Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Terry_Burrows on May 07, 2010, 01:02:05 pm
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its a corridor common parts, 300ft long 4ft wide,needs prespray some stains,snag is you have to go to ground floor to get water and empty :P your thoughts plz ;D I have a good idea just want to hear from you guys :-* I am finking £350 because the aggro of the water prob :-\
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If water is on the ground floor, what floor is the job on,?
is there a lift or is it stairs?.
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Hi jo this may well be a 6 floor job its big there is a lift but all water only on ground a bummer!I will take another body or 2 if I get the whole job :o on each floor,there is 300ft to the left and 300ft to the right ::) so I am finkin that money for the aggro :-\
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Could you not go down the LM route?
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Hi jo this may well be a 6 floor job its big there is a lift but all water only on ground a bummer!I will take another body or 2 if I get the whole job :o on each floor,there is 300ft to the left and 300ft to the right ::) so I am finkin that money for the aggro :-\
Am I reading this right
6 floors
each floor 2 x 300ftx4ft or 2 x 100x1.3 yds = 2 x 133 sq yd per floor = 266 sq yd per floor
= 6 x 266 = total 1596 sq yd
If that is correct and you go at £1.50 sq yd then that is about £2400
You may want to consider low moisture cleaning as in rotary.
Get a machine of ebay - £200
a load of pads say 20 at £15 each = £300
some fluid, bits and bobs say £40
£540 and you got the right gear for the net commercial job.
but you may have to go in as low as £1 sq yd to get the job if your competing. Thats still £1596, less the £540 for rotary etc = £1000 profit (less wages of your bucket boys) and you still got the gear for next job.
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yes joe 5 floors all the same one floor has only one side of 300ft so slightly smaller so 5 and half floors,they are quite stained,just trying to cover my back if I get called out just for one side or floor :-\
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terry no offense but £350 what would you do it for if you had water source on each floor. :o
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I know ;D thats why I ask really its a pain in the butt with the water situation I have gone along with Joes figures,considering how the work situation is out there,Thanks Joe! and every ones input :-*
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While we are on the subject of prices,
i have just had an enquiry about 2000 ft² or 185.806 m² of office carpets.
They are low profile,fairly good condition as they are not that old.
Lm would be ok and there is no furniture(totally empty).
What kind of price should i be looking at and can it be done in a day.Cheers.
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Providing no major set-backs you'll do that in a couple of hours, 3 at the most!
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I was going to put a price in about £270(just under £1.50 per sqm),
but that seems high for 3 hrs work.
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Depends how keen a price shopper the customer is. I'd test the water a little bit, see if they're shopping round, tell them to get a couple of quotes and come back to you.
You can still make a tidy little profit at £1.00/m², don't forget there isn't all the hassle and exertion of running extraction equipment to deal with.
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Cheers jim,i got the impression that i was the only one they called,
they have asked me to send a quote by email.
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Never presume you're the only one quoting, some are good at hiding it ;)
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like jim has said when i price com work i concentrate moreon how long it would take me rather than area size
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funny enough ::) I put the price in and guess what they said could u come down a wee bit ::) :-\ so from £2400 ish down to £2100 I may do its suppose to be every 3 months but looking at it no way iuts done like this :-\ if it was it might be a steal ::)
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How come there's no water on any other floor??
John
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stupid I know but thats just how the building has been made its new as well! :-\
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They are long corridors asumingly with offices off each - there are no toilets!?
Dave.
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Same as dave said there must be toilets on each floor.
A little trick i used to do if there was no janatorial room on each floor was disconect the small u bend at the botom of the sink and put your buckets under to fill up :)
Just dont forget to fit it back when you have finished ;D
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Hey Clinton I love that idea. Sounds easy in theory what's it like in practice?
Did you have to carry around a large array of spanners? Wern't a lot of the joints too solid to undo?
roger
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I think Clinton means the plastic waste traps under the sinks, you can just unscrew them by hand. But it's all yukky and slimey in there when you undo it, you get a handful of it :-X
By far the best thing to do is get a piece of garden hose and tap adaptor, and stick it on the tap. These sorts of thing:
(http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Images/DB_Detail/039029.jpg)
(http://www.uk-garden-centre.co.uk/acatalog/hozelock_2177_tn.jpg)
(http://www.gardencentre.co.uk/images/large/2789.jpg)
I carry a selection of adaptors and fittings so I can always connect the TM on to any supply available.
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Same as dave said there must be toilets on each floor.
A little trick i used to do if there was no janatorial room on each floor was disconect the small u bend at the botom of the sink and put your buckets under to fill up :)
Just dont forget to fit it back when you have finished ;D
i would of thoughtit was a regulation that a toilet had to be available on each floor
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Disconnect at the plughole end so there's less sh*t.
Tape a food strainer underneath.
Better still is Jim's idea.
John
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just to say guys this is residentual not offices and defo no toilets or out lets of any kind :'(
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Hi roger nope just my big old hands,just i found it easier doing it that way ;D Maybe give it a try roger or il show you on our next big job :)
Yes jims idea is a good one as well with the atatchment.