Water Extraction Pricing

[jwfoulk12]

Just wondering what you guys charge for water extraction. I don't do much of it but when I do I'm never sure what to charge. If it doesn't have pad I just normally charge my regular cleaning price but today I had 380 sf of cut pile over pad that needed extracted using a water claw. What would you have charged for this? thanks

 

[Mikey P]

Why not your hourly rate?


If you don't have WD credentials/insurance/training and mountains of expensive equipment, it's probably not ethical to charge Exactimate rates.

I'm assuming you don't based on you asking the question.

 

[Desk Jockey]

The fast and easy is an hourly rate for your machine and the labor to do the extraction. $150.00-$160.00 an hour.

I can look up Xactimate for your area, where are you at Justin?

 

[Jeremy N]

For quick and dirty I'd say $1.25 a foot. If hey have that much water they have other problems that aren't being addressed. Be sure you aren't advertising for water damage, remediation or mitigation. Simply a suck and go will most likely end up costing them problems later. Make sure you are free from the liability of those problems in the form of something signed.

 

[Dolly Llama]

any emergency extraction I do, starts at $250.
if late evening, night or weekends, it's three-fiddy to get my soggy azz out the door

after that it's $150 an hour if the machine is running .
and/or $46 pr man hour if pulling pad 'n stuff

i couldn't care less what Exactimate, ins or anyone else charges .

had a resto co call me some years ago wanting to know if I'd extract a small room at "such 'n such" address .
Told me it was appx 150sf and he just needed it extracted til his crew could get there in the morning ...told him my minimum charge was $250.
then he told me he usually only has to pay $150.

then i told him again, my min was two-fiddy
Guess that was too much for him.....


..L.T.A.

 

[jwfoulk12]

I dont advertise for it and don't really get that many. This job was for somebody I knew so I didn't charge my normal rate but it got me thinking what I should really be charging in these types of situations.

 

[Dolly Llama]

but it got me thinking what I should really be charging in these types of situations.

whatever you think is right for YOU, Justin
Nothing wrong with charging "normal" pricing if you want the work.
I personally HATE "surprises" when i think I'm done for the day

.L.T.A.

 

[Desk Jockey]

whatever you think is right for YOU, Justin
Nothing wrong with charging "normal" pricing if you want the work.
I personally HATE "surprises" when i think I'm done for the day

.L.T.A.

Just don't ever think you're done so when the call comes in you're still ret 2 go.