If someone makes any unsolicited alterations to my property, I'd tell them to put it back to the way it was, or spend the day cleaning it all (at no cost to me) to make it uniform, or I'd file a police report. Can't let these "test patch" people get away with it.
Many years ago, a door-to-door salesman showed up at our front door and was trying to sell some sort of concrete cleaner. As a demonstration he poured some of this stuff directly on the poured slab of concrete right in front of my front door. The concrete had a nice, weathered look with an even color we were perfectly happy to keep it the way it was. This cleaner bubbled and fizzed when he poured it on, and when it stopped, there was a nasty looking discolored spot on the ground. We told him to get the heck off our property and not come back. We had to hire someone to come back and pressure wash the entire slab. Even after pressure washing, you could still see the spot left by the chemicals. It stayed like this for several months until the Sun and time restored it back to the way we liked it. Leaving "test spots" is a good way of making people mad, especially if they were un-invited in the first place.
The hard part for me is that I *love* the way weathered concrete and overgrown tiling looks. I like to keep the inside of my house pristine, but the outside, I actually like a worn-out look. Not laziness, just that I prefer it.
Same for me!! :3 I can only see beautiful green tiles on these kinds of channels funny enough. And I love the fairy garden stepping stone look that some grasses can do to the concrete or tiles. It’s so lovely!
I have seen a few videos on starting pressure washing businesses encouraging people to do these test spots. “Oh if you clean a spot and they realize how much better it looks they will hire you.” All I could think was if some random jerk comes and tries to bully me into hiring them that way I would absolutely refuse! Interesting to see I am not the only one. Plus that they are getting business for you in a roundabout way… 🤣😂🤣!
Everything I've ever seen advising testing says to do it on a small non-obvious area... not 1m2 right in front of the door. That's the real strongarm tactic. I wouldn't mind someone doing a genuinely unobtrusive test patch, with permission.
@@fang_xianfu The ones I've seen don't even do test spots, UNLESS they're actively selling the service and someone wants proof that the thing actually works. Nah, what a lot of them do is find empty/abandoned lots and clean them, or do service to the community cleaning up public sideways. Then people might stop by as they're working and make small talk, which gives them an opportunity to tell them what they're doing or present a business card.
Nice before and after. My friend has a power cleaning business. He'd carry dang near a five gallon can of that foaming cleaner and spray down peoples stuff. I found an old gold cart caddy for $2 at a yard sale. He made a small metal square and set his container on it and then strapped it to the rod. No more carrying that heavy container. He now just wheels it as he sprays. That's a back saver.. Test patchers aren't allowed here. These "fly by night" scam artists set up in town, scam a few dozen people and move on. One woman paid $600 to have her house powerwashed. They took her money, got in their van and drove away and never so much as sprayed a block. They knocked on her door and just robbed her. A neighbor drove around and got their license number and called the cops. They came back saying "they were only going to lunch". The cops made them give back her $600 and they had a WAD of money. So t he cops had their info in case others called to complain about them. Preying on the elderly is disgusting.
You just showed up on my feed today. You do so much more that "just wash" the driveway. I'm very impressed I can also hardly blame anyone for passing the pressure sales by and finding a true professional, like you.
Oh my goodness, being from the Southern US, I had such anxiety watching you get your bare hands into an ants' nest!! We have fire ants here, and they will swarm all over you and bite/sting the heck out of you. They're really aggressive and are very painful. I had a friend accidentally lay in a nest, and he had to go to the hospital. I've been bitten plenty of times too - they REALLY get your attention and leave painful welts. The ones you have in the UK must all be pretty tame!
I'm from Oregon, and most of our ants are wee, harmless sugar ants. I remember when I was a kid being very confused by a movie that showed a gal being rushed to hospital after getting into an ant pile. Once I moved south and met my first fire ant, I suddenly understood!
Yup! Those suckers will come after you too! I spent some time in Southern California and I was out for a walk one day and decided to take a rest on a curb. I looked all over before sitting and there was no sign of ants anywhere! 10-15 minutes later I felt something stinging my butt and when I jumped up and looked there was a fresh ant hill right behind where I was sitting.
@@aviancoleslaw if someone wants to murder you there are other ways people can get into your house you know that right? If someone is gonna break the law why would they care if you open the door for them?
First time I've watched this - it's impressive how new you were able to make it. I thought those dark stained areas would never come clean! I didn't see any advertising on your van and I wondered if you'd ever considered having a sandwich-board sign made that you could leave at the end of the driveway while you work, and passing motorists or people walking by would see the sign plus be able to catch a glimpse of you working and of the finished product. Leave the sign there for a few days or a week after a job is completed. That might prompt a few phone calls from people who maybe hadn't been considering having theirs done, but the look of the freshly cleaned neighbors' drive made them think maybe it was time for their own. My husband used to do interior renovations to homes and of course people passing by outside would have no clue there was anything going on there, so I had a couple of sandwich board signs made for him to put outside a house he was working on. Although they couldn't see what was going on inside, many people would stop and ask the homeowner what they had done and could they have a look. I think a lot of his work came from those spontaneous passersby.
It’s such a shame that people door knocking steal jobs from companies that will actually put the effort in. The homeowner then ends up paying again, or needs to put up with a poor job as they haven’t got the money. Got to get the message through don’t get work done from cold callers.
That looks absolutely beautiful! It's such a nicely laid area of bricks, and they're holding up very well - which would be a testament to the man who laid that driveway in the 1st place - you did a very nice job of bringing it's natural beauty back for that homeowner!
I was thinking the very same thing, great job done by the man constructing that driveway originally, and great result cleaning it and bringing it right back to its former glory. As for the tool that did the unsolicited test patch, I wonder how well his body chalk outline, teeth etc, would clean up after I'd met him with a haymaker on my driveway 🤣👍
I've seen lots of these 'test patches' around my area. Got a knock at the door last summer and someone was gonna try it on my path. Had to walk right up to the guy setting up and ask him if he wanted to see if his sphincter could hold 120bar of water pressure. Soon left.
I'd say, "Oh! That looks really great! But I'm not going to use you because you're a trespasser and I don't like your business practices. I'll call somebody else."
lol!The old kirby vacume and carpet wash trick, in the late 70s a kirby guy called to give me a demo of the kirby carpet cleaner, he then proceeded to do a wash on 1 square yard of carpet n packed his kit up and went on to a sales pitch, even to the point of phoning his boss to get me extra discount! A hour later i refused the deal and said his pitch stated if you dont like it you have nothing to lose as you get a room cleaned for free but of course he said he had ran out of time and would return tomorrow to finish the job. I refused to let him out of my property until he did clean the small room he tested on but others may not have had the pull i did or be intimidated. best thing with door knockers is be blunt and use the f word followed by off! It was 10.45pm before he left :)
Not to throw shade on any of the other pressure watching channels I've seen but this honestly makes me realize none of them are professional on the level you are. Most thorough cleaning and repair I've ever seen.
Wow, i've been having a really crappy day today. I've just read your lovely compliment, and now I feel so much better. Thank you so much kitty, that's the the nicest comment i've read in a long time. Bless your kindness, when I really needed it ❤😍🤗
Another excellent job done, Nick! My favorite part of the pressure washing process was spraying the SH on the ground, that looks like you were spray painting the ground. You are very artistic. The patio and driveway look brand new.
@@PrestigeExternalCleaning I was wondering whether what you use is toxic? I couldn't quite see if you were wearing a mask at that point and I wondered if it would hurt a stray pet if they happened to walk across it when it was still damp, or damage the plants?
So let me get this straight someone vandalized their property which is what that test patch is and even I could do a better job and I am not a professional only sideline work. The police should be called on those people as any damage to it even if it's just cleaning it's still damage to the property without permission.
I've always wondered about the X Jet set up! As an ex paint sprayer for 10yrs, I'm used to air pressure, not water pressure.... Obviously I know what type of mask you use, but there will be many people out there who do not. So a quick vlog on the whole set up, would be interesting! Keep up the hard work for all our enjoyment - Thanks!
I am watching you explain about dip causes, but at this point I am also eyeing the drainage system and wondering if it needs cleaning before use. Teaching slowly sinks in... We've learned slow/bad drainage is not a good thing. That is a larger property with a lot of cleaning needed. (The test patch stood out as cleaner but they didn't even address the Black Spot?) Thank you very much for explaining a repair, ant treatment. I don't normally listen to rap music but this one song seems to have some merit, discussing persistence, doing basics when you don't feel up to par, getting through poor days. Kevin, at The Lawn Care Juggernaut, has talked about facing down really difficult stuff often is followed by a win and progress over time, an increase in ability, skills, confidence. Personally, you do good work, you explain well for the rest of us and I like the progress in this job before you even do the hypochlorite. I also like that you adapt, you have (an XJet) for broad applications (very good coverage) and you also do bucket and brush applications where applicable. You got all the final details. Looks like a nice finish and it sets off the owners attractive garden work.
really interesting on the dips mate, good fix too, especially that you didn't get too invasive true the ants could come back and it could dip again, but even if that is the case and it takes a few years still a good fix.
Lovely job Nick as usual! Quite like the intro, gotta admit the test patch wasn't actually that impressive was it - rogues! Also, really nice to see someone that'll do minor repairs as well as the clean - think there's a lot of lads wouldn't have a clue but it's a big value add and I do it where necessary too. Hope the back's holding out mate. 👍
There's alot of these door knockers going around ...my Dad fell for them (but fortunately he clubbed them to do a GOOD job ((not great) and refused to pay until they did all they said they would))
The customer would have to be happy with that result , the clean pavers showed up the discolourisation of the bottom courses of bricks though . That must be a cold job in the winter months , hard to avoid getting wet and do the job to that standard . Well done mate .
That looks amazing. Looks like it was just laid down new. That's a lot of hard work, but def worth it. If they had the house and other bldgs washed like that, it would looks like it's all brand new.
I'm really impressed with the job you did. You moved the pots! Something like that would be important to me as I frequently move my pots around. Well done.
Superb results Nick well done and yes defo would like to see a vid on how much surfactant you add to the hypo and what is your preferred dilution. Rate to go to or what colour nozzle , I’ve got a Xjet but not used it yet but never had really large areas like yours to do as yet. 👍
Another great video. You very kindly helped me with explaining what the “soft wash” was and I bought some sod. hypo. & surfactant to do my own drive. I did it with a bucket & broom which was hard graft - so I’d love a full video on the X-jet set up, as I might treat myself to one. Ended up doing my neighbours driveways too 👍🏼 Many thanks
Back in 2012 I was looking for a job. I was having no luck even being fresh out of college. I had been working at a poultry plant and when they shut down in 2008 because of the recession I was given a pell grant for college. I saw an add in the jobs listing advertising a job for people who like to travel. It sounded simple, just go door to door selling cleaners. So I went for it and ended up getting a paid trip from Missouri to Texas. They did not tell me to dress casual and my clothes were all nice business looking stuff. We were given a daily allowance for supplies and food. Supplies were ripped towels into rags, scrub brushes, steel wool and pens. We were driven around neighborhoods by a big white van and was aloted certain streets to knock on doors. they had us literally working from sun up to sundown with Sundays being our only days off. Out of 35 people only me and one other were women. I had started in El Paso and had to always have a man escort me around due to being so close to Juarez Mexico. The drug cartels love to snatch white women and ransom them back to family. Had many people slam their doors in my face,look at me in disgust or tell me to get a real job. At the hotel the guys were always barbecuing and always had free beer (for the me and the other women). The other women would buy pot and bring it back and mix it up then resell it to the guys. Before this I had never been around pot. The first day she made me smoke some to prove I wasn't a snitch. God there was so much weed and alcohol. I partied hard at night and did door to door sales during the day. What made me quit was when I had a man get in my face and call me good for nothing and that I should get a real job and I yelled back that I did have a good job but had lost it and now I'm doing whatever I can to make ends meet. He then yelled back at me I would be better off just dancing in a strip club and he tried to drag me into his home.
Amazing transformation as always, tbh u are included in my top 3 best pressure washing channels together with bornemouth and flawless cleaning, i just hope you upload more frequently atleast once or twice a week, more powers to u bro.
Wow, thank you Ivan, i'm honoured. I would love to upload more than once a week, but I sometimes struggle with doing it once a week with a busy business and family commitments. But will try to get to that goal if I can. All the best, Nick ✊👍
Ivan I totally agree! I'm a pressure wash content fan. In love with quaint British patios and pathways! 🤩 I love Ben@Flawless et al, also enjoy Partridge and TheBinCleaner. Both great transformations and TBC has good humor too. Nick has the best legs tho. 🤣🤣🤣
I use a similar product on my own driveway and patio area but I use a much slower method to dispense the product. I would love to see how you do it and can it be done through an ordinary hose as I do it at regular intervals and do not need that much pressure, thanks.
First i want to say: good job, well done. I just don't understand the customer....you have a nice big garden and what do you do with it?....all tiles🤷🤦i wished i had such a big garden. The water can't really go down either when it rains and hardly no space for birds, bees or butterflies😕
Now I know why my front brick walkway is so uneven. My house is 103 years old and I have a big ant problem. I am going to put food grade diatomaceous earth on the source (60 ft. tall tulip poplar) and at all doorways and windows. Wearing a mask of course! I already tried making my own boric acid/sugar syrup traps and that helped but not enough. Then I need to get a handyman to reseat the bricks in sand so they aren't uneven. How many cubic ft of kiln dried sand/100 sq ft (cubic yds/10 sq meters) do you use for a driveway after you fix the uneven spots and gussy it up? I would also like to know how you get your spray so foamy. That's a sure way to tell if you applied it correctly. You did a beautiful job on that brick driveway and patio. In the USA, we don't have very many of those unfortunately. It really adds to the look of the property.
Nick did you ever make a vid abt your special XJet recipe? The softwash is my fave bit of all pressure wash content, and you Sir have the best foamy application of all!! Great stuff, keep it coming! ✨️M
I loved watching you work the patios and brickwork look amazing! I had to fast forward tho' when you were with the ant colony I couldn't watch them bite you sorry.
If someone makes any unsolicited alterations to my property, I'd tell them to put it back to the way it was, or spend the day cleaning it all (at no cost to me) to make it uniform, or I'd file a police report. Can't let these "test patch" people get away with it.
You are absolutely right.
Is this something that goes on mostly in the UK? Like a governmental organization telling you you're walkways aren't clean enough?
@@MmmChipotle no, it is ppl touting for business by knocking on doors
It's what we call "criminal damage" where I come from.
@@felicitygee381 okay, thank you for explaining!!
Many years ago, a door-to-door salesman showed up at our front door and was trying to sell some sort of concrete cleaner. As a demonstration he poured some of this stuff directly on the poured slab of concrete right in front of my front door. The concrete had a nice, weathered look with an even color we were perfectly happy to keep it the way it was. This cleaner bubbled and fizzed when he poured it on, and when it stopped, there was a nasty looking discolored spot on the ground. We told him to get the heck off our property and not come back.
We had to hire someone to come back and pressure wash the entire slab. Even after pressure washing, you could still see the spot left by the chemicals. It stayed like this for several months until the Sun and time restored it back to the way we liked it. Leaving "test spots" is a good way of making people mad, especially if they were un-invited in the first place.
I'm pretty sure you would have been able to sue him. He did something to your property, without your permission, which stayed for months.
Ya think?
That had muriatic acid in the cleaner. Quite dangerous
Too bad you didn't live in Florida at the time.
@@daemonCaptrix why ?
The hard part for me is that I *love* the way weathered concrete and overgrown tiling looks. I like to keep the inside of my house pristine, but the outside, I actually like a worn-out look. Not laziness, just that I prefer it.
Same for me!! :3 I can only see beautiful green tiles on these kinds of channels funny enough. And I love the fairy garden stepping stone look that some grasses can do to the concrete or tiles. It’s so lovely!
Agreed, dirt belongs outside, and outside belongs dirty.
I agree too. Clean concrete looks too ... bland, in my opinion.
I have seen a few videos on starting pressure washing businesses encouraging people to do these test spots. “Oh if you clean a spot and they realize how much better it looks they will hire you.” All I could think was if some random jerk comes and tries to bully me into hiring them that way I would absolutely refuse! Interesting to see I am not the only one. Plus that they are getting business for you in a roundabout way… 🤣😂🤣!
Everything I've ever seen advising testing says to do it on a small non-obvious area... not 1m2 right in front of the door. That's the real strongarm tactic. I wouldn't mind someone doing a genuinely unobtrusive test patch, with permission.
@@fang_xianfu The times I have seen it that was not mentioned. Nothing about where to do it or asking permission first. Just to do a test spot.
@@fang_xianfu The ones I've seen don't even do test spots, UNLESS they're actively selling the service and someone wants proof that the thing actually works.
Nah, what a lot of them do is find empty/abandoned lots and clean them, or do service to the community cleaning up public sideways. Then people might stop by as they're working and make small talk, which gives them an opportunity to tell them what they're doing or present a business card.
The people I've watched specifically say to ASK if they can do a test patch. The bullies that did this didn't ask, they just did it.
Nice before and after. My friend has a power cleaning business. He'd carry dang near a five gallon can of that foaming cleaner and spray down peoples stuff. I found an old gold cart caddy for $2 at a yard sale. He made a small metal square and set his container on it and then strapped it to the rod. No more carrying that heavy container. He now just wheels it as he sprays. That's a back saver.. Test patchers aren't allowed here. These "fly by night" scam artists set up in town, scam a few dozen people and move on. One woman paid $600 to have her house powerwashed. They took her money, got in their van and drove away and never so much as sprayed a block. They knocked on her door and just robbed her. A neighbor drove around and got their license number and called the cops. They came back saying "they were only going to lunch". The cops made them give back her $600 and they had a WAD of money. So t he cops had their info in case others called to complain about them. Preying on the elderly is disgusting.
You just showed up on my feed today. You do so much more that "just wash" the driveway. I'm very impressed
I can also hardly blame anyone for passing the pressure sales by and finding a true professional, like you.
Aw how kind of you Sue, what a lovely comment ♥️
Didn't realise how dirty it was until the 'after' photos! Great job Nick, the customer must be very happy, Have a nice weekend.
So kind, huge thanks. Have a great weekend too 🤗❤️
At least the customer knows that with you, they get quality service!!! Beautifully done. Thanks for sharing.👍
Aw thanks Coppertop, a super kind comment, love it 😍
Oh my goodness, being from the Southern US, I had such anxiety watching you get your bare hands into an ants' nest!! We have fire ants here, and they will swarm all over you and bite/sting the heck out of you. They're really aggressive and are very painful. I had a friend accidentally lay in a nest, and he had to go to the hospital. I've been bitten plenty of times too - they REALLY get your attention and leave painful welts. The ones you have in the UK must all be pretty tame!
I'm from Oregon, and most of our ants are wee, harmless sugar ants. I remember when I was a kid being very confused by a movie that showed a gal being rushed to hospital after getting into an ant pile. Once I moved south and met my first fire ant, I suddenly understood!
Yup! Those suckers will come after you too! I spent some time in Southern California and I was out for a walk one day and decided to take a rest on a curb. I looked all over before sitting and there was no sign of ants anywhere! 10-15 minutes later I felt something stinging my butt and when I jumped up and looked there was a fresh ant hill right behind where I was sitting.
You're not dealing with fire ants if they don't first all get in position and then bite in unison across 8 different parts of your body..
@@takinastabatit Just wait until you see the ants from Indiana Jones and The Crystal Skull
they dont have fire ants in thr north,!!?!?
I hate bullies. I don't open my door to anyone I don't know. It's not worth engaging with these people. GREAT job you did for these people.
Thanks so much Tatianna, totally agree 👍. Thanks for the awesome comment 😍
Not everyone is like this alot of people actually like to work hard you act like everyone you see is just gonna bully you
@@lkl8425 Not opening your door to strangers is a great way to prevent being murdered
@@aviancoleslaw if someone wants to murder you there are other ways people can get into your house you know that right? If someone is gonna break the law why would they care if you open the door for them?
First time I've watched this - it's impressive how new you were able to make it. I thought those dark stained areas would never come clean! I didn't see any advertising on your van and I wondered if you'd ever considered having a sandwich-board sign made that you could leave at the end of the driveway while you work, and passing motorists or people walking by would see the sign plus be able to catch a glimpse of you working and of the finished product. Leave the sign there for a few days or a week after a job is completed. That might prompt a few phone calls from people who maybe hadn't been considering having theirs done, but the look of the freshly cleaned neighbors' drive made them think maybe it was time for their own. My husband used to do interior renovations to homes and of course people passing by outside would have no clue there was anything going on there, so I had a couple of sandwich board signs made for him to put outside a house he was working on. Although they couldn't see what was going on inside, many people would stop and ask the homeowner what they had done and could they have a look. I think a lot of his work came from those spontaneous passersby.
Amazing job. Kind of bugged me that the owners didn’t prep the area for you at all by removing the potted plants….etc. you must run into that a lot.
This isn’t the first time I have heard of this type of unscrupulous tactic. Glad you got the job. Well done 👍🏻
Unfortunately it's quite common. I also see a lot of patches like this on peoples roofs, these guys certainly get about
It’s such a shame that people door knocking steal jobs from companies that will actually put the effort in.
The homeowner then ends up paying again, or needs to put up with a poor job as they haven’t got the money.
Got to get the message through don’t get work done from cold callers.
That looks absolutely beautiful! It's such a nicely laid area of bricks, and they're holding up very well - which would be a testament to the man who laid that driveway in the 1st place - you did a very nice job of bringing it's natural beauty back for that homeowner!
I was thinking the very same thing, great job done by the man constructing that driveway originally, and great result cleaning it and bringing it right back to its former glory. As for the tool that did the unsolicited test patch, I wonder how well his body chalk outline, teeth etc, would clean up after I'd met him with a haymaker on my driveway 🤣👍
When Prestige did the dip, he noted that the sand base was only one third of the thickness it ought to be.
@@unclesmrgol fair point, but maybe that was the only area that was like that, because the rest looks well 👍
@@Charlie_Crown You have a point.
@@unclesmrgol, I think it was the ant holes that redistributed the sand?
I've seen lots of these 'test patches' around my area.
Got a knock at the door last summer and someone was gonna try it on my path. Had to walk right up to the guy setting up and ask him if he wanted to see if his sphincter could hold 120bar of water pressure. Soon left.
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I'd say, "Oh! That looks really great! But I'm not going to use you because you're a trespasser and I don't like your business practices. I'll call somebody else."
I had that on a water slide once. Not funny really painful, i can only imagine what prison is like 🤕
Another fantastic job! I'm glad the customer wasn't bullied into using the scammers.
lol!The old kirby vacume and carpet wash trick, in the late 70s a kirby guy called to give me a demo of the kirby carpet cleaner, he then proceeded to do a wash on 1 square yard of carpet n packed his kit up and went on to a sales pitch, even to the point of phoning his boss to get me extra discount! A hour later i refused the deal and said his pitch stated if you dont like it you have nothing to lose as you get a room cleaned for free but of course he said he had ran out of time and would return tomorrow to finish the job. I refused to let him out of my property until he did clean the small room he tested on but others may not have had the pull i did or be intimidated. best thing with door knockers is be blunt and use the f word followed by off! It was 10.45pm before he left :)
Not to throw shade on any of the other pressure watching channels I've seen but this honestly makes me realize none of them are professional on the level you are. Most thorough cleaning and repair I've ever seen.
Wow, i've been having a really crappy day today. I've just read your lovely compliment, and now I feel so much better. Thank you so much kitty, that's the the nicest comment i've read in a long time. Bless your kindness, when I really needed it ❤😍🤗
I don't really care about patio cleaning, but anyone who does a proper honest complete job deserves a view and a thumbs up in my book.
Thank you 🙂
Another excellent job done, Nick! My favorite part of the pressure washing process was spraying the SH on the ground, that looks like you were spray painting the ground. You are very artistic. The patio and driveway look brand new.
So nice of you, a huge thank you from me 😍
@@PrestigeExternalCleaning I was wondering whether what you use is toxic? I couldn't quite see if you were wearing a mask at that point and I wondered if it would hurt a stray pet if they happened to walk across it when it was still damp, or damage the plants?
So let me get this straight someone vandalized their property which is what that test patch is and even I could do a better job and I am not a professional only sideline work. The police should be called on those people as any damage to it even if it's just cleaning it's still damage to the property without permission.
Thanks for showing that small portion of repairing that dipped section. Helps to understand the overall upkeep and you really made it look new again.
How kind, thanks Chris 😊
I've always wondered about the X Jet set up! As an ex paint sprayer for 10yrs, I'm used to air pressure, not water pressure....
Obviously I know what type of mask you use, but there will be many people out there who do not. So a quick vlog on the whole set up, would be interesting! Keep up the hard work for all our enjoyment - Thanks!
Thanks for the great suggestion mate, and great feedback too, ✊👍
I am watching you explain about dip causes, but at this point I am also eyeing the drainage system and wondering if it needs cleaning before use. Teaching slowly sinks in... We've learned slow/bad drainage is not a good thing. That is a larger property with a lot of cleaning needed. (The test patch stood out as cleaner but they didn't even address the Black Spot?)
Thank you very much for explaining a repair, ant treatment. I don't normally listen to rap music but this one song seems to have some merit, discussing persistence, doing basics when you don't feel up to par, getting through poor days. Kevin, at The Lawn Care Juggernaut, has talked about facing down really difficult stuff often is followed by a win and progress over time, an increase in ability, skills, confidence. Personally, you do good work, you explain well for the rest of us and I like the progress in this job before you even do the hypochlorite. I also like that you adapt, you have (an XJet) for broad applications (very good coverage) and you also do bucket and brush applications where applicable. You got all the final details. Looks like a nice finish and it sets off the owners attractive garden work.
A big yes to showing us how you prep your foam wash!!
Big yes here too!
really interesting on the dips mate, good fix too, especially that you didn't get too invasive true the ants could come back and it could dip again, but even if that is the case and it takes a few years still a good fix.
Nice one Conrad, really appreciate that mate ✊
Such attention to detail ..... Well Done ! ! ! Beautiful Results ! ! !
Lovely job Nick as usual! Quite like the intro, gotta admit the test patch wasn't actually that impressive was it - rogues! Also, really nice to see someone that'll do minor repairs as well as the clean - think there's a lot of lads wouldn't have a clue but it's a big value add and I do it where necessary too. Hope the back's holding out mate. 👍
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It is always good to see someone ho takes pride in the work they do..
Big Panda Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Texas, USA 🐼 ❤ 🎀 👍 🧚♂ 🐈
I really enjoy watching honest hard working people.
Only the Champ can make a job look simple, another majestic days work. 👊
Many thanks Arya 😍
There's alot of these door knockers going around ...my Dad fell for them (but fortunately he clubbed them to do a GOOD job ((not great) and refused to pay until they did all they said they would))
Why wouldn’t they
I've never seen anyone take the blocks out. Good job!!!
Thanks very much Judith, so kind of you 😊
The customer would have to be happy with that result , the clean pavers showed up the discolourisation of the bottom courses of bricks though . That must be a cold job in the winter months , hard to avoid getting wet and do the job to that standard . Well done mate .
That looks amazing. Looks like it was just laid down new. That's a lot of hard work, but def worth it. If they had the house and other bldgs washed like that, it would looks like it's all brand new.
I'm really impressed with the job you did. You moved the pots! Something like that would be important to me as I frequently move my pots around. Well done.
I like the way you use high speed tools! The tamper is particularly amusing at high speed 🤣
Glad you liked it!
What a thorough job! Looks as good as new!
It looks like a brand new patio! 👍🏻
Fabulous man 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻💐🔥🔥🔥💖💖💖✨😘😘😘🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧💐🇵🇰🇵🇰💖✨✨✨✨😘😘❤️
Liked the music choice today and was happy for the bonus brick work. This was an all around great job and video. Thanks, Nick.
Awesome, thank you Cindy! Much appreciated 🤗
Tip for you, when using your scrubber put the lead over your shoulder, it's a lot easier to move it out the way
Beautiful job. Well done! As my husband says “ brand hammer new”
So kind, thank you Marlene ♥️
Superb results Nick well done and yes defo would like to see a vid on how much surfactant you add to the hypo and what is your preferred dilution. Rate to go to or what colour nozzle , I’ve got a Xjet but not used it yet but never had really large areas like yours to do as yet. 👍
The difference in that walkway is amazing. It makes it look so much more open.
Many thanks 😍
Fabulous job what a difference it makes all that hard work certainly worth the effort it finished looking great 😊👍
Loved the before and after pics, great job! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching. You're so welcome 😍
This is so incredibly satisfying to watch, it makes me want to go clean my driveway lol
This was in my recommends and im so glad i watched! That was intensely satisfying and the result is gorgeous!
Wow, that's great, thanks so much for watching 😍
Another great video. You very kindly helped me with explaining what the “soft wash” was and I bought some sod. hypo. & surfactant to do my own drive. I did it with a bucket & broom which was hard graft - so I’d love a full video on the X-jet set up, as I might treat myself to one. Ended up doing my neighbours driveways too 👍🏼
Many thanks
Awesome, thanks for that Barry. So nice to hear 😍
Who needs cowboys about, when Nick from Prestige External Cleaning is about. Great job and video well done Nick 👏
😆 thanks mate ✊
So perfectly done! Loved the result!✨
You do such excellent work!👍🏻💙💙💙Actually enjoyed watching you repairing the ant damage.
Aw thanks Elizabeth, so kind, cheers ❤
Back in 2012 I was looking for a job. I was having no luck even being fresh out of college. I had been working at a poultry plant and when they shut down in 2008 because of the recession I was given a pell grant for college. I saw an add in the jobs listing advertising a job for people who like to travel. It sounded simple, just go door to door selling cleaners. So I went for it and ended up getting a paid trip from Missouri to Texas. They did not tell me to dress casual and my clothes were all nice business looking stuff. We were given a daily allowance for supplies and food. Supplies were ripped towels into rags, scrub brushes, steel wool and pens. We were driven around neighborhoods by a big white van and was aloted certain streets to knock on doors. they had us literally working from sun up to sundown with Sundays being our only days off. Out of 35 people only me and one other were women. I had started in El Paso and had to always have a man escort me around due to being so close to Juarez Mexico. The drug cartels love to snatch white women and ransom them back to family. Had many people slam their doors in my face,look at me in disgust or tell me to get a real job. At the hotel the guys were always barbecuing and always had free beer (for the me and the other women). The other women would buy pot and bring it back and mix it up then resell it to the guys. Before this I had never been around pot. The first day she made me smoke some to prove I wasn't a snitch. God there was so much weed and alcohol. I partied hard at night and did door to door sales during the day. What made me quit was when I had a man get in my face and call me good for nothing and that I should get a real job and I yelled back that I did have a good job but had lost it and now I'm doing whatever I can to make ends meet. He then yelled back at me I would be better off just dancing in a strip club and he tried to drag me into his home.
Woah!
Amazing transformation as always, tbh u are included in my top 3 best pressure washing channels together with bornemouth and flawless cleaning, i just hope you upload more frequently atleast once or twice a week, more powers to u bro.
Wow, thank you Ivan, i'm honoured. I would love to upload more than once a week, but I sometimes struggle with doing it once a week with a busy business and family commitments. But will try to get to that goal if I can. All the best, Nick ✊👍
Ivan I totally agree! I'm a pressure wash content fan. In love with quaint British patios and pathways! 🤩 I love Ben@Flawless et al, also enjoy Partridge and TheBinCleaner. Both great transformations and TBC has good humor too.
Nick has the best legs tho. 🤣🤣🤣
It seemed impossible. But the result was surprising. Congratulations!!
Wow! That was a huge job! Lovely result!
Thank you! 😊
Honest work. A dying breed.
Very fine work. You and your team are terrific. As they say, the best doesn't have to advertise!
Great to see the job go to a proper professional business, trust me you guys are much greatly appreciated than the door knocker lot
Much appreciated!
World of difference, good job mate!
Thanks John 👍
I enjoyed your video, I just feel it would have been nice if the customer had moved all the pots for you. It looks really good ☺️.
Hey Nick great job, keep up the great work. A good reputation is everything. 👏
Hey Paudie, cheers buddy, I hope you're well mate 👍✊
I use a similar product on my own driveway and patio area but I use a much slower method to dispense the product. I would love to see how you do it and can it be done through an ordinary hose as I do it at regular intervals and do not need that much pressure, thanks.
Another amazing transformation. Thanx for explaining everything.
You're so welcome Sunny, thanks for watching 😍
I’m always amazed at the amount of dirt! Great job!
Many thanks Lesa 😊
A nice thorough job mate.
Thanks bud 👍
Great job, looks fantastic!
Fantastic job nick looks brand new again
Many thanks Chris, cheers mate 🙂
Nice job Nick, came up a treat 👍
Thanks so much dude, 😍
That's some properly laid block paving. It drained beautifully.
Brilliant work the final result is fab - loved the music as well 🤣
Thanks so much Joy 😍
Not too shabby!
You are a true Professional. God bless.
Aw thanks Lyn ♥️
Nice job Nick. You're always a professional.
Aw thanks LuAnn, you're the best ❤️
First i want to say: good job, well done. I just don't understand the customer....you have a nice big garden and what do you do with it?....all tiles🤷🤦i wished i had such a big garden.
The water can't really go down either when it rains and hardly no space for birds, bees or butterflies😕
Good job!
I like the work with stones at the beginning ❤️👌
Thank you Veronica! 😊
I think this was incredible to watch! Definitely subscribed now!
Thanks for subbing
Now I know why my front brick walkway is so uneven. My house is 103 years old and I have a big ant problem. I am going to put food grade diatomaceous earth on the source (60 ft. tall tulip poplar) and at all doorways and windows. Wearing a mask of course! I already tried making my own boric acid/sugar syrup traps and that helped but not enough. Then I need to get a handyman to reseat the bricks in sand so they aren't uneven. How many cubic ft of kiln dried sand/100 sq ft (cubic yds/10 sq meters) do you use for a driveway after you fix the uneven spots and gussy it up? I would also like to know how you get your spray so foamy. That's a sure way to tell if you applied it correctly.
You did a beautiful job on that brick driveway and patio. In the USA, we don't have very many of those unfortunately. It really adds to the look of the property.
WOW! What an improvement!
Thank you John 😍
That’s what a right hand to the jaw is for.
Great video!
Lovely transformation.
Thank you Cheri! 😊
Very educational 👍👍👍😁 Great job!
Thank you 🤗
Wow! You look like a man on a mission in this video! Great work!
Wow, thanks!
Yes! Please show us your XJet setup and how you get it to foam in another video!
I’m so glad you cleans the house brick so many don’t and I watch a lot of there videos well done
Cracking job 👏 👍
I can't believe the difference! Thanks for sharing! Nice job!
Thanks so much Sheila ❤️
Great job as always Nick 🤙🏽👍🏽
Legend! Thanks dude, top man 😍
Nick did you ever make a vid abt your special XJet recipe? The softwash is my fave bit of all pressure wash content, and you Sir have the best foamy application of all!!
Great stuff, keep it coming!
✨️M
I bet the drains were a mess! good job brother!
Yeah I cleaned them out at the end of the job, didn't film it though, they were full of all sorts 🥴
I loved watching you work the patios and brickwork look amazing! I had to fast forward tho' when you were with the ant colony I couldn't watch them bite you sorry.
Great job and great video! I’d definitely like to learn more about your x-jet set up. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent video, it is a pleasure to watch you do very professional work , I like the subtitles as I listen mute, bravo!
Thank you very much!
Stellar work as always Nick
Thanks a lot Mark, always appreciate your feedback dude, nice one 🙂
@@PrestigeExternalCleaning Very welcome mate. Always enjoy your content
@@markan79 Top, top man 👍
Great vid mate awesome loved the sorting the ant nest bit
The amount of stones used in the UK makes me so jealous 😫 I just want a 12 by 12 square in my back yard I'd even settle for level ground
That looked like a TON of work, guy. That person and all their garden right next to all those pavers is a bad combo.
Yes I would like to see that demonstration and what is the foam exactly before the sand?
Thanks for your service and information
Coming soon! 😊