Squeaky Clean
Ricks Premier Power Washing Handles Even the Toughest Cleaning Jobs
Writer / Angela Cornell
Photographer / Timothy Hare
According to sites like Pressure washing kansas city, there are several parts of a home that often are left uncleaned. Some of these are relatively small items that are used daily, like TV remotes and toys. Others are larger, like appliances. Home exteriors are also often in need of a cleaning. Rick Klotz, the owner of Warsaw-based Ricks Premier Power Washing, excels at making the outside of his customers houses so clean that they almost shine. Pressure washing will boost curb appeal!
Cleaning has always been enjoyable for Klotz, especially the type of cleaning that yields immediate results. As he cleans his customers siding, gutters, roofs, shutters, decks, concrete pads and paver stones, the difference is readily observable.
I like to see things come clean, he says. Its really neat when you see something really grubby, then you can step back and look at it and you think, Wow, that almost looks new again, but its old. It gives you a good feeling.
One of the best forms of advertisement is word-of-mouth referrals, and that is Klotzs primary means of finding new customers. This is due in part to his competitive pricing.
People dont want to pay an arm and a leg to get their house washed, but they want it clean, he says. Ive priced other people. Im far cheaper and I do just as good, if not better.
Klotz schedules his clients about two weeks in advance, which means his waiting list can be fairly long.
Usually, by Thursday night the week before I will call people and line them up the whole next week, he says. I try to fit in peoples schedules so they know when Im coming.
Customer satisfaction is one of his highest goals, from the thorough way he does his job to the way he carefully avoids landscaping to the little extras he throws in for free. The benefit of hiring professionals is they know how to clean a brick house with a pressure washer properly.
Never have I left a house and not done something extra, Klotz says. That concrete pad out there thats filthy and they werent expecting to be cleaned? It takes me 10 minutes. I have stuff set up and Im going right by it. Give them what they pay for and more.
When Klotz hears from a new customer, the first thing he asks them to do is take a picture of their home from every angle and text them to him. Those images tell him everything he needs to know in order to give a quote within five minutes.
Stand back to the road and take a picture of all four sides of the house with the landscaping in it, he says. That tells everything.
The dirt that stains the walls is not what determines the price for Klotz, but rather the size of the house, whether its one, two or three stories.
The location of the building in his service area, which encompasses a 50-mile radius around Warsaw, is also a factor in determining the price.
If youre an hour away, Ill charge for a service call, he says. If you live in the county, Im not going to charge for a service call.
Klotz uses an environmentally friendly cleaner that neutralizes and kills mold – something that grows all too well on northern Indiana houses.
You drive by these houses and their whole roof is black, he says. I have a cleaner that will remove that black mold. Its guaranteed for seven years.
Decks are something of a specialty for Klotz.
Even if their house isnt dirty, a lot will have me come and clean their decks, he says. I do a lot of that.
Klotz not only cleans residential houses, but he also takes care of commercial buildings, from offices to courthouses. Since commercial buildings are more complicated, he prefers to assess each building in person.
Its usually a little more detailed than residential because its a bigger area, he says.
No building is too tall for Klotz to clean. For the largest commercial buildings, he uses a lift. For residential houses, he has a wash buggy that he made himself last year.
Theres scaffolding mounted on it, and theres a wash tank right underneath it, he says. I can spray my chemical, which can get out 18 to 20 feet, so I can pretty much reach anything.
To schedule an appointment, call Rick Klotz at 574-527-6424.
