Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Uses My Husband Gives to Pressure Washing



First and foremost I should dispense with the definition of pressure washing, which is nothing more than the process of cleaning through a high pressure multi-purpose mechanical sprayer. My husband always told me how we should get one for our home but I just never got around it since I was clueless on what specifications I needed to have in mind for my sprayer. Last father’s day, I told him I had a surprise for him and took him to a wholesale store with a coupon I had gotten in the mail. I told him: ‘’honey, today we are getting your pressure washer’’. He was thrilled; I’ve never understood why men get so hyped up about things that I find so tedious and burdensome. Then again, they say they the same about us women on make up and shoes. I guess we can call it even.

What I did not know, was that my husband found a sense of relaxation in outdoor cleaning. Doing so is supposedly easier with a high pressure sprayer (who’d have thought huh?) thanks to my ''ingenuous purchase'', my husband kept our backyard very clean, he removed all the mold that had formed in the corners of our windows and door frames during the winter. He also washed our car regularly with enviable thoroughness.


My girlfriends always asked me how I had managed to convince my husband to keep our outdoors so clean, well, I always said to them it was him who had to convince me to buy the sprayer since I was under the impression that the regular pressure hose did just fine, but I have to credit him by saying he was right all along. We now have more time to spend with our kids and share more together. You should try it at home

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Maintaining Your Employees’ Health

Are you a small or large business owner who runs a factory, workshop or garage? Is the health of your employees important to you? If the answer to these questions is yes, you should look into commercial pressure washing services to keep your place of business sanitary.

The fact is that all workspaces in which hard manual labor is done need to be cleaned. Factory machines emit smoke and chemical residue, while workshops produce sawdust and grime, and garages are stained with motor oil, gasoline and exhaust fumes. Certainly, you have a janitorial crew, but can daily sweeping and scrubbing remove all of the filth from the area? Not likely. You need a deep cleaning, and for that, you must hire a commercial pressure washing service. Arrange for a team of professionals to come in on a day when your employees have off. Using their high-tech equipment, they will blast your floors, walls and equipment with a high-pressure spray, which includes specially-made cleaning chemicals. After a few hours drying time, your workspace will be spotless.

A factory can’t run itself. Cars can’t diagnose and fix their own problems. Products don’t just appear out of thin air. The bottom line is that your business cannot function without your employees. If your workers are constantly taking sick days or coming to work sluggish and unfocused, your business will suffer. No one can stand breathing in dust and fumes all day without consequences. Keep your employees feeling great and productive by maintaining a hygienic work environment. In addition to encouraging the use of hand sanitizer and safety suits, and performing daily cleanings, make use of a commercial pressure washing service several times a year. Your staff will thank you for it. Remember: healthy employees could be the difference between a failing and a thriving business.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Moldy Brick Structure in Miami

I have a brick structure on the front porch of my house which is getting very moldy. I usually don’t play close attention to these things. When you have a big house and all the family members working full time, there is little chance you’ll notice when something needs some maintenance…until someone points it out to you! Yes, that happened to me. It was a little embarrassing. My nieces and nephews were playing outside and one of them sat on brick structure at the entrance of the house (see below picture). It was moldy, and my nephew Matthew got an allergic reaction immediately! I called to get acrylic sealing services right away!


I made an appointment for the next day so they could come and inspect the surface. It turns out that they needed to pressure wash the brick surface first to remove the mold and then let it dry before adding the acrylic sealant. I started wondering “Where else could there be mold around the house that I have not noticed yet?” The truth is this town has a very extreme and fluctuating weather. It may rain like crazy for a whole week and the following week could be very dry and in the upper 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Perfect living condition for mold to grow on!


I inspected the house, as that front brick structure wasn’t the only one in the house. And Lo and behold! There was mold in the back porch, in the garage and the tiles at our pool. I told that boy “Seal this whole place up!” He looked at me with a deadly serious face as if he had not understood my exaggerated demand; “Ma’am, do you know what you’re requesting of me?” I said “Honey, don’t take me too seriously, I just mean that I need the acrylic sealing in the areas that actually need it, like the front and back porch and the tiles around our pool to avoid any accidents.” He then gave me a nervous grin and said “Ok”. Ugh, these young kids, they’re scared of us old people, ha! 

Friday, May 30, 2014

Shine Bright Like a Diamond

They say that diamonds are a woman’s best friend, and quite frankly I’m not the one to disagree.  One of the great things about a Diamond, among many, is the way it shines – everyone admires something that shines so beautifully that it gets your attention. Well, nothing comes is more true regarding things that shine, not only diamonds!  The other day I was invited to a friend house for a get-together – I wasn’t planning on going, but really didn’t have a solid excuse to miss it neither.  So I went and at the end I was glad that I did, since I was able to how beautiful Acrylic sealer shines and make everything look good. Plus, you know that everyone wants to have things that shine, just as everyone woman wants to have diamonds.
  
At this get-together I realized how acrylic sealer made everything look so beautiful, and very shiny.  Everything from the Paved stones, sidewalk and even the patio – For a second I thought that Rihanna was coming to do a performance and that’s why they had everything shinning to perfection. Much to my disappointment, Rihanna wasn’t showing up but I did leave with a great impression which I’m now applying at my house. And it seems to have a domino effect, since everyone that comes to my house leaves with the same great impression that I left from that get-together.


Once I got home from that get-together, I looked up the company that did the job – the company, Riteway Pressure Washing, came and did the same great job.  They first pressure washed all the surfaces, and then let it dry before actually putting the acrylic sealer.  This is done to slow down the growth of mold, plus to make the job look like a diamond.

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Washing Service



Last tax season was the best so far for my husband and me. We have been working as tax preparers for the past 5 years but we received about 50% more traffic in our office this year than in previous years. The extra income we earned will go towards a nice vacation In South America for the summer. We are so excited! However, there is something we are not so excited about, which is the amount of dirt, stains, and gum which our office carpet has accumulated these past few months. We’ve tried the cheaper alternative (so we can go along with our vacation plans), which is to wash it ourselves, and so we did. But who were we kidding?! Of course it didn’t work; we didn’t have the right machines, or the right cleaners. Four words were ringing in my head: commercial pressure washing services!

It rained a lot this past winter and I cannot blame our clients for all the mud their shoes brought it. My
husband and I definitely spread around some of it too. Luckily the carpet isn’t ruined enough to have to replace it (you know how expensive that can be!), so we have been experimenting with certain cleaners to no avail. We wanted to see if we were able to revive our carpet’s original color, at least to some extent. It only seemed to spread more of the stains and made the carpet look much older than it really was. Yuk! This was not good for the presentation of our office.


We decided to try the pressure washing services nearby our office which our neighbor Jack recommended. He had a surprise birthday party for this adorable 8 year-old daughter Sally and he invited all the kids in the neighborhood, plus Sally’s cousins and schoolmates. It was a disaster he said! They had jelly and cake for dessert and so did the living room’s carpet. On top of that he thought it would be a good idea to have the kids do some art with paint rather than allowed them to get stuck playing video games. You can imagine how that went! Luckily, Jack hired these people to do wash the carpet and afterward it looked even better than before.  So, advise for you all? Let the experts do the job.

Friday, May 23, 2014

Residential Pressure Washing Services

Have you ever had the thought that there isn’t enough water pressure in Florida, especially in Miami? I’ve been living in Miami for the past 22 years and have to come to realize that the water pressure is not the same as it once was, and unfortunately it’s affecting my house from a cleaning perspective.  Now I’m having a hard time cleaning my roof, patio, walkways, driveways, decks and even the sealing.  For those who are married, you know exactly what type of problems these situation brings – you and spouse arguing about who’s going to get the house cleaned.


Well, thanks to residential pressure washing services you can take a lot of pressure off your back. I quickly started asking family and friends to recommend a company that provided those very much needed service.  So, I picked the one that was recommended by most and gave them a call.  They were willing to come the very next day, yet I wanted to surprise my husband; so I decided for them to come in on a Saturday while I went out with him and the house was empty, but left a cousin in charge to oversee the work.  All I can say is that I had a very nice night on Saturday – it was a great surprise to my husband when he witnessed how clean our house was.  From top to bottom, we finally felt comfortable with how the house looked! Riteway Pressure Washing did a great job on the house and saved me a lot of unnecessary stress.  Not to mentioned a wonderful Saturday night! 

Monday, April 28, 2014

Clean Home, Healthy Family


It is hard being a full time parent while having a full time job. However, that is the reality for most Americans. That’s why it is a major concern that children have at least a home where they can play, be distracted, and most importantly be safe, when parents are not home. It is important that kids’ entertainment consists not only of electronic devices, but of outdoor games as well. Therefore, it is essential that you keep your patio or deck as clean as possible for your kids and that can be accomplished with pressure washing services in Miami.

Many parents are concerned about their children playing outside because of all the dirt, and thus all the
bacteria and germs that are out there.  But to prevent bacteria, germs and even mold, you can pressure wash your patio at least once or twice a year to make sure that your kids will be safe and sound! For professional pressure washing companies, dirt is not a problem.

When homes are not given proper, regular maintenance they will get to a point in which you won’t be able to clean them yourself. If algae and mold have started to grow on that patio of yours, don’t even hesitate about contacting a pressure washing company. That is the only way you will be able to bring back its beauty and hygiene. Remember that in order to have a healthy family you need to have a clean home. Many diseases can arise from mold and sometimes you will not even realize it until someone’s health is highly deteriorated. Take precautions and act now – contact a pressure washing company!

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Car Washing With Pressure Washing



A couple of years ago, around the time the financial crisis was in its steepest decline and people were being laid off all over the country, a good friend of mine told me how he had just been fired by a detail body shop he had been working in for more than half a decade. I was shocked by his news and then he went on to explain to me how business was just ‘’dead’’. I wondered if people weren’t crashing anymore and he said they were but that due to the bad strains on household income and primary needs being obviously prioritized, people were putting off fixing bumpers or getting details in order to make ends meet.


He has always been a go getter so I wondered what he would do next. As a friend, I offered him words of encouragement but found little else to offer since at that time we were all doing so badly. He didn’t need much help from me though; he was just telling a close friend about his misfortunes. I guess that’s what friends are for. A few months later, I drove by his place to go say hi. We stayed in contact over social networks but didn’t really touch the topic. He told me how he had started a car washing business and how thanks to pressurewashing he was actually making a profit!

I asked him if regular car cleaning (with a regular no-pressure valve) wasn’t a better option. He said it wasn’t and added that his customers were very pleased with the end results which made them come back. He then improved his processes by recycling water and getting Microban reusable mops to dry interiors and exteriors (those mops are reusable). Thanks to pressure washing and efficient item usage he got through the worst of the crisis and managed to build a solid reputation with his growing client base. After the worst was over, he opened up a little shop of his own and hired a few workers to help him out. It’s that kind of people that are worth looking at, he deserves my best.

Monday, April 21, 2014

Pressure Washing the Right Way!

Pressure washing helps keep businesses and homes clean, getting rid of all the dirt from even the toughest spots to reach! It requires the use of mechanical equipment to create a high pressure stream of water that will reach different surfaces. And sometimes certain cleaners may be added to improve the results, also depending on the kind of surface you are cleaning and its current conditions.  

Pressure washing is very useful to achieve results that would be very hard to accomplish without the proper
equipment and it also helps business and homeowners save a lot of time. It can be used in trucks, parking lots, building and home exteriors, and more. So far everything sounds great, right? Because after all, who wouldn’t want a clean home or business without wasting so much time? The problem is that many contractors that provide this kind of service aren’t disposing the wastewater legally. That can represent a serious problem for the water of bodies and a huge threat for the animals that live in them.

A responsible contractor providing pressure washing services must not discharge pollutants to water bodies. The discharge of wastewater from pressure washing to the storm drainage system is harmful for the environment and contractors need to comply with this rule and refrain from doing so.


Next time you decide to hire a pressure washing company you should definitely ask if they are in compliance with these regulations to make sure you aren’t hiring irresponsible individuals that harm the environment for their own benefit. 

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Code Compliance in Miami



Riteway Pressure Washing is a company that operates in Miami and will help you comply with codes. The Code Compliance Division in Miami monitors residential and commercial properties to check if anyone is in violation of the City Code. Did you know that code violations include minimum housing and property maintenance standards? In order to keep your neighborhood’s residents happy with the area they live in, everyone must cooperate and make sure they are giving maintenance to their homes and keeping them clean.

If your house is looking like this, you are probably going to get in trouble or will receive a warning. If you already have, then you should probably contact Riteway Pressure Washing immediately before you are given a fine for city code violation. This company will clean your property leaving it as clean as possible so you don’t have any problems with code compliance. But you shouldn’t only hire a pressure washing company in order to comply with city regulations. Your home should be a priority for you and you should attempt to make it as nice as possible for you and your family to enjoy.


Cleaning with water at high pressure can penetrate different surfaces such as concrete, aluminum, vinyl and more. This will bring back their true colors that seem to fade away when we don’t clean and don’t provide regular maintenance. In addition, the great advantage that pressure washing provides is that it saves you a lot of time. Try cleaning the exterior of your home and your patio all by yourself, it will take you a whole day and you will never get the same results! So don’t wait now and call Riteway Pressure Washing today