[Captain Scarlet]

Just thought I would come over to your side for a bit. There seems to be pros and cons to each buisness, like working indoors in the winter with carpet cleaning. But I cant help feeling window cleaning is better, the term "splish splosh give me the dosh" comes to mind! With window cleaning you can do the job even if the owner is out and it is less complicated than carpet cleaning. So what do you guys think, which ones pays better and which one is most enjoyable? Luke

[Captain Scarlet]

oh yeah carpet cleaning is also more expensive to get into and to maintain instead of a pure water fed pole system, Lukw

[Fresh Clean]

i've never been rained off carpet cleaning, cleaned a empty house took about 5hrs, the woman paid me £408-. i know what i'd rather do! you w/c do earn your money though, one of me mates uses r & w, pays really, i've watched him clean with the r & w, very impressive. freshiindoors   

[simbo]

£408!  i do both reach and wash and capets have for 2 years now but could never justify £80 an hour even though i have a very good rep. I can make very good money but amsure 99.9%of population would not swallow  £80 per houras lets face it you don't need a degree to do it eh
be honest now!!
simbo

[lands]

£408!  i do both reach and wash and capets have for 2 years now but could never justify £80 an hour even though i have a very good rep. I can make very good money but amsure 99.9%of population would not swallow  £80 per houras lets face it you don't need a degree to do it eh
be honest now!!
simbo

One of the most important factors in running a business is "margins" If you can get it then take it. If you are worth it they will come back for more. Only Freshi knows the answer to that but to put it into perspective me and my old partner cleaned a load of varied upholstery items in a gents club in the west end once and some were antique looking (but not actual) pieces. We charged £825. It took us 3 hours on a Saturday and they were delighted. And we were booked to do them every 6 Months and he still has that contract.


I cleaned 120 chairs in village hall last week at £2 a chair. Took me 4 hours. They were delighted (and they had had it done by someone else a year earlier, suffice to say they are booked for next Aug).

And Simbo, you ever heard of Paul Pearce or the Boltons? Well Freshi is better

Pete
Pete

[from edge2edge]

Luke  as you can see from the previous post there is a lot of dosh to be made inside.We carpet cleaners meet lots of people and have the potential to make lots of wonga which is a good start to being happy me thinks.Its physically rewarding work as you feel you have done some real graft.Obviously only you know what will work for you but if you have a pleasant outlook and commitment then there is no reason you shouldnt succeed.

[Len Gribble]

Luke

less complicated you want to hear my sister go on about "splish splosh give me the dosh" and I defend WC as I know it’s a hard life which I hated, give me a wand/rotary any day.


Simbo

Value for money (is in the perception of the buyer or receiver of goods and/or services. Proof of good value for money is in believing or concluding that the goods/services received was worth the price paid. Examples of the types of factors that may be considered are suitability, quality, skills, price, whole of life costs and other criteria. The mix of these and other factors and the relevant importance of each will vary on a case by case basis)

Have no doubt some cc’s exceed it ££ or £


Len

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Window cleaning in my opinion is an easier business to grow. When you have a client they are regular and you see them approximately every month, when you have them in the book then you keep finding them until you set on another wc.

With carpet cleaning albeit higher daily income, you have to wait for the work to come in and not all customers are regular some 6 months some 6 years, you are always looking to fill the diary unlike WC wher you know the months work in advance.

Not knocking WC at all but there is more to go wrong with CC but as business men and woman the hardest part of the job is talking to the customer/client and getting the money.

Shaun

[Fresh Clean]

simbo! put your prices up mate, your only worth what you charge & no one can dictate your price structure only you. if you provide a good service the custy will happily pay. pete to be mentioned in the same company as paul pearce & john bolton is indeed an honour!!!!!!!!! freshi

[Fresh Clean]

sorry i made an error! i ment derek bolton, not john!   freshi 

[misterrartois]

for aesthetic reasons i prefer carpet cleaning (tho i do do a bit of W c now and again)a clean window is ..well,nice and clean for a while anyway...however a really good clean of a carpet,suite or rug is very very satisfying not just to the customer,but to me as well.

Admittedly the margin for error is there when carpet/upholstery  cleaning...but as long as youve had the correct training and have a bit of nous,there should be no problems at all imo.

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys

I would say CC for domestic /small commercial and WC for large commercial.

Cheers

Doug

[Ian Rochester]

Why make a comparison, we do both, and a lot of other stuff as well, they all work off each other and we've built a good business on the fact that we can do all aspects of cleaning.

[simbo]

although i do both windows and cc i still do not see how i could poss justify £80 an hour, cc certainly gives me a real sense of achievment which i love i must agree but for instance recently done a 2 bed house for £120 no furniture and took about 2.5 hours pretty bad aswell but carpet was crap so if charged say 250 they could get the lot changed for the same price but still made £40 per hour. If honest i actually prefer cc as more satisfying but all my work now comes via wc with no effort to get work at all from me
simbo

[calmore]

At the end of the day the number of hours spent actually doing the job is neither here nor there.

Someone who takes £80 per hour off a custy may spend another two hours before/after loading/unloading, doing paperwork, ordering supplies etc..etc.

Someone who charges £30 per hour may spend only 30 minutes in preparation, depending upon how organised he is.

What is important is the profit you make over the year and whether you are happy with it.

[Fresh Clean]

simbo, if a custy was to pay you £80- an hour you would'nt take it? my way of  pricing isn't determined by an hourly rate, each room is measured & priced accordingly, irrelivant of how long it takes me. their are lots of c/c's out there that charge alot more than me! freshi   

[lands]

simbo, if a custy was to pay you £80- an hour you would'nt take it? my way of  pricing isn't determined by an hourly rate, each room is measured & priced accordingly, irrelivant of how long it takes me. their are lots of c/c's out there that charge alot more than me! freshi   

Rightly so Freshi. You make the rest of us look good and I don't pre-vac (even for a builders clean)

[Fresh Clean]

pete, i gave me sebo a good servicing this morning, cleaned out filters, changed the foami bit on the side & a new bag ready for me next £408- job.  up the villa!!!!!!! freshi