This Job Made Me NERVOUS & APPREHENSIVE!! Was One Heck Of A Stretch. Could My Pole Reach The Top?

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Roof Cleaning Cambridge
Hi guys. welcome to a bit of a late posting of one of my weekly videos. My apologies, I had to pick up some new equipment yesterday which took me most of the day when it should have only taken a couple of hours, so had no time to finish my edit.
Anyway, as explained in the video, this was a job carried out for the neighbour of a previous customer.
Having worked on the next door neighbours property previously, I thought I could remember the layout of the rear garden on this property pretty well. So didn't check it on google earth, or pay a visit......so when I arrived, I was annoyed at myself for completely forgetting about the pergola that was next to the conservatory. This made me quite nervous and apprehensive that I wasn't going to reach up to the top of the roof, as then i'd have to postpone the job, lose that days pay, and order another carbon fibre section for both the pressure washing pole, and the chemical application pole.
Come and join me, and see how I get on! Cheers, Nick.
Oh, unfortunately I didn't get around to cleaning the fence, I had quite a lot of quotes, and a meeting with one of my regular commercial customers to fit in on both days, so just didn't have time. Might have a word with each owner of the shared fence, and see if they're okay with me coming back and cleaning it at a later date.....that'd be quite a satisfying clean for sure.
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[@jeremy1350]

Hello Sir Nick, Master of the Lance !! "My what long arms you have Gran, the better to reach you with my dear !!"

[@juliejackson4684]

So strange to recognise those houses, just a short distance from where I live. A great job as usual Nick. It is so relaxing watching you work so hard. 😂

[@harrydonson8746]

I’m about to start my own exterior cleaning /soft washing venture you’re so helpful man literally this is like free education. You’re a true professional. Thanks for all your videos if I ever see you around Il buy you a beer.

[@RandiG63]

You sure had your challenges on this one. I knew you’d get it done beautifully 😊 And I think you’re being humble about your work even if you say the water pressure takes most of the weight. It’s not there when you soft wash or when you scrape roofs. 👍👍

[@marlenetapia8859]

You have just proved that when there's a will there's a way! Maybe the next door neighbors will have you do their roof next. Great job as always Nick!

[@alstalbs2265]

Hi Nick. Brilliant job, as expected. And very interesting too! I had no idea the water jet actually holds it's own weight! Thanks very much for the (unexpected) upload, have a fantastic week :)

[@coppertopjohnson9782]

I absolutely loved the lessons at the beginning of the video!!!! I feel ready to go out and conquer a roof....not. 🤣 I think it is the fact that you make it look so easy. Great job on this roof, especially in spite of the pergola. Thanks for sharing, Nick. Have a great week. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@luannvondracek439]

Nick your explanation about the Lance really helped a lot. The roof was smiling as you applied the bioside - another one done 😅

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Hey LuAnn, many thanks for the great feedback, your opinion and comments are always welcome 🤗

[@jimbosun2]

Love the roof cleans. Awesome work as always Nick. Tho I have to say in my mind you will always have arms strong enough to wield thors hammer me young China😉😎🤜

[@leehunt1404]

I’ve not done any roof cleaning as of yet but an idea I thought about would be tie wrapping some lay flat hose to the bottom gutter feed, lay flat into a wheel barrow that’s drilled with plenty of drain holes… catch all the dirt while the water drains, bit less mess to clean at the end of the job, or would that not really work ? You may of already done this maybe. Cracking job as usual mate👍🏻

[@colingray7107]

Top professional at work brilliant job Nick 👏👏👏

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Thanks mate ❤️

[@nancycraig7614]

Hi its nice to see how the lance works to help you and there is a lot involved in get set up and ready so nice job!

[@TheLadymoonstone]

Still very impressive Sir Nick!!!! Cheers from the pacific northwest. 🤗🤗🤗

[@russ3994]

Well Nick very challenging but a good job its never easy i know but hey you the man brilliant !!

[@Davesjetwashing]

Top job done there, access was really bad for the rear roof, you earned your money today 👍

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Thanks Dave 👍

[@williamhiggins2263]

You need to STOP these AWESOME video's Nick lol, keep it up bud loving it😊

[@moose64]

Looks like the cleaning part is the easy part of this job. How much time of your job is just faffing about with the scaffold?

[@einfelder8262]

I recently had a pump failure on my home use 2000psi electric washer, so I got a new petrol one rated at 3800psi. The damn thing nearly blew me backwards off the ladder the first time I pulled the trigger...... Had to reduce the engine revs and hence the pressure to keep it better suited to my household jobs, haha. It sure blows away the electric one - much better.

[@endahanley1679]

Did you ever think of investing in a diesel key start power washer, especially with fuel prices nowadays. You do great work.

[@tatjanadosch1583]

Nice one! I really enjoyed you explaining the power of the pressure. I hope the grass didn't evolve into a swamp while explaining 😉 Google earth doesn't show pictures in lifetime, they have a little bit of age usually. Have you ever encountered a case where the area has changed in the meantime when you quoted from an older Google Earth photo? Maybe it's time for a new shirt. I saw the hole, right through your heart. I hope your wife didn't do something to you 😂

[@colinwatson8688]

As always Nick another amazing transformation, as I have said so many times before I wish there was not such a massive distance between us as I would most certainly have to come to do my roof.

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Cheers Colin 🙂

[@michaelbell5378]

Another ridiculously good job 🔥

[@davidbotterill7549]

Could set up tower in front of pergola and set 6x8 sheets of ply over pergola and screw down to stand on.

[@tonicorona5277]

Omg, it was so far and it did not help they placed a million plants in your way. Always happy to see you post. Have a great week!

[@TerrySmith-kg5gj]

Hi nick we have just started gutter cleaning the roofs will be the next thing please if u have time cold u do a wee chat about your set up like the telescope pole u use and the make..just if u have time thanks

[@user-qp2ec2od3y]

That was interesting. Thanks for all the info at the beginning. Those terrace roofs are all very dirty and the one you cleaned last year really stuck out in its clean state! Hopefully others will follow suit and get theirs cleaned like this one you just did. I think you are still selling yourself a bit short about the lance, I think you called it? The water may hold the weight, but you still need to direct it, etc. it only works as well as the person doing the work. See you next week!

[@bencalladine1922]

The transformation is amazing, quality job!

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Thank you so much 😊

[@nancythomas1954]

Great job Nick!! I really like how you explain things out so us layman can understand. It is appreciated 😁 I am afraid of heights, so every time you have to put the scaffolding up so high I worry about you the whole time!! 😅🤣😂 I like your music! Take care Nick and will see you next time!

[@buffalocontracts]

Awesome work Nick! Got my first pressure washing roof job this weekend.. both excited and nervous 🤣

[@brianmckenna3440]

Nice one mate you do a really good job

[@andrewpowell6457]

Nick you are a good egg, most people would have walked away from this.

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Hey Andrew, thanks mate, 😍

[@catherinewhite2943]

Another excellent job. I liked what you did with the editing for the front; the music flourish perfectly in time with starting the water in the lance.

[@nakedtoes7000]

Thanks for the demonstration on the psi of the water with the wand. Just looks easy from this end because you make it look almost effortless. Great job once again.

[@mishkawp8200]

Great results!

[@CatLoverX74]

Hi Nick 👋 Do you do all the jobs yourself? I was just curious if you had anyone working for you. You did a great job! Especially having to deal with the pergola. I asked you a ways back about the pole thinking it’d hurt your arms and back. You kindly answered and I was surprised the water takes so much of the weight. Your demonstration really showed exactly how much! 😮 It was wild you could hold it with one hand 😅 P.S. I know they’re separate houses but it still bothers me to see a clean roof and the other part dirty 😂

[@ml2exteriorcleaning]

Perfect as always ❤

[@NicsExteriorCleaning]

cracking job as normal, its a shame there isn't anyway to fit a pressure gauge near the trigger so u can control it from there save getting down each time u need to change it.

[@cleopatracatra2097]

Great explanation about the lance. Too bad you can't adjust the water pressure with an app on your phone like everything else is these days! Another job well done!

[@1gerard47]

You have given someone an idea.

[@skyrider29]

I done my first PW roof job the other day,usually scrap, the most difficult part I found was the weight of the hose coming from the PW

[@robinharrison3907]

Great Work again Bud 👍👍Looks like a new roof now 👍👍

[@polgarauk5606]

Ok I admit I breathed a sigh of relief at the end of the back and again after contending with that wind. Was it just before Storm Babet?. Hope you got through that ok. We have what looks like half a tree (it's not of course) in our backyard it missed our windows by a couple of inches 😅 Excellent job the roof if it could would be smiling 😊 Hope you are all well, love and hugs from oop north my friend 😊😊

[@Southernprojetwash]

Another awesome vid bud, fantastic results and what a transformation 👏, stop waffling and crack on 😉

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Cheers dude, much appreciated 😀

[@atandc6900]

Thanks for you're help on the phone the other night mate it helped loads. Have u tried the pedal trigger? It has an adjustable pressure on it but obviously u get less mobility to a normal trigger, I've found it handy on the jobs where its just me as it saves some of the up and down the tower to change the pressure. Another top video BTW, I'm about halfway thru so far just praying ure going to hit the edge from last year's job while ure up!!! All the best

[@Jetlee89]

Nice work fella looks like really hard work especially when your on your own. What nozzle did you use to rinse down all the gutters and roof at the end or was that on low pressure

[@MrBurkes13]

Strong effort I now what a ball ache that is good job 👏

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Many thanks Mr Bukes 🤝

[@datsunruss]

Hi Nick - always amazed at your process of erecting the tower - it's so quick. It looks really well designed. Question - what would something like that cost these days?

[@einfelder8262]

I'm curious why you have such a length of hose from the gun to the lance, and secondly why you don't have a pressure regulator at the gun end.

[@rodp2310]

Great job Nick. You seem to take on jobs that others might just walk away from for being too tricky or too much hassle. Is there anything you have turned down or just say no?

[@user-hv6tz8lx7m]

I think you need to take the viewers suggestions with a grain of salt, the proof is I the pudding, your end results are great!

[@matt07080]

What do you do about the biocide run off, and if you collect it what do you do with that? Thanks

[@tommystrong]

What pole are you using Nick for pressure washing the roof?

[@tommystrong]

one of those jobs you quote but secretly hope you don't get lol

[@sussexexternalcleaning6276]

💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@janebottomley6852]

Excellent job , 1 question, noticed while you were doing the Back,the guttering drain pipe disappeared the reappeared,how did you manage that ? wings?

[@yips_way]

He turned the lance pressure up & sat on the end of it so he could hover over to the guttering & refit it - magic carpet style 🤣 (Of course I'm joking - my guess is he could walk along the edge of the conservatory as it looked like the end wall was brick)

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Hi Jane, i did exactly what Yips_way said, except the hovering part 😆, the edge of the conservatory was supported by a brick wall, so I walked along that, and re-connected the gooseneck that fell off 👍

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

@yips_way 🤣, joking aside, that's exactly what I did, spot on 👌

[@roulettered56]

Great video. Have you tried a flat surface rotary cleaner and do you prefer that over the turbo nozzle?

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Yeah i've got 2, a mosmatic and a whirIaway, I prefer the turbo.

[@TheMaintenenceGroup]

🎉

[@maxthecaddy8451]

Excellent work , how did you sort out that loose down pipe at the back 👍

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Hey Max, cheers mate, I climbed onto the side of the conservatory roof that was supported by a brick wall, and re-attached it 👍

[@xix94]

How much do you charge to do these roofs?

[@TheMaintenenceGroup]

Do you work in Liverpool

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Sorry no, just Cambridgeshire and Essex

[@michaelhomer5155]

Why not add boards on the pergola to stand on

[@lauramitchell6725]

Liability?

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

The pergola was very wobbly, plus it would be quite dangerous standing on a few boards that weren't firmly attached, and no rail supports, some may consider doing that, but it's not something i'd feel safe doing 👍