Help new construction bid

[joeynbgky]

New construction. 2 bedroom town house and 3 bedroom what would u bid?

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[daniel@procarpet]

My normal rate.

 

[joeynbgky]

I charge $95 for a move out clean. Not counting carpet

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[John Watson]

Sorry Kid you got to figure some things out yourself....

For someone to answer your question sanely and with any intelegence they would need to know more of what was going on and a better scope of the work you are planning to do..

Remember there is 2 ways to buy oats.. Pay top dollar and get them off the store shelf.

To get the cheapest you can find.....











You go out in the field and pick them up after they have gone through the horse...

But on the other hand the most expensive coffee in the world the bean is recovered from the shit of the animal that ate it first. They say the digestive acids adds to the flavor.

 

[BillC]

Since your in the CC and janitorial business you should be able to bid on jobs without asking.. Also $95 to clean a house/apartment (without CC'ing) after someone has moved out is crazy cheap! No wonder you get lots of jobs...

 

[joeynbgky]

Lol I drank lots of coffee today and was questiining my prices. I second guess my self alot. I bid high and got them thanks

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[daniel@procarpet]

Yes Joey that is ridiculous cheap but I understand your logic. You pay your hired help 8 bucks an hour and figure that if it takes them three hours to clean a house/unit you are still making money. I think you fall into the if I add more jobs, trucks, and employees, I will make more. The logical and most practical thing to do is charge more or offer more services with reduced overhead, but you know your market better than anyone else.

All I know is it took me over an hour just to clean a fridge when my renters moved out earlier this year. I just can't see going behind nasty people doing a whole house for 95 dollars. Way too cheap.

Also you can't apply apartment pricing to this type of carpet cleaning. You should be around 200-300 for the carpet cleaning alone. I can't comment on the house cleaning because I have no experience in that field.

The point is people will pay more as long as your price is fair. You don't have to be the cheapest or close to it.

 

[ascrubabove]

I charge $95 for a move out clean. Not counting carpet

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WTF, are you giving it away, or are you only kind of cleaning it. 2 bed 1.5 bath move-out w/carpet cleaning $345.00, (add $45 for stairs if town house) the girls show up and clean the carpeted areas first then I clean the carpet and we normaly finish about the same time!

 

[joeynbgky]

it takes me 2 hours to clean a 2 bedroom townhouse and that's with a helper so I still make quite a bit of money believe it or not on the highest price in my area

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[joeynbgky]

My prices are at normal rates here. I can clean one by myself in under two hours. And it is spotless. I have a system down that is awesome. Besides all of the properties I do are under 4 years old so, the newer they are the easier to clean. And god forbid I tell you what my carpet prices are. Lol.. I make good money but am by no means rich. Now if I do college property turns I'm in the $350 range cause they are nasty.

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[joeynbgky]

Volume is what I care about, with quality.

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[John Watson]

There is this guy from up river that comes to town every year selling his Christmas trees. His trees cost him $5 ea, He sells them for $5 ea and always sells out before all these 20-30 dollar tree stands do. When asked how he was making it, He said I got it figured out, Next year I will bring my big truck that holds twice as many trees, Vollume is how we will double up next year..

 

[Dolly Llama]

I can clean one by myself in under two hours. And it is spotless.

for a 2br townhouse???

baloney ..unless it was clean when you got there.

or..

you're not cleaning windows, light fxtrs, registers, appliances, cabinets, etc

you're wiping a few things down and dusting is all



..L.T.A.

 

[BillC]

it takes me 2 hours to clean a 2 bedroom townhouse and that's with a helper so I still make quite a bit of money believe it or not on the highest price in my area

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BG is so full of CC and janitorial hacks it's not even funny (not saying that you are).. I have been called several times for different types of jobs in BG and when I give them a estimate they about fall over and say that I'm almost double than the other companies in the area. The area is about price NOT quality..

 

[joeynbgky]

Ur right bill. Price is all that matters here. But we still do a great job for a low price. I tried raising prices once, it didnt fly here. So lots of hacks here, thats why my repeat and referral rate is so good. Depending on the customer, I can get more money.

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[joeynbgky]

Re: Re: Help new construction bid

I can clean one by myself in under two hours. And it is spotless.

for a 2br townhouse???

baloney ..unless it was clean when you got there.

or..

you're not cleaning windows, light fxtrs, registers, appliances, cabinets, etc

you're wiping a few things down and dusting is all



..L.T.A.

Doing it all. I could outclean you any day! Lol bring it on. I will not take a older non maintained property cheap. Red bull gives me wings

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[ascrubabove]

This is what we cover:

A Scrub Above
Move Out/Move In Cleanings

This list to be followed in addition to any checklist the client may have obtained from their rental agent
Cleaners Names________________________________________________________
Property Address________________________________________________________
Date Job Completed______________________________________________________
Inspected by: ___________________________________________________________
(Property Must Be Inspected Prior to cleaners leaving the property)

Entire House
__All baseboards
__All insides of windows and outsides where applicable
__Clean all window sills
__Dust and clean all blinds
__WASH ALL CEILING FANS: Dusting is not sufficient
__Remove and clean all light fixture globes, clean fixtures themselves
__Vacuum all A/C intakes and vents, Replace Filter
__Vacuum along all walls (crevices between carpeting and baseboards)
__Clean all doors and door frames
__Clean all light switches and outlet covers
__Clean shelving and corners in all closets
__Vacuum all carpets
__Scrub and then mop all hard floors
__Remove window screens wash outside and reinstall
__Wash all washable walls, remove visible marks on all others
__Remove dust from all ceilings

Kitchen
__Remove all shelving and drawers from fridge and clean
__Remove the intake cover from bottom of fridge, clean and put back
__Pull out fridge and clean behind, under and top
__Completely clean inside of freezer and
__Clean range hood and hood filters with degreaser
(Must Be COMPLETELY free of grease and grime)
__WASH wall behind stove, remove all grease and grime
__Remove pans and rings and replace
__PULL OUT THE STOVE ( WASH down wall behind, cabinets beside and floor under stove)
__Clean oven and racks (There should not be any spots in oven once complete)
__Pull out the stove and clean sides and wall behind, clean drawer and floor under stove
(Make sure that the floor is perfectly cleaned under the stove and that there is no grime, grease or crumbs around the feet of the stove)
__Vacuum all cabinets and drawers and WASH inside and out.
(Make sure the tops of all cabinets are cleaned)
__Clean dishwasher
__Clean all counter tops and all appliances (Polish all stainless sinks and appliances with Stainless Steel Polish)
__Clean all shelving in pantries and broom closets
__Clean sinks (Polish all stainless sinks and appliances with Stainless Steel Polish)
__Free ceilings and corners of dust
__SCRUB the floor with a bucket and mop (ABSOLUTELY NO SPRAY CLEANERS OR FLAT MOPS)

Bathrooms
__Clean all bathroom fixtures and free of soap scum and hair
__Vacuum under sink and wash cabinets and drawers inside and out
__Clean all towel bars, shower bars
__Clean light fixtures
__Free all corners of dust or cob webs
__Free ceilings of all dust and or cob webs
__Wash all bathroom cabinets inside and out
__Clean all doors and frames
__Clean windows and sills
__Remove any shower liners and rings
__Wash all washable walls, remove visible marks from all others
__Hand wash all bathroom floors, base boarding, chair railing or moldings

Bedrooms
__Remove and Clean light fixtures
(These should be washed and replaced)
__Free all corners of dust or cob webs
__Clean all doors and door frames
__Clean all light switches and outlet covers
__Clean shelving and corners in all closets
__Vacuum all carpets
__Wash all hard floors
__Vacuum along all walls (crevices between carpeting and baseboards)
__Wash all washable walls, all others remove visible marks as needed

Garages and Porches
__Sweep all porches and garages
__Clean garage windows
__Free corners and ceiling of dust and cob webs
__Sweep and make presentable all entryways
__Clean all outside light fixtures

 

[Desk Jockey]

That's a nice list James.

If it were smoke residue it would take one of my fire crews a week and about $12 G's to clean all that, your ladies must move fast!

 

[ascrubabove]

They are good cleaners, speed realy depends on how dirty the house is, and 80% of the time it is bad rat nasty, and they work thier butts off!

 

[Desk Jockey]

James when you bill that, do you bill an hourly amount for each cleaner or do you bill flat rate for each home?

 

[ascrubabove]

We go by #of bedrooms, bathrooms, and flights of stairs. The cleaners get paid by the size of the house, 2 girl crew on a 4 bed 2 bath house would make $55.00 each, if they get it done in 5 hours, they made $11.00 an hour, but if they get it done in 4 hours they made $13.75 an hour. A little motovation to work efficently and not take long breaks!
Additional charges apply for trash, or furniture removal. We charge much more for eviction cleanings!

 

[Desk Jockey]

Yep that makes it worth it for them to hussle!

 

[joeynbgky]

I pay my helper ten an hour. So...... I charge the same for each unit... they even themselves out. I may get a really bad one but the next two might already be almost clean and not much to do.. wow you pay 55 to each girl? See I don't pay them that much. So my prices are lower

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[steve frasier]

I use to get about $250 a 3 townhouse apartment back 15/20 years ago for new construction

use to charge $25 an hour to do turnover clean(carpet not included $150 if no problems) subed it out for $15 eventually lost it to someone who did them at $75 a pop.

I seen very few that could be done in a couple of hours

 

[Newman]

It would take me 15 minutes to just check all of the boxes on that list.