How To Use Google Earth In Your Pressure Washing Business [2023]
On your mobile visit the Apple App or Google Play store if you want to download the app version of ‘Google Earth’.
From your desktop you can visit https://earth.google.com/web/ to view the web browser version. For pressure washing business owners like us we much prefer the mobile version, it's a lot easier to navigate and use when out visiting job sites for quotes remotely.
What is the Google Earth App and why do Pressure washing businesses need it?
Google Earth provides a simple to use platform that combines satellite imagery, 3D mapping, and various measurement tools to help you measure out small and large areas. This allows you to visualise properties from different angles and accurately measure surfaces which is essential for roof cleaning and pressure washing jobs such as driveway cleaning
Successfully setting up your measurements
Use the ruler tool in Google Earth to set up your measurements. Click on "Ruler" in the top menu bar" Choose the unit of measurement you prefer, whether it's feet, meters which are the common units used in this industry.
A target icon will appear, from here you can add a ‘Point’ on the area you are measuring. Once you add each point you are measuring and return to your first point you added to the map. A perimeter and area size will be given.
With your area size calculated, this is going to help you calculate your cleaning price
Measuring Different Surfaces
Google Earth allows you to measure various surfaces, from driveways to roofs. When completing complicated areas or multiple surface types. Break them down into sections to make working them out easier.
Convenience and Time-Saving
For the majority of situations manually measuring properties with tape measures, wheels are becoming less common.. Google Earth streamlines the process, saving you valuable time that you can allocate to other aspects of your business.
4 Tips for Accurate Google Earth Measurements
- Click the little ‘Person’ icon, this will take you to the street view to give you a high resolution image of the area. Make sure you are measuring the correct property, don't just rely on the google earth red pin to verify the accuracy of the location.
- Look out for property numbers, letter boxes and bins for home numbers as an extra measurement. You wouldn't want to quote the wrong address…
- Check out the sold house prices of a property online in the UK using Rightmove or Zillow in America to find updated pictures of the property you are measuring. Essential when not quoting in person.
- Combine Multiple Measurements: For complex properties, break down measurements into smaller sections for increased accuracy.
Verify addresses using Rightmove for your cleaning business
Using rightmove.co.uk in this example, you can find more than just the sold house prices.
Using the sold house price function, search by the post code then filter by address.
From here you'll be able to see when the address was last sold and if you're lucky you'll see some images inside the property and picture inside and outside of the house including a very useful floor plan which can give you are area size of the property too
From here you can confidently cross check the property against your google earth images should you struggle to find the correct property.
Integrating Google Earth into your Workflow + HACK
Incorporate the measurements obtained from Google Earth into your quoting and project planning processes give you speed. Coupled with the industries first mobile Pressure Washing Calculator available only on the Apple store (for now). Allowing your to push the numbers generated through google earth and easily add various other costs associated with your pressure washing projects before sending your quotes over.
The calculator is incredibly easy to understand and use, and you can configure your prices to suit your business. Using Google with the pressure washing calculator can allow you to deliver quotes to your clients super fast saving hours of time every week… Ohh and you won't be out of pocket by accidentally under or over bidding your jobs too. Check out how we measure a home using google and generate a prices using the calculator
Exterior cleaning business needs Google Earth
Incorporating Google Earth into your pressure washing workflow can revolutionise how you approach measurements. Once you have it you’re wondering what you did without it. There's no beating a tape measure but when it comes to convenience, and time-saving Google Earth Wins hands down making it an invaluable asset to have in your pocket.
