Colorado Pressure Washing News & Notes
Keep up to date with news about our company, the pressure washing industry, and some of our latest jobs.
Independent Contractors – State And Federal Agencies Are Cracking Down
The Denver/Boulder BBB is offering a class on Independent Contractors. Since many small businesses - including pressure washing companies - classify their employees as independent contractors, this is important training. Most independent contractors that work mainly...
Why We Fired A Truck Washing Client
We fired one of our truck washing clients last week. They were one of our smaller truck washing clients so this time it was an easy decision to make. But we did the same thing with one of our largest clients a few months ago for a different reason. The small client...
Pressure Washing A Street Median
The City of Arvada had some remodeling done on a street median and needed pressure washing for a final cleanup. They needed us to control the flow of the waste water, recover it, and dispose of it properly. They didn't want it running across the street, being driven...
Paint Removal With Pressure Washing At A Holiday Inn
The Holiday Inn called us for pressure washing service to remove paint from the ground around their entrance area. It had only been there for two months and was already peeling off. It was clear the company that did the work didn't prepare the surface properly so the...
Pressure Washing Equipment at Sports Authority Field
The Denver Broncos announced that $30 million in improvements are to be made to Sports Authority Field at Mile High in time for the 2013 season. Part of the improvement includes pressure washing some of the old equipment to match the new. The contractor handling the...
2013 Drought Causes Water Restrictions Across Colorado
And it looks like water restrictions will be in force for most front range cities. Starting April 1, 2013 most cities in the Denver metro area and most of Colorado's front range will have water restrictions in place. Most of these water restrictions will be limited to...
Cleaning Concrete Splatters From Cement Mixer Trucks
A few weeks ago, ASI Constructors called us to clean concrete splatters from four cement mixer trucks. ASI Constructors is a national firm based on Pueblo that specializes in the construction and repair of dams, spillways, and other major water projects. We told them...
Awning Cleaning With Pressure Washing In Downtown Denver
Last week we had a pressure washing job cleaning awnings at a restaurant downtown. Pressure washing is a great way to clean awnings - probably the best way because you don't have to take them down from the wall or poles they're mounted on. This saves you a lot of time...
Emergency Car Washing At The Denver Auto Show
We had already washed all the cars at the Denver Auto Show so we were surprised when they called for more car washing. It turns out that there were 15 cars delivered late that they still wanted to get in the show. Our client didn't know they were coming and was in a...
Car Washing for the Denver Auto Show at the Colorado Convention Center
Every year, they bring hundreds of new cars to town for the Denver Auto Show. And they need the road grime cleaned off before they take them inside. Our car washing service includes everything from a rinse & chamois to a full detail. We adjust our service to match...
Pressure Washing Assistance Needed In Amsterdam
We received an interesting call for pressure washing help last week – from The Netherlands. An event agency contacted us to get an idea of what would be involved in pressure washing holi powder after a large dance event in the streets of Amsterdam. After searching the...
Graffiti Removal At A Littleton School
We got a call last week for graffiti removal on some rough concrete blocks at a school in Littleton. And with the temperatures in the 40's, we wanted to try a new material we had used a few times before to see how effective it would be in these colder temperatures....
Pressure Washing In Denver’s Crazy Weather
On Monday, we had our trucks out pressure washing cars for Denver's auto dealers. We washed our regular Monday schedule and some of our Friday clients who had cancelled last week because of the predicted heavy snow on Saturday. Which, by the way, turned out well below...
Pressure Washing To Brighten An Aluminum Trailer
We recently brightened an aluminum horse trailer for Serenity Springs Wildlife Center. They’re a non-profit organization in southern Colorado that takes care of more than 120 big cats – lions, tigers, leopards, etc. They bought this aluminum trailer at an auction and...
Graffiti Removal On Brick At A Shopping Center
One of the property managers for a client of ours called us to remove graffiti from the brick at a shopping center. There were numerous tags on the brick walls and metal surfaces on the back of the shopping center. Since the brick on the building was fairly old, we...