[the red carpet]

hi all,
got my first suite to do on wednesday and need to get some protective sheets/dust sheets to put down just wondered if anyone knows of a good place to pick them up, just been to alltec and they want the best part of £20 each for them and advise laying them 4 deep, surely they must be available cheaper than that iv seen packs of 5 on ebay for £30 but cant wait for the delivery.

also its my first suite iv only ever done carpets and car interiors, on the cars i pre spray then agitate and then rinse, is it the same for suites or is there any pointers you could give me?

and iv charged £14 per seat its 2x 3seaters and 2 armchairs, is this a good price?

thanks in advance for your comments.

daniel

[Elite (Ben)]

Hi,

I use a tarpaulin from b&q, a snip at £2.50 with an absorbant mat on top(in case of overspray, which shouldnt happen if your careful). The mat came from Ebay so not sure how much they are to buy new.
The price is dependent on type of sofa and material, which dictates cleaning method, but for a straight forward sofa your price is not bad.  I tend to charge between £20 and £30 per seat, so an easy to clean 3 piece would be £100.

[Dennis]

I've always used a duvet with a cotton cover over the top, saves my poor old knees. 

[garyj]

I use a protective cover for car boots, very cheap from Halfords

[Bob Allen]

Cut Price do good blue plastic ones ,very cheap, just remember to wipe them occassionally with a towel

[John Kelly]

Best off using something that doesn't absorb moisture. Using cotton or like means it need to be dried out after every job or it will start to stink.

[Dennis]

No washing machines,  tumble dryers or linen lines in Newcastle, John? 

[Dave_Lee]

It pays to invest in a good durable heavy duty sheet. The lighter cotton ones dont give good lasting service. It also needs to be absorbant without wetting through to the carpet. I have always used heavy duty canvass sheets, available from Tarpaulin makers, get them to make one or two up with sewn hemmed edges. Keep one side for the carpet surface as the other will in time become soiled looking, thats when you have to stretch it out and hand tool it. My last sheet was around £10 per square metre, well worth it, five years on still going strong.
Dave.

[scott2bclean]

Your local decorators trade supply store should be able to provide good heavy dust sheets.
Ibought pack of 5  (£25 +vat) when I started 4 Years ago and they are still going strong.(12' x 9')

I use a woven polythene tarpaulin, in a fetching shade of blue, with one of the dustsheets on top for cleaning suites.   Dustsheet used twice before being washed.

Screwfix direct 0500 414141  also do a 24' x 3' dustsheet runner which is excellent  for covering the customers carpet from door to work area.
It scores brownie points with the customer for taking care of the property.

Regards
John

[John Kelly]

Dennis
Aye plenty, but why go to the bother, been there done that, you forget to dry it one day and your van stinks next morning. Plasticised sheet, wipe up any overspray, dry off with hand tool, fold up, job done.

[Simon H]

John

We use rubber backed entrance mats

Very hard wearing

Regards

Simon