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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: vangaurd on July 20, 2007, 11:00:32 am

Title: help
Post by: vangaurd on July 20, 2007, 11:00:32 am
78ft by84ft pub carpet !
what should i charge ?blacktop roud edges
but overall not bad state give me advice please! >:(
Title: Re: help
Post by: cean2clean on July 20, 2007, 11:33:32 am
Vanguard, it would appear that you always are asking fundamental advise on CC issues. I would suggest you take a refresher CC course and marketing programme to further your industry education & knowledge. You are coming accross as an amateur (which I know your not).
Title: Re: help
Post by: carpetguy on July 20, 2007, 04:40:59 pm
With your recent posts on superhuman achievements I would reckon you can complete this job in about an hour, so, what's your hourly rate ??

In my case, it would take about 4-5 hours and would be charged out at a min' £400 max' £600, depending on result of inspection.
Title: Re: help
Post by: lands on July 20, 2007, 05:05:03 pm
Yep it should only take Mr V an hour and bear in mind he will be using his hand tool.






Which of course is as wide as the Severn Estruary
Title: Re: help
Post by: vangaurd on July 20, 2007, 05:57:15 pm
look men , every job is not the samethe big work
is for a major company , so the price i get is what they will pay
i do not do pubs , so thats why i ask
so less of the sarcasim
otherwise i may just leave this site ,
and leave you to your own devices
if you like, signed vangaurd........... :P
Title: Re: help
Post by: lands on July 20, 2007, 06:01:04 pm
Sorry but could'nt resist that one.

Repsect to you.

Pete
Title: Re: help
Post by: Mike Osbourne on July 20, 2007, 06:01:52 pm
Vanguard,

Sorry but the threatening to leave the forum line is wearing a bit thin. ::)
Title: mike osborne
Post by: vangaurd on July 20, 2007, 06:04:10 pm
its like the carpets i clean wearing a bit thin
take on the chin mate! ;D
Title: Re: help
Post by: Mike Osbourne on July 20, 2007, 06:51:27 pm

You could try and pile on the charm instead then. ;)
Title: Re: help
Post by: colin thomas on July 20, 2007, 08:11:54 pm
looks to me that vanguard is becoming one of those people who will spoil this site for people who really only want to improve their status in the industry and learn, there will always be those that think that they are the d's b's and they post loads of rubbish that are sad and lead nowhere.

colin
Title: Re: help
Post by: lands on July 20, 2007, 08:20:13 pm
Hey Colin

I don't know Vanguard any more than you do but I suspect he is just joshing with everyone. Either that or yes he is a miserable old sod.
Title: Re: help
Post by: colin thomas on July 20, 2007, 08:26:44 pm
pete, i appreciate that but these idiots have a tendancy to monopolise threads and ruin them for anyone who really just wants honest answers to good questions and improve their business, if they want a laugh, let them go to onion.com, thats a laugh a minute.

colin
Title: Re: help
Post by: lands on July 20, 2007, 09:20:13 pm
Cheers for that Colin. Had never looked at Onion before and yes it is very funny. Good to see Americans laughing at themselves for a change
Title: Re: help
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on July 20, 2007, 10:09:34 pm
Tony call it a days work, what ever you are happy with, Robert I thought that was cheap for you?!?

Are you going to tell me what your special cleaning agent is from your Yorkshire source?

Shaun
Title: Re: help
Post by: *paul_moss on July 20, 2007, 10:21:37 pm
Yeah Robert we want to know the secret supplier  ;)

Shaun ho did the leather job finish up ?
Title: Re: help
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on July 20, 2007, 10:25:20 pm
Filled scratches but couldn't get the exact match for the colour so I've sent a piece to Ben, she's paid me and I feel better I'm back to work, even got myself a chauffeur as the Missus had to take me there and pick me up as I can't drive.

Shaun
Title: Re: help
Post by: Geoff Jewkes on July 20, 2007, 10:41:54 pm
Vanguard,

Sorry but the threatening to leave the forum line is wearing a bit thin. ::)

Go on Vanguard bu*ger off  ;D
Title: Re: help
Post by: Len Gribble on July 21, 2007, 02:05:10 am
Vanguard

If you are local to, Gants Hill on Sunday morning? I am more than willing to show you how to clean a pub carpet and pricing structure and no the price is not loaded due to Sunday working!

Len
Title: Re: help
Post by: Charlie Payne on July 21, 2007, 09:36:22 am
for a carpet that size & depending what it is, i'd be looking around the 2 grade mark! char
Title: Re: help
Post by: carpetguy on July 21, 2007, 10:37:01 am
Shaun / Paul

I have posted the name of the powder I've mentioned on here and on your threads at least three times, it's Chemblend from Normanton 01924 890356.

I have had very good results over many years, using this product on carpets.

At £18 for 10kilos, it's excellent value and will get a good result 90% of the time, not promoting it over anything else, just reporting a good value product, besides, I'd imagine any of the distributors could add this product, to their range. I get it locally, in Glasgow.

Charlie

I presume you are talking of replacement, including fitting
Title: Re: help
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on July 21, 2007, 02:05:39 pm
Which 1 of the products is it?

Shaun
Title: Re: help
Post by: Charlie Payne on July 21, 2007, 02:43:39 pm
no, to clean! 84ft by 78ft is 6'552 squ ft. i charge 37p per squ ft, a 12 by 10 carpet =44.40p. in fact at my rate 6'552 would actually amount to £2'424.24p. i put alot into the service i provide, & i want top dollar for it, in fact in the kent area i'm about average in my pricing, their are many in this area that would charge alot more!!!!!! about a year ago i & a colleague cleaned a lovely plush carpet at a football clubs grand hall, & it was smaller =£1'200-  regards char
Title: Re: help
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on July 22, 2007, 07:38:13 pm
there's pricing a job and pricing to get a job

I charge 40p per sqft, as far as I know CD apart I think independant carpet cleaners around me are still charging 20p ish, but like Robert says you can make the rules up on pricing as you go along.

Shaun
Title: Re: help
Post by: carpetguy on July 22, 2007, 08:00:27 pm
Well Vanguard..........................there you have it, with your speed and stamina you are looking at around £600 an hour

But, let's wait and see if there are any "sharks" waiting in the shallows
Title: Re: help
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on July 22, 2007, 08:23:22 pm
Robert which 1 of the Chemblend products do you use?

Shaun
Title: Re: help
Post by: carpetguy on July 22, 2007, 08:42:18 pm
Sorry Shaun................thought I'd said.  It's their 10 kilo carpet cleaning powder with lemon deo'
As I've said, it gets excellent results and is only about £18 per tub.

I get it locally and would expect it to be available Nationwide through distributors.

rob
Title: Re: help
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on July 22, 2007, 09:06:30 pm
Is it used as a pre spray or an hwe agent?

Shaun
Title: Re: help
Post by: carpetguy on July 22, 2007, 10:52:28 pm
Goes in the tank !
Title: Re: help
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on July 22, 2007, 10:57:54 pm
Ahh condor

well if I smoked it would be!

Shaun