00Start Here & Launch Checklist
The roadmap through the bag, the three things to do today, and the phase-by-phase checklist that tells you when you’re ready for a paying job.
- 00-Start-Here-and-Launch-Checklist.pdf
Pressure Washing LaunchBag
Start a residential pressure washing business, from the first machine to the first paying driveway.
Buy the right machine once, mix the right strength for the surface in front of you, know where your city lets the wash water go, and quote a job without the underpricing most beginners start with.
Real pages from the bag. Open one to read it.
Introductory price $29. $39 starting Oct 25. Introductory price through October 24, 2026. From October 25, 2026, the price is $39. One purchase, yours to keep.
Checkout on Payhip. Your download link arrives by email right after payment. Refundable until you download, final after that (refund policy).
What’s in the bag
Numbered in the order you’ll use them. Guides, spreadsheets that do the math, editable templates, and references that live in the truck. Two components include an editable Word version, which is why 10 components make 12 files.
01The Playbook
The business in real numbers, your version of it, setup, gear, the work, pricing, and what happens after launch. Every chapter opens with what you’ll learn and closes with what to do.
- 01-Playbook.pdf
02Startup Budget
Pick a tier, mark what you own, see the real number, your monthly costs and your runway. Includes a printable used-equipment inspection list.
- 02-Startup-Budget.xlsx
03Pricing & Quote Tool
Rate Setter, Price Sheet with benchmarks, Job Quote with a verdict, and a Job Log that signals when to raise prices.
- 03-Pricing-and-Quote-Tool.xlsx
04First Customers Plan + Scripts
Channels ranked by evidence, a four-week plan, the habits that convert, what not to spend on, and every message you’ll send.
- 04-First-Customers-Plan.pdf
- 04-First-Customers-Scripts.docx
05Surfaces & Chemicals Field Guide
Strengths by surface, mixing tables, the jug test, the never-mix list, surface rules, plant protection, carbon monoxide, PPE and first aid. Print it; keep it in the truck.
- 05-Surfaces-and-Chemicals-Field-Guide.pdf
06Local Rules & Wash Water Guide
Where wash water can go, seven verified cities that disagree, the three calls with a worksheet, drought, door-to-door rules, lead paint, sales tax.
- 06-Local-Rules-and-Wash-Water-Guide.pdf
07Quote, Agreement & Job Checklists
Quote template, service agreement, the federal Notice of Cancellation, pre-job inspection, customer prep list and close-out list.
- 07-Quote-Agreement-and-Job-Checklists.pdf
- 07-Quote-Agreement-and-Job-Checklists.docx
08Business Basics
Entity, licenses, the insurance exclusion to watch for, bank, bookkeeping, getting paid, taxes, and what to skip.
- 08-Business-Basics.pdf
09Sources
Where every number and rule came from, with links, so you can check anything yourself.
- 09-Sources.pdf
- 12files
- 103PDF pages
- 2spreadsheets
- 2Word files
- Researched August 2026
All 12 file names
- 00-Start-Here-and-Launch-Checklist.pdf
- 01-Playbook.pdf
- 02-Startup-Budget.xlsx
- 03-Pricing-and-Quote-Tool.xlsx
- 04-First-Customers-Plan.pdf
- 04-First-Customers-Scripts.docx
- 05-Surfaces-and-Chemicals-Field-Guide.pdf
- 06-Local-Rules-and-Wash-Water-Guide.pdf
- 07-Quote-Agreement-and-Job-Checklists.pdf
- 07-Quote-Agreement-and-Job-Checklists.docx
- 08-Business-Basics.pdf
- 09-Sources.pdf
All 12 files are in the ZIP; nothing is held back for an upsell.
A closer look inside
Pages and spreadsheet views from the files you download, not mockups. Open any one to read it.
What you’ll be able to do
Each one names the file that does it.
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Know what to buy and what beginners regret
The 4 GPM rule, the kit by tier with dated prices, the parts that confuse people, and a used-rig inspection checklist.
Playbook ch. 4 · Startup Budget
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See your real startup number and runway
46 itemized lines with low/typical/high estimates, an ’already own’ column, operating costs, and a months-of-runway calculator.
Startup Budget
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Price a job without the 30% underpricing mistake
A Rate Setter that turns your costs into a target hourly rate and minimum charge, a Price Sheet with August 2026 benchmarks, a Job Quote with a verdict, and a Job Log that tells you when to raise prices.
Pricing & Quote Tool
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Book your first ten customers without buying ads
Channels ranked by what beginners reported working, a four-week plan, and thirteen editable scripts, from the first text to the review ask.
First Customers Plan · Scripts
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Use the right chemical strength on the right surface
Applied-strength table, batch-mix table, the jug test for your injector, a never-mix list, surface rules, plant protection, PPE and first aid.
Surfaces & Chemicals Field Guide
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Get your city’s answer on where the wash water can go
The federal pattern, seven verified city examples that disagree, and the three calls that get your local answer, plus drought, permits, lead paint and sales tax.
Local Rules & Wash Water Guide
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Quote it, sign it, inspect it, close it out
A quote template, a plain-English service agreement with the federal cancellation notice, and the pre-job inspection, customer prep and close-out checklists.
Quote, Agreement & Job Checklists
Who it’s for
- You want to start a residential pressure washing business in the US, part-time or full-time.
- You have roughly $4,000–5,500 to start all-in (less with used gear), no industry background, and a lot of open questions.
- You’d rather follow an ordered plan than piece one together yourself from threads and videos.
- You may have no truck yet, or you may be planning a launch for your next warm season. Both are covered.
Who it’s not for
- You want a roof-cleaning, commercial or fleet operation on day one; the Playbook leaves those for later and says why.
- You’re looking for an income promise; the year-one numbers in the bag are operators’ own reports, including the ones who struggled.
- You won’t do the selling. The customer plan runs on answering the phone within minutes, quoting on the spot and knocking on five doors after every job.
- You need the first season to replace a salary. The Playbook’s own advice is part-time first, and it shows the year-one numbers that say why.
Seven phases, one gate
Start Here gives you the roadmap, and every file shows where you are on it. Phase 5 ends at the gate: you’re ready for a paying job.
Read the Playbook chapter for the phase, use the tool it points to, check off the checklist, and move on. The Field Guide, Local Rules Guide and Agreement Pack come out whenever a phase calls for them.
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Understand the business
You know what it really pays, what it takes, and which version you’re starting.
Playbook ch. 1–2 -
Set up
Insured, registered, bank and card ready, local rules known, budget and runway known.
Playbook ch. 3 · Business Basics · Local Rules Guide · Startup Budget -
Gear up
The right machine and kit, bought sensibly.
Playbook ch. 4 · Startup Budget -
Learn the work, safely
Jug test done; two practice jobs done; nothing damaged.
Field Guide · Playbook ch. 5 -
Price it
Your target rate, minimum charge and price sheet are set, and you’re ready for a paying job.
Playbook ch. 6 · Pricing & Quote ToolReady for a paying job -
Get customers
First ten jobs booked.
First Customers Plan · Scripts -
Do jobs and improve
Paid, reviewed, logged; prices raised on data.
Agreement Pack · Field Guide · Pricing & Quote Tool (Job Log tab) · Playbook ch. 7–8
What it doesn’t do
- Roofs, wood restoration, commercial and hot-water work are left for later, with the reasons (insurance, injury risk, equipment).
- It is not hands-on technique training (the Playbook says where free video and the practitioner forums cover that) and not legal, tax, insurance or safety advice. It tells you what to verify, where, and when it matters.
- It is US-focused. Rules that vary by state or city are marked, with the way to find your local answer.
- Prices, insurance figures and platform rules change. Everything is dated (researched August 2026) and the volatile figures are labeled as estimates.
How it was made
- Researched from roughly 500 sources: trade guidance, government rules, safety data sheets, supplier prices, insurer data, and several hundred practitioner threads and videos.
- Every number is sourced or labeled as an estimate, with its date. The ones worth bookmarking are linked in the Sources file.
- The spreadsheets are generated from tested code: every formula is checked against hand calculations, including edge cases and typos.
- A separate review pass, done apart from the writing, checked accuracy, safety guidance, legal language, spreadsheet behavior and beginner usability; the fixes went in before this version shipped.
Made and supported by Frog Labs LLC, the company behind LaunchBag.
More on the process: how a LaunchBag is made.
Before you buy
The questions people ask about this bag. More on the support page.
What exactly do I get, and how?
A ZIP with 10 components in 12 files: 8 PDF guides (103 pages total), 2 spreadsheets (.xlsx) and 2 editable Word documents (.docx). Two components come as a pair: the First Customers Plan (PDF) with its Scripts (Word), and the Quote, Agreement & Job Checklists (PDF plus the editable Word version). Checkout is on Payhip. The ZIP is on screen and in Payhip’s email right after payment; keep the email, and if you ever lose it we re-send the files free.
Do the spreadsheets work in Google Sheets?
They work in both Excel and Google Sheets: standard formulas only, dropdowns backed by list sheets, no macros. Yellow cells are yours; gray cells calculate.
Is this just information I could find on YouTube and Reddit?
Much of the underlying information is public, and the bag says so. You’re paying for the research done and organized into one ordered path, the working spreadsheets, the templates and scripts, and the safety and local-rules material the free sources skip. It saves the weeks you’d spend piecing that together yourself.
Does it tell me what to charge in my area?
It gives you August 2026 benchmark ranges by service, a market-band selector, and a method for calibrating to your area in your first month. The tool then turns your own costs and hours into your target rate, and the job log tells you when you’re winning too many bids.
Will it help if I’m in a cold climate or buying this in the off-season?
Yes. Seasonality is handled by climate, not by calendar: warm-climate operators work most of the year; seasonal-climate operators use the off-season for phases 1–5 and start marketing about six weeks before their first warm month.
What’s the refund policy?
LaunchBags are digital downloads: a full refund if you haven’t downloaded anything, and all sales are final once you have, with four exceptions. We refund duplicate charges; if a file won’t open in the listed formats, or the product is materially different from what this page says, we fix it, or refund if we can’t; and we refund where the law requires it. Change of mind isn’t refundable. Read the refund policy.
Will it be updated?
Prices, fees and rules change, so every figure is dated. We review the time-sensitive ones from time to time, and when something material changes we may send existing customers updated files.
Can I print it?
Yes. The PDFs are laid out for US Letter and read well in grayscale. The Field Guide and the checklists are meant to be printed and used on the job.
Get the Pressure Washing LaunchBag
12 files: 8 PDF guides (103 pages), 2 spreadsheets for Excel or Google Sheets, and 2 editable Word files. One download, yours to keep.
Introductory price $29. $39 starting Oct 25. Introductory price through October 24, 2026. From October 25, 2026, the price is $39.
By clicking “Get the bag” and completing checkout on Payhip, you agree to LaunchBag’s Terms and refund policy. This is a digital download: refundable until you download a file, and all sales are final after that, with the exceptions in the refund policy. Not legal, tax, insurance, or safety advice, and the templates are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney; no income promises.
Sold by Frog Labs LLC. To receive our legal name and business address by email, write to contact@froglabsllc.com.
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- Unzip and open 00 Start Here & Launch Checklist. The files are numbered in reading order.