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Ugly Shingles LLC · Mar 10, 2011

RE: the least inexpensive rig ever built that you know of

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Last yr I started up with a 1979 blue long bed chev. $1000.00, a free ladder rack, free 50 gallon barrel, and a free 30 gallon barrel. two borrowed ladders, 225 dollar pump, a batch of love, a few bucks in plumbing pieces. I got some free business cards on vista print, then paid like 75 bucks for some over sized cards, licensed insured, etc. then went out and started my learning curb. total cost from start to finish last yr about 2700 bucks, I also used all of my folks garden hose, free until they figured out i took it. All in all I had a decent first summer. I now have a newer truck a contractors license, still use the 125 dollar pumps, and getting another truck up and running by the time spring hits. I will say this. If anyone wants to get into roof cleaning as their main source of income put some cash in the bank first. At times it was a struggle but when I needed work I just went out door to door and drummed it up. Good luck to you all.

-- Edited by Roof Cleaning Western Washington 360-783-2576 on Thursday 10th of March 2011 07:15:52 PM

steveo · Guest

Thats great Bulldog "really" sounds kinda like how I started out. Had a vision and didn't quit, at the beginning i was knocking on doors and passing out flyers putting them in the newpaper tubes, still do. Change my flyer around a little bit every year. Things are going good, years later, I have know complaints.. ..Except ("i wont say it"

I won't) It was tuff in the beginning but very rewarding, If I could do it all over again i would "roof cleaning" I'd like to tell you I do a roof everyday but i'd be lying, but theres alot of other things a guy can do Exterior wise. There's no better feeling than working for yourself, being in control of his own destiney. So good luck my friend.

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Thank you and good luck, I did get a contractors license so I can do other stuff, as for now I just want to focus on roofs, and house washes, I do not advertise that I am a general contractor but if the right jobs show up I will do them, example a customer asked me if I could side his entire house yesterday, I am not really a house siding guy but just so happens a friend of mine has a contractors license and he sides houses, I think I just might make a buck or two on the job when its all said and done.

Rick2 · Guest

Here's one.

Aug 22, 2011

http://roof-cleaning-institute.activeboard.com/t26532837/bare-minimum-roof-cleaning-rig-for-the-newbie/

RCIA Founder

A 5 gallon Bucket of Sh mixed with water, and a paint roller on a pole, LOL

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