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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: rich hand on July 17, 2010, 07:42:53 pm

Title: Commercial carpet protection
Post by: rich hand on July 17, 2010, 07:42:53 pm
Some of us can protect low profile office carpet for as little as 10p/m but, for a large commercial job, would you still charge the customer a rate per m (if so choose from the above), build it into a day rate plus materials or simply have a seperate figure in mind for the protection job?

I know some would say it simply comes down to the profit we each desire but I am just interested to see what others would do with this scenario to see what would seem reasonable. Reason being, I have already protected 300m2 of office carpet and the customer is yet to be told the price  :)
Title: Re: Commercial carpet protection
Post by: derek west on July 17, 2010, 08:02:30 pm
thought protector didn't work on polly props?

its hard enough trying to get them to pay good money for the clean, good luck with the add ons guys. ;D
Title: Re: Commercial carpet protection
Post by: rich hand on July 17, 2010, 08:36:51 pm
They specificially asked for it, first commercial protection job ive done I think. Some of the carpet was nylon and some was polyprop. I told them to be aware of mixed results but they said go ahead anyway. I did test the polyprop afterwards and although it didn't bead on the surface, its did absorb out better.
Title: Re: Commercial carpet protection
Post by: davep on July 17, 2010, 08:51:33 pm
Why not use rotobrite or catalyst as these have built in stainshields?
Title: Re: Commercial carpet protection
Post by: rich hand on July 17, 2010, 08:56:30 pm
the carpets needed extracting and they were willing to pay
Title: Re: Commercial carpet protection
Post by: rich hand on July 18, 2010, 09:22:08 pm
Maybe I should have just asked what would you have charged for 300m2 office carpet around desks for HWE & protection?