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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on September 29, 2008, 07:56:43 pm

Title: Advice on pricing please
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on September 29, 2008, 07:56:43 pm

Hi Guys - just been to survey a posh tennis club and would like your recommendations regarding pricing for the following:

320 m2 Carpet

44 Dining Chairs - Seats and Backs

41 Restaurant Chairs - Pads only

18 Upholstery seat areas - sofas and booths

8 full length drops of drapes

Thanks in advance

Steve

Title: Re: Advice on pricing please
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on September 29, 2008, 08:09:26 pm

Steve look at how long it may take you to get the competitive quote you are after.

Shaun

Title: Re: Advice on pricing please
Post by: richie on September 29, 2008, 11:24:23 pm

Hi Steve,

Carpet 320sqm @ £2.20 = £563.20
Dining chairs 44 @ £4.50 each = £158.40
Resturant chairs 41 @ £3.50 each = £114.80
Upholstery seat areas 18 @ £28.00 per seat area = £403.20
PLUS £3.60sqm on the drapes.

I have discounted all the above prices  by 20% due to the amount of work required.  The above work would take 2 days with 1 technician on site.

Richie.

Title: Re: Advice on pricing please
Post by: Ian Gourlay on October 05, 2008, 10:24:43 am

£500 for the lot

Depends how much you want it  and do you earn above this rate?

Title: Re: Advice on pricing please
Post by: Ian Rochester on October 05, 2008, 11:21:25 am

Steve,

Nothing against you but, I can't understand why people keep asking for advice on pricing, it's your business, you decide on the price you want from the job, some people will price it very cheap, others will price it outrageously high.

If you ask enough people I'm sure you'll get prices ranging from under £300 to over £3000, therefore what does it achieve? Nothing.

Be confident in your own pricing structure, I'm sure you've cleaned all of these individually in the past and know how to price them up, therefore just multiply it up for the volume here and if you think it necessary offer a job lot discount if it can all be done together.

Title: Re: Advice on pricing please
Post by: clinton on October 05, 2008, 12:30:23 pm

Hi steve

A good way i price larger jobs is not on size but on how long it will take me.

Ie  I find that if it takes me a day well am happy earning that figure :)

Good luck mate :)

Title: Re: Advice on pricing please
Post by: Mike Osbourne on October 05, 2008, 01:17:41 pm

Gribble wisdom

Let everyone else quote first then go in and undercut the lowest bid.  ;)  (Assuming you are happy at that price)