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What is a good price for commercial carpet cleaning
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Kenny Hayes
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So, have you started?
Desk Jockey
Member
This will be my third week.
Kenny Hayes
Member
So, are you at KU?
Desk Jockey
Member
No they have a hiring freeze. In fact all departments are forced to take a 6% cut in all departments. They are trying to cut 20 million from the budget.
hogjowl
Idiot™
So, where are you working Rechurd?
Desk Jockey
Member
Local university, Washburn. Division 2 school.
hogjowl
Idiot™
I bet they’re football team sucks
Desk Jockey
Member
I actually don't know. I never followed their sports.
hogjowl
Idiot™
Janitors never do
Old Coastie
Supportive Member
Their
Cleanworks
Moderator
There, their now.
Desk Jockey
Member
lol
Kenny Hayes
Member
Bahaaaaaaa!!!!
Kenny Hayes
Member
Touché!!!!
encapman
Member
"A chain of stores" = Multiple stores is good.
"UPS stores" = They're probably hammered.
My advice... "Cut the cloth to fit the garment"
Would you like to land the account? Then you can't charge $400. Commercial retail usually runs .10-.25 in most markets. And multiple stores will usually expect a price break.
Based on 1500 sq ft, you could comfortably charge $175 per store and do well. Provide encap only. Do a demo. Show the visual "pop". And then set them up on a minimum quarterly routine.
Price a one time cleaning at $225 per store. But give them a discount price break to service the stores quarterly. I'd suggest a flat rate of $700 per year. This is for a maintenance contract. You could bill them monthly at $58.33 per month. They will likely take you up on that deal.
Now you might be thinking; encap cleaning at $175 per store works out to a paltry 11.6 cents per sq ft. That may not sound like much. But you should be able to easily encap a store in 1 to 1.5 hours. And at that rate you'll be over $100 per hour which should give you a nice profit. This is a situation that's tailor made for encap cleaning!
Like I said... "Cut the cloth to fit the garment".
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Lee Stockwell
FOJL
I do a chain of financial stores, 1000-1500 SF each with a TM. I go to the furthest one 1st, starting at 9am. Usually take 40-55 minutes each and do 5 or 6 per day depending on the route. They love our results! Each store pays on completion.
I may alternate encap as "the quiet option" in the near future.
I may alternate encap as "the quiet option" in the near future.
Cleanworks
Moderator
I like the idea but I think I want at least $200 per store, especially if I am doing them in the evening. Billing monthly on a maintenance contract is brilliant."A chain of stores" = Multiple stores is good.
"UPS stores" = They're probably hammered.
My advice... "Cut the cloth to fit the garment"
Would you like to land the account? Then you can't charge $400. Commercial retail usually runs .10-.25 in most markets. And multiple stores will usually expect a price break.
Based on 1500 sq ft, you could comfortably charge $175 per store and do well. Provide encap only. Do a demo. Show the visual "pop". And then set them up on a minimum quarterly routine.
Price a one time cleaning at $225 per store. But give them a discount price break to service the stores quarterly. I'd suggest a flat rate of $700 per year. This is for a maintenance contract. You could bill them monthly at $58.33 per month. They will likely take you up on that deal.
Now you might be thinking; encap cleaning at $175 per store works out to a paltry 11.6 cents per sq ft. That may not sound like much. But you should be able to easily encap a store in 1 to 1.5 hours. And at that rate you'll be over $100 per hour which should give you a nice profit. This is a situation that's tailor made for encap cleaning!
Like I said... "Cut the cloth to fit the garment".
Just keep a close tab on when they pay.
Kenny Hayes
Member
Lot times they’ll pay with a cc out of petty cash.
How dare you suggest $100/hr. Didn’t you know that mb members are supposed to make a minimum $200/hr?"A chain of stores" = Multiple stores is good.
"UPS stores" = They're probably hammered.
My advice... "Cut the cloth to fit the garment"
Would you like to land the account? Then you can't charge $400. Commercial retail usually runs .10-.25 in most markets. And multiple stores will usually expect a price break.
Based on 1500 sq ft, you could comfortably charge $175 per store and do well. Provide encap only. Do a demo. Show the visual "pop". And then set them up on a minimum quarterly routine.
Price a one time cleaning at $225 per store. But give them a discount price break to service the stores quarterly. I'd suggest a flat rate of $700 per year. This is for a maintenance contract. You could bill them monthly at $58.33 per month. They will likely take you up on that deal.
Now you might be thinking; encap cleaning at $175 per store works out to a paltry 11.6 cents per sq ft. That may not sound like much. But you should be able to easily encap a store in 1 to 1.5 hours. And at that rate you'll be over $100 per hour which should give you a nice profit. This is a situation that's tailor made for encap cleaning!
Like I said... "Cut the cloth to fit the garment".
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
Mine pay 150 a pop with a Moneygram before we leave
