Just tell him^^^, to go back to sleep...
Sold the dodge in your neck of the woods. New guy starting up.
What’s the outfit?..
He’s in a van down by the river
Starting a CC business? Right now? At this time of year? And with COVID lockdown going on?
I usually go by FatMike thoGawd! That was good
A couple bucks. And yes, I’ll be waiting for it to clear customs for probably 2 months...
That’s rough
It is what it is...
Either that or he might become some serious competition. I started up in the recession of the early 80's and did really well for a start up.
If you want I can refer you to a customs broker in Blaine that zips me through every time.I ordered a couple of pumps last year around this time, I paid for overnight and it only took 10 days. Most times its the shipping company that fooks it up in my experience.
Yep you've accomplished quite a bit. In fact your reputation precedes you...for flatulence!
I don't think he has a name yet. He also bought an old JEM unit. Young guy I think with some kind of construction business. He seems to have the drive, who knows.
Exchange and shipping costs. If it's $3500 down there, it's more like $5500 up here. My best money makers by far is my encap machines. I find the orbital machines more versatile than the Cimex machines. Nothing wrong with Cimex, just a personal preference. I just bid on 2 new buildings that the truck mount can't reach. $2500 if I get it. Probably 3-4 hours work per building. All glue down carpet less than 2 years old. Looking for more of those.
For sure a lot less stops.
I do very little night work. Most of the commercial I target is condominium towers and buildings with poor or no access for a truck mount. We have thousands of those buildings here, just a matter of hustling and getting out there. Usually start at 8:30 am and finish by 3 pm. A lot of times, they have janitorial staff to do the pre vac. For some one living in a similar city, there is good opportunity to just get a mini van and an orbital machine and vacuum and just focus on that type of work. Take your time and do proper spot removal and you're golden.
We did most of our commercial carpet cleaning on Saturday mornings. We tried to work no later than 1:00 so the techs didn't lose the whole day. If the project was large we threw more operators at it. Most were 2-3 man crew but big jobs could be 10-12.
I've seen some guys using fiber scrub pads to break the soil out first then going over with absorbant pads. More time consuming buy for heavily soiled carpets, might be a good way to go.
The only local guys that fit that description, are either Jordan, or a guy named Walter...
We just sold what the client wanted. They would be blown away at the results from Encap with the Cimex. They would ask we do the same process as before.
Neither. Just moved from Alberta.
Our area doesn’t have a lot of huge places outside of retail and I didn’t like those. Most were ran by third parties.
I have had good success with both the Cimex and the Sprayborg using just fiber scrub pads. Using the right chemistry is what makes it work. I was blown away by a community college i did a couple of years ago. There were several classrooms that were too far away to reach with the truck so I brought in the Cimex. CDG covered in coffee and other beverage stains. I cleaned part with the Cimex only, then used the Cimex as a scrubber for the areas that I hwe'd. Went back the next day to check on the job and you could not tell what was Cimexed only from what was hwe'd. I used an Oxy encap product that just wiped out all of the stains.
Retail can be good, I picked up a shoe store for $400 that took me 2 hours. They vacuumed with the identical vacuum I use, The aisles were straight up and down. I show up with the machine, pads and enough chemical mixed to complete the job. I have 6-2.5 gallon jugs that I can mix at the shop. That's one of the reasons why I like the Sprayborg and the Phoenix. So easy to swap the jugs out and keep going. Retail is probably not great now but if things pick up, go by your local mall and check out the stores with carpet. Usually pretty easy in and out.
We tried to stay out of retail or anything small by having a $250.00 minimum for after hours work.
