Heat: Gum Removal vs. Damage to Landscape

[Bennyhonda]

I've got a rather large commercial job coming up in which we'll be doing concrete sidewalks several hundred feet away from the pressure washer. Due to gum spots, I plan to use hot water, however, the way in which the sidewalks weave in and about the area, I think it would be very difficult to keep the hose on a hard surface at all times. Is there a temperature at which the gum will still come off relatively easy yet not cause damage to the grass from prolonged heat exposure? Hopefully someone has some real world experience with this.

Thank you,

Ben

[Ron Musgraves]

Benny, turn grass brown all the time. This how ever is in writing, we do our best job not to brown grass.

If the customer wants to have us suspend the hose over the lawn we use somthing similar to a saw horse and suspend the hose all the way to hard surface.

reducing the heat is soemthing I never messed with because i know it will increase the time.( time is money)

Brown grass in AZ comes back quickly, however we do have Scottsdale resorts if we damaged the lawns they would send me a bill for the turf replacement and it would be changed the next day.

Good luck, I have photos of the hose horses, maybe i can post them.

[billrt]

Hay if you have to, run the hose through the holes couple of a couple of cinder blocks
Bill Regan

[Joe Ortiz]

get a piece of rebar 1/2" bend one end into a loop/hook pull hose through loop and hammer into grass. doesnt take up room and wont kill any flower beds/grass

[Bennyhonda]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I will certainly draw up a waiver first and then do my best, using your suggestions, to keep the damage to a minimum.