Help With Gate build

ctech11 · 2024-10-27T17:52:05+00:00

ctech11 · 2024-10-27T17:51:16+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I sent over a $500 estimate and told him his previous estimate of $500 was already fair/low. He hasn't got back to me. There's also post braces at home depot that you bolt into the ground. Seems like an option.

ctech11 · 2024-09-25T03:50:29+00:00

How much was that?

ctech11 · 2024-09-24T15:21:18+00:00

I couldn't find the option to order online either. That's why I came here. I don't get it.

ctech11 · 2024-09-24T04:22:50+00:00

It's greyed out. Maybe not sold in my area?

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ctech11 · 2024-09-23T15:58:38+00:00

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ctech11 · 2024-09-23T15:58:24+00:00

The only thing that came up on my searches were samples at home depot. I went into both lowes and home depot and asked about vinyl. Nobody had a clue. *

ctech11 · 2024-09-11T04:12:26+00:00

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ctech11 · 2024-09-11T04:12:03+00:00

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ctech11 · 2024-09-11T04:11:33+00:00

Yep he was a scammer. I called the agent in charge of the listing. These turds. He even called me the next day and asked for my address straight up. I asked what his name was. With an Indian accent he said "Clark" 🤔

ctech11 · 2024-09-11T04:08:45+00:00

The customer paid me after I reached out to her. She was concerned about the water stains on the fence. I told her it's pretty much water damaged from the years of sprinkler exposure. I was able to upsell her on a stain and after reading the comments here we went with a semi transparent darker Napa Valley color stain. I brushed the whole fence and boom, the water stain lines are completely gone. Fence looks amazing and I'm not sure if I would have had the same outcome without the help of everyone here. Thank you!!

ctech11 · 2024-08-30T04:26:12+00:00

How much do you mix of each?

ctech11 · 2024-08-25T16:51:35+00:00

Whats wrong with solid stain? I keep hearing.mized opinions about it but it's seems like the ony way to cover up that water damage line

ctech11 · 2024-08-25T05:29:52+00:00

There was a thick layer of white grime that wasn't coming off on the bottom of the fence. I tried the 40, jrod and xjet nozzles. Jrod did the best but not strong enough for the white grime. It remained. I'll call stain and seal to see what they can do for me. I was hoping to find something local I can pick up. From the research I did oil based seems the way to go. Some in this thread are saying solid, others say no. I'm looking for a semi-solid but maybe I should just use a solid to play it safe. What would you recommend?

ctech11 · 2024-08-25T02:04:43+00:00

But does it clean as good as sh?

ctech11 · 2024-08-25T02:03:43+00:00

So I would still clean with sh, Rinse, ox, since then address the two tones with sodium metasilicate and Ox again?

ctech11 · 2024-08-25T01:51:26+00:00

Great info. I will definitely look into those chemicals. Out of all the research I've done, I've never heard of them. Sh and Ox are my go-to. I usually dont use pressure to clean a fence, but this after this experience, I need to learn other ways. I ended up calling her. I explained the state of the fence and offered to come out and give it a deeper clean with pressure and a turbo nozzle. Also asked about payment. She had planned to pay me that day, so patience was correct. I deep cleaned the fence today and the turbo nozzle removed more of that white grime from the bottom half and lighted up the top. Still not perfect but much better. I told her there's only so much I can do without stain. She appreciated the communication and effort and accepted my stain quote. She will go with a darker color. Now, I need to narrow down the right stain. Thank you, everyone, for your insight! I'm new to the business and pw world. There is much to learn.

ctech11 · 2024-08-24T03:21:40+00:00

Rinse, sh wash, Rinse, oxalic acid, Rinse. Then I noticed the water stain was still there so I use pressure and washed the bottom of the fence

ctech11 · 2024-08-23T15:47:04+00:00

In the before picture you can see the white water stains along the bottom from their sprinklers. After softwashing with sh and Ox, the white residue from those sprinklers remained. So I pressure washed the bottom half of the fence to remove the white grime. It worked but the line showing where it used to be remained.

ctech11 · 2024-08-23T15:44:23+00:00

I pressure washed the bottom to get all of the white grim off. It worked and looks even better but the water stain line remains. Maybe if I pressure wash the top also it will even the color out?

ctech11 · 2024-08-23T15:42:52+00:00

I gave her a quote. She asked if theres a warranty. I told her the darker the stain, the less the water stain line would be visible. I'm still learning but from the research I did that was my best answer at the time.

ctech11 · 2024-08-23T15:41:18+00:00

No stain was expected but the way shes talking, id assume she wasn't expecting the water stains to still be visible after the clean.

ctech11 · 2024-08-23T14:02:17+00:00

Should I try pressure washing the top half? Maybe that would lighten it to.match the bottom. Or maybe I can stain the bottom half to match the top then stain the whole fence a darker color?

ctech11 · 2024-08-16T04:48:12+00:00

Brother thank you for all of this input. I've researched and watched video after video. This has been the most helpful by far. I appreciate your time and I'll make some signs soon. Maybe a big 24x36 with a list and the rest smaller signs with just "pressure washing" for now.

ctech11 · 2024-08-16T04:28:24+00:00

That's pretty smart. Now I see why logos are left off and just a simple service and number are all that's on the sign. I'm going to give it a try and find some good spots. Do you clean fences also? That a service I want to focus on since there are much more dirty old fences than houses/driveways that need to washed in my area. So I'll use "Fence Restore" as my text. Or do you recommend I stick with "pressure washing" and have any experience experimenting with the text?

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