10x15 carpet:
(10 mins) Knock on door, talk rubbish, fuss the dog, chat about the weather, decide on tea or coffee.
(10 mins) Unload machine, fill with water, chat a bit more at kitchen sink, top up sprayer if necessary
(5 mins) Finish coffee/tea, maybe sit down and have a smoke
(5 mins) Prepare the room, put big furniture on sliders
(40-60 mins) Clean the carpet & pack up
(5 mins) Chat with customer, close job off with advice etc, ask permission to deliver neighbour nudgers
(5 mins) deliver neighbour nudgers
Suites generally take me 3 - 4 hours, depending on condition, including the same chatting/tea drinking & neighbour nudgers.
At the last count, 55% of my work is repeats, 25% is referrals