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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jacko on October 20, 2004, 08:26:21 pm

Title: Hard Floors
Post by: jacko on October 20, 2004, 08:26:21 pm

What is the general view on cleaning hard floors alongside CC?

Is there a market?

What kit is needed?

Is it a good earner?

I look forward to your views!

Title: Re: Hard Floors
Post by: Len Gribble on October 20, 2004, 09:54:44 pm

Jacko

Are you referring to domestic or commercial?

If domestic they won’t pay most is cheap rubbish any way and is beyond redemption.

Strip and seal/scrub off. Standard kit 17” slow speed you can get away with a 400rpn with skirt, small areas 300 sprint but care needed, hard to reach areas hands and knees, a good wet vac, on large areas scrubber dryer my preference battery machine.

Len

Title: Re: Hard Floors
Post by: jacko on October 20, 2004, 10:09:38 pm

Thanks Len

My business is currently domestic focused - i thought with the trend towards hard floors i could offer a service accordingly.

I guess it is not so specialist????

Title: Re: Hard Floors
Post by: Doug Holloway on October 20, 2004, 10:30:34 pm

Hi Jacko,

D'ont even waste your time on low value  floors, otherwise known as Crap.

Dance floors etc  , are worth a look but only if you want this type of business.

Stick to carpets , there are lots of very light , dirty capets around.

Cheers,  doug

Title: Re: Hard Floors
Post by: Len Gribble on October 20, 2004, 10:54:32 pm

Jacko

What are you offering to the domestic customer who only paid £3.99 sq mt and it would cost them say £25 to remove a 1” scratch mark then again you don’t define what type of hard floor?

The machinery more or less stays the same in all cases

Have to agree hard floor and carpet cleaning are not  ;D ;D ;D

Len

Title: Re: Hard Floors
Post by: Cloverleaf on October 20, 2004, 11:01:38 pm

Yes there is a market. ;D

I do lots of Amtico, Limestone, Slate and Terracota floors on the domestic side.

On the commercial side, quite a few vinyls.

I have been on the hard training coarse at prochem, but it's down to experiance as usual.

I do little advertising, but always point out at a customers home where there is a hard floor ........ I can do that!

John

Title: Re: Hard Floors
Post by: jacko on October 21, 2004, 11:26:29 pm

Thanks for feedback guys - I guess i mean the real wood or stone floors (quality ones) they appear to be very much in vogue around here. Thought it could provide additional revenue. I aim for the upper domestic market - however work comes from all angles!

More comments will be appreciated - what techie knowledge is required and machinery set up costs etc ??

Thanks