What do you guys charge per sqft commercial

[gimmeagig]

Hi guys,
I just got asked to bid on doing just the hallways and stairs for a three story office building. 1875 sqft total and 66 steps. Not in horrible shape. I'm not doing a whole lot of commercial work and I want to make sure that my price is somewhat in line what is typically charged.
Can you give me a ballpark figure? The guy who owns the building has others so I really want to get this first one.

 

[Edgarardon76]

On glue down here i can get .15 to .18 a square foot

 

[gimmeagig]

I was thinking about the same, how about the steps? two sets of stairs on three stories 66 altogether?

 

[jcooper]

Roxy,

That many stairs is what killing them! The stairs alone would cost 198. Is it just tops or risers also carpet?

Do you plan to encap or steam clean?

 

[Shane Deubell]

Sounds like 3-4 hours of work with the stairs.

 

[gimmeagig]

Steam clean and it's just the tops. I was thinking a buck a stair...is that too low?

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Yep

 

[gimmeagig]

Yep

? you're just too chatty Lee
But seriously, given that I'm in North Idaho and not in Silicon Valley what would be a fair price per sqft and per step on a office building? I don't do enough commercial to have a good feel for where i should be. I want to make sure I'm not doing a race to the bottom( too many of those guys out there already but I'm also not trying to squeeze every last dollar out of the job.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I'm in rural west KY. Steps have been $3 for a long time.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Clean them right. Step, riser, and white towel detailing.

 

[KevinD]

Clean them right. Step, riser, and white towel detailing.

I agree if it has a riser it gets cleaned.

Some commercial steps around here have carpet on the tread only, the rest is some sort of commercial molded vinyl or something. Love those.

 

[Shane Deubell]

You're thinking of it wrong, sqr ft $$ is a communication tool and not an analytical one.

What you need to know is how may hours will this take X how much $$ per hour you want to be at.
What sqr ft $$ that transfers into is meaningless, the important part is are you hitting your profit target.

 

[jcooper]

What you need to know is how may hours will this take X how much $$ per hour you want to be at.

What he said...

 

[Vivers]

25cents per square foot for truckmounted steam cleaning.

 

[TomKing]

As much as I morally can

 

[Ron Lippold]

For doing it thr right way a guy should bill in 200 a hour.