Pressure Washing and Contractor Cleaning Forums - The Grime Scene Delco    

Flatwork & Buildings Flatwork, buildings, parking lots, and drive thrus.

Notices

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
(#1 (permalink))
Old
chris francis's Avatar
TGS Bronze Member
chris francis Rarely gets any...Frubals
 
Posts: 147
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Winter Haven Florida
Offline
would this to high - Aug 29th, 08, 12:53 PM

I need some help can you all tell me prices this to high.
198 sq feet flat nothing but gum.
small building wash and awning I told him it would be around 375



Chris Francis
Polk county, Fl
863-521-4892
Reply With Quote
 
(#2 (permalink))
Old
Tegrey's Avatar
Forum Leader
Tegrey Can never get enough FrubalsTegrey Can never get enough Frubals
 
Posts: 240
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Canton, Ohio
Offline
Aug 29th, 08, 03:32 PM

Chris,
Pricing should be based
#1, On your business and personal needs.
#2 What you expect from the job.
#3 What you can get for the job, without gouging the customer.
If you feel it is too high, you probably feel guilty and later you'll feel giddy.
If the customer felt you ripped them off, they will never call you back. If you give them what they expected, and more, they will be your life long friend. Thank You.



Tegrey Family of Coatings inc.
Terry Miller
Canton, Ohio 44708
330-418-8955
Quality-Price-Service
Reply With Quote
(#3 (permalink))
Old
One Tough Pressure's Avatar
Senior Forum Leader
Site Supporter
One Tough Pressure Should be given Frubals often for being so niceOne Tough Pressure Should be given Frubals often for being so niceOne Tough Pressure Should be given Frubals often for being so niceOne Tough Pressure Should be given Frubals often for being so niceOne Tough Pressure Should be given Frubals often for being so niceOne Tough Pressure Should be given Frubals often for being so nice
 
Posts: 2,978
Images: 20
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southern California
Online
Aug 29th, 08, 07:49 PM

Define small building
Reply With Quote
(#4 (permalink))
Old
John Orr's Avatar
TGS Site Supporter
John Orr Has a few Frubals tucked away for safe keepingJohn Orr Has a few Frubals tucked away for safe keeping
 
Posts: 840
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Offline
Aug 30th, 08, 01:45 AM

My goal in pricing is to achieve my hourly rate. The hard part is determining how long whatever it is will take. By pricing this way, I can be consistent in my pricing.



John Orr
http://www.lowpsi.com
757/718-5442
"Picky People Pick Us!"
Reply With Quote
(#5 (permalink))
Old
Bears Pressure Washing_'s Avatar
TGS Newbie
Bears Pressure Washing_ Rarely gets any...Frubals
 
Posts: 10
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: central point oregon
Offline
Aug 30th, 08, 03:01 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by chris francis View Post
I need some help can you all tell me prices this to high.
198 sq feet flat nothing but gum.
small building wash and awning I told him it would be around 375
It seems high to me but i am in oregon lol. I would have to say it seems like you think it is to high also or you would not be asking. I know for me there have been many times when i thought i was charging to much so i decided to charge a little less or do extra work that i did not bid on and it turned out that the customer had several other jobs for me but wanted to try me out on the easy stuff first. I figure i am in this for the long haul. I would rather undercharge and have a rep for giving good service at a good price than over charge and have the customer talk bad about me to every person that he knows.
Reply With Quote
(#6 (permalink))
Old
billrt's Avatar
TGS Newbie
billrt Rarely gets any...Frubals
 
Posts: 10
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Pine Bush
Offline
Aug 30th, 08, 03:03 PM

Hi Chris
It might be a little high for commerical Gum removal. I would tell them you have a set price for small jobs like 250. This way you cover yourself for fuel etc. This way if it takes you a short amount of time to clean the gum the customer understands that there is a min that has to be covered. Even in Manhattan gum removal goes 15 / 20
sq ft. if you are lucky you can get a little more not to likely.
The building are big and there is only so much they will spend .
Bill Regan
Regan and Son Power Washing
914 443 9758
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.2.0
vBulletin Skin developed by: vBStyles.com
Property of See Dirt Run!™ Inc. All rights reserved.