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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Richy L on August 11, 2010, 07:42:23 pm

Title: chewing gum - block
Post by: Richy L on August 11, 2010, 07:42:23 pm: How much do you think you should be looking to get for chewing gum removal from blockwork?
Per meter - heavily soiled?
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Post by: Andy Foster on August 12, 2010, 06:35:16 pm: What total area are you loooking at?
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Post by: Richy L on August 12, 2010, 07:04:15 pm: total area is about 12,000 feet. So 1100 square meters. all blockwork. No sanding or sealing
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Post by: joe.b on August 12, 2010, 07:42:26 pm: i'll give you a hand if you like ;D
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Post by: Andy Foster on August 12, 2010, 08:10:12 pm: 2 men on 2 hot washers 2 nights (assuming it is being done at night of course) - £2200

so £2 per square metre

A
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Post by: Rob_Mac on August 12, 2010, 08:47:32 pm: Hi Andy

Hope you're well and busy!!!

There are other factors possibly - Is the work to be done at night?. Is it a residential area - will there be noise restrictions.

If the work is to be carried out day or night what is the pedestrian footfall like?

Are you using pressure washers or dry steam?

Just done a store front in Balham over a couple of evenings and one very full night. In places there was 50 pieces of chewing gum per foot square. It was a residential area with medium footfall and serious noise restrictions.

All made the works take longer than they should have done!!!. Pricing is spot on!!!!!

Rob ;D
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Post by: Andy Foster on August 12, 2010, 09:45:37 pm: Things are very good thanks Rob.

Hope it goes well Richy, if you need a hand let me know.

Andy
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Post by: Richy L on August 13, 2010, 04:49:26 pm: I would be using a hot washer(150 degrees - 15lpm on full pressure), and there is heavy pedestrian traffic. So it will have to be done at night.
So you think £2,200 sounds about right eh?
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Post by: Andy Foster on August 13, 2010, 04:50:05 pm: Smells good!!!!
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Post by: Richy L on August 13, 2010, 04:53:25 pm: I was told by another pressure washing company to charge up to £5 per metre. Have you ever got those prices?
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Post by: Andy Foster on August 13, 2010, 04:56:47 pm: Maybe they were bidding for the same job and wanted you to over price yourself!?!

Matey, if you can get £5 a square metre then good on yer... I'll do it for you for £2 and you can sit at home and be fed peeled grapes by a comely wench!
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Post by: Richy L on August 14, 2010, 10:38:52 am: heheh,

The guy that told me that had not been asked to do the job. II've known him for years and trust him.
Maybe thats why he doesnt do a lot of chewing gum removal though eh?

Looks like ive over priced this one then. Lesson learnt!
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Post by: boldy1304 on August 19, 2010, 03:15:17 pm: mate of mine runs a steam cleaning company in somerset hes got a 20k machine and charges 90p a square mtr and makes a fortune
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Post by: Andy Foster on August 19, 2010, 10:52:54 pm: He's going to need to make a fortune to pay for a £20k machine!
Does he wash also or just gum removal?
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Post by: boldy1304 on August 20, 2010, 02:58:18 pm: he dos factory wash downs patios basicly anything that can be washed or steamed he has a contract with the council doing chewing gum twice a year 6667 square metres takes roughly 8 - 10 late shifts 1 man for 6-8 shifts 2 men for 2 shifts i know as i did it for him 4 times got attacked by drunks every time too 6k for 8 -10 shifts not bad thats + vat