Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum : Oh The Irony! https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 05 May 2026 07:13:55 +0000 Sat, 03 Apr 2004 18:25:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.06 360 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=228 <![CDATA[Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Oh The Irony! : Condos and portables go hand in...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=228&PID=1831&title=oh-the-irony#1831 Author: Stanley
Subject: 228
Posted: 03/April/2004 at 6:25pm

Condos and portables go hand in hand.....I remember the first portable I got....I put up flyers in my building and book 400 bucks Worth of work for the weekend......3 weekends and I had recouped all my costs...

I truly believe if you take your time a portable machine can give good results

]]> Sat, 03 Apr 2004 18:25:09 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=228&PID=1831&title=oh-the-irony#1831 <![CDATA[Oh The Irony! : Look, I&#039;m not going to BS...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=228&PID=1825&title=oh-the-irony#1825 Author: jackblack
Subject: 228
Posted: 03/April/2004 at 10:58am

Look, I'm not going to BS you guys. Truth is, I don't like to work. I have other things I enjoy doing and would rather (much rather) be doing. 6 hours a day is enough for me. I'll do more if I really have to but the 12 hour days are in my past. I have good, fairly loyal property owners and property managers who I have contracts with.

If I clean a condo for $150.00 it probably takes me 1.5-2.0 hours to do, this incluses the pre and post chit chat with the lady of the house when I tell her what I'm going to do and then tell her what I did and how fantastic I think it looks when I'm done.

I'll say it again though I'm not much into residential but then again I sure love the empty condo's before or after a move :)

ps. Yes I do move some furniture.]]> Sat, 03 Apr 2004 10:58:47 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=228&PID=1825&title=oh-the-irony#1825 <![CDATA[Oh The Irony! : Your right JB, I know of no other...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=228&PID=1823&title=oh-the-irony#1823 Author: Adwa
Subject: 228
Posted: 03/April/2004 at 10:21am

Your right JB, I know of no other business you can enter at such a low cost and make a pretty good living at.

I'm not sure of the length of time it takes to make your money back 2/3 days seems pretty quick, however if you work hard and are serious about expanding your company you will eventually upgrade your equipment's Psi and then maybe even a TM. Makes sense the better the equipment the less harder it is on you to do the work.

It is also OK to use a portable, be a one man show and still live comfortably to what you choice to be your life style.

Most of these guys started with just that and where and when it happened that they became so smug to think that they can put down the very equipment that started there business is beyond me.  

Of course this is just my option. 



Edited by Adwa]]> Sat, 03 Apr 2004 10:21:55 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=228&PID=1823&title=oh-the-irony#1823 <![CDATA[Oh The Irony! : Hoe many hours are in your days?...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=228&PID=1820&title=oh-the-irony#1820 Author: doug
Subject: 228
Posted: 03/April/2004 at 9:50am

Hoe many hours are in your days?  How long does it tak to do a condo?  How large is it?  Is it furnished? Do you have to add the deodorizer to make $150.  Just asking.  Maybe you have thie right idea.  ]]> Sat, 03 Apr 2004 09:50:13 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=228&PID=1820&title=oh-the-irony#1820 <![CDATA[Oh The Irony! : on the KK home page it says: &#034;We...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=228&PID=1818&title=oh-the-irony#1818 Author: jackblack
Subject: 228
Posted: 03/April/2004 at 9:23am

on the KK home page it says:

"We are Canada's
Largest Distributor
of Ninja Carpet
Cleaning Machines"

Yet most of the guys on this forum bash the portable machines.

Don't hate us because we can purchase a brand new machine, with wand, hose and stair tool then only take 2/3 days to make back the $2500.00-$3000.00 we paid for the equipment doing high-rise apartments that you truckers can't do!

ps. I'm not talking about the apartmet units but the halls. I work for propery managers and I almost never do residential crap, however when I do the buildings I usually do get sucked in to doing some units by the condo owners themselves. Still charge $150.00-$200.00 for the condo though. (with deodorizer of course )

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