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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: garry22 on November 16, 2011, 07:40:19 pm

Title: 80 ms of blacktop - How much?
Post by: garry22 on November 16, 2011, 07:40:19 pm

I've got 80 sq M of blacktop to remove.

How much do you reckon (please)?

Title: Re: 80 ms of blacktop - How much?
Post by: derek west on November 16, 2011, 08:00:14 pm

easy access, no furniture to move, £160

Title: Re: 80 ms of blacktop - How much?
Post by: garry22 on November 16, 2011, 08:03:41 pm

Access OK but furniture to move.

Client will replace if it cannot be cleaned.

my instinct is telling me £ 200+

Title: Re: 80 ms of blacktop - How much?
Post by: Len Gribble on November 16, 2011, 08:10:04 pm

Gary

You beat me to it

What ever price we come up with? (2.5 and that’s cheap and tax deductable) would that also include the gum underneath it? ;)

Title: Re: 80 ms of blacktop - How much?
Post by: Griffus on November 16, 2011, 08:34:26 pm

£200 + VAT if applicable, but be ready to be knocked down slightly, especially if it's an Indian Restaurant.

If dead set on £200 go in at £240. You might be lucky, especially if you've worked for them before.

Title: Re: 80 ms of blacktop - How much?
Post by: garry22 on November 16, 2011, 08:46:21 pm

Thanks everyone,

It's not an Indian restaurant but there is a lot of gum (one bit was hidden until I did my test patch!).

I had forgotten the "delights" of cleaning really dirty carpets.

For what it's worth, my figures came to just over £ 230. If I do not get it, it is not the end of the world.

Title: Re: 80 ms of blacktop - How much?
Post by: Phillip Mold on November 16, 2011, 09:27:03 pm

Did one today, 62m2, charged £140, but asked for £165 before bargaining, still not sure I would want to do it again though!

Title: Re: 80 ms of blacktop - How much?
Post by: Jim_77 on November 16, 2011, 09:30:52 pm

£280+vat, like it or lump it no bargaining.

A test clean would probably seal the deal so if you've already done that and produce a little patch of miracle you can name your price ;)

Title: Re: 80 ms of blacktop - How much?
Post by: Colin Day on November 17, 2011, 09:08:34 am

If I'm not keen on a job [like the one described] I'll try to price myself out, but to a point where if they say go ahead, it's worth my while...

So, I'd go with Jim's quote.... :)

Title: Re: 80 ms of blacktop - How much?
Post by: derek west on November 17, 2011, 04:42:29 pm

black top carpets are what cleaning is all about IMO, love em, the dirtier the better. dirty carpets = amazing results= even happier customers=more referal work.

well thats the theory anyhoo ;D

Title: Re: 80 ms of blacktop - How much?
Post by: clinton on November 17, 2011, 05:16:40 pm

It will be the chewing gum that will take a while to remove if there is lots of it.