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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Kopuk on September 10, 2006, 10:46:49 pm

Title: How much to charge per sq meter
Post by: Kopuk on September 10, 2006, 10:46:49 pm
Hi again can somebody advise me on how much to charge per sq metre please?

Kind regards
Kopuk
Title: Re: How much to charge per sq meter
Post by: Liahona on September 11, 2006, 08:01:25 am
What for, vinyl, tile, marble, wood, travertine, carpet, area rugs, concrete????
Title: Re: How much to charge per sq meter
Post by: Kopuk on September 11, 2006, 08:55:49 am
I am only cleaning carpets at the moment so I like some help to price up carpets please.
Title: Re: How much to charge per sq meter
Post by: carpetclean on September 11, 2006, 12:09:47 pm
depends where you are based there is nothing on your profile . down here it tends to be around the £3 m2 mark.
Title: Re: How much to charge per sq meter
Post by: craigp on September 11, 2006, 01:46:02 pm
domestic or commercial? i'll assume domestic, may well depend on the market you target and quility of carpets to be cleaned, cheap carpets in a council house to thousands worth of wilton you may well want to be charge more for the latter.
Title: Re: How much to charge per sq meter
Post by: fenclean on September 11, 2006, 02:02:17 pm
I just quoted an asian in an upmarket property with expensive carpets. Was told that their local franchise with a truck mount last charged £45.00 for cleaning a gruby big double bedroom, single bedroom and stairs/ landing. That lot worked out at about 7p per sqft if that. The cheeky sod.
Title: Re: How much to charge per sq meter
Post by: carpetclean on September 11, 2006, 02:08:23 pm
I just quoted an asian in an upmarket property with expensive carpets. Was told that their local franchise with a truck mount last charged £45.00 for cleaning a gruby big double bedroom, single bedroom and stairs/ landing. That lot worked out at about 7p per sqft if that. The cheeky sod.

i get it all the time im afraid
Title: Re: How much to charge per sq meter
Post by: Mark Stanley on September 13, 2006, 04:33:36 pm
East Midlands £2.50 (light soiled) to £3.75 (and beyond) per sq. M for more heavy soiled carpets and I apply the same criteria to upholstery - hope this helps. £45 min call out.

Mark
Title: Re: How much to charge per sq meter
Post by: Liahona on September 16, 2006, 09:54:29 am
Rich Hand, no offense taken. You are quite right that this is a carpet cleaning forum but I am sure, as I do, that most people also clean what I mentioned. Best, Dave.
Title: Re: How much to charge per sq meter
Post by: rich hand on September 16, 2006, 09:08:27 pm
Rich Hand, no offense taken. You are quite right that this is a carpet cleaning forum but I am sure, as I do, that most people also clean what I mentioned. Best, Dave.

Ok no probs, I best be buying myself a mop then. How much you charge for mopping?  ;D
Title: Re: How much to charge per sq meter
Post by: Damian on September 16, 2006, 09:59:35 pm
Gotta feeling that this is  question from an immigrant with government backing?
Title: Re: How much to charge per sq meter
Post by: Kopuk on September 17, 2006, 12:28:52 am
  It`s been a wk since I started cc but what I like to say is i hate giving low prices just becouse i can get more customers this way plus I believe to keep your qualits high is more important then getting a lot more work in. I think a better service always cost more time and money the standart is very important.
Title: Re: How much to charge per sq meter
Post by: AquaMagic on September 17, 2006, 05:01:04 pm
Kopuk, charge what you think you are worth (within reason). i e if you complete an inspection survey on every job and prevac etc plus you have full insurance and training then i my opinion you are worth more than the geezer down the pub thats on the dole and lends a george and a bex bissell from his mother in law to earn some beer money on a weekend.  Another way to look at it is to charge what you NEED to i.e, work out your oveheads and find out how much you need to earn to survive + make some profit, i work out my average job value every now and again this i a good way of working out what you need to charge as you can calculate a Price PSM needed from the average amount you are cleaning per job and how many jobs you do a month.

Hope this helps.