Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: kinder clean on July 20, 2008, 02:30:41 am
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I have a CFR upholstery and wanted to ask do any of you guys offer curtain cleaning in situ and is there anything more suitable than a low PSI clean using an upholstery brush and the CFR tool with my porty.
Also how much do you charge for curtain cleaning.
Paul
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Hi Paul
Do a search under 'curtain cleaning' there are loads of threads with some good comments by Mr Sweeney. 8)
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Some just use a Terry towel and prespray gold, as well as Dri-pro. I think this is more of a maintenance clean though. Some lads just tot them off to the dry cleaners and get a discount for volume and take a cut of that.
Others use a solvent machine like the Sahara.
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We use a hot dry cleaning machine much easier than taking them down and taking them to a dry cleaners, that way you can do the fancy pelmets that are usually fixed with staples and not good news if your asked to take them down to go to the dry cleaners and then expected to put them back up again.
All the best
John
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Dry cleaners is a good option always did that myself and add a little :) on for myself..
Hi Clinton. Just back from a week in the Lake District so only just read your post.
This is something that has always interested me. In adding a little to the dry cleaner's bill, did it actually cover your costs of attending the property; driving to the dry cleaners; returning to the dry cleaners to pick curtains up; return to custy's to re-hang curtains? Or was there another way of considering the deal?
To my simple way of thinking all your work could easily take at least an hour. So going by the rule of thumb we see on the forum you should be charging at least £50 and then perhaps upto somewhere nearer £100 on top of the dry cleaner's bill?
Of course if there is no other work around then "a bird in the hand is better than 2 in the bush" and so any profit margin is I am sure acceptable if it covers your fixed costs but if you find you are creating extra work which involves working harder/later than you would wish, is your strategy a good one?
I ask not because I am trying to be clever but simply because I could never make my mind up about it and in the end just decided I had enough work with carpets and upholstery to not worry about the hassle of it. If somebody was insistent about getting curtains cleaned I did then refer them to a dry cleaner who would collect them etc and in return they recommended work to me.
I look forward to your thoughts.
Roger
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I,ve only just read this post aswell it amazes me how many people shy away or are afraid of curtain cleaning .
Just like alot of people where shocke d seeing dave Leohna and just how rugs can be cleaned the same applies to curtain cleaning I used to clean quite a lot of curtains using a dry solvent machine venting the vapours outside the house.
For the last 5 or 6 years I have cleaned the majority of curtainswith hot water extraction at 135 psi with the cfr tool and the finest jet they do the red one with no problems.
As long as you use common sense and use at least a twin vac machine most curtains can be cleaned with this method without the danger of breathing in solvents and the results are usually better aswell.
I even cleaned aset the other week with the prowler on half throttle and lowered the psi from 400 to 100 psi with no problems .
Curtain cleaning can be a lucrative part of of your business and has won me jobs where people want the whole lot doing by one person carpets suites and curtains.
Dont be afraid just air on the side of caution and the majority of curtains can be cleaned this way no problems ,
Regards Andy Locke.
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After initial concerns about shrinkage I have done over £1000 of curtain cleaning this month.
Alltec are doing a class on it
www.alltec.co.uk/page/1j1bw/Training_Schools/School_Booking_Form.html
Shaun
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Hi
I do get asked occasionally about curtain cleaning, how much do you charge?
If you dont mind me asking.
Dave
PS Sorry have a short attention span, should have read all the posts & not skimmed!
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any one cleaned silk curtains with heavy lining with wet or solvent method and in there opinion which is best method
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i'm doing a quote for a full house plus curtains, never done them before, can i truckmount clean curtains and if so, what is the best way, i have a dry measter upholstery tool in my armoury and pespray gold, cold i do them with this equi[ment, and how long woyld it take so i can price it myself?
sorry about the mistakes.
6 cans of kronenberg to blame.
not there yet, but wait til later for the uncomprehendible replys