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Prepare Your Property For The Upcoming Winter Months

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:47:20 +0000

It’ has approached upon us very quickly. Before you know it, winter will be here. It’s a good time to start considering ways you can prepare you home for winter. I’m sure that we all want to keep our houses warm and cozy. We have decided to write a short posting that offers you some simple, easy and very cost-effective measures to keep you warm, and those nasty electricity bills down.

Our Tips To Help Keep Your House Warmer:

Heating Appliance Inspections – we recommend that you contact a heating professional to conduct an inspection of your heating systems. A qualified trades person will be able to make the necessary adjustment to your systems to ensure that it operates in the most effective and energy efficient manner.

Install or Replace Weather Stripping – a simple and cost-effective that’s often overlooked. Weather strips are very easy to install, and are available from any leading hardware store.

Energy Efficient Glass Film – stop losing precious heat through your glass windows and frames. The energy efficient glass film reduces heat loss by about 25%. These films can be applied by anyone and are very effective.

Just before we conclude our article, we’d like to offer you some advice regarding your pathways, driveways and other outdoor surfaces around your property.

You’ve probably began to notice that, your outdoor surfaces have started to become slippery. A major contributing factor to your surfaces becoming slippery is due to the accelerated growth of moss and mould. To overcome these problems we recommend that contact a professional pressure cleaning contractor to clean your surface. Your local pressure cleaning company can easily rid your property of these containment’s.

High pressure cleaning is a simple, yet cost-effective way to prevent your surfaces from becoming dangerously slippery. To help prevent the re-growth of moss and mould we recommend that you speak to your contractor about anti-mould solutions. These solutions are fantastic, and act to inhibit the re-growth of moss and mould.

If you’d like to organise a quote for some pressure washing around your home, please call Quickly Please Cleaning Services 1300 434 969

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A Working Guide To Pressure Cleaners and The Recommended PSI Levels

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 09:44:46 +0000

Are you searching for an easier way to tackle all of those tough outdoor cleaning jobs? Have you spent hours of back-breaking manual scrubbing, and found that you still can’t remove those tough stains? For all of these tough cleaning tasks, professional contractors always turn to their high pressure water cleaner to effortlessly and easily remove the toughest of stains from a range of outdoor surfaces.

In the following article, our team has decided to provide a very basic overview of how pressure washers operate and outline a guide to the recommended PSI levels for cleaning. Too conclude, we are going to briefly discuss some very important recommendations of do’s and don’ts when operating a pressure cleaner.

How A Pressure Washer Works?

In today’s market place there are many different types of pressure washers, such as hot/cold water, electric, petrol, etc – however despite all of the different models, the basic principle for their operation remains the sames. In essence, a pressure cleaner provides the user a pressurized stream of water that is on about 50 times more powerful than your average garden hose. In the most basic of understandings, the source of pressurized water is a result of the petrol engine or electric motor driving a camshaft inside of the water/pressure pump.

The pressure pump receives a supply of water from your garden hose and pump’s out water through your pressure hose to your high pressure lance that you effortlessly operate to clean your surface. An amazing feat and ecologically sustainable feature of a pressure washer is that actually use 70%-80% less water than a regular garden hose.

Recommended PSI Levels For Cleaning

We have decided to provide all DIY operators a recommended guide to what PSI levels you should use to clean certain surfaces. It’s worth noting that, operating your pressure washer at full capacity and than using it to clean an area may damage certain surfaces. If you are unaware of were wondering what the definition of PSI is, it’s an abbreviation for Pounds Per Square Inch and is a very commonly used measure of pressure.

1,000 to 1,500 PSI – useful for undertaking small tasks, such as pressure washing your car, garden tools and any other odd items that you may desire to clean.

1,500 to 2,000 PSI – useful for undertaking larger tasks such as pressure cleaning your deck, outdoor patio areas and sandstone.

2,000 to 3,000 PSI – useful for undertaking very large tasks, such as washing tennis courts, pathways and driveway cleaning.

3,000 PSI and Beyond – we recommend that you leave tasks such as paint stripping, factory floor cleaning to a professional. In most cases the operator requires a PSI rating in excess of 3,000 PSI. If you are unfamiliar, or use incorrect techniques you most certainly will damage the surface.

It’s also worth remembering that user operating techniques are also very important consideration to ensuring your surfaces are not damaged when you pressure clean them.

Do’s
- attempt to maintain the same distance between the surface and your pressure washer
- always wear safety glasses, and protective foot wear.
- don’t rush, employ a methodical approach to your cleaning

Don’ts
- never, ever pressure clean a surface if you are barefoot
- don’t point a pressure lance at another human or animal
- avoid keeping your nozzle extremely close to the surface for extended periods.

We trust that you found our article helpful and full of great advice. If you have a question about pressure cleaning, please feel free to leave a comment. As always, a member of our team will endeavor to provide you with expert advice and answer your question.

If you’d like to orgnaise a quotation to have your driveway cleaned or any other of your outdoor surfaces pressure washed, than please don’t hesitate to call Quickly Please Cleaning 1300 434 969

Why Safety Is Paramount

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 08:56:55 +0000

In a continuation of our very popular article, entitled ‘DIY Beginners Guide To Safety & Pressure Cleaning’ we have decided to continue and further explore the theme of user safety and operation of a high pressure water cleaner throughout this article.

In today’s article, we are going to discuss some of the most common injuries that individuals sustain while high pressure cleaning their outdoor surfaces. Unfortunately, there are far too many of us, that simply underestimates the power and force of a high pressure cleaner. If used incorrectly, serious and even fatal injuries can occur. In all such cases, we always recommend that thoroughly read and abide by all of the manufactures guidelines and safety recommendations. You’re about to discover that incorrect use and lack of safety equipment when high pressure cleaning can lead to some serious injuries.

Some Commonly Sustained Injuries
• Abrasions, Contusions and Lacerations:
It appears that these types of injuries are the most commonly associated and frequently suffered injury of most individuals that use a pressure washer. To dramatically reduce of such injuries, please make use of safety items, such as enclosed shoes, pants and protective gloves.

• Skin Irritation and Allergic Reactions:
In many cases, most of the reaction and irritation of the skin can be accredited to incorrect use of hazardous chemicals and lack of adequate safety garments. In all cases regarding the use of chemicals we recommend that you read the associated Material Safety Data Sheet.

• Slip’s and Falls
Please don’t ever operate a high pressure cleaner whilst standing on a ladder. Unfortunately, people underestimate the power of their pressure washer, and proceed to climb ladders and attempt to clean a surface. It is very dangerous act and should never ever be done by anyone. An individual can easily lose their sense of balance and end up falling down the ladder to which the injuries are endless.

In conclusion, we’d like to stress the importance of safety. Please don’t underestimate the importance of safety measures – they may just save your life. If you’d like to contact our offices to organise your obligation free quote or simply acquire further information about the types of pressure cleaning services we offer, please call 1300 434 969

An Overview Of High Pressure Water Cleaners

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:46:47 +0000

Are you curious to learn about the equipment that a professional water blasting or exterior pressure cleaning contractor uses on a daily basis? In the following blog posting, you’ll find a broad overview of high pressure water cleaners, ranging from domestic, to commercial and industrial grade, hot and cold water, to waste water recovery and recycling .

We’d like to begin our exploration of water blasters, by providing a quick overview of your average or standard residential pressure washer. These types of machines are very portable and easy enough for any DIY enthusiast to understand. In terms of engine and pump specification’s these machines on average exert around 1800PSI at about a rate of 6L/min. These types of high pressure cleaners are suitable for small tasks, such as cleaning your car, blasting grime off of your pavers and cleaning algae from sandstone.

We hope you’re enjoying your journey through the world of pressure cleaners, as we are going to detour from residential equipment to that of a professional contractor. In our industry, it’s not uncommon for a contractor to have their equipment permanently mounted or bolted to a small truck, trailer or van. Quite simply, these machines have been designed to undertake serious high pressure cleaning tasks, and can be used for factory floor cleaning, building facade washing and residential services such as driveway and roof cleaning. In terms of engine and pump specifications, most contractors operate machinery that exerts more than 4000PSI at about 21L/min.

In order to gain a competitive advantage or a major point of differentiation between their company and another, many contractors are further investing into additional accessories, such as water boilers, water recovery vacuum’s and water recycling systems. There are many contractors in the industry that are increasingly ensuring that there systems are hot water capable – this means that there machines not only exert an amazing 4000PSI, but output water at temperatures in excess of 100 °C.

There are also companies that are responding to corporate and government demands and operating water recovery and recycling plants for a 100% environmentally friendly exterior high pressure cleaning service. These systems can recover about 90% of all water exerted by their machines and recycle the water for it to be reused in the process. Basically, its the same water being used over and over to clean surfaces.

We hope that you enjoyed your brief journey through the world of pressure cleaning. If you enjoyed our blog posting, than please feel free to leave a comment! We love receiving feedback from all of our readers. If you require the services of a professional exterior pressure cleaning company, than please call the head office of Quickly Please Cleaning Services on 1300 434 969.

Questions That You Should Ask Your Tradesman Before You Hire Them

admin — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:26:11 +0000

If you’re getting your driveway professionally pressure cleaned, roof restored or exterior surfaces of your home washed, you need to ensure that the tradesman or contractors you are dealing with are reputable and insured operators. If you’re a homeowner and are not sure what to do to ensure that the company you undertake dealings with are licensed and accredited operators, than please read our short posting about questions you should ask all tradesman before you hire them.

Questions That You Should Always Ask

Question #1 – Request A Certificate Of Currency
You should always request to view a copy of a certificate of currency as a measure to ensure that the company you are dealing with are insured. In addition to validating their insurances, you can also request to view a certificate for workers compensation.

Question #2 – Request To Validate All Licenses
There are certain trades and services, such a roof restoration that require individuals to be licensed. You should ask to view a copy of their qualification, as an indication that the contractor are accredited and trained operators.

Question #3 – Request To View Previously Completed Projects
It’s always a good idea to view the past projects that the company have completed, and view a collection of written referrals from previous customers. We recommenced that you ask how long the company have been in operation.

Question 4# – Ask If They Are Members Of Trade Organizations
In some cases, there are trade organizations – such as the ‘better builders association’ that tradesman can affiliate themselves with. These trade organization are often highly regulated and don’t grant membership to all applicants. These organizations are often a good measure of a company’s credentials within the industry.

Reputable Company’s Always
1. Provide obligation free written quotes that outline in detail all of the materials and procedures that are going to be used on your job.
2. Always provide a receipt upon payment of job completion, and never force you to pay the total amount until the project is complete.
3. Be able to adequately answer any questions that you may have in detail.
4. If the company offer you a guarantee on their work, it should always be validated in a certificate or formal document.

We hope that you have found the following collection of questions and guidelines helpful and hope that you use all of these hints to your advantage. If, you should require the services of a reputable and reliable high pressure cleaning service, than please don’t hesitate to contact us on 1300 434 969.

DIY Beginners Guide To Safety & Pressure Cleaning

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:07:52 +0000

There are some of us that tend to fancy ourselves as DIY enthusiast’s and love the thrill of doing things ourselves. In light of these issues, we have decided to write a short posting that outlines the importance of user safety relating to the operation of a high pressure water cleaner.

If you are unaware of what a high pressure water cleaner is, than perhaps you may be more familiar with the term ‘gerni’ or ‘water blaster’ – well whatever you refer to it as, I’m sure that we can all agree on, that all of these devices do an amazing job cleaning at driveway’s, pathways, pavers, and just about any of your outdoor surfaces.

We have noticed that many home owners are increasingly becoming ‘house proud’ and are looking for cost-effective way to improve the ‘curb appeal’ of their property. Hence the reason why we believe so many home owners have purchased themselves a high pressure cleaner or water blaster to clean their driveways and really spruce up their property’s.

In light of the growing popularity of pressure cleaning, we have decided to discuss the importance of the user safety. For all DIY enthusiast’s you’ll will find a list of our top 5 tips to ensure that you’re next pressure cleaning project is undertaken in the most safest possible manner.

Our Top 5 Safety Tips
1- Don’t every operate your pressure cleaner barefoot, you should always wear protective footwear (safety boots or steel cap gumboots).
2 - You should never point the high pressure lance at another human or animal.
3 - We always ensure that our staff wear commercial graded ear muffs, eye goggles and highly recommend that you do to.
4 - If you are using detergents or any other type of cleaning chemical you should always gloves, respirators and protective clothing.
5 - Use extreme caution when operating electric devices and always ensure electrical cords are kept well away from any of wet surfaces.

To conclude our article, we’d like to stress the importance of thoroughly read all instructions and operators manual to ensure total user safety when operating the pressure cleaner. If you’re not a DIY enthusiast’s and would prefer to leave it for the professionals, than please call Quickly Please Cleaning Services 1300 434 969 – we are awaiting to take your call.

Solutions To Reoccurring Graffiti Vandalism

admin — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:09:56 +0000

You’ve arrived at your store front, to find that your store has been completely defaced by local graffiti vandals. Just to make matters worse, your local graffiti removal contractor is very busy and can’t remove the vandalism immediately, and has your project booked for completion in a fortnight. We understand that you’re frustrated, angry and very irritated at this point, however, don’t stress to much, as there is a easy solution.

Well, if you’ve ever been in that situation or don’t ever want to find yourself in that sort of a situation – than we know that you’ll be glad you came across the information found in this posting. In today’s daily edition of our blog, you’ll find information about solutions to solve reoccurring graffiti vandalism, and ways to ensure that graffiti vandalism doesn’t deface your store front and deter potential customers.

The Solution
Non Sacrificial Anti Graffiti Coatings
If you’re a business owner and would like to do everything in your power to avoid the above described situation, then we highly recommend that you invest into non-sacrificial anti-graffiti coatings – but, why, we hear you all ask! Any area that has a non-sacrificial anti-graffiti coating applied, can have easily have all forms of graffiti vandalism removed by applying warm soapy water, some elbow grease and a hose.

If you’re thinking, damn I spend all this money to apply a anti-graffiti coating and now I have to do it myself – well perhaps you should think of the other associated benefits, because, not only do you save on the costs of having to hire a professional graffiti removal contractor to clean your store front, most importantly you don’t have to wait over a fortnight for the graffiti to be removed, you can simply do it yourself!

We understand that you’ve worked hard to build a reputation for your business, and don’t want it destroyed by graffiti vandalism. If you’re a business owner and want total peace of mind, we recommend that you contact a qualified tradesman to apply a non-sacrificial over all of the hard surfaces of your store front.

If you’re a business owner located in Sydney, Australia and would like to obtain further information about graffiti removal and anti-graffiti solutions, please don’t hesitate to contact the offices of Quickly Please Cleaning Services 1300 434 969 – our friendly receptionist are awaiting to take your call today.

How To Keep Your Surface’s Looking Cleaner For Longer

admin — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:02:52 +0000

It would probably have to be the most commonly asked question by our customers, and just about everyone wants a solution to ‘keeping their surfaces looking cleaner for longer.’

In response to all of our customers and their constant questions after we have completed a job, we have decided to dedicate today’s edition to our blog to briefly discuss solutions to your questions. We’d like to take this opportunity to inform our customers and potential clients that our company is always undertaking research and development of new products and services that act to protect and preserve the clean condition of your surface.

Our Services:

Anti-Fungal Treatments

If you’ve got an outdoor surface that doesn’t receive a lot of natural light, or surrounded by various plants – than we know that you are going to find this service to be an absolute life saver. We provide a safe, one off chemical application that removes and inhibits the regrowth mould, moss, mildew and lichen from your outdoor surfaces and continues to remain active for six months. We have had a great deal of success using this product and highly recommend its application for all types of hard surfaces.

Protective Coatings

If you’re a dedicated homeowner that really wants to maintain the curb appeal of your home, we recommend that you enquire about protective coatings or sealing. If you’re looking for a way to prevent stains, repeal moisture and protection from the outdoor elements than don’t look any further than sealing. We stock a wide range of industry leading sealers and can apply them to a wide range of surfaces.

If you’ve just recently had your surfaces professionally pressure cleaned, we hope that you’ve found this information helpful. If you would like to organise a quote for any of the above services that we have mentioned, please don’t hesitate to contact our offices today 1300 434 969 or visit our website at www.quicklypleasecleaning.com.au

Preventing Your Outdoor Surfaces From Becoming Dangerously Slippery

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:53:50 +0000

It’s a very common issue that we have all encountered from time to time, and have always wanted to do something about before someone got severely injured – of course we are talking about a dangerously slippery outdoor pathway or driveway.

If you’ve got a dangerously slippery pathway, driveway or outdoor surface and have always wondered what you could do about it – than we know that you’ll be glad that you found our article. In today’s daily edition of our blog, our article is going to discuss two helpful strategies that you can put in place in order to help make your outdoor surfaces a much safer place.

High Pressure Cleaning

You’ll be surprised at just how much safer your surface is going to be after you’ve professionally had the surface high pressure cleaned. We recommend that you pressure clean your surfaces on a regular basis because it’s by far the quickest and easiest way to remove dirt, grime, moss and mould – all of which contribute to your surface being so dangerously slippery.

Anti-Slip Solutions

There are a range of anti-slip solutions available, such as adhesive tapes, chemical treatments and flooring’s. Over the years we have found that these treatments are by far the most effective. The chemical treatment acts to increase the traction of your outdoor surface and acts to prevent you from easily falling over. There are many anti-slip chemical coatings available – in general most of them achieve a safer floor by microscopically etching into the top layer of the surface. In addition to these chemical coatings there are other treatments that you can apply such as a range of adhesives tapes and various epoxy coatings.

For total piece of mind we always recommend that you have the surface professionally pressure cleaned, and have a anti-slip and sealer applied to surface. By adding a sealer to the surface, you are not only protecting your surface, but you are inhibiting the growth of any mould, moss and algae.

Have you got a slippery outdoor surface? Would you like enquire about our anti-slip solutions? If so, please visit our website or call us directly to organise your obligation free quote. 1300 434 969

Keep Your Pressure Cleaner Running

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:28:46 +0000

Do you own a pressure cleaner? If so, were sure that you get frustrated when your trusty pressure cleaner fails to start or breaks down halfway through the job – isn’t it just annoying when it happens. To help ensure your pressure washer provides you with hours of trouble free operation, we are providing you with four of the best tips to ensure that your machine starts first time every time.

Over the past five to ten years we’ve witnessed an increase in Australians spending time improving and transforming their homes – no wonder our pressure cleaning services our becoming more popular. There are always some individuals that decided to tackle the tasks of driveway cleaning or exterior house washing themselves using their own equipment. In most cases, their equipment is used only two or three times a year and may require some pre-start checks to ensure that the machines operate as expected.

Tip #1 Pre-Start Check

Before you set out to undertake the task of pressure cleaning, we recommend that you spend five minutes prior to starting your machine to check the following items:

1. Electrical Power Cords
2. Spark Plug
3. Oil Levels
4. Hosing Connections
5. Fuel Levels
6. Supply Of Water

Tip #2 Supplying Water To Your Machine

We recommend that inspect the water inlet to your machine prior to attaching the hose. After you’ve attached the hose, turn the tap on to release the supply of water.

Tip #3 Starting Your Machine

When starting your pressure cleaner, we recommended that initiate the trigger on your lance – this acts to avoid placing excess pressure on your pump and engine when you start your machine. After you’ve started your pressure washer you should always allow your machine to warm up.

Tip #4 System Leaks

If you notice a leak around your pressure hoses, or water inlets you should always stop and attend to repairing the leak. Failure to attend to these leaks in the early stages can result in many other issues forming.

We hope that you found all of these tips helpful and that you implement them next time you undertake a pressure cleaning project around your home. If you’d like to leave your next project to the professionals, please contact us 1300 434 969 – we are only more than willing to help and provide obligation free quotes to the Sydney Metropolitan Region.