Was contacted about cleaning down a huge horse barn. It is about 250 feet long. Will be going to look at job before bidding. New owner wants cobwebs, debris, dirt removed from ceiling and sides. Would like your thoughts on what I should look for when I visit the job. Initial thought is to "dry" clean by hand as much as possible (i.e. manually knock down the webs, etc.). Doesn't need to be "paintable clean". Your thoughts on a general purpose chemical to use? Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks, as always.
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Larry L.
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Bill I've never cleaned inside of a horse barn but do remember reading a post where someone else had and it liked to have killed them,something to do with his chemical mixing in with the horse P made a different chemical that burn'd him pretty good before he knew it.Sorry I cann't remember which bbs I read it on but he said it was dangoust mixing some chemicals with horse/cow/sheep/pig/goat P.
Warren Smathers
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I agree with the mild approach suggested already, but does anybody know a really good way to remove cobwebs? Those things drive me crazy and I can't ever seem to remove them totally. How bout it Bigboy, y'all got spiders out there the size of box turtles. What do you do about it?
Warren Smathers
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Yeah, Ron, I already knew about the dryer sheets thing........just trying to find a really good and efficient way to get rid of existing cobwebs. I didn't think they had 'em in NJ since all the insects are holding over Newark like all the other air traffic!
Larry L.
PWN TEAM - Moderator Emeritus
Don't know a easy way.
I did a chicken house once and it had spider webs hanging from the ceiling and walls so bad it looked like a spider move coming to life.The owner told me not to spend to much time trying to remove all the webs,just paste them to the ceiling and walls if I couldn't blow them off,which is what I did ifen they didn't blow off,he said they'd fall or drop'off in time,I don't know if they did or not b/c I seen real quick I didn't want to wash another chicken house no'matter ifen spiders where saleing for dime a piece.The only chemical I used was a disinfectant mixed in the wash water,which didn't need rinsing.Found volume and psi would get most spider webs in the chicken house,used a turbo for awhile which was going a great job in getting the webs off but it was taking to long to use it.I don't know how big your barn is but it takes awhile to wash the inside ceiling,walls and ect.,the ceiling will kill ya neck looking up,this is on job ya'll remember for sure.
I did a chicken house once and it had spider webs hanging from the ceiling and walls so bad it looked like a spider move coming to life.The owner told me not to spend to much time trying to remove all the webs,just paste them to the ceiling and walls if I couldn't blow them off,which is what I did ifen they didn't blow off,he said they'd fall or drop'off in time,I don't know if they did or not b/c I seen real quick I didn't want to wash another chicken house no'matter ifen spiders where saleing for dime a piece.The only chemical I used was a disinfectant mixed in the wash water,which didn't need rinsing.Found volume and psi would get most spider webs in the chicken house,used a turbo for awhile which was going a great job in getting the webs off but it was taking to long to use it.I don't know how big your barn is but it takes awhile to wash the inside ceiling,walls and ect.,the ceiling will kill ya neck looking up,this is on job ya'll remember for sure.
We found the best way to remove spider webs is to use a soft brush and sweep them off while they are dry. Once they are wet they stick to the surface and won't brush off. Even humidity make them extra sticky. We clean elk, horse and cattle barns and we use a product called "Zepamine A" or "Dynaquat 64". They are available at Zep. They seem a little pricey but they have a very high dilution rate and are excellent cleaning agents. They are a quat based cleaner that santizes the surfaces and does not need to be rinsed off. We put it right thru the pump at a very low dilution rate. It kills a large spectrum of bacterias and leaves a fresh smell. They don't leave a perfumy odor but just a fresh air kind of smell and you don't have to worry about it reacting to the urine. Also, I make sure the guys always wear a mask when doing barns because you are kicking up all sorts of germs/bacteria, especially when sweeping the rafters and ceiling. There always seems to be pigeon poo involved with barns and its not a good thing to inhale.
Sherry
Sherry
Hi Jon,
The only thing I know about the deer around here, is that I try to avoid them on the highway! Hubby isn't sure where that deer was shot, but it was somewhere in Saskachewan. If you're impressed with the deer hunting videos, you should try the northern fishing videos! That we know a little more about.
The only thing I know about the deer around here, is that I try to avoid them on the highway! Hubby isn't sure where that deer was shot, but it was somewhere in Saskachewan. If you're impressed with the deer hunting videos, you should try the northern fishing videos! That we know a little more about.