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Tall Order

Tall Order

Completely clean the Fire Station job without standing on the scaffolding

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How to unlock the Tall Order achievement in PowerWash Simulator - Definitive Guide

Tip: you are allowed to use the step stool and ladder.

By this point in the game you should have the prime vista 3000 sprayer, use the long extension and orange nozzle for those "hard to reach places"
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15 Jul 2022 06:48

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Thanks dude, I wasn't sure if you could use the ladder and was confused on how to get to the roof
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By xSHUCKLEx on 15 Jul 2022 23:48
Does moving the scaffolding out of the way void the achievement? Didn’t get the achievement and never stood on the scaffolding, but I did move it.
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By WhyattThrash on 16 Jul 2022 08:29
You can also do this without the ladder or step, just go up to the top and edge yourself over the side nd you can land on the sides of the building.
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By Pabl0EskiBra on 16 Jul 2022 10:19
I was 99% done and accidentally grabbed the scaffolding. immediately exited the level, did the sidecar job, then went back to the firehouse. I took a chance and completed it. Cheevo popped. rock
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By emcuewunbee on 18 Jul 2022 23:17
I've accidentally picked up the scaffolding. Put it down right away, never step on it and still got the achievement.
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By wrhwk on 19 Jul 2022 20:00
Just as a warning to everyone, if you accidentally pick up the scaffolding and don't go on it, that'll still void the achievement
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By Whats a Chundy on 20 Jul 2022 00:55
I picked up the scaffolding and moved it. Will confirm again if I get the achievement or not and comment here.
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By Bosh xS on 20 Jul 2022 06:49
Just finished the firehouse and got the achievement. I held the scaffolding for like 15 seconds when I first started the level and then set it down. Never walked on it. Seems like a hit or miss for some people. Obviously try to avoid touching it, but if you do touch it try not to worry too much. As long as you didn't step on it you should be alright.
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By Bosh xS on 20 Jul 2022 08:15
Just finished the firehouse and DID NOT step on the scaffolding. I accidentally picked it up and put it back down during my cleaning and the achievement DID NOT pop.
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By meatman75 on 20 Jul 2022 15:31
Didn't touch or even go near the scaffolding and the achievement didn't pop.


EDIT - I did get the achievement but it didn't give me a notification in game so its worth checking your gamerscore.
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By Emu1903 on 22 Jul 2022 17:33
What is the "orange" nozzle? Unless there's a nozzle I haven't unlocked yet, I'm guessing that maybe you mean the yellow (15 degree) or the red (0 degree)?
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By OzzysShadyDisco on 23 Jul 2022 21:15
Yikes this one was rough. Never went close to the scaffolding, never touched it, yet no achievement. Went for the tower first, if it's dependent on timings.
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By JovialTrash4335 on 24 Jul 2022 17:27
This achievement is *tough*. The very top bit of wall on the rear side of the tower is extremely tough to get clean without the scaffolding, even with the long extension. That bit alone took me around 30 minutes, possibly more, with a lot of going to the top of the tower and trying to lean over without falling off. It can be done though, just requires patience and perseverance.
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By Hordriss on 25 Jul 2022 10:16
It should also be noted that you can hang over the edges at the top of the tower and on the windowsills. Don't be afraid to push how far you can hang over the edge. There's no fall damage in this game.
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By Schfooge on 26 Jul 2022 05:32
I didn't have any difficulty with this, it just takes some patience and accuracy. Note the tower is the "hard" part. You can only reach about 3/4 up the tower from the ground. Take advantage of the game completing tasks for you by fully cleaning anything you can closer to the ground. You can also jump from the station onto the fence to gain a bit of height on two of the faces of the tower. It's also very easy to hang off the top or the windows and use the crouch/super crouch to spray enough of the space to get it to complete.
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By MasterCheeks117 on 26 Jul 2022 06:44
It's worth to mention that if you miss this for any reason, doing it with the upgrades available after completing the story is completely trivial.
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By WhyattThrash on 26 Jul 2022 10:02
I missed this in career, did it in free play and it didn't unlock...
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By Jappe on 28 Jul 2022 23:33
Cleaning the building is really easy. For the upper part, you can fall off the roof onto the grey ledges in the wall. Fall down to the first from the top, clean, fall to the second, clean and so on.
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By meatman75 on 30 Jul 2022 03:45
I also got the achievement after using the scaffolding a lot for the drill tower. However, like above, I continued the game a few days later and finished the level without using it then the achievement popped.
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By LeakedFoot72 on 05 Aug 2022 22:47
Did anyone run into a glitch with this level? I cleaned the drill tower and started on the main station on August 8th. I quit out of the game, then resumed playing on August 9th. While the task checklist on the tablet says I've finished the inside of the tower, when I reloaded the level I can see that the outside of the tower is clean but the progress bars show none of the tower has been cleaned.
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By Dvader83 on 10 Aug 2022 04:40
So I did the whole level in one sitting, didn’t touch the scaffolding...no achievement, anyone any ideas?
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By Jordanovichy on 12 Aug 2022 16:35
Same thing just happened with me. Done in 1 sitting Didn't touch scaffolding :(
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By XabisMission on 12 Aug 2022 18:09
So apparently all xbox achievements were down for a bit, some have been added retroactively, this one hasn't for me so guess I'm going to have to do it all again. UGH
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By Jordanovichy on 12 Aug 2022 21:39
Got the late unlock just now
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By XabisMission on 15 Aug 2022 12:37
Did not pop for me
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By BreakingHues on 16 Aug 2022 06:20
Got this with the end game prime vista pro with extra long expansion
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By Noble Wolf on 20 Aug 2022 01:21
Got this with the end game prime vista pro with extra long expansion
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By Noble Wolf on 20 Aug 2022 06:57
Big help for me was jumping off the fire station roof onto the fence to get some more height for the drill tower.
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By stumpy493 on 21 Aug 2022 22:06
Not sure if it was a glitch, but I completed the tower using the scaffolding then quit. When I reloaded and completed the few bits of of office wall I had remaining, the achievement popped.
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By CelticFaust on 27 Sep 2022 02:19
I tried what celticfaust mentioned, and I too got the achievement; if you use the scaffolding and quit it should pop. I forgot one wall of the office and finished it with that.
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By BluePenguin150 on 04 Oct 2022 06:02
using the scaffolding and then quitting worked for me aswell
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By Yukthesuk on 05 Oct 2022 17:56
Prime Vista PRO. Long extension. Triple red nozzle. Just keep checking where the dirt is and you’ll get it done easily without the scaffolding.
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By TuskedMedusa214 on 25 Oct 2022 16:29
Thanks for the tips about quitting out. I used the scaffolding to get all of the hard to reach places on the outside of the tower, then finished up the inside after quitting out and re-launching the game and it worked fine.
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By Derek1337 on 18 Dec 2022 17:18
Just popped for me and was able to get after using the scaffolding, quitting and relaunching the game
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By Coldyco on 14 Aug 2023 21:33
I can also confirm that I quit the game when I only needed a Walltopper and opened it again and it popped
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By Sejeste Reje on 04 Sep 2023 20:27
Using the Prime Vista PRO Triple Tip Nozzle will also get all the way up to the top of the tower.
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By pdrw6 on 05 Oct 2023 00:44
A tip for people that may have been stuck like me looking for the last bit of I believe it was called office wall. If you go on the roof, then go up the ladder that's already up there, you can crouch and wash the cracks under the red overhang thing. Nothing to do with the achievement but I was running around this level for a half an hour trying to find this last bit.
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By cdrw1987 on 19 Jul 2022 12:45
It should also be noted that you can hang over the edges at the top of the tower and on the windowsills. Don't be afraid to push how far you can hang over the edge. There's no fall damage in this game.
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By Schfooge on 26 Jul 2022 11:06
Weird I just got this achievement and I didn't know it was an achievement until I got it. I had used the scaffolding a whole bunch. The only thing I can think of is that I started a new gaming session with this level almost complete and finished the level without using the scaffolding. Maybe a bug or a lucky glitch?
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By RedShadow#2560 on 30 Jul 2022 15:20
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If you miss this achievement in career mode you can later replay all locations and co in Free play mode and get your missed achievements there.

You can still use the ladder and the step stool to reach the roof of the main building etc. No worries about! but never touch / moving or use the scaffolding! NEVER! Otherwise, restart the job to be on the safe side.

Here are a few tips to clean the drill tower without scaffolding:
  • I used the prime vista 3000 with the long extension and mostly the yellow nozzle. With this you can already reach 2/3 of the surface without problems at the Drill Tower from the ground
  • You can reach a lot of walls from above. You can move out / hang very far on any surfaces (it's crazy!)
  • On one side of the tower there are windows, you can also use them and/or even climb out onto the small ledges.
  • Remember, you don't need to clean everything correctly, the game is very generous in parts. You just have to finish all tasks, no matter how clean the area is.
When you are done with the job, you will get the Achievement.


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the red nozzle helps massively to reach the top of the building from outside once you've smashed out the bigger part with the yellow nozzle.
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This solution is great but I think it's worth noting the red nozzle helps massively to reach the top of the building from outside once you've smashed out the bigger part with the yellow nozzle. Just thought I'd add as might be helpful for someone.
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By DonnieDarko on 18 Jul 2022 09:17
A tip for people that may have been stuck like me looking for the last bit of I believe it was called office wall. If you go on the roof, then go up the ladder that's already up there, you can crouch and wash the cracks under the red overhang thing. Nothing to do with the achievement but I was running around this level for a half an hour trying to find this last bit.
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By cdrw1987 on 19 Jul 2022 12:46
I put these two walls into the video because I have also been looking for it forever :)
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By Zasta 360GameTV on 19 Jul 2022 13:40
Whoops, yeah I just commented on the other solution and copy pasted. So, everyone can disregard my first comment and watch the video.
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By cdrw1987 on 19 Jul 2022 18:21
Can confirm that simply moving the scaffolding will void the achievement. Thanks for including
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By Whats a Chundy on 20 Jul 2022 00:56
If you do accidentally pick up the scaffolding, like I did, do not place it down. Just quit out of the job. I switched to a free mode job and then loaded up this level again and still got the achievement.
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By LoneSt4r1836 on 28 Jul 2022 23:16
i accidently picked up the scaffolding and put it down away from the tower and still got the achievement.
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By Clawed Fish on 01 Aug 2022 06:16
I didn't realise this was an achievement until it had already popped. I used the scaffolding a lot for the drill tower. I started a new game session a few days later and continued this level from where i left off without using the scaffolding this time and completed the level and it unlocked.
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By LeakedFoot72 on 05 Aug 2022 22:50
when I reloaded the level I can see that the outside of the tower is clean but the progress bars show none of the tower has been cleaned
That's what happens when you quit without saving. When you hit start, there's a little floppy disk icon thing at the top right of the tablet that allows you to save. You're gonna have to redo that whole tower. 😬
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By FartingDolphin7 on 12 Aug 2022 11:39
I can confirm that you can indeed pick up and move the scaffolding (accidentally like I did, from at least 20/30 meters away lol) and still get the achievement. A huge relief.
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By Vandor666 on 10 Sep 2022 12:09
I picked up and dropped scaffolding by accident and still got the achievement.
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By DAMASTA NH on 13 Sep 2022 17:59
Did anyone run into a glitch with this level? I cleaned the drill tower and started on the main station on August 8th. I quit out of the game, then resumed playing on August 9th. While the task checklist on the tablet says I've finished the inside of the tower, when I reloaded the level I can see that the outside of the tower is clean but the progress bars show none of the tower has been cleaned.
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By Dvader83 on 10 Aug 2022 04:39
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If you use the Prime Vista long extension, the turbo nozzle, and place the stepstool on top of the soccer ball and move it around you can get the top of the drill tower pretty well. Jumping from the top agains the wall also allows you to get stuck on the ledges and that works well too.
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25 Oct 2022 21:41

Near the back of the firehouse you will see scaffolding and a tall fireman training building you will have to complete this level without using the scaffolding. You can still use the ladder and stool, the thing that makes this frustrating is how hard it is to get near the top of the training without using the scaffolding but it you can maneuver carefully you can get it. And if you forget that you can't use it or accidentally do you can just go back to freeplay and play it again. Trophies also work in coop.
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04 Feb 2023 02:23

At the end of the career, you will have enough money to purchase the Prime Vista PRO and its attachments. This is the most powerful water gun out of them all, so it'll make this job easy to complete without using the scaffolding.

Go slow when reaching the top of the tower and pull up the dirt highlighting button before moving on to another section.
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11 Mar 2023 14:47

This trophy is perhaps the first really tricky career trophy that you'll come across, although it's very easy to do if you use a few different strategies.

First things first, you can use any ladders and step ladders to finish this level, but you CANNOT use the scaffolding. Don't even get close to it or tempt fate. If you can help it, don't even pick it up either.

When it comes to the main Fire Station building, there's no need for the scaffolding at all; just use the ladders to clean the windows and the ledges, and to get on the roof.

The back tower is where it gets tricky. First things first, clean out the inside, and whatever you can from the inside. Then, you're going to want to use the ladders in conjunction with the long reach extensions to get as much of the outside done from the ground level.

The next step requires you taking advantage of the physics of the game. While on the top, if you get as close to the edge, facing straight ahead, if you look down and turn 180 degrees, it'll effectively have you hovering in thin air, able to power wash the sides from the top with relative ease. Do that on all four sides, and from the windows on the side if need be, and you'll get this trophy when you finish the level.
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When you most likely enter the level for the first time in career your Power Washer gun wont be strong enough to reach the higher places. The trick to not use the scaffolding (multi layered ladders/stars object). I dont know if moving it can break but you dont have to. The worst part is the big building in the back. You can come back later for this if you have another gun or you can do very tricky manouvers and try to get the job done.

This level can be found in Free play -> Locations -> Clean the Fire Station after you have done it in Career,
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27 Jul 2022 00:00

This achievement is perhaps the first really tricky career achievement that you'll come across, although it's very easy to do if you use a few different strategies.

First things first, you can use any ladders and step ladders to finish this level, but you CANNOT use the scaffolding. Don't even get close to it or tempt fate. If you can help it, don't even pick it up either.

When it comes to the main Fire Station building, there's no need for the scaffolding at all; just use the ladders to clean the windows and the ledges, and to get on the roof.

The back tower is where it gets tricky. First things first, clean out the inside, and whatever you can from the inside. Then, you're going to want to use the ladders in conjunction with the long reach extensions to get as much of the outside done from the ground level.

The next step requires you taking advantage of the physics of the game. While on the top, if you get as close to the edge, facing straight ahead, if you look down and turn 180 degrees, it'll effectively have you hovering in thin air, able to power wash the sides from the top with relative ease. Do that on all four sides, and from the windows on the side if need be, and you'll get this achievement when you finish the level.
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In general, it is better not to touch, enter or move scaffolding. Both the fire station and the educational building need to be cleaned. A ladder and stand can be used.
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22 Feb 2023 19:24

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I accidentally picked up the forest in my hand, but the trophy fell out
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By ZefirkaZef on 06 Jan 2024 01:12
You cannot only use the scaffolding that is located in the backyard near the tower. You can use a ladder or a stool.
For complete climbing without scaffolding, purchase: Prime Vista 3000, long attachment and turbo attachment (the latter is optional, but saves time)
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18 Jul 2022 16:00