ask do you have any local referrals? The reason I bring this up is everybody and their brother says they are a pressure washer even carpet cleaners and janitorial companies.
However, if they are not you may want to be careful, as items like wood decks, brick, tuckpointing, screens on your home can, and much more, can all be damaged with a pressure washer.
Second, ask if they are insured. Any legit company will not only have liability insurance, but they also will have workman compensation. Most real companies are insured for a million dollars some may have a 2 million dollar umbrella policy.
The third item you need to know is what type of chemical are they going to use on your surface. Items like brick can sometimes call for a restoration cleaner (acid). Let me tell you this. If you do not feel that they are very knowledgeable as a company or person, you may want to find someone else for this particular job.
Other items like house washing and concrete should just take soaps to clean. Most soaps used during pressure washing should not harm anything.
Number four. If you are trying to remove items like chewing gum from concrete or grease from a drive-through or gas station, you want to make sure the company has a hot water pressure washing machine. How will you know? They are about the size of a small car on a skid-type system usually located in the back of a truck.
Fifth is to be sure they are using up-to-date safety equipment, including safety glasses and newer ladders and such. If they do not take care of their tools, do you really think they will take care of your property?
Last but not least number six, if you are in Chicago and need pressure washing just call 312-384-0044