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    Posted: 15/September/2004 at 1:34am
Oscillating Pad is new to you, and you are in the USA? John has not been doing his homework well enough! lol
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Ted, Could you send me some info on the OP system . This is completely
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Thanks for the advice Ted. I got your e-mail the other day too about hose price etc.
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OCC Boss,

If you choose to get into commercial in any type of way you better become familiar with Bonnet or (OP) Oscillating Pad System. Most people will not pay to have large areas extract cleaned because of price. You could make more money at 10cents sq. ft. OP cleaning that 20cents sq. ft. extracting. Mainly because of less labour to pay. Search this forum and look into Bonnet or Pad Cleaning. It's what built the two largest carpet cleaning organizations. Most steam cleaners fight and knock this system. While others are going to the bank.

Keep an open mind.



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Thanks for all your advise. I priced one the other day 2000 Sq feet @ .24 a foot, butr I know its going to be alot of work, but we have nothing but time now!!~

 

What about residential , I heard GTA was getting about .35, we might be able to get .22 -  .26 with a truck mount.

 

 
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Have not done restuarants for years. We set the price so high on them that most go elsewhere. If we get one at the price we charge, we can smile doing it.
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Doug: it's spelt 'niche.'  There's no 't' OR 'b' in it.  (Sorry... force of habit.)

I've quoted on perhaps 20 bistro/resturant type places.  I've had FOUR accept my prices.  The rest?  Rude, indifferent, or just plain not interested.  It has been worth it for the four though.... dropped my $4.50 per sq metre down to $3 per, but with them moving all tables & chairs I've still made my hourly aim.  These were not the best places.  Usually they were Mom & Pop places that were sick of bad jobs.  Usually they were in out of the way areas.

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The best thing for restaurants is I can of gas and a match...

doug are you making fun of me....???
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Originally posted by OCC Boss OCC Boss wrote:

 What is the going rate for commercial/ and resturants?

The going rate is what you need to make a profit.  Commerical is not for everyone.  Especially resturants. Offices etc. are not so bad but resturants.  We don't do resturants because I am not loosing sleep for the sake of cleaning for nothing.  Usualy you can make as much cleaning a couple of livingrooms during the day for what you get for scrubbing your nads off all night in a resturant.  But everyone has to find their nitch.  It is nitch isn't it?  Not with a "B"Guitar
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Mr. Steamer: That pretty well narrows it down.  I am sure you directions were a big help.Guitar
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I'm in the GTA... but it doesn't matter... I price what I think I'm worth
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Thanks anyways Surroundings. I have been charging .20 but wow, hard work. Residential is alot easier!
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Mr Steamer, Where are you located?

 
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Hey, OCC Boss, welcome to the forum.  Can't give you much advice about what your going rate should be though...

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