what are your chemical costs per year?

[Mikey P]

What are yours and what would you say the average loan wolf's who grosses 100k a year?

Percentage wise of course..

 

[hogjowl]

5%

 

[Desk Jockey]

It reads 2.1% but it is less than 2%.

I have some repairs mixed in there that should have been coded differently.

 

[Bryan S. Bennett]

4%

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Less this year because of some nice deals from Mikey's Board.

Usually less than 5% excluding protector, however like Richard I've included some things not directly linked to CC.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Ours is most likely lower due to the majority of work we do is restoration.

 

[hogjowl]

Mine is accurate.

Because I code it myself and have no reason to do anything illogical.

Like not including protector.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Because I code it myself and have no reason to do anything illogical.

Yea, I made the errors but I have an excuse....I was multi tasking....I was on MB.

 

[handdi]

5%

 

[Blue Monarch]

3-5%

 

[Charlie Lyman]

3-4% varied over the last couple of years.

 

[Dmreed4311]

close to 4 percent

 

[EDS]

1.5% and i don't offer carpet protector.

 

[Mark Saiger]

5%

Shipping is the part the probably costs us the most for it though....

 

[hogjowl]

So?

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Including protector costs and sales with cleaner costs and sales gives you ONE number and ONE percentage....however useless that number will then be.

 

[Ron Werner]

about 2-3%

 

[DangerkittyToTheRescue]

Amazing numbers, but then again, most everyone who's posted is an owner operator.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Amazing numbers, but then again, most everyone who's posted is an owner operator.

...and all of us big spenders!

 

[steve_64]

i hate bookkeeping.

cant remember the last time i kept that close of track. most orders include more than just product. it all gets lumped in together.

but we are trying to get things in better order here.

started with a new accountant this year that wants to help us do things better.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

This is another number that gets too much attention. If we doubled chemical costs to cut LABOR in half it would be worth it.

Chemicals up from 4% to 8% cost: 4%
Labor down from 30% to 15% benefit 15%

 

[hogjowl]

Theory is good. It's a place to start.
But it's facts that drive good decision making.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Theory is good. It's a place to start.
But it's facts that drive good decision making.

...the right facts.

 

[Ralph Pastorelli]

Right around 5% including carpet cleaning and fire ' water

 

[hogjowl]

Lee, I think it's time to retire. Call Justin home and go sit in your recliner. You can be the next Vawter.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Hey! What about the current Vawter!

 

[DangerkittyToTheRescue]

but we are trying to get things in better order here.

That's always a good thing.

It all start with measuring cups, all you guys know what those are, right? LOL.

 

[Art Kelley]

Like Steve Rutherford, I don't pay much attention to chemical costs. Looking at it now in front of me, it can't be more than 1%, and I don't think I ever had to spend 2% in a year.
On the other hand, fuel and van repairs are significant, with gas costing up to 12% , usually burning 3000 gal/yr, until the last couple years when I started incorporating porty usage on many jobs, bringing gas costs down to 7% and van repairs down considerably also.
Running fresh water rinse probably saves a lot of chemical usage, I suppose. I might use 1 or 2 six pound jugs of emulsifier in a year, if that.

 

[Desk Jockey]

with gas costing up to 12%

Ours was 3.8%

 

[Art Kelley]

Ours was 3.8%

My Pro 1200 is a drinker, and working alone does not make efficient use of the TM. But my labor cost is low.