These days, just about anyone can do their own pressure washing. Pressure washers are pretty affordable, whether you're looking to buy or rent one. Before you dive in headfirst, bear in mind that pressure washing can be difficult and dangerous if you're inexperienced. Even low-powered machines can cut or blind you, and until your technique is down-pat, you run the real risk of damaging your own property.
Hiring a reputable contractor like Pure Jet Pressure Washing to do the dirty work for you has its advantages:
- Affordable
- Saves time
- Experience + State-of-the-art commercial-grade equipment
- Work is finished quicker
- Higher quality, longer-lasting results
- Virtually no injuries or property damages
- We clean up after the cleanup
- Licensed and insured technicians
- We guarantee our work!
If you're still set on DIY-ing your pressure washing, here are a few Dos and Don'ts that'll make the task easier for you:
- If you're renting, have the store personnel SHOW you how to use the equipment, not just tell you, and follow all directions to a T.
- Prepare your area. Move or cover anything you don't want to accidentally hit or destroy with the pressure washer.
- Keep children and pets inside.
- Wear safety glasses and closed shoes.
- Avoid ladders. You can easily slip and fall, or the pressure washer's kickback can knock you off of it.
- Take your time.
Also, a few things you should never pressure wash are:
- All roofing materials, especially asphalt shingles
- Brick that has old mortar
- Window seals
- Electrical panels
- Outdoor light fixtures
- AC units
- Vehicles
- Plants
- Animals
- Painted or stained surfaces you don't want stripped
If you get started and feel like you're in over your head, no worries. Your Pure Jet Pressure Washing team is more than happy to take over and make sure your job gets finished right.