[Richy L]

hi guys.
Ive been asked to quote to remove some graffiti.
It's an insurance job and they've asked for a quote, and a test area and they told me to charge for the quotation and test.

The graffiti wont shift so it needs to be painted.

how much do you think i should charge for the test piece? it took me about an hour(ish)

n.b.  i will be taking on the painting of the house and subbing it to a decorator I know.

[Richy L]

any ideas?

[BDCS]

£95 - its not just the hour, its the writing of the report and all the rest

[Richy L]

cheers BDCS
£95 - that much eh?
I was going to put in about £30. i didnt think i would be able to charge that much.
That sounds good to me.

Does anyone else have any imput please?

[BDCS]

surely you have a minimum charge thats more than £30. At  £30/hour x 7 works out at £210 and thats not enough for grafitti removal. Don't be scared to ask those sums for what is a specialist Skill

[Richy L]

the test only took about an hour so i figured about an hours work = £30

[Rob_Mac]

Richy

I have just got back from Clacton - Essex and have done some sample area cleans for the client. No chemicals used, no pressure washer just a wfp system and about 100 litres of water on aluminium cladding. The dirt fell off.

Probably a lot more driving involved than with your work but also a lot more charged than £30.00 for the hour I was there.

The £95.00 fiigure sounds right - be brave


Rob

[drive surgeon]

have you sorted your pricing out for graffiti?

[Richy L]

yeah, pricing the job is not a problem.

Its just pricing a quotation that im not sure about

[drive surgeon]

i find it daunting thinking about how you price for a contract for removing graffiti?
 as how do you know how much you will be removing and how much you should get/ ? is there a system to work it all out/

[Seers]

Hi Richy,

Was that job near Roath Lake? Mr. Verma. On K-rend?

Cheers,

Huw

[Richy L]

Hi Richy,

Was that job near Roath Lake? Mr. Verma. On K-rend?

Cheers,

Huw

Yeah it was.
Did you have a go at it?

[BDCS]

If your that worried quote the price but write into it that you will discount the amount charged for the sample, just quote £95 dearer then they have paid for it but think they saved £95. I do a sample for my own benefit so I can be accurate in the quote  but I don't cut it too fine - you need £300/day to make anything out of it

[Seers]

Hi Rich,

Yeah, my guys had a go at it, there was no chance it would shift. He wanted a letter for his insurance from us, but we've been pretty busy so I didn't get round to it. Have you painted it yet? Might be a good idea to suggest an anti graffiti coating to him for the lower half of the houses in case who ever he has upset re-visits.

Cheers,

Huw.

[Richy L]

yeah i tried to remove a small bit, it faded it a little, but n where near enough.

i told him there was no chance too.

Ive sent him the letter for the insuance company, and subbed the work out to a decorating firm I do business with. Just waiting for a go ahead, still.

Because it is weber render, the paint costs a fortune mind.

Do you get a lot of graffiti removal jobs?

[drive surgeon]

do you think the work is all tied up mainly for graffiti cleaning?