upholstery cleaning

[Guest]

Who else here hates cleaning upholstery? I can't be the only one!
The only reason I will clean upholstery now is when I'm feeling desperate for money.

I feel it takes way too long and by the time I'm half way through I can't help thinking, "I could have cleaned all this carpet by now and collecting the check. Instead I'm still crawling around on the floor cleaning this ugly sofa." But the main reason I don't push upholstery cleaning is the wear on my body. My hands, wrists and back hurt for almost a week afterwards. I use a Prochem tool and it seems like I have to squeeze the daylights out of it to work. My old Prochem tool was like that too.

What do you use?

 

[Warren Wallace]

Drymaster uses a lot of water but no trigger to use and we clean a lot of furniture ever week..
Ps charge more it makes it a lot easier. !gotcha!

 

[sweendogg]

Drimaster tool and the freedom tool pmf internal jet. If I need to control my water I use the latter but the dimaster works great for no having to trigger on and off. And will keep the heat up as well.

 

[Jeremy]

I've been hoping to clean upholstery with a free truckmount...

 

[Guest]

:|

Me too. I'll let you know what it's like.




By the way, I charge $90 min. for a 7' sofa. Is that low IYO?

 

[Jeremy]

Yeah... But hey, you know your market better than I do. I'm at $135 for a sofa, $95 for a love seat, $75 for a recliner & $60 for a chair. Fabric Protector included...

 

[sweendogg]

Our prices are more in line with his^^

cleaing upholstery is hard word regardless of what super truckmount you have.. charge accordingly.

 

[BRSUMMERVILLE]

I use the Esprite, no problems cleaning upholstery.

Bob Rock

 

[Ryan]

I don't really like doing upholstery, but its my easiest up sale. I do it on maybe 50% of my jobs.

Its no fun but I likes the moneys!!

 

[nwhmbiz]

Frickin hate it! Walked from a sectional yesterday that had 100 throw pillows and a ton of cat hair, customer asked if I could guarantee total hair removal, I said absolutely not. She said how much I said $300 she says another company will do it for $100. I SAY WHY DID YOU CALL ME? Better call that other company. C-YA

 

[royalkid]

Josh, i think $90 is a good price for a sofa...not too high, and can be done (for me) in 45mins-1hr. I'm with you...upholstery sucks! I can't imagine how anyone can "enjoy" cleaning uph. It is definetly back breaking and will take it's toll. I use the dri-master (newer model) and LOVE IT....but it does go thru a lot of solution.

 

[Mikey P]

$55 and you "fly" ..


meaning he uses the wand.


hack.

 

[XTREME1]

hand scrub and drymaster. I do top quality work my man

 

[Mikey P]

If you can make it on $55 an hour, then more power to you.

 

[Ron Lippold]

after expences that 55 hr is more like 15

 

[XTREME1]

it no longer takes me an hour and it usually involves 3 pieces and carpet. If I just went to do a couch within 5-10 miles it would be $75

I married well and I screwed up I just looked and I bumped it $10 a piece a few eeks ago. I did let a couple fly through this week by accident at $55

 

[Chris A]

$95 Sofa, $74 Love seat, $52 Chair, I don't vac 'em unless their loaded up with hair. Most of the time less than 45 minutes for a full sized sofa unless its really FU.

 

[Dolly Llama]

I love doing upholstery. I have learned to fly through it and I only charge $55 sofa, 445 loveseat and $35 Chair

Think I'd push the lv seats then, fo-sho......cause I'd sure LOVE doing them at that price.. :wink:

upl isn't one of our favorite tasks, that's for sure
come to think of it, slogging a wand all day isn't a great deal of "fun" either
can't say I enjoy cleaning out a sec 8 joint, or scrubbing a stove or toilet
and pulling urine contaminated carpet and pad has never been high on the whoop-tee-doo scale

but ever since I busted up my ankle 18 years ago, i don't have the "moves" I once did...so the Chippendales laid me off
and the Wal-Mart greeter position has a long list of applicants ahead of me


so what's a body to do.... ???


...L.T.A.