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That Tuesday when I flooded a customer's basement by accident
I was pressure washing a driveway in Denver last month and got too cocky with the surface cleaner. The house sat at the bottom of a hill and I sent all that dirty water right into their basement window well. It poured in for a good 10 minutes before I realized what happened. Homeowner came out screaming about their finished basement with the new carpet. I spent the next 6 hours shop vacuuming and pulling up wet padding. Cost me $400 for a restoration crew to dry it out properly. Has anyone else had a job go sideways in a way you couldnt predict?
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wilson.sam12d ago
Honestly, guess you’re not supposed to pressure wash the inside of someone’s basement.
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kimr1012d ago
Oh man, I just read a similar story on a local Facebook group where a guy pressure washed a driveway and ruined a neighbor's fence with all the mud splatter. Were you using any kind of recovery system for the water runoff?
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thomas_martinez12d ago
Nope, no recovery system here. I’m pretty much out there living on the edge, hoping the mud doesn't find its way to someone's prize-winning petunias. So far my luck’s holding up, but I’m definitely knocking on wood now.
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