As of late every restarant wants me to clean there hood and vent every month. I was wondering how much do you guys drop your price for once a month cleanings? I hav ebeen doing this for a littel while, but this is the first time anyone ever asked me to clean them once a month. I would normally charge them $250 for every three months so what do you think would be a good price for every month. They are mexican food places. The hoods are small and only one fan.
Once a month?
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And who said you knew everything? Richard?
Anyway, I think you still have to keep labor hours in mind. $100.00 $200.00 per hour, whatever you charge. Eventually, no matter how many time per month you have to clean the place , it will still take the same amount of time. A minimum charge for a cleaning is a good idea. Like $290.00 per, no matter how small it is or how often it is cleaned.
ED
Anyway, I think you still have to keep labor hours in mind. $100.00 $200.00 per hour, whatever you charge. Eventually, no matter how many time per month you have to clean the place , it will still take the same amount of time. A minimum charge for a cleaning is a good idea. Like $290.00 per, no matter how small it is or how often it is cleaned.
ED
Your right
YOu right I have not doen them yet but I have been able to look at the entire system so I did see how dirty they were. They were not bad. They people have had some other guy doing them but he turned out to be a bit sloppy about his clean up. So they want me to take over. They are going to give my three stores to clean every month I did look at all three of them. Oh yea they are yoru very authentic Mexican restaurants so they don't grill to much. I waqs thinking of going with $200 they all look like they should take around 2 hours to clean. That should included travel time they are very close to me. Should put me at the $100 an hour area. Thanks for your help.
YOu right I have not doen them yet but I have been able to look at the entire system so I did see how dirty they were. They were not bad. They people have had some other guy doing them but he turned out to be a bit sloppy about his clean up. So they want me to take over. They are going to give my three stores to clean every month I did look at all three of them. Oh yea they are yoru very authentic Mexican restaurants so they don't grill to much. I waqs thinking of going with $200 they all look like they should take around 2 hours to clean. That should included travel time they are very close to me. Should put me at the $100 an hour area. Thanks for your help.
kmjt1021
Member
This is kind of something you have to answer for yourself. How much money do you need to make a profit? How much profit do you expect per job? That is where I would start. I have a $$$ amount I have to do per crew per night to make a profit, so therefore if the restaurant can't fit into those numbers somehow I won't do it. One good way to help everybody out is if they allow you to do more than one of them a night or even better all three. That may require you to have keys or for someone to be there to let you in at each location, but you also have more room to play with the numbers to make it worth there while to do.
Grant
Administrator
If you offer a discount for more frequent than three month service do you intend to charge a penalty for longer than three months?
ie. 85% for monthly, 95% for bimonthly 100% for quarterly, 125% for 4 months, 150% for 6 months etc...
I think this could be an interesting topic, come on everyone lets hear from you!
ie. 85% for monthly, 95% for bimonthly 100% for quarterly, 125% for 4 months, 150% for 6 months etc...
I think this could be an interesting topic, come on everyone lets hear from you!
David Saulque
Senior Moderator
I take another approach, I have a very good account that ask the same thing of me . Why am I charged the same or more if I get cleaned once per month. My off hand response was because of the added ware on equipment, plus it ties me down so that other jobs can't be started and completed. I tend to look at a nights work as a nights work regardless-once a month still the same.
My times don't improve that much and still the prep and clean up is still the same. I don't discount and the job well done is worth the extra buck.
David
My times don't improve that much and still the prep and clean up is still the same. I don't discount and the job well done is worth the extra buck.
David
Interesting???
I guess I thought since they wanted it more often I should discount it. I do have a set rate that i charge no matter how big or how small a system is. I did get the jobs yesterday at $200 a piece and they are going to give me keys so I can do them . SO I should be able to get them all done in one night. Next time I think I will just stick to my basic price and go from there. Thanks
I guess I thought since they wanted it more often I should discount it. I do have a set rate that i charge no matter how big or how small a system is. I did get the jobs yesterday at $200 a piece and they are going to give me keys so I can do them . SO I should be able to get them all done in one night. Next time I think I will just stick to my basic price and go from there. Thanks
kmjt1021
Member
The only way I would discount is if they gave me keys or agreed work with me so I could get other work done before or after their place. If I have an account that consistently doesn't get it done on time and is one that needs to be done regularly I don't do it at all. Within reason, I do have some mom and pop places that get them done when they feel the need, but they always call before it gets real bad. They also understand the need for the cleaning sometimes it may go 6 months some time it may get done in 4, it depends on their volume.
I look at it like David, I have to make X amount of dollars nightly to run this business and that doesn't change because they increased the frequency of their cleanings. If they want a discount from me I need them to work with me so I can get things done around them. That is the only way I can afford to discount.
I look at it like David, I have to make X amount of dollars nightly to run this business and that doesn't change because they increased the frequency of their cleanings. If they want a discount from me I need them to work with me so I can get things done around them. That is the only way I can afford to discount.
great topic
what a great topic, i think this will help a lot of newbies and people who want to do the right thing and set a decent standard
as regarding prices and dealing with customers who want a dicount, i think there are answers to a few questions here that will help people who think they have to lowball to get the job.
thanks to all who have contributed to this one.
cheers paul,
what a great topic, i think this will help a lot of newbies and people who want to do the right thing and set a decent standard
as regarding prices and dealing with customers who want a dicount, i think there are answers to a few questions here that will help people who think they have to lowball to get the job.
thanks to all who have contributed to this one.
cheers paul,
kmjt1021
Member
I do a ton of Corporate McDonalds well over a hundred at last count, and no I don't discount for them, in fact I do them for more than any other cleaner does them for. What I do, do is what the other companies don't, I go out of my way to get them all done, right and on time, I go out of my way to make sure every manager is happy, and if not I make them that way, even if it means doing a cleaning for free, which has only happened once. "Stuff happens and you have to deal with it".
I also put up with a lot of crap also, manager who don't tell there people we are coming and we get turned away at the door, that averages about 6 times a month. I have had nights where we had three McDonalds scheduled and we got turned away from all three. Talk about a bummer.
I guess you could say that is a discount, they don't get charged for that as of yet. We operate under a service contract to McDonalds so they send us a big check every month, the total cleaning combined for a year divided by 12. I figure for the convenience of the consistent single monthly check we are expected to put up with day to day annoyances.
I also put up with a lot of crap also, manager who don't tell there people we are coming and we get turned away at the door, that averages about 6 times a month. I have had nights where we had three McDonalds scheduled and we got turned away from all three. Talk about a bummer.
I guess you could say that is a discount, they don't get charged for that as of yet. We operate under a service contract to McDonalds so they send us a big check every month, the total cleaning combined for a year divided by 12. I figure for the convenience of the consistent single monthly check we are expected to put up with day to day annoyances.
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