Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Carpet cleaning prices 2Jan 06, 2008 3:49 pm Building again . . with Redink Pre-start 04/12 Keys - 03/13 Finishing off. . . Painting/Floor Tiles/Carpet - 04/13 Walk In Robe/Lighting/Blinds and Moving 05/13 Gates/Front Landscaping / Pool 05/13 Re: Carpet cleaning prices 18Jan 07, 2008 8:05 am stonecutter1309 royalblue stonecutter1309 Our real estate agent recommended a carpet cleaner for after the movers took our stuff out. $90 for master bedroom, lounge & dining - the carpet had not been cleaned in 6 years - and it came up looking like new! But was it 'clean'? As you were vacating, it wouldn't matter to you. Empty rooms are quicker and easier to clean than furnished, so it may have been reasonably well, but not as well as it could/should be. I'd probably charge about $110-120 for a job like that, and be there a little over an hour. The contractor probably did it in 45 minutes or less. A carpet looking clean and being technically cleaned properly are different things. Because so many customers are content with an improved appearance, there's little scrutiny of standards. We got the real estate agent's discount price (our agent booked it) - I asked him what the normal price would be and he said $120 was standard. There were 2 guys there doing the job - took them 1.5 hrs. This included pre-vacuum, treatment of heavily stained areas and steam cleaning of the rest. OK they clearly under-charged then. The difference in approach to the job is a bit like this..... My biz was like I was cruisin down the freeway in a V8 doing 110km/hr (virtually idling) and a little Suzuki 650cc car is alongside doing the same speed (screamin at 6000rpm). We're both getting there, but one of us will soon run out of puff. Yes there are many businesses like that. They are busting their guts day after day for petty income. After they've worn themselves out for a few years, they pack it in, and sell it to someone else. The difference is in the value of time of a highly trained tech with a truck-mounted set-up (around $100> per hour) and an energetic but less than qualified 'cleaner' with a portable (around $30 per hour). A qualified tech achieves so much more. Its not to say the other guys didn't ultimately do a good job, but a qualified tech with a $60k truck-mount will do it better, faster, with less chemicals, and it'll dry much quicker. The bottom line is when we have invested thousands in training, accreditation, insurances, and hundreds of thousands of $$$ in equipment, we are worth much more, because we provide a more efficient, competent and valuable service. Ash. Tradie may sit at home but will need to get house plastered as well or will you sit it out? 6 10351 No, I even have sections of narrowness where the tiles won't slide up any further. When I manage some spare time, I might play around with the first DIY part of my… 7 5144 Yep, efflorescence as mentioned above. You could look to clean it with a "acid" based cleaner and then seal with a penetrating sealer. This may not stop it entirely but… 3 6517 |