HOW MANY STEPS

[JamesBaileySmith]

If the faceyarn is pile, there could be five: vacuum, prespray, soil removal, grooms, and drying. I use to do apartments, cheap, REAL CHEAP, with one step. Some tell me that there is more money apartments with just a prespray extraction compared to $0.45 per square foot residential. What are your thoughts?

 

[Royal Man]

The number of step don't rely on whether it is commercial or residential.

The number of steps will vary according to condition of carpet, soiling levels, types of stains, pet damage or other conditions or expectations of your company or the consumer.

Commercial may take more steps than residential is some cases.

 

[harryhides]

With some Commercial the first few steps can kill ya>

1 Drive there
2 Finding a parking spot
3 Set up time.

 

[Royal Man]

How true!

 

[hogjowl]

DAT!

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Por Que Senor Sutley?

 

[hogjowl]

Because ... I said so!

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Mr Smith is not asking for the obvious reason, believe me.

You don't want the vast esteem in which you are held to keep those who hang on the wisdom of your every utterance to hold back from participating in this discussion now do you?

Remember that with great power comes great responsibility oh porcine one.

 

[hogjowl]

Good grief!

Ok, carry on and let's see where this DAT takes us.

 

[-JB-]

You don't want the vast esteem in which you are held to keep those who hang on the wisdom of your every utterance to hold back from participating in this discussion now do you?

:shock: :shock:

 

[hogjowl]

I think he was making fun of me.

 

[Brian R]

Plenty of guys charge a high price and only do crap work.

You can make as much money as you want and do that crap work.

What do your customers think is a good job?

Look at the bigger cc companies like Stanley and Chem-tard and coit.

It's image and always will be.

 

[JamesBaileySmith]

Allí tenga que ser uno de cada cada grupo.

 

[ACE]

If the faceyarn is pile, there could be five: vacuum, prespray, soil removal, grooms, and drying. I use to do apartments, cheap, REAL CHEAP, with one step. Some tell me that there is more money apartments with just a prespray extraction compared to $0.45 per square foot residential. What are your thoughts?

How many steps?
As many as is needed. I always leave carpet as clean as possible. If I am going to skip a step because it’s a low paying gig or I’m in a hurry its speed drying and or grooming. I always give a dry stroke and if you keep them straight you can kind of set the nap with the wand. BTW, if you are working for the complexes in any big city you will never make money cleaning. Cleaning is a loss leader. The money is in repair, restoration, stain removal and odor removal. The price for cleaning gets you in the door and they are happy to pay whatever for the rest because it’s coming out of someone’s deposit or from insurance.

 

[Out of Character - 0]

Some tell me that there is more money apartments with just a prespray extraction compared to $0.45 per square foot residential. What are your thoughts?

My opinion is that there is faster money in apartments than in residential. 1-3 customer can keep a truck busy without the need for as much overhead. Residential work especially at $.45 (in my area) is expensive and slow if your trying to attain any reasonable volume. Advertising, commuting, time selling on the phone & upon arrival, training techs how to handle Mrs Piffs, will cost you much of your $.45.

The higher your measure of success, the less time you have.

 

[Ron Werner]

the basics: prevac, prespray, groom/agitate, rinse

 

[Gary Taylor]

He forgot the most important step....getting paid.

 

[Loren Egland]

I used to dance to the once step. That was all I was told to do in 1970. If you want to see what a one step cleaning will do with a Powermatic and Steam Way Formula A through the machine, go to the last 4 pictures on this page: http://www.northlandakitas.com/delta/gallery.htm

Also, there are a couple pictures of a one step cleaning with a Steam Way 400 portable and Formula A that are worth looking at: http://www.northlandakitas.com/delta/rochester.htm

 

[Ron Werner]

the guy I bought my Big Red from "one stepped" all the time.
He threw about 2 cups of Chmespec Formula 90 in 200gal, then went at it with a CMX 20. That was it.