[spindle]

i have seen a local cc offering his services for 199+vat per day(commercial)

does anybody else offer a day rate for your services??
and how long would your day be. ?
do you guarantee a set amount of work per day?

just curious

[Lavinia]

I do a day rate for hotels its £325+VAT. Although its easy work you could earn more else doing houses, they do use you quite regularely so it does fill thoes days when theres not much to do.

[carpetguy]

Lavinia,

What are you doing for this sum, as a hotel can hire 7 - 8 cleaning staff, for that kind of money ?

[Liahona]

Rob, I am sure Lavinia is refering to carpet and or upholstery cleaning services.  This being the case over an 8 hour day is only £40 an hour and not excessive by any stretch of the imagination. 

To pay someone 5 pounds and hour I am sure you wouldnt get the same service as Livinia would provide.

As Livinia also pointed out, more monies can be earned doing other work but for the days when nothing else is boooked I think it is brilliant. 

I dont think 40 an hour is enough but thats my own opinion.  It is still good as a day rate so it would suffice as opposed to nothing at all.

Best, Dave.

[Mike Halliday]

if someone wanted me to work none-stop from 8am to 5pm (with only an 1/2 hour lunch break) I would want £650,  but when you work out how much carpet I could clean in that time it wouldn't be an unreasonable amount to ask for.

if I was pressure washing I'd want a grand.


Mike

[Phil Marlor]

Mike,

Did you get my email?

Phil

[Liahona]

Mike, spot on.  Even at the prices you have sugested isnt excessive.  Best, Dave.

[Mike Halliday]

Phil, No I did'nt, if its important call me on 01482 805118.

or go to Cleeentalk and send me a private message.

mike

[John Gregory]

A grand a day for pressure washing ? Ive just been out and quoted a customer £300 , 50 square m clean sand and reseal block paving , he looked at me as if i had interfered with one his daughters, I must be doing something wrong

[Phil Marlor]

Ok mate, thought I had upset you!

It's nothing much, just wanted to know where you had that leaflet done with you & the Taski machine with the 3 great special offers and how much did they cost you!

Does your henry@hull.com not work then?

Cheers
Phil

[Mike Halliday]

no i don't use that address any more, since i change ISP.

i use DP design, I get them free for services provided.

 I think they should cost about £250 for 20k full colour both sides (but don't quote me on that)

[Phil Marlor]

Ok,

Cheers Mike.
You dont mind if I change your head to mine.

Phil

[francis]

John

Mike is only saying that he would 'want' a grand a day for pressure washing.  He obviously doesn't want to do pressure washing and is therefore pricing himself out of the market.

[Mike Halliday]

not the market I visit

phil we are looking at swopping heads for a mate of mine,

Mike

[Liahona]

I constantly get a grand a day for pressure washing, isnt it the norm?  Best, Dave.

[Phil Marlor]

Mike,

Do you have their website address?

Cheers
Phil

[Mike Halliday]

www.leafletsforyou.co.uk

[mark_roberts]

So go on then and tell us how you do it.  Size, type of stone, method/tools used, clean or seal etc.

Mike

£650 for 8.5 hours is £76 an hour.  How do you earn that in domestic with one man.  Not questioning the amount but rather how to clean quickly to achieve £76 an hour constantly esp for two 12x12 rooms for example.

Making money on big jobs is easy.  but making the same on small domestic jobs is an art I need to learn.

Mark

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I worked with Mike for a day 2 weeks ago, it's quite easy all he does when goes to quote is inform them that they need to move small items before he gets there.

Carpet cleaning has never been so easy sometimes you can forget the basics!
Don't forget though Beverley is full of 'old duffers' and they live in bungalows so there are no stairs but more down stairs rooms.

Shaun

PS That's why they call Mike 'Bungalow Bill' - nowt upstairs

[Len Gribble]

Mark

Remember he has a HO near him they charge top £ for cc a lot-lot lower for FF work. Ask mike to send you some pic of his roof cleaning the man got some balls  and charges accordingly.

Len