Why I am doing this. - Certified SoftWash Roof Cleaning

AC Lockyer · Administrator

Why I am doing this.

Brian Friel · Sophmore Member

AC, Is this forum going to be based around only using the Soft Was Systems equipment and chemicals? How do you become an authorized soft wash systems contractor in your state? I have always enjoyed your webinars and posts, but I don't know if I am ready to jump into the soft wash systems just yet. Brian

AC Lockyer · Administrator

Bryan,

This bb will be for all facets of soft washing, equipment neutral. Even Dan is welcome with the rubbermade system. LOL

AC

Doug Rucker · UAMCC Officer

AC glad to see this forum. This should be very helpful to a lot of the new guys and experienced as well. I will shoot an email to all my guys that have attended my school and let them know about this forum and help spread the word any way I can.

I look forward to learning a lot through this forum and others as well and sharing also.

Thanks for doing this.

AC Lockyer · Administrator

Thanks Doug!

Ed Thompson · Freshmen Member

It took a few years to realize Ive been softwashing. We do use truck mounted pressue washers in our business. Nothing above 13hp at 4gpm. You can achieve a high psi from a 13hp machine with a 4 gpm pump by using #4 tips, like 0004 tips (zero degree) and 1504 (15 degree). But we found that using larger orifice tips you can lower the psi yet achieve a higher volume of water. This has increased our rinsing time dramatically plus reduced the chances of knocking off loose siding or getting water in between double paned storm windows. Our goal is to use the largest orifice possible before it drops the pressure low enough to draw soap from our chemical injectors. We use Super Suds Sucker chem injectors from envirospec. We have found these to be the most reliable injector with ceramic balls. Not many chem injectors will work using hose lengths of 200' or more. These injectors can draw up to 30%. Only when cleaning cement will we use premade batch of chem to achieve a higher ratio and often we will use higher water pressure to achieve instant results. We never use gas engine pressure washer machines when applying chems to roofs or cement because you cannot draw the proper amount of chems. Plus the fact that higher pressures can damage a roof. This is our technique in a nutshell.

-- Edited by SoftwashNJ on Sunday 8th of May 2011 09:53:16 AM

Redfisherman · Capt. Fred RIP My Friend.

AC,

Thanks for the invite, I'm sure it will be a more educational and pleasant environment for all of us to learn and exchange ideas.

Roof Restore · Freshmen Member

Yes, thank you for the invite as well. It'll be nice to have a classy board with professionals exchanging information! Looking forward to contributing where I can.

Doug Rucker · UAMCC Officer

Roof Restore wrote:
Yes, thank you for the invite as well. It'll be nice to have a classy board with professionals exchanging information! Looking forward to contributing where I can.

Chris, when we hookin up for lunch?

Roof Restore · Freshmen Member

Doug Rucker wrote:
Roof Restore wrote:
Yes, thank you for the invite as well. It'll be nice to have a classy board with professionals exchanging information! Looking forward to contributing where I can.
Chris, when we hookin up for lunch?

When you want too? My schedules usually pretty flexible!

AC Lockyer · Administrator

Chris, Doug, and the Tex gang. I should be south of Houston in the next couple weeks.

Roof Restore · Freshmen Member

AC Lockyer wrote:
Chris, Doug, and the Tex gang. I should be south of Houston in the next couple weeks.

Cool! Keep us posted as to when. BBQ's on me!

Chris Apple · Freshmen Member

Hello everyone...

Thanks for the invite AC.

Advanced Roof Cleaning · Freshmen Member

Thanks for the invite, and if there is anything I can do to help just let me know

AC Lockyer · Administrator

Hey Chris and Nathan good to see you here.

Fred how are you feeling? Have the poons came into Bocca yet?

AC

Redfisherman · Capt. Fred RIP My Friend.

Well after 6 weeks of chemo & radiation I'm surprised how well I'm doing and the Dr.'s are too. Finished all my treatments last week and only the last couple of days have I felt a little tired. I refuse to give up and will beat this disease. Surgery is scheduled for July after this next 6 weeks of recovery and a few more tests.

Have been fishing poons since the 1st week of April, they are located in the harbor, on Pine Island Sound and on the hill area behind the pass. To many BIG sharks in the general vicinity of the pass area. Plus they are more fun in shallow water no where to go except out and up. Have had trips during my treatments and have 4 scheduled next week. I am okay during trip, but move slow after I get home cleaning the boat and getting ready for another trip.

I see you may be traveling around the end of the month, how about June, find some time bring AJ any lets have a few days of fun.

AC Lockyer · Administrator

Redfisherman wrote:
Well after 6 weeks of chemo & radiation I'm surprised how well I'm doing and the Dr.'s are too. Finished all my treatments last week and only the last couple of days have I felt a little tired. I refuse to give up and will beat this disease. Surgery is scheduled for July after this next 6 weeks of recovery and a few more tests.
Have been fishing poons since the 1st week of April, they are located in the harbor, on Pine Island Sound and on the hill area behind the pass. To many BIG sharks in the general vicinity of the pass area. Plus they are more fun in shallow water no where to go except out and up. Have had trips during my treatments and have 4 scheduled next week. I am okay during trip, but move slow after I get home cleaning the boat and getting ready for another trip.
I see you may be traveling around the end of the month, how about June, find some time bring AJ any lets have a few days of fun.

Yes doing Texas end of next week first of week after. Then graduation week for my daughter, then Derby City Roundtable in Louisville, KY on memorial day weekend. So yes looks like June for sure.

AC

AC Lockyer · Administrator

I am getting PMs on the other board. I cant log in anymore....LOL....cant imagine why. Could someone discretely let a few members know I cant respond to the PMs. Here is a list of members PMing me.

Roof Cleaning Long Island N.Y 516-763-4108
Glen

That is it for now.

Thanks,

AC

Doug Rucker · UAMCC Officer

Roof Restore wrote:
Doug Rucker wrote:

Roof Restore wrote:
Yes, thank you for the invite as well. It'll be nice to have a classy board with professionals exchanging information! Looking forward to contributing where I can.
Chris, when we hookin up for lunch?

When you want too? My schedules usually pretty flexible!

Thusday works for me. Can you come to Kingwood?

jerry · Freshmen Member

Thanks for the invite AC. Glad to be a part of this. Sounds like a great place for contractors to share and learn.

Redfisherman · Capt. Fred RIP My Friend.

The other board upgraded their system or added new modules, a lot of folks are not able to log in or PW's have changed back to old ones.

Marcus Raif · Junior Member

Glad to be here. biggrin Good to see you Chris! smile Maybe someday you and I can get together for lunch Doug. evileye

Doug Rucker · UAMCC Officer

Sounds great MArcus

AE PAINTING · Freshmen Member

Good morning from A&E Painting/Roof Cleaning by A&E in Dallastown, PA 17313. I have been cleaning a lot of roofs lately and been asked to do just as much soft washing. I look forward to learning more about soft washing in this forum.
Thanks,
Eric

Roof Restore · Freshmen Member

I'm thinking we need a Houston roundtable!

Doug Rucker · UAMCC Officer

Roof Restore wrote:
I'm thinking we need a Houston roundtable!

Thats good thinking right there. Thursday in Kingwood for Lunch Chris?

Roof Restore · Freshmen Member

That sounds like a plan to me! Thursday it is! I'll call you Thursday am to figure out where and time etc.

AC Lockyer · Administrator

Roof Restore wrote:
That sounds like a plan to me! Thursday it is! I'll call you Thursday am to figure out where and time etc.

Cool lets move this discussion over to the soft wash get togethers area. Ill start the post.

AC

Matthew · Freshmen Member

Guess this is as good a place as any to say "Hello"

Doug Rucker · UAMCC Officer

Welcome aboard Matthew

Marcus Raif · Junior Member

Matthew wrote:
Guess this is as good a place as any to say "Hello"

Hello Matthew. Glad to see you here.

AC Lockyer · Administrator

Hey Matt

Rodney Henke · Sophmore Member

Hey everybody, AC thanks for the invite. I pretty much gave up on the other board. Too much tension. I'm glad to be on this one. Look forward to continuing my education. When is someone going to be in the Memphis area? AC, I live on a lake. Come see me. Well wet a line.

arkansas roof renew · Freshmen Member

Thanks AC 4da invite...

We're glad to be here and look forward

to learning sumore and "hep" if we can...

Danny Bates · Freshmen Member

Whats up Fellas??

AC Lockyer · Administrator

arkansas roof renew wrote:
Thanks AC 4da invite...
We're glad to be here and look forward
to learning sumore and "hep" if we can...

You can "hep" all you want here. LOL

AC Lockyer · Administrator

Danny Bates wrote:
Whats up Fellas??

Whats up Danny!

Danny Bates · Freshmen Member

Freaking wind here is killing me on roof cleaning. Not so much on ones I can walk on but the 12/12 ones I'll have to spray from the neighbors house.

Doug Rucker · UAMCC Officer

Danny Bates wrote:
Freaking wind here is killing me on roof cleaning. Not so much on ones I can walk on but the 12/12 ones I'll have to spray from the neighbors house.

yeah i never seen so much wind in texas

AC Lockyer · Administrator

Doug Rucker wrote:
Danny Bates wrote:
Freaking wind here is killing me on roof cleaning. Not so much on ones I can walk on but the 12/12 ones I'll have to spray from the neighbors house.
yeah i never seen so much wind in texas

Ya whatever?/! Texas means wind in Comanche. I could hardly ever fish when I lived there.

Bhenson · Freshmen Member

Danny what does Dallas know about wind. Head a little north and come back to Oklahoma for a day and we can talk about wind LOL.

Doug Rucker · UAMCC Officer

Danny Bates wrote:
Whats up Fellas??

DANNY!!!!!! SUP????????

Shingle Saver · Freshmen Member

Hey guy's I'm new to the whole roof washing thing trying to get my stuff together now.

Havin all the marketing material made now and setting up a truck. softwashing roofs is a new concept im my area. No one that i have talked to has ever heard of it. seems like the market is wide open to new contractors. I'd like to say thanks AC for the time you gave me on the phone the other day and thankyou for putting up this forum. I am looking forward to getting started useing your products.

P.S. if anyone has any used equipment call me 704 240 4030

I look foward to sharing with all of you guys here,

Billy

Green Clean of the Carolinas

Shingle Saver · Freshmen Member

I'm so new at this I forgot my own name

Clean Green of the Carolinas

AC Lockyer · Administrator

Shingle Saver wrote:
I'm so new at this I forgot my own name
Clean Green of the Carolinas

Billy,

Please complete your signature so we know how to reach you.

AC

Texas Pressure Clean · Freshmen Member

Danny... Doug...good to see you guys. AC nice to meet you, I've heard a lot of good things about you.

Doug Rucker · UAMCC Officer

Texas Pressure Clean wrote:
Danny... Doug...good to see you guys. AC nice to meet you, I've heard a lot of good things about you.

Welcome Jason..Great to see you here.

AC Lockyer · Administrator

Texas Pressure Clean wrote:
Danny... Doug...good to see you guys. AC nice to meet you, I've heard a lot of good things about you.

Love your logo Jason.

AC

HighTide · Freshmen Member

Thanks for the invite and I look forward to being part of this new forum!

Barry Landis · Sophmore Member

AC,

Thanks for the invite. Looks like you have a decent group of guys here so far. Glad to be a part of it and looking forward to learning a little more about soft washing.