[from edge2edge]

Morning all I read some time ago on here of someone protecting new carpets and only doing that.He was making a good living too.Now i have a couple of guys who fit carpets and would be willing to promote my service but what price per square metre do you think i should charge.Any suggestions much appreciated Alan Turner(sunny swindon)

[russell james]

I charge about £1.50 per sq/mtr but thats when i clean them too, (or half the clean price)
depends what protector your using and how profitable it is, best thing is to find out at a carpet shop how much it is to buy a carpet protected as opposed to un-protected

[dave123]

I charge the same as I would a clean . I have a 2 times 2 seaters in crushed velvet to protect this afternoon .The protector cost 40 pounds/5 litres,charging the customer 80 pounds.

[russell james]

5 litres is a lot to put on a suite isnt it

[Jim_77]

I'd have thought a couple of litres or so would be roughly the amount used on most pile fabrics for a 2x 2-seaters?

Crikey Dave, I'd be almost doubling that price   It's not what it costs you to do that you're selling, it's what the service means to them!

[JandS]

£160 to apply stain protection!!
There's overcharging and there's ripping the ar*e out of it.
Love to see there faces when they see how much graft you put into applying the stuff, and the time it takes you.
Or is that for the suite cleaning as well Jim?

John

[derek west]

scotchgaurd in the furniture stores used to be £200, (not sure how much it is now) so why's that ripping someone off?
derek

[JandS]

It's not even £40 for 5L.
I use Prochem Fluoroseal for carpets and Aquaseal for upholstery which I think are better than Scotchguard.
They both retail at about £36 inc the dreaded.
The Fluoroseal will do 100 sq m easily and the Aquaseal will do 3 x 3 piece easily.
You can buy Scotchguard in a 400ml aerosol for about £5.50 and I'll bet 2 of these would do a 3 piece.

John

[russell james]

I use fluoroseal, dont really know if there is any difference between any of em to be honest, extracta is fairly cheap too, can dilute that,it used to be about £45 for 5 litres i think, makes double when diluted, but then you need more for the same area, which means a longer drying time.
all swings and see saws

[Shaun_Ashmore]

For £200 they sell a warranty with it which in IMO is as useful as a chocolate fire guard.

Shaun

[mark shannon]

£3.50 BUT MUCH CHEAPER FOR VOLUME WORK FOR RETAILERS sorry about caps

[from edge2edge]

Thanks Mark i will speak to my mates and agree some prices for private and commercial.Regards Alan(swindon  now very cold)

[JandS]

Russell
I e mailed Prochem a while ago and they said don't use Fluoroseal on upholstery use Aquaseal.

John

[russell james]

oh right, cheers john, il remember that