New operation
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Topic: New operation
Posted By: OCC Boss
Subject: New operation
Date Posted: 12/September/2004 at 5:22pm
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Hi Every one, great forum!! I just startyed 1 month ago and have got alot of helpfull hint, Keep up the good work!!!
------------- H8 DIRT |
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Posted By: OCC Boss
Date Posted: 12/September/2004 at 5:23pm
What is the going rate for commercial/ and resturants? ------------- H8 DIRT |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 12/September/2004 at 5:35pm
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Depends where you are and what kind of cleaning you want to provide. City or at least province please. This at least will get you some response to your question.
Superglide Ken ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: OCC Boss
Date Posted: 12/September/2004 at 5:41pm
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Woodstock, Ontario 150 KM from TO ------------- H8 DIRT |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 12/September/2004 at 8:19pm
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Doug or Mr Steamer should have some insight on that. So should Ted. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 12/September/2004 at 9:46pm
Hell we only have one resturant and it has a dirt floor in my one horse town. Just ask Steamer. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: OCC Boss
Date Posted: 12/September/2004 at 10:01pm
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Thanks ------------- H8 DIRT |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 12/September/2004 at 10:15pm
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I look at it this way... what are YOU worth.... If you know you can do a great job.. and depending on the size.... I'd start .20 cents starting at 1000 sq ft for just steam...add .12 cents if you have to rotor scrub it first.. anything over 4000 sq ft you could probally drop down to .18 cents... some people go as low as a penny but it's up to you... I find in commercial guys under price .10cents is about average |
Posted By: surroundings
Date Posted: 13/September/2004 at 8:00am
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Hey, OCC Boss, welcome to the forum. Can't give you much advice about what your going rate should be though... Allen |
Posted By: OCC Boss
Date Posted: 13/September/2004 at 8:02pm
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Mr Steamer, Where are you located?
------------- H8 DIRT |
Posted By: OCC Boss
Date Posted: 13/September/2004 at 9:13pm
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Thanks anyways Surroundings. I have been charging .20 but wow, hard work. Residential is alot easier! ------------- H8 DIRT |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 13/September/2004 at 9:34pm
| I'm in the GTA... but it doesn't matter... I price what I think I'm worth |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 13/September/2004 at 10:36pm
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Mr. Steamer: That pretty well narrows it down. I am sure you directions were a big help. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 13/September/2004 at 10:44pm
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The going rate is what you need to make a profit. Commerical is not for everyone. Especially resturants. Offices etc. are not so bad but resturants. We don't do resturants because I am not loosing sleep for the sake of cleaning for nothing. Usualy you can make as much cleaning a couple of livingrooms during the day for what you get for scrubbing your nads off all night in a resturant. But everyone has to find their nitch. It is nitch isn't it? Not with a "B" ------------- Just My opinion |
OCC Boss wrote:Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 13/September/2004 at 11:13pm
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The best thing for restaurants is I can of gas and a match... doug are you making fun of me....??? |
Posted By: surroundings
Date Posted: 14/September/2004 at 5:44am
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Doug: it's spelt 'niche.' There's no 't' OR 'b' in it. (Sorry... force of habit.) I've quoted on perhaps 20 bistro/resturant type places. I've had FOUR accept my prices. The rest? Rude, indifferent, or just plain not interested. It has been worth it for the four though.... dropped my $4.50 per sq metre down to $3 per, but with them moving all tables & chairs I've still made my hourly aim. These were not the best places. Usually they were Mom & Pop places that were sick of bad jobs. Usually they were in out of the way areas. Good luck- Allen |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 14/September/2004 at 12:39pm
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Have not done restuarants for years. We set the price so high on them that most go elsewhere. If we get one at the price we charge, we can smile doing it. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: OCC Boss
Date Posted: 14/September/2004 at 5:17pm
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Thanks for all your advise. I priced one the other day 2000 Sq feet @ .24 a foot, butr I know its going to be alot of work, but we have nothing but time now!!~
What about residential , I heard GTA was getting about .35, we might be able to get .22 - .26 with a truck mount.
------------- H8 DIRT |
Posted By: carpetologist
Date Posted: 14/September/2004 at 6:27pm
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OCC Boss, If you choose to get into commercial in any type of way you better become familiar with Bonnet or (OP) Oscillating Pad System. Most people will not pay to have large areas extract cleaned because of price. You could make more money at 10cents sq. ft. OP cleaning that 20cents sq. ft. extracting. Mainly because of less labour to pay. Search this forum and look into Bonnet or Pad Cleaning. It's what built the two largest carpet cleaning organizations. Most steam cleaners fight and knock this system. While others are going to the bank. Keep an open mind. ------------- Kleen Kuip Supply Mart Inc. http://www.kleenkuip.com - New & Used Professional Carpet Cleaning Machines, Restoration Equipment, Training, Service and Supplies |
Posted By: OCC Boss
Date Posted: 14/September/2004 at 9:05pm
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Thanks for the advice Ted. I got your e-mail the other day too about hose price etc. ------------- H8 DIRT |
Posted By: danmarck
Date Posted: 15/September/2004 at 1:11am
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Ted, Could you send me some info on the OP system . This is completely
new to me. ------------- Here to help you grow your business! |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 15/September/2004 at 1:34am
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Oscillating Pad is new to you, and you are in the USA? John has not been doing his homework well enough! lol ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |