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I would hire in at the start till you get enough work to make it viable to buy as pressure washing is difficult to come by
I think that around here anyway the problem is that there are 2 that I’ve seen with huge van or trailer mounted hot pressure washers that can do jobs in a quarter of the time I can
I'd start with a cheaper model. Plenty of Chinese engined models around that do a reasonable job. For most of the 6.5hp models an 0.25 turbo nozzle is what you need. This speeds things up no end, and lets you dip your toe in the water for around £300 for pressure washer and nozzle.
I've run an Evolution Evo-System pressure washer (Chinese engine) for three years with it being used for maybe a day a fortnight either as pressure washer or generator. Until you're getting a job a week pressure washing you can afford to take a couple more hours cleaning, and being able to use it as a generator too doubles it's versatility.
I certainly wouldn't hire. I'd rather buy a second hand big pressure washer for around £500 if you really feel you need serious gallons per minute to get started. £500is only half a dozen hires, and it stacks up even further when you consider your time to collect and return it.
I bought a decent setup over the summer, Honda 390 and a 20" flat surface cleaner.
Paid for itself in no time, have a load of cleaning booked in for February. As it happens I'm away to a course this weekend on soft washing.
I would recommend holding off on buying one until you know you will have enough work to justify buying decent kit. £1000 is not enough IMO for agood setup. It's all about flow rate with power washers, the higher the water output the quicker you do the job.
Hire for now and see if the work is there.
i like people who pressure wash patios. we got lets or work out of it doing repairs to pointing! if you do get in to it, unless you know what you are doing, do NOT start offering to seal paving. you can ruin paving in an instant with irreversible results. its a minefield with the different paving types and sealers out there
Would rather not wreck a customer's Indian stone patio!