[keen2clean]

Hi i know this is a biot random from mme as i do not usually do blast cleaning but a landlord has begged me to sort it out for him.
IT is a twelve foot by twelve foot patio and a 6 ft by 6 ft patio both got crazy paving just wondering how much to quote i got the equipment and that kinda
thanks for any advice in advance ray

[Andy Foster]

the cost per square metre seems to depend greatly on where you are in the country

in the midlands where I am, it is anywhere between £1.50 and £3 per metre, but I impose a minimum charge of £50 for a job to make it worth going... if you charge by the metre for this job you would only get between £30 and £60!!!

however, if this is a good customer then you may need to take that into consideration... not a clear answer but it is difficult to say i'm afraid

hopefully you will get a bit of advice from someone a bit more local to you

hth

andy

[Mike Jones]

If youve got the equipment then why dont you make regular use of it. if you are thinking of using a electric pressure washer then think again, the result will be very poor compared to a profesional  15 hp 15 litres per min machine with a turbo lance.

Price wise if using proper equipment £100-120 and about 2 hours work

[Andy Foster]

Totally agree with the 'kit' comments, however, the price seems a bit steep, this is only about 20 metres square in total... £5 - £6 per metre is very expensive even for the more pricey regions.
I know it can vary greatly, but...

[Mike Jones]

£100 is reasnable, remember that out of this has to come traveling time and time taken quoteing. Obviously larger jobs are worked out on time to clean and my day rate  of £300.

The machinery and insurance is costly and you must remember that the large machines can drink nearly 15 liters of petrol over 8 hours use this must be considerd.

[TVCS]

Well i feel that i must be under-pricing.  100quid for 20 square meters.
Maybe its the area which I work but if I tried to charge that much I dont think I would get many jobs.

I have the same approach as andy for the smaller jobs.  Minimum of 50 quid.  This would fall into that catagory.

best of luck.
Ant

[Andy Foster]

I understand the need for pricing in the travelling time etc, but I was taking into consideration the fact that this is an existing client too... you would already  be on site and only a couple of hours work, so price should reflect this.

Glad I am not alone in my thinking.