Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Steven Taylor on December 09, 2010, 12:40:18 pm
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Yeap, no frigin messin this morning. Cleaned a lounge, no furniture moved, no pre-spray, no aggi, no dwell, no rinse, just chucked some detergent in the tank with a booster, got temp up to 70 degrees and wanded and extracted and guess what?
The result IMO was exactly the same if I had done all my usual things.
One lounge carpet done within 20mins as opposed to 1hr - 1.5hrs!
Customer was happy, but I felt a little embarrassed about collecting my min charge tag of £50, but she paid straight away.
So, my question, do we really need to faf about with this that and the other when we could really just roll the hoses in, turn on, spray and suck and go....abit like the SAS!!!!
Or am I being too amateur on today's approach?........
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Was todays job a typical example of the soil level that you clean?
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When I first started carpet cleaning (for someone else) we just used an Extracta detergent, Exel and Scrubba. None of this prespray goings on and dwell times rubbish.. ;D The results were brilliant too, never had a complaint, ever!!
But, I feel that the way I do things now for my 'own' business (Pre-vac (sometimes), prespray, mechanically agitate, dwell and rinse (using a wand) is a belts and braces approach and I feel that the customer is getting real value for their dosh. They do still sometimes say "That didn't take long" ???
Not that I'm taking anything away from you Steve, there's more than one way to skin a cat mate :)
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Sounds a bit splash and dash Steven.
Detergent in the tank - thats what they do when they hire a Rug Doctor, detergent in tank.
What you are doing is leaving detergent in the carpet, because you not rinsing it out with clean water.
Yes it will get carpet looking clean but........
Detergent will dry sticky, carpet gets dirty quicker.
Client remembers your the one that cleaned the carpets that got dirty very quickly - calls someone else next time. He may do the same as you, all carpet cleaners classed the same - rip off merchants, so they go and hire a Rug Doctor, can do it themselves cheaper still.
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£50 for a lounge
£169 for a stairs and computer room
??? ??? ???
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Joe,
Your probably right in what you say, but haven't detergents improved over the years and if you are using a half decent machine then does it matter that much?
Derek
My min tag is £50
What would you have charged for that lounge it was about 5m x 4m, peachy colour, wool/nylon, just dirty patches here and there?
My approach may have seemed like splash n dash but if I'd have charged any lower it would have been 100% S & D..
How much would you have charged Derek?
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its not the £50 tag for the lounge thats confusing its the contrast between the 2 that beggars belief.
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Why, it's quite simple my pricing.
Min tag £50.....
or £40 per hour
The £169 took me 4 hours to do (which I had estimated lower but I always add on 30 mins for messing round) PLUS £9 for chems.
Simple pricing, simple method!!
:)
What would you charge????
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thanks for the explanation, i am no longer confused.
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Same here derek its all clear now ;D
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i am wiser now ;D
but i would be interested to see what the carpet looks like i a month or two.
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i am wiser now ;D
but i would be interested to see what the carpet looks like i a month or two.
So would I ;D
I said I'd remind her in 6 months for a re-clean ;) (perhaps I should have said in a month) :-X
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4 hours for stairs and computer room!
Is this a house or commercial property with big stairs and a large computer room?
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4 hours for stairs and computer room!
Is this a house or commercial property with big stairs and a large computer room?
Large hall/stairs/landing & computer room size of an everage dining room :) Don't forget my machine failed on me and I was faffing about with that for about 30 - 40 mins :P
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So ,the customer pays for your machine breaking ,and you faffing about?
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dont forget he will have his airflex as a back up :D
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4 hours for stairs and computer room!
Is this a house or commercial property with big stairs and a large computer room?
Large hall/stairs/landing & computer room size of an everage dining room :) Don't forget my machine failed on me and I was faffing about with that for about 30 - 40 mins :P
heard it all now, thats one for my carpet cleaning memoirs ;D
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Always rinse with detergent in the tank mainly Formula 90 in over 5 years of carpet cleaning still not came across this sticky residue left in the carpet because of chemicals to me this is just another rant from the eco mob.
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So ,the customer pays for your machine breaking ,and you faffing about?
No, I had already quoted 4 hrs for the job anyhow ;D
When I started I thought I'd be in and out quicker than that, you just don't know how long some of these jobs are going to take until you actually make a start ;)
But, on the other hand if I'd used a muck spreader I would have been done in 2 hours BUT it would have taken another hour to vacuum the mud off the skirting boards ;D ;D ;D
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Should take 1.5 hrs that without using the sas ;D
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Always rinse with detergent in the tank mainly Formula 90 in over 5 years of carpet cleaning still not came across this sticky residue left in the carpet because of chemicals to me this is just another rant from the eco mob.
100% correct ECO MOB strike again!!! The usual suspects? :P ;D ;D
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Who is the real Steven Taylor ??????????????
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Who is the real Steven Taylor ??????????????
er? ???
It's me, hang on I'll pinch myself, yeap it's me. After reading alot on here it seems there are 2 groups the ECO crowd & the TRADS, now I fall into the TRAD group.
But you ECO (Economy Cornish dish washer Organisation) crowd don't half put up a battle ;D ;D ;D
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Who is the real Steven Taylor ??????????????
I was wondering too because this has to be a wind up.
No pre vac, go around furniture, in and out 20 minutes. Really professional
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Who is the real Steven Taylor ??????????????
er? ???
It's me, hang on I'll pinch myself, yeap it's me. After reading alot on here it seems there are 2 groups the ECO crowd & the TRADS, now I fall into the TRAD group.
But you ECO (Economy Cornish dish washer Organisation) crowd don't half put up a battle ;D ;D ;D
Actually, the "dish water" I use at the moment must be the north sea variety cause I buy it Newcastle way.
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Sometimes if the custy wants it that way, that is what I will do, nothing more, nothing less.
On the other hand it could be a full works clean.
Don't you discuss your job with the custy before you start?
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Cause hes a wind up man sas more like the s a c,sausage and chips brigade ;D
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Cause hes a wind up man sas more like the s a c,sausage and chips brigade ;D
You don't half post some rubbish clinton, looking back at your 4500 posts ;D you offer no advise at all, just silly remedial comments.
Does anyone take you seriously? ;D ;D
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Why do I get the feeling this is all going to get out of hand
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Hand bags at dawn (again) ;D
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aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh
tinny anyone? ;D
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UMM we have something in common here we both have the same name yes steven taylor and yes i am from southampton hampshire too.
WOULD THE REAL SLIM SHADY PLEASE STAND UP PLEASE STAND UP ;D
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YOU MUST BE THE IMPOSTER?
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Hold on i will check my birth certificate ;D ;D
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Where you gone to check yours too. Think your find it says simon on yours :-*
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Have you lost out to me on a big commercial contract??
TI'S THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY TRA LLA LLA LLAA LA LAA LA LAA LOST THE CONTRACT WHAT A WOLLY :-* :-* :-*
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Its just another 2 day Charlie .
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Jas its not charlie ;D 118 118 GOT YOUR NUMBER ;D
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this is brilliant, beats a tram falling off a bridge anyday, "pass me another viking love, i'm here for the long haul" ;D
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Derek i sent you my address last night can you confirm i am me for me ;D
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yeah got your address stephanie, will pop them in the post tomorrow love. ;D
er er i mean steve ;D
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Stephanie?? have you been looking in my other wardrobe :-* :-* :-* :-*