[John Gregory]

Only been cleaning carpets for 2 months now and im loving it , every job i get i regard it as a honer that someone has invited me into there home to clean for  them, Im not botherd at the moment how long a job takes cos me diary is not that full . I no at some point i need to be a bit quicker so how long should it take me to do 30 ft throu lounge and hall stairs and Landing

Thanks  John

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Depends on how dirty, how much furniture, how many stains, hall, stairs and landings do vary in size. If you are truckmounted it will be quicker than portable.
Also depends on how much you charge.

Shaun

[John Gregory]

Shaun , not to much  furniture got 120 quid for the job how does that sound and i am truckmounted

[Mike Halliday]

T/L 45mins-  extra 30mins for the HSl,  so 1hr.15mins  (1hr 30mins inc cup of tea)

this is vacing pre-spray, scrub, extract

£110-£130 so your price is right unless you were there all morning.

lots of carpet cleaners will clean the landing & stairs then into the livingroom then the hall last, but its better to clean the livingroom first then put some airmovers in and have it drying while you clean the rest, this way they can have the L/R dry quickest because they will need that room first.

Mike

[John Gregory]

poop i am slow took me 4 hours, thats several cups of tea as well thou

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Set up and set down I'd say 2 hours but I'd have gone for £160 ish and £240 with protector.

Shaun

[chrisg]

Same as Shaun, 2 hrs with set up/down.

[calmore]

nuts i am slow took me 4 hours, thats several cups of tea as well thou

..but you earned £120! That's £30 per hour which ain't bad. On top of this you will have gained some all important experience.

You'll get faster with time, no probs.

[*paul_moss]

Similar to Mike for me.
A easy job 1 hour. To 1 and Half hours.
I work  2 man team and Im fast too 

[Chris R]

John

I would allow 2 hrs 30 min to 3 hrs for a job like that.

Some of these lads just cant be doing a proper job, working at that speed             :

Mike, can I ask, are the times that you quote for a one or two man team ?

regards

Chris

[Mike Halliday]

just me, how can a job like that take 3hrs?

 a good vaccing 20mins max , the prespray and scrub would take 15mins, leaving  the extraction  30mins set up & put away 10mins.

I must admit this is on an average through lounge (which is usually around 24ft) & HSL,  Johns example is slightly bigger so would take slightly longer.

Mike

[Chris R]

Hi Mike,

What about time for furniture moving and tabs / blocks ?

In a 30 ft L/D you will probably have a suite, T/V unit, Dining table and 6 chairs, possible corner units and display cabinets ?

They all need moving / replacing and tabbing ?

I couldnt do all of that, and extract the lounge / diner + HSL in 30 mins mate !

To be honest , I dont think that I could extract it all in 30 mins !

A set of stairs would take 15 mins or so ?

I am not doubting your word, but just think that you are not the " average" carpet cleaner  :  ( perhaps its the six fingers and other stuff that makes you so fast ? )

 

Cheers

Chris

[Chris R]

How many passes of the wand ?

I would usually do 2 wet passes and one dry pass

Chris

[Mike Halliday]

a suite takes 20 seconds to move, I don't move TVs. (and if I do I pull it out, clean, then push it back takes 30seconds)  corner unit  & display cabinets  usually the customer doesn't want to empty them so i clean up to them.

tabbing, this also takes a couple of minute, the chairs I'd put in the kitchen and tell the customer to replace them when the carpet is dry.

I'm not trying to justify how I can clean so quickly, its just about working efficiently.

the big time taker is stains.

Mike

[Mike Halliday]

1 wet overlapping 50%, 2-3 dry

[Mike Halliday]

I FORGOT TO MENTION,  12INCH WANDS ARE FOR WIMPS, MINES 12FT WIDE

Mike

[carpetguy]

Chris r

Because you work in a particular way and at a particular pace, that does'nt make you better than someone who has better technique and more energy.

At 62 the job discussed would take me, working alone, about 90 mins.

[chrisg]

Corner units, Display cabinents!

dont let customers take the p out of you.

i go there to clean carpets not move furniture.

Dont advertise, 'we move furniture'

[brights cleaning]

did a room on friday  339 squarefoot, only dining table and two sofas to move
got there at 9.30,
pre-vaced, used a micro splitter as pre spray, agitated with sebo duo, let dwell for a few mins while i drank my tea, then extracted
finished at 10.30  cost £183.06
lady was over the moon and have already booked a job from a relative
with my truckmount it was truley a easy job

[Chris R]

Chris r

Because you work in a particular way and at a particular pace, that does'nt make you better than someone who has better technique and more energy.

At 62 the job discussed would take me, working alone, about 90 mins.

Carpetguy
I was only taking the pee when I said that " some of these guys cant be doing a good job " . 

Thats what all of the smiley faces mean after the quote .