Clean It Up
UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mike roberts on June 24, 2012, 03:44:22 pm
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Just been out for a quotation, nice size driveway bpaved aprox 200m poor condition + flags around property extra 300m.
Local pikey has had a go and given up! cleaned only 10m looks like he has used a domestic Karcher results useless...
gave the quotation to customer and she was shocked :o Thats three times the cost ;D ;D
As its a Sunday just couldnt stop myself.... 'Well what happened to the guy that took 2hrs to clean 10m ?? ' ;D ;D
Customer replied ' We had it cleaned in 2010 for a third of your price' my reply ' I dont wish to be rude but why are you not using the same company??' .... response 'they have gone bust' ;D ;D
At this stage I fell over with laughter!
Good luck to who ever gets the job :P
Over time I think its nice to know when to simply walk away ;D
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You are expensive though to be fair mate ;D
Some people just don't realise the professional results that can be achieved. I see people doing flagstone driveways all the time with their karchers on fans nozzle.
I stopped at one once and questioned does she like it with stripes in. I offered a free demo to which I twisted her arm at the second offer, did an area in 5 seconds with a 12'' mosmatic to what was taking her minutes to do. Gave her a price of £40 to finish it and was done 30 mins later.
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We get the same when people get it into their heads they can restore floors with a couple of sets of floor pads and a mono rotary. Little bit annoying really but custmers in fairness are always looking for the cheapest option
Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd
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Yet it is frustrating.... especially when people try to use scrubbers on jobs which are best suited to PRESSURE WASHING ;D ;D
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Yet it is frustrating.... especially when people try to use scrubbers on jobs which are best suited to PRESSURE WASHING ;D ;D
Agree but that's personal opinion really based on experience and geological make up of the stone. Some stone comes up better with a rotary scrubber rather than a pressure washer! However, a lot of this is down to the experience, equipment and how it is used by the person doing the pressure washing. :o :o :o
Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd