VCT Strip/Finish Prices

Not anymore. Used to do over 60K/mo. Most of it was government stuff. Lost it to lowballers over the last 15 years. Life is way less stressful now

Don't worry about what the other guys are doing. Just do a good job and charge accordingly.

I don't recommend any solvent based finishes on anything but wood. Most of the water based products out there are very good. Solvents are problematic for the reasons you mentioned, fumes, difficult to remove, etc.

that's about what i've estimated my jobs have sold for. Are you stripping the floors with a machine or by hand? I have found that water-based strippers and finishes have the same results as solvent based, however, I have a request to use solvent based for an upcoming job and i am debating it for several reasons. First, the original finish on the VCT is usually stripped off entirely by the solvent based, and the fumes kill me,( enclosed area, no windows, venting into room via large warehouse style fan, with no vent out placement available. Any recommendations? Solvent-based products you would recommend?

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If anyone would like to contribute, i am hoping to compare some of my pricing to others throughout north america. I have spent time compiling vinyl strip/finish rates, and have lost three jobs within the last two months because of pricing.

I tend to price jobs based on my materials and a profit that i feel acceptable for the time required, no per foot charges. However, i am interested to see if others are charging per foot charges or also walkthrough quotes, based on materials and time.

Please let me know, need to get a rough idea of what others charge for per sq foot rates, to find out why i am so far outside the normal pricing. I think perhaps i will have to market differently to higher quality clientele?


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