cleanking
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How much, if anything, are you charging in addition to your regular rates to haul out a portable and clean high rise condos or residential apartments?
Quality of cleaning is exactly the same with my tm or my portable. Only difference is speed on larger jobs.and talking about adding a bigger stack and another motor and an auto fill auto pump out and heat, 4 more cords and a booster....yada yada yada!
Then you get really delusional and start thinking you can clean every bit as good as a TM.
Whurrr is Willy when I need him? I miss Willy.
Whut? He's still here?
Fookhem!![]()
If you grudgingly have to work with a portable, you will hate it. Because I have so much portable work, I have developed systems that work as quickly and efficiently as a TM. I use a high performance portable that gives me close to TM power. I have hoses measured to give me best performance. I have a ramp to assist loading and unloading. Everything I need for a job goes inside or on top of the machine. Except for vacuum or crb. Time wise on jobs up to 1000 sqft. There is no difference. You learn what works and what doesn't . My portable cleans with 500 psi at 1.5 GPM, with heat and enough vacuum to recover over 80 percent of the water we use in most situations. I never haul it up a staircase. I have a TM for that. Parking is always an issue for a one van operation. Now that I am back in a full size van, there are some times that I will just have to say no to certain jobs. If I was running a multivan operation I would have minivan like the little Nissan's for portable operation with a dedicated portable operator or crew. That way you can park in the underground. Years ago I used to work for a department store as a portable subcontractor. I made as much as the TM guys with less investment in equipment.We add $100 for portable work.
I ask some Manhattan CC how they handle the lack of parking issue. They have a van with 2-3 portable crews. Which drops off a crew at 2 or 3 sites. They have a $500 minimum and charge $250 per room. Since they are charging so much they milk the clock and work slow so that the customers think they are getting more value for their money. They call the driver when they are ready for a ride to next site.
If you grudgingly have to work with a portable, you will hate it. Because I have so much portable work, I have developed systems that work as quickly and efficiently as a TM. I use a high performance portable that gives me close to TM power. I have hoses measured to give me best performance. I have a ramp to assist loading and unloading. Everything I need for a job goes inside or on top of the machine. Except for vacuum or crb. Time wise on jobs up to 1000 sqft. There is no difference. You learn what works and what doesn't . My portable cleans with 500 psi at 1.5 GPM, with heat and enough vacuum to recover over 80 percent of the water we use in most situations. I never haul it up a staircase. I have a TM for that. Parking is always an issue for a one van operation. Now that I am back in a full size van, there are some times that I will just have to say no to certain jobs. If I was running a multivan operation I would have minivan like the little Nissan's for portable operation with a dedicated portable operator or crew. That way you can park in the underground. Years ago I used to work for a department store as a portable subcontractor. I made as much as the TM guys with less investment in equipment.
and talking about adding a bigger stack and another motor and an auto fill auto pump out and heat, 4 more cords and a booster....yada yada yada!
Then you get really delusional and start thinking you can clean every bit as good as a TM.
Whurrr is Willy when I need him? I miss Willy.
Whut? He's still here?
Fookhem!![]()
At your age I'd probably miss my Willy too.... Rip little guy.....![]()
Quality of cleaning is exactly the same with my tm or my portable. Only difference is speed on larger jobs.
I agree. I always add in the parking fee and if it takes me longer to get my equipment in and out of a building we add that on too. I am really missing my Volkswagen now. Perfect vehicle to have a tm installed and carry a portable at the same time. When doing portable work, the goal is to make as much money as if it were a tm. Otherwise, I'm not interested. Sometimes we think our prices are too high for small jobs. Best let the customer decide that. I had a job the other day, doing 1 small room. I charged $150 and was out of there in 45 minutes, parking was right by the back door and elevator to the suite. When the customer asked how much I would charge when booking the appointment, he was relieved that it was only $150.I agree and we are on same page.
We charge the extra to cover the parking, or possibility of getting a ticket, the increased workers comp cost and slower production times. Remember to add the extra time it takes for parking or building security hassles into your "production" times.
That's a nice minimum. I'll have to think about immigrating to Hawaii.We have a $250 minimum and don't charge more for condo work.. I'm also not a fan of charging for pre-scrubbing, using a RV360i, or spotting unless it's for urine or spot dyeing...
We do whatever it takes to get the job done.. I can't count how many times I loss my ass on some jobs... Our Property Managers keep us busy and love us even though our minimum is a lot higher than others...