I'm Currently Unemployed and researching an established business with Contracts up for sale.( 60 yr old arthritic owner)
Its a high pressure washing Business connected to a local Council as a Trusted supplier, they carry out work for the council on their behalf. It also boasts a Nice Contract 52 weeks of the year for a local haulier.
I'm Looking to put more meat on the bone so to speak before presenting my Business plan.
My Question is;-
Does or Would any of this community of like minded Caravan owners take up the offer of having their caravans jet washed prior to winterising and just before the spring season when we start to plan our weekends away.
There is no market data to quantify the Statistics i crave for and hope my Community of caravan owners would kindly offer their support with reply's - Whether it be positive, negative or indifferent.
I'll take this opportunity to thank you in advance to anyone who kindly offers their input.Its much appreciated.
Regards
S Robertson
Thank you so far for replies.
I'm A fully accredited professional with years of experience regarding High pressure Blasting / Washers with in the Oil & Gas industry.
All machines have Controllable pressure gauges to comply with Limiting any Surface degradation. This operation is an experienced out fit. mobile homes are treated and maintained with these machines, There's an estimated 200,000 statics in Skegness alone ( Not including the parks for traditional Caravan Camping)
There are numerous companies that operate pressure washers on all of their clients Homes, Even the contractors to the Bigger park resorts use these machines as they're restricted / controlled.
I Understand your concerns and maybe should have placed a description of the proposed service to Allay your fears.
AS a caravan owner for 42 years it has always been frowned upon using jet washers on caravans, as the pressure can lift window rubber seals and also joints seals causing ingress of water to start rotting internal framework
Negative bit - as above dont jetwash caravans for the reasons stated.
Positive bit - have you thought of washing block driveways and possibly resealing them with a protective coating.
Good luck!
I'm A fully accredited professional with years of experience regarding High pressure Blasting / Washers with in the Oil & Gas industry.
All machines have Controllable pressure gauges to comply with Limiting any Surface degradation. This operation is an experienced out fit. mobile homes are treated and maintained with these machines, There's are an estimated 200,000 statics in Skegness alone ( Not including the parks for traditional Caravan Camping)
There are numerous companies that operate pressure washers on all of their clients Homes, Even the contractors to the Bigger park resorts use these machines as they're restricted / controlled.
I Understand your concerns and maybe should have placed a description of the proposed service to Allay your fears.
Not for me thanks, i have seen the results of pressure washing caravans the latest one being were the paint was brought off the corners of the roof.
Standing back from the caravan you could see two mat grey patches, close up it looked like it had been sand blasted
The problems occur when the high pressure removes the bonding material between the blocks, normally kiln dried sand swept in before the final compaction, is blow out and the jetting then washes away the base materials. After a while the blocks may rock about. Its possible that your average DIY washer may not be powerful enough but its not some thing I would recommend.
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If all is not lost where is it then?
I would not jet wash a car or caravan,simply because the water channels are made for rain water and cannot cope with such vast amounts of water.Therefore it will find its way in.There is no easy way to clean your pride and joy,just time and patience and a good sponge and brush.
Nothing wrong with jet washing anything provided it is done carefully. So jet washing a caravan requires that the nozzle is not used at close range to blast dirt from seams & so on. A jet wash should be used at a distance to wet caravan, then dirt cleaned off with brush/soap & bucket, then rinse with jet wash at long range.
Its how I wash my own caravan, but would I trust anybody else to do it that way? Probably not.
I Certainly would not let anyone loose witb a jet washer near to my caravan, and since a certain so called 'hand' carwash (which was part of a national company) managed to blast all the shine off my last car, they certainly wont be getting their hands on my new one to do the same.
For us, we are lucky that we have a car mad adult Grandson who takes pride in doing a good job of keeping ours clean and shiney for the same pay as the car wash used to charge me, and is happy todo the job using an ordinary garden hosepipe, bucket of suds and a selection of halfords car washing brushes, leathers and cloths.
As goes for block paving, l have to agree, never again, we had it on our old property drive, and although it looks lovely when new, its a pig to keep free from moss and weeds growing in the joints, and after a few years wear as a driveway the surface starts to flake and it also fades and looses its colour. I much prefare the ashphelt drive we have now, and it was much cheaper to lay than the comparative sized bock paving.
Julia
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Topic: Request for Knowledge - Jetwashing
