Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum : Estimating/Quoting the Job... https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 13 May 2026 08:41:18 +0000 Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:47:26 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.06 360 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5990 <![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[Estimating/Quoting the Job... : if he is only getting a 100. wont...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5990&PID=167747&title=estimating-quoting-the-job#167747 Author: supercleanarpetcare
Subject: 5990
Posted: 14/September/2022 at 12:47pm

if he is only getting a 100. wont be in business long]]> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:47:26 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5990&PID=167747&title=estimating-quoting-the-job#167747 <![CDATA[Estimating/Quoting the Job... : Some great tips here! ]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5990&PID=166477&title=estimating-quoting-the-job#166477 Author: rsaunders
Subject: 5990
Posted: 24/March/2014 at 1:34pm

Some great tips here!]]> Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:34:23 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5990&PID=166477&title=estimating-quoting-the-job#166477 <![CDATA[Estimating/Quoting the Job... : I AMJUST STARTING OUT MYSELF...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5990&PID=164908&title=estimating-quoting-the-job#164908 Author: Chicago_carpet_king
Subject: 5990
Posted: 31/December/2011 at 11:17pm

I AM JUST STARTING OUT MYSELF WHAT ARE THE BEST CHEMICALS OR PRODUCTS YOU FOUND TO USE? THERE IS SO MANY OUT THERE I DONT KNOW WHAT TO USE...A INFO WOULD BE GREAT ...STEVE]]> Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:17:58 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5990&PID=164908&title=estimating-quoting-the-job#164908 <![CDATA[Estimating/Quoting the Job... : Thanks for the tip! Im new to...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5990&PID=159850&title=estimating-quoting-the-job#159850 Author: KP
Subject: 5990
Posted: 09/May/2010 at 8:48am

Thanks for the tip! Im new to the business, do you have any other tips for quoting jobs?

]]> Sun, 09 May 2010 08:48:45 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5990&PID=159850&title=estimating-quoting-the-job#159850 <![CDATA[Estimating/Quoting the Job... : If you are getting into the sandless...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5990&PID=155449&title=estimating-quoting-the-job#155449 Author: LamanatorBob
Subject: 5990
Posted: 30/June/2009 at 1:45pm

If you are getting into the sandless deep cleaning and restoration of laminate, hardwood, cork or bamboo flooring, here is a tip to make certain you bid the job correctly....

Always make sure you ask the custy what they have used in the past on their hard surface flooring to clean it or coat it!!!  It will make a huge difference in how much time you spend on that job and how profitable it will be.  Be persistant!!
 
A quick story...had a carpet cleaner who began using the LamanatorPlus Restoration system about two months ago.  He went to quote a carpet custy of his to restore her laminate kitchen flooring. It was only about 180 sq. ft.  He looked at the floor, thought it appeared pretty clean, and then quoted the custy about .65 cents per sq. ft. to clean and restore it without asking what she had used on the floor in the past.
The next week, he went to the job to begin and when he tried to move the small dinette table, the chairs moved fine, however, the table legs were stuck in the floor(coating)! OUCHConfused...
After Deep Scrubbing this floor for almost 2 hours and getting nowhere, he asked the custy what she had been using on the floor. She gave him the name of an inexpensive coating that you can buy anywhere and proceeded to explain that she had used it several times over the course of a year! OUCH AGAINOuch....
Long story short, he called me, I recommended finding the bottle she had used, reading the label to see what they use to cut their products, recommended a blend of that and a stronger stripper and he finally was able to finish the job and get out of there.  But, by then it was too late because he hadn't bid the job in terms of spending all afternoon removing her layers and layers of cheap coating! An expensive lesson for sure.
 
So, be sure to quote the job based on all the information you can, and have the proper equipment to do the job!
Hope this helps everyone to not have to learn this on their own the hard way...
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