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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jasonl on October 20, 2015, 03:00:27 pm

Title: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: jasonl on October 20, 2015, 03:00:27 pm
Does anyone do it and what is involved ?
Title: Re: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: Smurf on October 21, 2015, 09:35:42 am
I think Rhinoman offers this service so hopefully should be able to answer your question.
Title: Re: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: concept on October 23, 2015, 05:39:41 am
Can you expand a little on what it is you are cleaning?

Ceiling in a room in a house? Or warehouse? Office?

What is the ceiling made from?

How big?

How high?
Title: Re: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: jasonl on October 23, 2015, 05:52:18 pm
750M2 metal tray ceiling in an empty office , 2.5m high, low soil levels .

Been quoted £3.95/m by a company who say they cleaned a 600m2 office in 3 hours , could have had 10 staff on the job , but it seems very dear to me .
Title: Re: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: JandS on October 23, 2015, 07:18:49 pm
Would imagine empty would make it easy...definitely for sheeting up.
Title: Re: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: Darranvps on October 23, 2015, 08:22:47 pm
750M2 metal tray ceiling in an empty office , 2.5m high, low soil levels .

Been quoted £3.95/m by a company who say they cleaned a 600m2 office in 3 hours , could have had 10 staff on the job , but it seems very dear to me .

£3.95 is a bit dear we normally charge £3.50 but you sounded dodgy!
A good price is not dear - it just makes good business sense to me - I am in business to make a very good profit - I pay very good wages to all of my employees, they drive new vans and have the best and latest equipment. We spend a fortune advertising to help people find us - so really not dear at all.
2 men can do it in a good day! With the right tools and know how  ;D
Look on our website pages  about ceiling cleaning we do loads - you can easily see what we are doing. No need to sheet up usually.
Title: Re: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: jasonl on October 25, 2015, 09:43:32 am
Thanks anyway , I was hoping to sub it out to you but im charging £3 in the end .   Ill give 3 men £200 each for the day , buy poles , spray on microsplitter and still make a decent profit .

No sheeting needed as it is empty and we are cleaning the carpets afterwards and it is open plan.
Title: Re: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: Darranvps on October 25, 2015, 04:23:45 pm
So you only asked me to quote so you could find out what we charge and then undercut?
What a time wasting bloodsucker!
It would have been better if you would have been dearer - cheap isn't the way forward and a rubbishy way to do one's business.
Title: Re: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: jasonl on October 26, 2015, 05:09:41 pm
I had already priced it when I asked what you charged , I would have subbed it out £3000 for 2 men for a days work is way ott even for London.

If I had known what you charge I would have asked for more !  the customer balked at my price anyway , and they are one of the biggest property management companies in the City.
Title: Re: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: Darranvps on October 27, 2015, 06:38:09 pm
We used to get £3k per day back in 2002 for two men in london!
Title: Re: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: jasonl on October 27, 2015, 07:17:32 pm
I do I'm at sheffield , I wouldn't pay a contractor that myself .
Title: Re: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: Darranvps on October 27, 2015, 09:14:02 pm
And in 2002 I had a company based in Bradford West Yorkshire

Too many in this business are too cheap - making the job harder by cutting costs and no doubt cutting corners in the process :P

And putting this on your website is shameful

Minimum job value £50 – this is for a fully equipped van with the latest equipment and trained staff on board

No way can you have a business that can send a van and a man out for £50 - you must be joking! You need at least £300 plus VAT - are you just earning a wage or running a business
Title: Re: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: jasonl on October 28, 2015, 06:13:23 am
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Operating a successful operation thanks . Did the job paid in advance . 4400 pls vat 2
Days no worries. 

Cost me 880  and my time .
Title: Re: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: Kev Martin on October 28, 2015, 06:31:15 am
Good result then!  Congratulations
Title: Re: Ceiling cleaning
Post by: Darranvps on October 28, 2015, 05:34:07 pm
If you charged good money you could afford a proper motor ;D