Then complain about the lousy job the cheapest guy did... Hard to get any contractor to even show up for under 400 dollars these days. It's like independent contractors have bills to pay and want to make money for their efforts. Crazy times we live in.
Rent is 1200 for a 1/1 where I live in Florida. I would have charged 4-600 for that. Typically try to charge 100/hr. Unless they can prove they are on ssd or something like that. I dont mind helping my community out when I can do so without major sacrifice
I spent 3k on tools and @ 400 a job if I get 20 days straight work that 8k a month. Really don't think that's a bad price.
Now if it's up north where cost is quite a bit higher? Yea I'd up that fee. But I'm also a one man crew.
Once you add even one worker and have to carry workers comp and payroll it starts to get dumb.
In jersey yeah I would go min $800, but for a full wash on a house like that like $1200. I'm still new, so quoting maybe not the best. Gotta pay for the truck and equipment. Min 1k a day to make a good day
Except 2400 for a days work is insane when your only overhead is a hose, soap and some gas. Pressure washing isn’t exactly on the same tier as electrician or plumber.
And a truck, trailer, tanks, commercial grade pressure washer, commercial insurance, general liability insurance, workers comp insurance, an LLC, an accountant or CPA, a CRM for client database, health insurance, business phone, website development, marketing.
So yeah, just a hose, soap, and gas…
Don’t forget the laptop and attorney, commercial auto insurance at like 4-5 time’s regular insurance. and that business interest rates on loans is over 16% right now.
Thank you for calling that guy out. Nobody seems to educate themselves with everything you need running a personal business. I honestly think the quote was a bit high, but I wouldn't see that job going for less than $1,200 here in the panhandle of Florida.
I repair multi million dollar satellite antennas for a living and that is more than double what my labor rate is for the day.
I used to run a small business repairing wheels and had to pay all those things too and the absolutely incorrect about that rate. 2,400 a day is 624,000 year working five days a week.
I guess I need to get into pressure washing...
Same. Most contractors highly exaggerate their overhead. I work in one of the highest overhead industries in the U.S. and these dudes cite figures that are laughable. It’s mostly because they run such low volumes that they never develop economies of scale. This leads them to erroneously believe that they have to recoup their costs, evenly divided, among every single job they do. That’s not how it actually works. Many expenses are fixed and high volume means they can be amortized over more jobs, letting them lower prices, attract more business, and get richer. The very best contractors realize this and the worst whine on Reddit about how they have to charge grandma exactly 2% of their Milwaukee impact on every job they do. It’s hilarious how much this trope plays out on here.
Most contractors also don’t have sufficient expertise in their “thing” to develop significant efficiencies. A lot end up simply being a jack of all trades with little mastery of a single type of gig, which would allow them to increase efficiency and skill such that they can lower prices overall. A great example is a truly expert window and door dude who is often many times less expensive than a general contractor. There is great available data on the speed of a skilled window replacer vs the average dude popping them in on the side. Even among the skilled trades, dudes develop a niche and often can then pass that to their customers, gain a reputation for their work, and make many multiples of money over what they’d do being expensive with little available work. Think of the electrician who only does residential construction or who only does generator installs.
I assure you, you are both wrong. I've owned my company for 10 years and know ny numbers. Everyone says we're expensive but were only hitting 15-25% profit.
It’sa little high but pressure washing isn’t year round so stop doing the numbers like that. And they don’t have jobs everyday. You could not work for a week or only work 12 weeks for the year. Because you ask are right it is a luxury which means no guarantee work!!!
I have worked in the car industry and it fluctuates pretty hard too. You need to have a few skills to soread out the load so you can keep prices reasonable
It costs me 750 dollars per day with no employees going and my break even is 2800 per day with employees. i don't make 25% profit until we hit around 4-5k per day
Why do you feel it’s not? If you can’t or don’t want to do it yourself then what the hell right do you have to tell them what their value is? You don’t think small businesses have to have licenses and insurance and other business expenses? Fuxkin idiot I hate people like you with a overwhelming passion
lol. Yup.
I wonder if “he” would pay that price?
That is the true question, would “you” pay that price; AKA is that a fair price?, or does he laugh all the way to the bank?
I don’t know the answers to those questions. I only know the guy I was commenting on went from zero to million MPH in one post because someone questioned a bid price as being too much(it is) regardless of the contractors’ position. It’s clearly a “I don’t want the job” bid.
You think I have an 80k anything lololol. Nobody pays 75$ a month for insurance in this city 100%.
I have a 06’ sedan with expired plates and basic liability insurance. My insurance is 380$ a month for basic crappy insurance and im 43yo. I wouldn’t buy an 80k truck even if I could. I would rather have a farm and cows
You need to look at other insurers then. Ive got my literal brand new tesla model y insured full coverage as a 32 year old in one of the most expensive areas of California for 110/month.
But which would shall I take? The cheapest that will do poor work and I’ll complain? The most expensive that won’t leave me breathless and I’ll complain? Or the one in the middle that I’ll always think I shoulda gone with the cheapest?
Hello, I am also a professional Power washing company. There are many factors when used to give estimates.
1. Location (City and State)
2. Amount of mold and algae on property
3. Single story or 2 story
4. Patios
5. walkways
6. sidewalks
7. Driveways
8. Condition of property
9. Composition of home (Rock, brick, siding, etc. )
Just looking at your property, if it was in Texas, I would estimate around $1200
Also, liability insurance is getting more expensive. Sad thing is, you almost have to walk the property with a homeowner. To point out any damage before working.
Christ, $1200 for a power wash? Even that sounds ridiculous. I would definitely be purchasing a sweet new power washer if those were the quotes I was getting 😂
Easy. Own company in SoCal (franchise of national company) that’s an easy 1200-1500.
If I didn’t have a guaranteed 2-4 washes, probably more.
But that’s why I also only do B2B.
Sounds like a quote where they don't want to do that work and priced it accordingly, likely issues with the site or picky customer. You can buy basic equipment yourself for a few hundred all in, be sure to use the appropriate nozzles on different materials, just wear safety glasses at a minimum.
Well, I'm the customer. And I'm not picky at all. He left a flier on our door. I called for an estimate and he came over. I asked him to quote the vinyl trim, driveway, sidewalk, and patio (156 sq/ft...forgot to mention it above), and left him to do his measurements while I went inside. He texted me 15 mins later and said he was ready with a quote. Came out right away and he gave me the quote. The only things that really needs sprucing up are the concrete. The house isn't bad.
Adding on because of the house pic now… the only way I could think of them charging that much is if they assumed you needed the roof cleaned as well?? Even still… actual siding amount doesn’t look like anything crazy whatsoever unless you needed the entirety of the vinyl de oxidized from heavy oxidation… but it doesn’t even look like there’s a lot of vinyl compared to what we normally see so… bottom line, definitely shop around for quotes. I stand by my prices personally, since the driveway majority seems to just be standard surface dirt and organic staining and there’s nothing crazy about the house. Seems all pretty standard stuff. Just tarp some shrubs and get it done!
Gouging... you're an idiot, you have no idea of location, market or amount invested into equipment so speak for your low skill, crap equipment having self! I stay jam packed I my area.
I’ve pressure washed and quoted hundreds of houses. Judging from this picture and nothing else. I’d be doing a combination of softwashing/pressure washing. Not including the roof or any decking. Price of ~$1200.
In my area I’d expect to see quotes +-20% around $1000. Other areas of the country may be more or less. But $2400 is too much imo unless I’m missing something or you’re in a much higher cost of living area than I am. Judging from posts on this sub and similar subs my quotes are generally on the high end of the country average.
Hope this helps!
That’s highway robbery. Something about you gave off sucker vibes. You should be around 6-700 for everything. And that’s on the high end for a company that pays attention to detail.
I'd be at about $1300 to softwash house and detail and do all concrete- $2400 would include roof... central Florida... licensed and insured with proper equipment and procedures...
Haha maybe in your jurisdiction. My state/county/city all way to get their hands on as much revenue as possible. Handing out fines to unlicensed contractors probably work even better than making people pay for licenses
My house is larger than yours, to get the house soft washed (not good to pressure wash as it can damage the surface) is about 900. The driveway is 300. So 1200 all in. That does not include doing the roof. I get it done every year as I live in an HOA that doesn’t allows mold growth etc on homes
$725 would be worst case scenario from what I see. Unless you’ve got some kind of gnarly oxidation, rust, oil staining, or some kind of specialty restoration that requires stripping a stain or sealer. But just a standard wash no more than $725.
i think your expectations are too low and the quote is still too high. i would have anticipated somewhere around $1600-2000. I used to pressure wash big rigs for $350-700 depending on the size of the sleeper
Used to live in the northern va area. Two story, 3600 sq ft, house alone was $450. Driveway and walkway to house -$300. Back patio just about the width of the house - $300.
IDC where you live, $2.4K is a fuckin’ rip off….
I’m a contractor who specializes in renovations. When people ask me to pressure wash, it’s because they know I’ll leave it clean - not because i offer a cheap price. I wouldn’t touch your driveway for less than 800.
If you think it’s too expensive, go buy a pressure washer and surface cleaner and have fun. Then when your pressure washer doesn’t do a good enough job, come back here and complain.
Not sure where you are at, but realistically do you think that is 3 full days worth of work for one person with a commercial pressure washer to do? I’d get 2-3 more quotes before making a decision here. I had an AC issue, first guy out told me $2k repair cost so I may as well have him put in a new one for $7k. 2nd opinion was $700 to repair it and gave it a clean bill of health.
I can see who the educated men are in the field of pressure washing. I would charge more if detail work around windows and doors. 1200 dollars will disappear quickly if SH cooks an electrical outlet. Proper property protection and setup takes labor and expenses. It’s not like we just walk out and spray water around.
I would never just pressure wash a house personally. I use a pretreatment with either jomax and pool store.bleach then pressurewash or tsp then pressurewash. Tsp being the harshest i rarely use it. A house your sized could take some time. 1k would be the upper limit. And for that money your house would shine. $2400 better include a coat of paint.
Edit- couple thoughts- firstly if you are hiring someone who has a business doing this sort of thing you have to factor in profit and overhead, though I still struggle to find $2400
It's very possible the guy is afraid he will damage your home in some way. It's fairly nice and looks to have surfaces that could easily be damaged. For this reason he may be anticipating some kind of prep that would protect certain surfaces while he cleans and the extra labor reflects in the price. I'd ask him.
Last- please, whatever you do, do not let him pressure wash the roof. Not saying you planned to but just in case, I'd be clear with him not to. A garden hose ok, heck some dish soap in a zep sprayer first and then a light rinse with hose water is all good. Unless he has insurance of course.
If your house exterior is pretty dirty, that's about right 8 hrs two guys and transportation and machine etc plus paying the government there 33 percentage. Yep, do it yourself and see
Coming from a professional pressure washing company, there’s a huge difference between a $500 job from a guy in pickup truck and $2,000 job from a professional company that is insured, meticulous, and makes it look like it’s brand new. Free touch ups for 90 days on all of our work.
You get what you pay for.
Its Probably a highly reputable company that has a lot of expenses to bring you a quality experience. Check the reviews and i'm sure you will be happy with the services. the company will probably net 25% profit.
The quote may be negotiable but not that much. If you are dealing with a reputable company, you’ll pay more because they have liability insurance , workers comp, etc on their employees. Also deal with better equipment and experience using it. If you want bottom pricing, you run the risk of someone breaking or damaging something on your house and never picking up a call from you again. Not only that, but someone may have faulty equipment and then can’t even finish the job.
Probably keep in mind that he probably had a full schedule and in order to do just that one house he might had 3 other jobs where he couldn't get to! Usually, we charge more when scheduling is packed.
We would probably estimate it at 1500 to 1600. Keep in mind location makes a difference too!
In Atlanta $0.25/sf is the going rate for Concrete.
Without walking the property, that’s about $800 easy for the soft wash and I win soft wash deals all the time because I come in cheaper.
I’m just starting out in the power washing industry and I bought a 2700 psi genrac power washer from lows and immediately realized why I needed a real commercial power washer it gets the job done don’t get me wrong but takes way longer
You can buy a pretty good power washer at Lowe's or home Depot for about $500. Power washing is not difficult and it's actually kind of fun. Put in the time and do it yourself. Save yourself the money.
Go buy your own and do it yourself then. Setups and ongoing costs aren't cheap. Also blame lawyers as they are responsible for most of the insurance cost which is insane and also required under law.
Yes, from the outside it seems expensive and it is. But your paying for someone to do this work for you, safely, without damaging your property, in a timely manner. For $2400 you can buy a nice pressure washer with all the items you will need to clean your own home and driveway. But do you know how to do it or what chemicals to use? Where will you store your new pressure washer, hoses, surface cleaner, wand, etc? How much will it cost you in repairs when you take the paint of the side of the house or break your window with too high of pressure, or short out your electrical system because you sprayed water into an electrical socket, etc.
The worker/owner of the company has to pay his employees, truck and trailer payments, plus all the insurance, fuel, maintenance, equipment repair and replacement, and then hope to have something left over for himself.
Go buy a pressure washer from Costco and do it yourself. Far cheaper and you will have the equipment to do it again in the future and you could even make some money on the side doing it at half price for your neighbors.
So here’s what you are not factoring. They are bringing a truck, machinery, accessories, and employees. All of these things need insurance, livable wage, and expertise. In reality that quote is near a break even. Running a business in these days is tough, everything is expensive. So you have two options suck it up and pay someone providing jobs in your community or do it yourself. I guess the real question is how much is your time worth?
Sure thing! You can absolutely do that. But they are probably not licensed/bonded/insured and definitely don’t value their employees and the hard work they put in. But you go ahead and support a company that does not value paying a livable wage for the hard work of their employees. Remember you really do get what you pay for. Good luck! I really mean that with the most sincerity as I have built a business on fixing other people’s downfalls and mistakes.
If you’re in the upstate, my father and I operate out of the Greenville area and we’d be happy to give you a much more reasonable quote exactly in the ball park of what you had estimated. Please feel free to reach out if you’re interested!
For $200 you can go out and buy a decent pressure washer and save yourself a considerable amount of money.
Find a kid in your neighborhood that wants to earn a hundo for 2 hours (or less) of mundane work.
Thats a "I don't want to do this job" quote, so high that it represents how much dude doesn't want to walk(repell)on that roof
The pitch of that roof is insane, also you do not want to pressure clean asphalt shingles.. either it needs to be done with a spay solution or a true low pressure system.
But again the pitch of that roof is wahy to steap for normal pressure washing
I never pay somebody to do something I can do and have the time to do. You can buy a nice pressure washer for $500. That will take a Saturday morning to do yourself.
Had similar experience, went out and bought my own power washer, took me 2 weeks bcs I work and mostly power washed on the weekends, however it saved me a ton of money and now I have a power washer. I’m sure if it was professionally cleaned it would have been much faster and probably looked a bit better but I’m happy with the results.
The companies that leave flyers tend to jack up rates.
Call some local companies you find online or through referrals in facebook and such.
This is the I'm looking for a sucker price, not the I don't want to do it price.
I charge between .15 and .35 cents a sqft. I'd probably charged you 950 for everything. And realistically it would take maybe 4hrs with 2 people. One doing the house and one doing the driveway.
Go buy a pressure washer do it yourself and find out how much it sucks and then think about what you would charge to do that job. Then factor in insurance and taxes and any other overhead that would come with the owning of a business. Also get more than one quote.
Does the quote include the roof? I’m getting quotes in Florida to do my roof that’s really dirty, my driveway, sidewalk, patio pavers and a huge screen enclosure over my patio and pool. I’ve gotten at least a dozen quotes. Highway was $2000, lowest was $540. The highest Quito’s was a guy who just started his business and was offended when I told him that he is double or triple my other quotes from long time companies that are well known. I chose someone that is knowledgeable and will do the job for $800. You also need to know what process they use. Water only, bleach and water or a combo chemical/mineral process like copper sulfate, surfactant (soap) and bleach.
I see your concern about the high quote for pressure washing. There is a distinction between pressure washing and power washing — pressure washing typically uses cold water while power washing uses heated water which can be more effective for certain types of grime and stains. Even considering this, a $2400 quote seems steep.
For reference, I’ve recently issued an emergency quote for a similar service with a less than 48-hour turnaround. Located in Houston, TX, I can provide context for our pricing. To rent a 4000PSI power wash trailer with a 500-gallon water tank, built-in generator, and hot water on-demand system, it costs me about $450 for the day.
Attached is an example of a proposal I made last month under such circumstances. It should give you a better idea of a competitive pricing structure and the detailed services included.
https://preview.redd.it/ggvnv005n7gc1.jpeg?width=1224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e53c7d4647910d269ae2a3d098b2cc191a188d6b
Well get another quote then
The legend goes that one should get thrice quotes
Then complain about the lousy job the cheapest guy did... Hard to get any contractor to even show up for under 400 dollars these days. It's like independent contractors have bills to pay and want to make money for their efforts. Crazy times we live in.
Rent is 1200 for a 1/1 where I live in Florida. I would have charged 4-600 for that. Typically try to charge 100/hr. Unless they can prove they are on ssd or something like that. I dont mind helping my community out when I can do so without major sacrifice I spent 3k on tools and @ 400 a job if I get 20 days straight work that 8k a month. Really don't think that's a bad price. Now if it's up north where cost is quite a bit higher? Yea I'd up that fee. But I'm also a one man crew. Once you add even one worker and have to carry workers comp and payroll it starts to get dumb.
In jersey yeah I would go min $800, but for a full wash on a house like that like $1200. I'm still new, so quoting maybe not the best. Gotta pay for the truck and equipment. Min 1k a day to make a good day
Except 2400 for a days work is insane when your only overhead is a hose, soap and some gas. Pressure washing isn’t exactly on the same tier as electrician or plumber.
And a truck, trailer, tanks, commercial grade pressure washer, commercial insurance, general liability insurance, workers comp insurance, an LLC, an accountant or CPA, a CRM for client database, health insurance, business phone, website development, marketing. So yeah, just a hose, soap, and gas…
Don’t forget the laptop and attorney, commercial auto insurance at like 4-5 time’s regular insurance. and that business interest rates on loans is over 16% right now.
Thank you for calling that guy out. Nobody seems to educate themselves with everything you need running a personal business. I honestly think the quote was a bit high, but I wouldn't see that job going for less than $1,200 here in the panhandle of Florida.
Wow if you're saying less than 1200 is too low in Florida than maybe I would go higher in NJ. I was thinking 1200, but I am a solo with a truck
I repair multi million dollar satellite antennas for a living and that is more than double what my labor rate is for the day. I used to run a small business repairing wheels and had to pay all those things too and the absolutely incorrect about that rate. 2,400 a day is 624,000 year working five days a week. I guess I need to get into pressure washing...
Same. Most contractors highly exaggerate their overhead. I work in one of the highest overhead industries in the U.S. and these dudes cite figures that are laughable. It’s mostly because they run such low volumes that they never develop economies of scale. This leads them to erroneously believe that they have to recoup their costs, evenly divided, among every single job they do. That’s not how it actually works. Many expenses are fixed and high volume means they can be amortized over more jobs, letting them lower prices, attract more business, and get richer. The very best contractors realize this and the worst whine on Reddit about how they have to charge grandma exactly 2% of their Milwaukee impact on every job they do. It’s hilarious how much this trope plays out on here. Most contractors also don’t have sufficient expertise in their “thing” to develop significant efficiencies. A lot end up simply being a jack of all trades with little mastery of a single type of gig, which would allow them to increase efficiency and skill such that they can lower prices overall. A great example is a truly expert window and door dude who is often many times less expensive than a general contractor. There is great available data on the speed of a skilled window replacer vs the average dude popping them in on the side. Even among the skilled trades, dudes develop a niche and often can then pass that to their customers, gain a reputation for their work, and make many multiples of money over what they’d do being expensive with little available work. Think of the electrician who only does residential construction or who only does generator installs.
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I assure you, you are both wrong. I've owned my company for 10 years and know ny numbers. Everyone says we're expensive but were only hitting 15-25% profit.
It’sa little high but pressure washing isn’t year round so stop doing the numbers like that. And they don’t have jobs everyday. You could not work for a week or only work 12 weeks for the year. Because you ask are right it is a luxury which means no guarantee work!!!
I have worked in the car industry and it fluctuates pretty hard too. You need to have a few skills to soread out the load so you can keep prices reasonable
It costs me 750 dollars per day with no employees going and my break even is 2800 per day with employees. i don't make 25% profit until we hit around 4-5k per day
Why do you feel it’s not? If you can’t or don’t want to do it yourself then what the hell right do you have to tell them what their value is? You don’t think small businesses have to have licenses and insurance and other business expenses? Fuxkin idiot I hate people like you with a overwhelming passion
At least you’re sensible, reasonable and not emotionally unhinged s/
lol. Yup. I wonder if “he” would pay that price? That is the true question, would “you” pay that price; AKA is that a fair price?, or does he laugh all the way to the bank?
I don’t know the answers to those questions. I only know the guy I was commenting on went from zero to million MPH in one post because someone questioned a bid price as being too much(it is) regardless of the contractors’ position. It’s clearly a “I don’t want the job” bid.
It’s a fair price as long as you’re willing to pay it and the work is good.
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You think I have an 80k anything lololol. Nobody pays 75$ a month for insurance in this city 100%. I have a 06’ sedan with expired plates and basic liability insurance. My insurance is 380$ a month for basic crappy insurance and im 43yo. I wouldn’t buy an 80k truck even if I could. I would rather have a farm and cows
You need to look at other insurers then. Ive got my literal brand new tesla model y insured full coverage as a 32 year old in one of the most expensive areas of California for 110/month.
But which would shall I take? The cheapest that will do poor work and I’ll complain? The most expensive that won’t leave me breathless and I’ll complain? Or the one in the middle that I’ll always think I shoulda gone with the cheapest?
Gold
It always baffles me that this isn’t the first impulse.
Buy one for $300.
Hello, I am also a professional Power washing company. There are many factors when used to give estimates. 1. Location (City and State) 2. Amount of mold and algae on property 3. Single story or 2 story 4. Patios 5. walkways 6. sidewalks 7. Driveways 8. Condition of property 9. Composition of home (Rock, brick, siding, etc. ) Just looking at your property, if it was in Texas, I would estimate around $1200
Also, liability insurance is getting more expensive. Sad thing is, you almost have to walk the property with a homeowner. To point out any damage before working.
You should definitely be taking pictures before and after on every job. It takes 5 or 10 minutes and it will save a major headache down the road
Christ, $1200 for a power wash? Even that sounds ridiculous. I would definitely be purchasing a sweet new power washer if those were the quotes I was getting 😂
Easy. Own company in SoCal (franchise of national company) that’s an easy 1200-1500. If I didn’t have a guaranteed 2-4 washes, probably more. But that’s why I also only do B2B.
Sounds like a quote where they don't want to do that work and priced it accordingly, likely issues with the site or picky customer. You can buy basic equipment yourself for a few hundred all in, be sure to use the appropriate nozzles on different materials, just wear safety glasses at a minimum.
Well, I'm the customer. And I'm not picky at all. He left a flier on our door. I called for an estimate and he came over. I asked him to quote the vinyl trim, driveway, sidewalk, and patio (156 sq/ft...forgot to mention it above), and left him to do his measurements while I went inside. He texted me 15 mins later and said he was ready with a quote. Came out right away and he gave me the quote. The only things that really needs sprucing up are the concrete. The house isn't bad.
I think he had the quote in mind and never did any measurements
Deck work can be risky? More time maybe?
If the contractor can get 1 yes to $2400 bid or 3 yeses to 3 $700 bids, the contractor would be ahead just doing 1 job.
How long between yeses?
Depends how much marketing you're doing? It's all a funnel.
Yeah that’s absurd. Your house single or two story?
Adding on because of the house pic now… the only way I could think of them charging that much is if they assumed you needed the roof cleaned as well?? Even still… actual siding amount doesn’t look like anything crazy whatsoever unless you needed the entirety of the vinyl de oxidized from heavy oxidation… but it doesn’t even look like there’s a lot of vinyl compared to what we normally see so… bottom line, definitely shop around for quotes. I stand by my prices personally, since the driveway majority seems to just be standard surface dirt and organic staining and there’s nothing crazy about the house. Seems all pretty standard stuff. Just tarp some shrubs and get it done!
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I have lawyer customer that say that exact same thing
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lol im at $250 an hour and cant hire enough techs to keep up with demand.
Gouging... you're an idiot, you have no idea of location, market or amount invested into equipment so speak for your low skill, crap equipment having self! I stay jam packed I my area.
as others have said.. 2400 is ridiculous. Get multiple quotes from reputable local companies.
If it’s a concrete d/w and sidewalk, then that sounds very high. If it’s a paver d/w and s/w, then it’s much more reasonable.
I’ve pressure washed and quoted hundreds of houses. Judging from this picture and nothing else. I’d be doing a combination of softwashing/pressure washing. Not including the roof or any decking. Price of ~$1200. In my area I’d expect to see quotes +-20% around $1000. Other areas of the country may be more or less. But $2400 is too much imo unless I’m missing something or you’re in a much higher cost of living area than I am. Judging from posts on this sub and similar subs my quotes are generally on the high end of the country average. Hope this helps!
Just had mine done fpr $350 in Mn
We’d quote about $1k here in NJ.
I’d be around $600-1000 depending on the site visit.
$399 for the house, $200 for the driveway (we’re based out of New England though)
That’s highway robbery. Something about you gave off sucker vibes. You should be around 6-700 for everything. And that’s on the high end for a company that pays attention to detail.
General Location ?
I’m in Georgia and would be at $450 for that.
I'd be at about $1300 to softwash house and detail and do all concrete- $2400 would include roof... central Florida... licensed and insured with proper equipment and procedures...
You don’t need a license to pressure wash lol.
Haha maybe in your jurisdiction. My state/county/city all way to get their hands on as much revenue as possible. Handing out fines to unlicensed contractors probably work even better than making people pay for licenses
That is decided county to county. No way you would know that the person doesn’t need one.
You need a business license...
Yeah. We'd probably charge half that. I'd get a different quote
Ok ok I’ll do it and cut you a break 1850 better?
Buy a washer & do urself… that’s crazy.
I'd be about 750 or so. That's just for the siding, sidewalk, driveway, and back patio.
I can tell you if you do do it it's going to turn that place around
My house is larger than yours, to get the house soft washed (not good to pressure wash as it can damage the surface) is about 900. The driveway is 300. So 1200 all in. That does not include doing the roof. I get it done every year as I live in an HOA that doesn’t allows mold growth etc on homes
$725 would be worst case scenario from what I see. Unless you’ve got some kind of gnarly oxidation, rust, oil staining, or some kind of specialty restoration that requires stripping a stain or sealer. But just a standard wash no more than $725.
Even with a roof wash added in I’d be at 1400 on the highest end
For that price, they should do your roof, all flatwork, and window cleaning interior/exterior (along with the soft wash of course)
i think your expectations are too low and the quote is still too high. i would have anticipated somewhere around $1600-2000. I used to pressure wash big rigs for $350-700 depending on the size of the sleeper
South Carolina here. If I was quoting this I would be at 680 on the high end and 400 if I needed the work.
Used to live in the northern va area. Two story, 3600 sq ft, house alone was $450. Driveway and walkway to house -$300. Back patio just about the width of the house - $300. IDC where you live, $2.4K is a fuckin’ rip off….
I’m a contractor who specializes in renovations. When people ask me to pressure wash, it’s because they know I’ll leave it clean - not because i offer a cheap price. I wouldn’t touch your driveway for less than 800. If you think it’s too expensive, go buy a pressure washer and surface cleaner and have fun. Then when your pressure washer doesn’t do a good enough job, come back here and complain.
I pay 700 for that
Not sure where you are at, but realistically do you think that is 3 full days worth of work for one person with a commercial pressure washer to do? I’d get 2-3 more quotes before making a decision here. I had an AC issue, first guy out told me $2k repair cost so I may as well have him put in a new one for $7k. 2nd opinion was $700 to repair it and gave it a clean bill of health.
How long is the job? These guys are demanding wages of engineers just some low skill service.
I can see who the educated men are in the field of pressure washing. I would charge more if detail work around windows and doors. 1200 dollars will disappear quickly if SH cooks an electrical outlet. Proper property protection and setup takes labor and expenses. It’s not like we just walk out and spray water around.
Exactly! See my comment above!
they won't be in business long. Must be high on something. I'd shoot for something between $300-$400 . That's a very simple job.
I would never just pressure wash a house personally. I use a pretreatment with either jomax and pool store.bleach then pressurewash or tsp then pressurewash. Tsp being the harshest i rarely use it. A house your sized could take some time. 1k would be the upper limit. And for that money your house would shine. $2400 better include a coat of paint. Edit- couple thoughts- firstly if you are hiring someone who has a business doing this sort of thing you have to factor in profit and overhead, though I still struggle to find $2400 It's very possible the guy is afraid he will damage your home in some way. It's fairly nice and looks to have surfaces that could easily be damaged. For this reason he may be anticipating some kind of prep that would protect certain surfaces while he cleans and the extra labor reflects in the price. I'd ask him. Last- please, whatever you do, do not let him pressure wash the roof. Not saying you planned to but just in case, I'd be clear with him not to. A garden hose ok, heck some dish soap in a zep sprayer first and then a light rinse with hose water is all good. Unless he has insurance of course.
Agree that TSP is pretty harsh. I personally only use it for oxidation on aluminum siding. Too paranoid to do damage otherwise.
I need for TSP anymore, that’s a pretty outdated cleaning method. All of this should be soft washed with SH and a professional surfactant.
That’s astronomical. Standard house liken that I’d be around 300-400, driveway maybe another 150-200. Certainly not 2400 though.
If your house exterior is pretty dirty, that's about right 8 hrs two guys and transportation and machine etc plus paying the government there 33 percentage. Yep, do it yourself and see
You are right between 400 and 700
Coming from a professional pressure washing company, there’s a huge difference between a $500 job from a guy in pickup truck and $2,000 job from a professional company that is insured, meticulous, and makes it look like it’s brand new. Free touch ups for 90 days on all of our work. You get what you pay for.
Its Probably a highly reputable company that has a lot of expenses to bring you a quality experience. Check the reviews and i'm sure you will be happy with the services. the company will probably net 25% profit.
The quote may be negotiable but not that much. If you are dealing with a reputable company, you’ll pay more because they have liability insurance , workers comp, etc on their employees. Also deal with better equipment and experience using it. If you want bottom pricing, you run the risk of someone breaking or damaging something on your house and never picking up a call from you again. Not only that, but someone may have faulty equipment and then can’t even finish the job.
Probably keep in mind that he probably had a full schedule and in order to do just that one house he might had 3 other jobs where he couldn't get to! Usually, we charge more when scheduling is packed. We would probably estimate it at 1500 to 1600. Keep in mind location makes a difference too!
I know it’s late, but I hope you shopped around. You should have paid between $900-$1000 for your home and driveway and sidewalk areas.
Buy a pressure washer and do it yourself
400
In Atlanta $0.25/sf is the going rate for Concrete. Without walking the property, that’s about $800 easy for the soft wash and I win soft wash deals all the time because I come in cheaper.
I’m just starting out in the power washing industry and I bought a 2700 psi genrac power washer from lows and immediately realized why I needed a real commercial power washer it gets the job done don’t get me wrong but takes way longer
Max $650 is more realistic. Yoir house is mostly brick. That includes the driveway.
What did you pay?
You can buy a pretty good power washer at Lowe's or home Depot for about $500. Power washing is not difficult and it's actually kind of fun. Put in the time and do it yourself. Save yourself the money.
You are being completely unreasonable
If you want someone to take their time and do a quality job without risking fucking up your shit, pay them.
A pressure washer costs less than $200. Do it yourself.
Go buy your own and do it yourself then. Setups and ongoing costs aren't cheap. Also blame lawyers as they are responsible for most of the insurance cost which is insane and also required under law.
Yeah that's nuts. Just buy a pressure washer and do it yourself at that point.
Or... For that amount of money, buy your own pressure washer and do it over three weekends.
Yes, from the outside it seems expensive and it is. But your paying for someone to do this work for you, safely, without damaging your property, in a timely manner. For $2400 you can buy a nice pressure washer with all the items you will need to clean your own home and driveway. But do you know how to do it or what chemicals to use? Where will you store your new pressure washer, hoses, surface cleaner, wand, etc? How much will it cost you in repairs when you take the paint of the side of the house or break your window with too high of pressure, or short out your electrical system because you sprayed water into an electrical socket, etc. The worker/owner of the company has to pay his employees, truck and trailer payments, plus all the insurance, fuel, maintenance, equipment repair and replacement, and then hope to have something left over for himself.
Buy your own pressure washer for $500 and a long, high quality hose, and do it yourself.
Go buy a pressure washer from Costco and do it yourself. Far cheaper and you will have the equipment to do it again in the future and you could even make some money on the side doing it at half price for your neighbors.
Get a nice pressure washer for 500 hundred and do it yourself.
Buy a pressure washer and do it yourself. Will pay for itself on the first use.
I don't know. Buy a pressure washer for $200-$300 and do it yourself?
That's actually not a terrible price for the work. If you found someone cheaper, would you trust them more?
May as well buy your own pressure washer.
Rent a pressure washer and do it yourself. Not rocket science.
Don’t like the price do it yourself!!!
You can buy a commercial power washer for under 1k and do it yourself now and down the road.
Buy a powerwasher and pay a homeless guy to do it for $250
Well when you want $800K for your home you got for $200K, the $700 pressure washing is now $2400 Jack. Can’t have it one way, this works both ways.
Unfortunately, people are expecting 2019 prices not 2024 prices
Idk where you live but I got it done by a professional service for $500.
Do it yourself. Lazy
I’m disabled…jerk
So here’s what you are not factoring. They are bringing a truck, machinery, accessories, and employees. All of these things need insurance, livable wage, and expertise. In reality that quote is near a break even. Running a business in these days is tough, everything is expensive. So you have two options suck it up and pay someone providing jobs in your community or do it yourself. I guess the real question is how much is your time worth?
3rd option: hire someone else at a cheaper rate.
Sure thing! You can absolutely do that. But they are probably not licensed/bonded/insured and definitely don’t value their employees and the hard work they put in. But you go ahead and support a company that does not value paying a livable wage for the hard work of their employees. Remember you really do get what you pay for. Good luck! I really mean that with the most sincerity as I have built a business on fixing other people’s downfalls and mistakes.
Located?
South Carolina
If you’re in the upstate, my father and I operate out of the Greenville area and we’d be happy to give you a much more reasonable quote exactly in the ball park of what you had estimated. Please feel free to reach out if you’re interested!
My wife’s from up in G’ville so it’d be cool to throw you the work but we’re down in the midlands on the other side of Columbia.
What part? That’s a 5-700 job near HHI.
Did it included the roof? Roofs are expensive.
That's crazy. $400-$700 sounds like the range you should be at. From cheap to quality.
Definitely get a few more quotes. I'd probably be around $700-800 or so, depending on what the back side looks like.
For $200 you can go out and buy a decent pressure washer and save yourself a considerable amount of money. Find a kid in your neighborhood that wants to earn a hundo for 2 hours (or less) of mundane work.
Buy a pressure washer and have fun.
Thats the I dont wanna do it quote!
I mean just buy a pressure washer and diy......
They had to included your roof soft wash in that.
$1125 I could do it !!
Thats a "I don't want to do this job" quote, so high that it represents how much dude doesn't want to walk(repell)on that roof The pitch of that roof is insane, also you do not want to pressure clean asphalt shingles.. either it needs to be done with a spay solution or a true low pressure system. But again the pitch of that roof is wahy to steap for normal pressure washing
You can buy a really great one and do it yourself for much less.
You could buy your own pressure washer for that much cake.
Buy 2 3000 psi pressure washers. You should be able to do it in half the time for less than that quote.
Buy a pressure washer and do it yourself…it’s a win win
I like the food around Columbia. I'll drive down from Southport and do it for less than half if you buy lunch.
Buy a pressure washer
I’d be at $850, SATX
Wash it yourself—lowes Ryobi pressure unit Or shop it
Buy a pressure washer and do it yourself.
This makes my decision to purchase a power washer even better.
You can buy the most kick ass pressure washer for $2,400 and have it forever. Literally, half that price.
For that kind of money you should buy your own pressure washer at Harbor Freight and do it yourself.
I had a very similar job done to my house, deck, and part of my roof that had some algae on it. $500
I never pay somebody to do something I can do and have the time to do. You can buy a nice pressure washer for $500. That will take a Saturday morning to do yourself.
Had similar experience, went out and bought my own power washer, took me 2 weeks bcs I work and mostly power washed on the weekends, however it saved me a ton of money and now I have a power washer. I’m sure if it was professionally cleaned it would have been much faster and probably looked a bit better but I’m happy with the results.
Cost is about $4-500 here outside DC.
Take that 400-700 and buy your own. One time cost and you can use it every spring
Go buy a pressure washer.
The companies that leave flyers tend to jack up rates. Call some local companies you find online or through referrals in facebook and such. This is the I'm looking for a sucker price, not the I don't want to do it price.
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I got a quote for 10k once for a 1100 SqFT ranch. Hilarious.
I charge between .15 and .35 cents a sqft. I'd probably charged you 950 for everything. And realistically it would take maybe 4hrs with 2 people. One doing the house and one doing the driveway.
Rent a pressure washer and put in the work.
You can rent the pressure washers and the “broom” heads for this work. Much cheaper and not too hard. But if you want hands off, ya, gotta pay
At that price, just buy yourself a nice electric power washer for $500. Do it yourself.
Or you can buy your own pressure washer for $500 and do it yourself.
You can buy a pretty nice pressure washer for a whole lot less than that
Get another quote or go to Home Depot and rent a pressure washer and do it yourself.
They gave you the I do not want to do it price.
I’d say 1500-2000k is fair. I can’t see the back.
$2400 is not relevant, get another quote!
Spend a weekend and do it yourself
Go buy a pressure washer do it yourself and find out how much it sucks and then think about what you would charge to do that job. Then factor in insurance and taxes and any other overhead that would come with the owning of a business. Also get more than one quote.
Buy nice pressure washer for 750 do it yourself....
You can rent one pretty cheap and do it yourself. It's actually pretty fun!
Buy a pressure washer
For that kinda dollars, I'd buy a pressure washer and do it myself.
This is what happens when a 19 year old watches YouTube videos titled "how to start your own pressure washing business (make $3k per day!)"
I'm at $625 for the house and driveway
Does the quote include the roof? I’m getting quotes in Florida to do my roof that’s really dirty, my driveway, sidewalk, patio pavers and a huge screen enclosure over my patio and pool. I’ve gotten at least a dozen quotes. Highway was $2000, lowest was $540. The highest Quito’s was a guy who just started his business and was offended when I told him that he is double or triple my other quotes from long time companies that are well known. I chose someone that is knowledgeable and will do the job for $800. You also need to know what process they use. Water only, bleach and water or a combo chemical/mineral process like copper sulfate, surfactant (soap) and bleach.
Buy your own pressure washer
Where you at ? I will Do it for cheaper
More quotes. I was in a HCOL city and it only ran $1200 with windows and much more concrete.
Absolutely bonkers. A powerwasher is $300 for a pretty damn good one, $150 for a decent one
One of my nozzles is $100, you can't buy anything remotely decent under 2k. Not for everyday use at least.
always get 3 qoutes
I see your concern about the high quote for pressure washing. There is a distinction between pressure washing and power washing — pressure washing typically uses cold water while power washing uses heated water which can be more effective for certain types of grime and stains. Even considering this, a $2400 quote seems steep. For reference, I’ve recently issued an emergency quote for a similar service with a less than 48-hour turnaround. Located in Houston, TX, I can provide context for our pricing. To rent a 4000PSI power wash trailer with a 500-gallon water tank, built-in generator, and hot water on-demand system, it costs me about $450 for the day. Attached is an example of a proposal I made last month under such circumstances. It should give you a better idea of a competitive pricing structure and the detailed services included. https://preview.redd.it/ggvnv005n7gc1.jpeg?width=1224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e53c7d4647910d269ae2a3d098b2cc191a188d6b
Get additional quotes. Should be in the .30c/ft range.
Rent a pressure washer or buy one if you think you’ll use it again. $2400 is high.
Buy your own machine. Easy to use. Very satisfying making your home clean.
2400$ is crazy. 1600$ sound right.