[george formby]

can anyone help the best way to price domestic living room not very good with tape measures also i have a job to price to be cleaned once a year that is 26 half thousoand square feet


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[robert meldrum]

How do you price windows or the contract cleaning jobs mentioned on your site ?

[george formby]

contract cleaning is done by my sister i price windows i have prices on site for carpets i think some are very cheap also never priced a large job like that do you price on sq yard

[Shaun_Ashmore]

There's no set price, I would see what soiling you are coming across and then see what obsticles are in your way and then estimate how long you think it will take and how much extra labour is required and how much chemical and rental machinery you may have to lay out.

Shaun

I would personally do Low Moisture cleaning

 

[george formby]

thanks shaun can you also recomend a good hoover before cleaning the carpets have been using henrys

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Get an upright, I would recommend a Royal upright or sebo but get the extra wide one as it'll save you loads of time, don't forget extra bags!!!

Oh and if you Low moisture clean it get plenty of pads.

Shaun

[robert meldrum]

Not knowing the nature of the building....is it empty / all on one level / stairs / reasonably clean / filthy / it's impossible to give an accurate price, but if it's straight forward and not too manky, you will probably get some quoting as low as 90p per sq yard. Some might be as high as £3 per sq yard.

[george formby]

were will i purchase one
thanks

[george formby]

someone said to me 75p sq yard that seems cheap it is all on 2 larg floors i dont have to move any desks?

[Stu.Clem]

I think you should pass on the job to an established experienced cc nearby  for a 10% cut you would still makeyourself  around  £250 just for the referral ....


Stu

[richie]

Unless you know about the carpet cleaning trade and have more than basic knowledge then i would sub the work out.  To many things could go wrong if you dont know what your doing & what to look for.  It really is not as simple as many people think, you have to choose the right chemicals & machine for the carpet type & level / type of soiling. Get ti wrong and you will have a insurance claim on your hands and thats the last thing you want.  If you are currently cleaning the windows at the commercial property you may well lose the windows if you mess up big time.  Not worth the risk mate.  If you do sub the work out to a professional carpet cleaner you could still get a nice earn out of it at around £500

Richie.

[Pristine Clean]

I agree with some saying sub it out.

But on the other hand, if you go low moisture, you shouldnt have too much trouble. Plus instead of subbing and getting around £500 you can pocket the money yourself. With the money you get from theis job you should be set for carpet cleaning.

You can pick up a good 2nd hand rotary for only a few £100 pounds..  get one with a tank on. You could even use carpet shampoo that crystalises and the next day you vacuum it up.

Walk into any chemical supplier or even call Prochem and they will tell what to use.

I have been on courses for carpet cleaning like many of the others here, its not rocket science mainly common sence.

As for pricing it. If you have work already in the building or work from the client go in low. Go in as low as you can. I know some that will do that amount of footage for £60p possibly lower.

All the best with it.

If you want any advice on it, let me know I will email some details.

Dave

[richie]

Dave, i have seen the aftermath of other carpet cleaners that have used Low moisture sytems (bonnet) that have no or very little previous experience.  Burnt carpet fibres, swirl marks that cannot be rectified.  No carpet cleaning is not rocket science and some of it may be common sense however, there is as you know abit more than that involved.  Im a strong believer in stick to what you do best. Im a carpet cleaner however, i have cleaned windows before but certainly would not go in on a big window cleaning job, i would opt to sub it out. 

The best way to learn carpet cleaning is to go out in the field.  Courses are very helpful and you will learn from them but to gain the best possible lnowledge id ask a local carpet cleaner if you could go out with him/her for some basic training in the field.

Richie.

[george formby]

hi dave the job  is all carpet tiles i would be using extracta exel machine i would like some help on what and not to do
thanks gaz

[Len Gribble]

Gaz

Rather you than me! You definitely will need help using hwe/cwe it’s a shame you are not local. Sub it and sit back (on site )

Dave

Next job you’re more than welcome too come along training is free  oh what’s the tank for scrub off’s 

Len

[george formby]

cheers len