Lets play this game. He wants this cedar roof cleaned and sealed. Its dirtier than the picture shows. The back is a little crazier than the front as far as access. Theres also a barn that is no where in the pic which is the size of a 2 car garage. The guy said lets go ahead for only the house wash for next month, but wants me to send gen liability and workers comp now. I told him I will send docs when the he's ready to do the job and he mildly bit my head off. SO whats the number for the roof? I will post my number after a few replies. NOT using bleach! Precarb, neutralizer, and sealer.
$9000 house only. I wish. I know its too early for most guys to post. But I priced it at $7400.00. Im not to proud to admit that I have 0 experience with cedar. I think going the bleach route is not ok. Clyde has alot experience with cedar and he offered to help me out if I pay his mortgage for the next 36 months. The customer said I was way, way out in left field with the price. Because he did it a few years ago with some of his guys. What do you think my response was to that......?
$9000 house only. I wish. I know its too early for most guys to post. But I priced it at $7400.00. Im not to proud to admit that I have 0 experience with cedar. I think going the bleach route is not ok. Clyde has alot experience with cedar and he offered to help me out if I pay his mortgage for the next 36 months. The customer said I was way, way out in left field with the price. Because he did it a few years ago with some of his guys. What do you think my response was to that......?
did he say what he paid a few years ago?
tell him thanks to the fed, our dollar has lost some purchasing power... so you need more of them in 2012 lol..
the reason for not using sh is that it will break down the fibers in the wood too much and actually hurt the wood. The way bruce sullivan is doing them is not the proper way. Sure you can do it but the end result down the road will not be as good as light power washing with S precarb and oxilic acid followed up by a stain and sealer.
I bid one at 2.00 per sq, did not get it, my issue is that most shake roofs have other issue's, like cracked shakes, paper issues, and these are a 2-3 step process, multi-trips, no big one there, I would need a lift for this 5k sq ft that was not a walk roof and wet cedar is like ice, I needed a shake repair pro because I don't know shake installation, and the roof was in a neglected state.
I would say 2-3 days for wash and brightner and another 2 days for sealer. Labor cost minus myself 1000. Lift rental 800-1600. Sealer 1500. Then 6500 for making me do alot of hard work. But thats just me im greedy.
Diamond Roof Cleaning New Jersey (1-800-Roof-Clean) wrote:
Really ? I could see the lowest 8000 using chicken ladders and no lift.
Mike I would of been content with making $150.00 per hour for many of hours at one location. It would definitely be ball busting work for us old guys working off a chicken ladder, I'm not denying that.