I have a question

[Guest]

If you charge by sq ft, how much do you charge?

If you charge by the room, how much do you charge?

 

[Kelly]

When I go out cleaning we are getting 30 cents a square for commercial 35 in the home...thats minimum

 

[asupremeclean]

30 cents / sq ft
50 cents / sq ft w/ scotchy

 

[bob vawter]

2 rms and a hall $44.95......why?

wanna set sumthing up?

 

[diamond brian]

Between $25 and $40 per room, depending on the size and layout of the house.

 

[Dolly Llama]

nunya......


Honestly, my prices are all over.
anywhere from low ball cheap to Hick's and Co claimed prices


We have no published prices 'cause "one size don't fit all"

My "minimum" target is $125 pr hour w/2 man crew

but I'll send van out plenty for "break even" jobs too, just to keep the little genies busy


..L.T.A.

 

[The Great Oz]

.48 psf, with 15% off if furniture is moved. Protectant at .18.
Commercial is by estimate of time needed, so price per square foot will vary with every job.

Seattle's an expensive place to live and do business, so these prices may not be valid in another locale.

 

[Guest]

I didn't think there'd be this many posts on this thread! I was expecting it to be all responses like Larry's.

"nunya"

 

[steve r]

josh i have nothing to hide,i advertise my prices and am happy with where my business is at.

3 rooms and hall $99 600 sq max.

35 dollars a room up to 200 sq ft after the $99
or $35 per room 2 room min.

but i will go out for $50 cash one room but dont tell no one.

stains,protector moving furniture all extra at my discretion.

 

[Dom Agostino]

.40 for wash and rinse, .20 for scotch.

 

[breathe72]

We do ours exactly like Steve just said.

2Rm/hall 74.90

3Rm/hall 94.90

35 per room after the 3rd

$2 per stair

$199.90 wholehouse (stairs extra)

If they ask for one room, we tell them that our minimum outcall is 74.90

We encourage them to pre-vac "if they like", otherwise we will be more than happy to.

HOWEVER, I have done alot of one-room cash deals on the northside. Always 50 cash.
This is one of my North Omaha Customers after doing his tiny livingroom for 50 cash:

 

[Desk Jockey]

.34 a sq/ft residential, but we will go up a penny or two this month.

Commercial as low as .12, average .18 a few .45 sq/ft if we have a lot of wasted time setting up, long hose runs or above ground level offices or portables jobs!

 

[Mikey P]

.50 for no pre scrubbing
.55 for a scrub
.60 for post pad

.20 for protector
.10 for deo

 

[DavidB]

Mikey,

Hoe so you present that to the customer?

Do you say it's .50/sq ft plus,plus,plus or do you quote it all in and deduct after sticker shock?


I price all inclusive S/G additional

 

[steve frasier]

I am about like Steve R and Larry

 

[breathe72]

Mikey do you ever get a customer that says "scrub or no scrub, whats the price to clean my carpets?"

I'm just trying to understand the benefit of offering a lesser vs better cleaning, or is the scrubbing sort of an upsell/additional service that may be needed/recommended?

Sounds like you'd have to give alot of in-person estimates with that pricing structure, to new customers who want to know how much $$$...

Out here in the heartland, we get alot of the "don't build me a watch, just tell me what time it is..."

 

[Goldenboy]

.80 a square. Dont believe me? Fly in for a ride along.


Golden Boy

 

[GRHeacock]

Before I retired in 2004, my prices started at 35 cents a sq ft, depending on how soiled, how much furniture to move, etc. Plus protector. So, a very soiled carpet, that needed a pre-scrub, clean with Truck Mount, and post bonnet, then protector could easily run 75 cents a sq ft.

Each job had to have a in home estimate to determine price.

This worked for me, may not work for others.

Gary

 

[Terry]

.40 to .65 for residential and occasionally up to a $1 in difficult locations or odor/problem stains.
.20 for scotchgard

Commercial .30 to .55

 

[joey895]

So for all you square feet pricers are these prices for just cleanable carpet or wall to wall?

 

[Loren Egland]

Cleaning prices per square foot should be equal to the price of a first class postage stamp. Don't ya think?

For the last three years we start at .45 for cleanable space, not wall to wall. .10 extra for prevac. .20 extra for Teflon. Stairs at $4 plus $1 to protect. No extra charge for rotary jet extraction.

Loren