Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: *paul_moss on March 24, 2008, 03:43:35 pm
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Interesting to see what split we have.
Mine is carpet, upholstery and leather.
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Mine is Carpets, Upholstery Leather and Rugs, 8) 8) 8)
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Mine is window cleaning but now do as much carpet and upholstery cleaning and also patio and decking cleaning and curtain and car valeting
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My profits derive from 20% carpet and upholstery cleaning, 80% fire and flood work.
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Carpet retailing, fitting & cleaning
Cleaning being about 22% of our gross income :-\
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carpets.curtains and upholstery since 89, also used to retail carpets, last five years moved into
contract cleaning, just setting up a eco friendly cleaning supplies to sell in my local area.
Andrew.
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Cut down all other services as carpet and upholstery became more and more of my work and more profitable. Also include a little bit of leather within upholstery (but only straightforward stuff) and rugs.
I won't do car upholstery any longer. Have also ditched the patio cleaning (and as soon as I had made the decision I had a lot of enquiries). Stopped doing curtains.
I've hitched up with some general cleaners and they give me referrals and I in return give them referrals for general cleaning and curtains (one of the cleaners has a dry cleaning business).
Have done the Prochem hard floor course, a Dry-Eaze course and am about to do the IICRC 2 day carpet fitting course. It's not that I intend to do any of these things in any significant way but knowledge can be so useful in so many ways when people ring you up or you are confronted with the unexpected.
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80% of my work is from Carpet & Upholstery. 80% of my profit is from Ceramic tile & Grout cleaning. This is mainly because ost of the Tile and Grout are shopping centres.
You guys with TM's should definitly get into this
See www.hydrotek.za.com
Regards
Jeremy
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Carpets, upholstery, leather cleaning/protection and general cleaning (domestic mostly/couple small offices)
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80% of my work is from Carpet & Upholstery. 80% of my profit is from Ceramic tile & Grout cleaning. This is mainly because ost of the Tile and Grout are shopping centres.
You guys with TM's should definitly get into this
See www.hydrotek.za.com
Regards
Jeremy
Jeremy, what head are you using on the video, and what chemical ?
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Carpet cleaning was 18% of last year turnover, and to be honest would not still be in business if I was counting on it as a sole income.
Majority of our bus is domestic and commercial cleaning, some windows, patios etc.
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Just starting carpet cleaning and hardfloor cleaning, but main buisness is tiling, walls and floors etc.
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Office cleaning still 100% of the biz at present, despite doing the ncca course and buying all the carpet gear 11 monhs ago!
The trouble is that I put so many hours into the office cleaning that I never seem to have time for anything else.
So, from August, I am giving up working on Tuesdays and Thursdays totally in order to property set up in carpet cleaning. Some risk in this but hopefully it'll be a good decision in the long run :)
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Paul
Am and are diversifying, hopefully will have some leather wipe to bring to the ccdo, yes I know not to the standards of some
Bit of a bold statement from Jeremy (We can restore your grout lines to their original colour) if they can remember, do use a scrubber dyer.
Len
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Carpet, Upholstery, Rugs cleaning and we also do after tenancy cleaning, because a letting agency give us a lot of jobs for carpet and general cleaning.
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We have now diversified into many other aspects of cleaning, the main ones we do currently are:
Carpets, Upholstery, Rugs and Leather - 2 people
Windows, conservatories, facsias, gutters - 4 people
Offices, General, Builders cleans, End of tenancy - 5 people
Domestic Household cleaning - 2 people
Holiday Let cleaning - mainly weekend work as required
Pressure Washing - as required
Flood & Fire Work - as required
We are also currently looking at doing commercial kitchen cleaning, so if anyone has any info on this I'd be very interested.
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Ian Rochester are you goung to ccdo?
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60% carpet cleaning, 20% upholstery / leather and 20% rugs, seem to bee getting more rugs now than ever before.
Mark
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its about half and half for me cleaning and renting houses however in the long trem the renting will far out perfourm any cleaning as you sit there and watch the houses go up in value for nothing ;D
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Or Fall as Credit crunch hits
But if you are very rich thats when you buy.
I have Multiple income streams
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Paul,
At the moment I'm not planning on going to the CCDO, however if anything changes I'll try and get a place and come down. I'm sure it'll be a great day/night for everyone attending with plenty to see and learn.
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my cleaning consists of carpet,upholstery,rug cleaning,i also do a lot of work for landlords so that keeps me going if it ever gets quiet,i also do commercial work in the cheshire area :)have been thinking of looking at the oven cleaning work as it seems a good line for an add on..any one else thort about it?
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Hey Clinton, how about putting some details on yer profile mate. ;)
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its about half and half for me cleaning and renting houses however in the long trem the renting will far out perfourm any cleaning as you sit there and watch the houses go up in value for nothing ;D
thats the way :D :D
we have found that house prices treble every 12 years,
even in a recession
good luck
mike
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I would have thought more of the guys would have been into carpet retail and fitting. Wonder if thats down to the carpet decline and laminate increase /
Any one finding that rus cleaning is on the increase ? I found last year that I doubled the rug cleans from the year before.
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My main business is supplying and installing carpets, laminates and vinyl.
I have been cleaning carpets as a sideline or add-on for 12 years, but I want to build it up to a more substantial side of my business. The knees are taking a hammering after 25 years !
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Steve your in a good position to tell us about the past 3 years, is laminate still on the increase or is carpet starting to come back?
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All the trade mags indicate that laminate sales are slowing.
As far as my own experience is concerned, I find people still want laminate in hallways and dining rooms, but lounges and bedrooms are definately shifting back in favour of carpet.
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i dig graves for Gloucester city council
its my full time job
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A few income streams but the renting of houses aren't as easy as you may think, there isn't a fool proof way of getting rich without a hiccup along the way. In my houses and flat I've had 2 new roofs, double glazing, 3 new boilers, god knows how many decorators round and new carpets (some paid for by bonds) disputes etc etc OK the price of the property goes up and the tennants pay your the bills but you still have to spot check and see to the poo!
I'd rather go to Tenerife ;D
Shaun
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Paul.
The spinner used in the video is the Turbo Hybrid. We also use the Hydroforce SX-12.
As for getting the grout to look like new. You're right, the customer can never remember until the black grout goes back to grey or brown or white.
Chemicals is a big issue. We are the first to import the machines in Cape Town and there are no speciality chemicals. I am trying al sorts of things with local suppliers but have found that Wetrok Antiwax is about the best.
Regards
Jeremy
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Carpet & Upholstery about 16% facilities managment 84%
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Our biz is a mixture of domestic/commercial/letting agents/ & prop management contracts.
Steve
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I also pimp a large number of 'Ho's in the evening. Paradise and Candice bring me in a fair wedge to top up my c.c business.
(n.c.c.a members discount if interested)
Dan
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Carpet, upholstery, curtains, carpet retail and fitting and blinds supply and fit (including customisation, electric blinds)
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Carpet and Upholstery cleaning amounts to only 0.3% of my gross profit. Can’t get the business to perform at all. :(
TV Arial installation, Sky digital installation, Multi points, Retail CCTV design and installation. 99.7% of my gross profit.
We are currently doing a fantastic deal on High Gain Wideband Analogue/Digital TV Aerials, perfect for the digital change over. £189.95 + free fitting + Vat inclusive!
That deal alone collects 12 orders per day (average/based on 5 days) 60 orders and fits per week, grossing £11397.00 per week.
Retail CCTV design and installation really is very lucrative and I take pride in providing the best equipment and after sales back up to any commercial contract. We also sell contracts for 24HR remote access to these systems using our contractor ADT.
Matt
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We cover quite a few bases;
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Hard Floor Cleaning / Sealing
Wooden Floor Waxing
Domestic Cleans (One off or Contracts)
Contract Cleaning
Event Clearance, (Music Concerts etc.)
Vehicle Valeting
Pressure Washing
Gutter / Fascia Cleaning
Some Window Cleaning
Some Pest Control
And will look at other jobs as requested by customers
The 'Tesco' approach, sadly with a lot less profit ;)
Les
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Specialist Insurance and now Estate agent too.................if it wasnt for carpet cleaning.......i would have never started out on my own ...........and am lovin it .....and oh yeah am making more money than i was carpet cleaning, plus i stay clean all day .....lol........HAPPY DAYS....
But good luck to you all i no how hard it can be sometime ..
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James how did you get into specialist insurance?
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Sorry paul....started work for sureterm direct.com as an account manager for them covering the whole of scotland ....the buggers are now pulling out of scotland .......
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We do the worx.
carpet,upholstery,leather,curtains,tile and grout,flood,cars,prams,driveways,etc. 8)