Have you or anyone you know never charged to go out and give estimates??

[Mikey P]

50 to 100 bucks to cover gasoline and chat time. Almost seems mandatory nowadays...

 

[Dolly Llama]

Almost seems mandatory nowadays

yeah, prob'ly for a semi-retired millionaire sOOper stAr that only cleans for fun and beer money

..L.T.A.

 

[The Lurk]

No time for estimates only. They either want me to clean it or they don’t.

TBH. I wouldn’t mind the sales call. It’s just not feasible for me at this time.

 

[BIG WOOD]

Like an idiot, I tried it one time back in the early Obama years. The response I got told me to never do it again

 

[Dolly Llama]

Like an idiot, I tried it one time back in the early Obama years. The response I got told me to never do it again

I knew a one man show HVAC contractor that did.
If you schedule the work, he'd subtract the charge off the total.

It was $40 bukz at the time

..L.T.A.

 

[BIG WOOD]

I think I told the lady that. It was back when diesel was $5/gallon for that short period and I thought it was needed. As slow as my business was...it really wasn't a good idea

 

[AlienAgent]

Could always add $.02 per square foot to the price of every job over 1500ft2. Maybe $.04 to those under that.

 

[Cleanworks]

Residential estimates are done over the phone with a little bit of leeway thrown in. Commercial estimates are done in person as they are usually more complicated.

 

[clean image]

good topic. we do not. we do stone. best to lay eyes on it unless small job.

adds another layer to management

 

[Dolly Llama]

good topic. we do not. we do stone. best to lay eyes on it unless small job.

adds another layer to management

do you charge for an estimate, Carl?

never bothered with onsite estimates for res.
Over the phone is easy enough when asking the right questions

Com/offices a whole 'nother situation.
Far more variables as Ron noted

.L.T.A.

 

[bob vawter]

Like an idiot, I tried it one time back in the early Obama years. The response I got told me to never do it again

They saw yor trailer?

 

[bob vawter]

Could always add $.02 per square foot to the price of every job over 1500ft2. Maybe $.04 to those under that.

Who ARE you?

 

[AlienAgent]

Who ARE you?

Just another hack tryin’ to get paid.

 

[Hack Attack]

the few residential who insist on an onsite quote, better be talking about upholstery, t&g and carpets in one clean.
Otherwise, I politely decline unless I can fit it in with another job in passing

 

[clean image]

Larry, we do NOT charge for an estimate, in our normal service area

with stone refinishing, on larger sq ft, 500-5k sq ft
customers often can NOT answer the questions needed in order to prepare a detailed contract

 

[Connor]

Yes.