Rust Removel How to Price

ahamer

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Hi Everyone,

I just purchased some F9 for a condo complex that has rust stains from well water, but I have no idea how to price it out, should I do a per hour rate and include the cost of F9 product or should I charge by square footage. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
 
Only you can answer your question. I price mine by the job, as each is diffrent, cleaning,drying,applying the f9 and a possible second application if needed. Have you used F9 before?

No I have not this is my first time, so I do not know how much I will need, how long it will take etc.

Alan
 
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go to the web site and watch the training videos, use the product before selling it, keep Graigs # on your phone. Great product and Craig is also helpfull always. I think I went through 2 cases befor becoming an applicator for this product, Great product, works, nothing bad to say about it.
 
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You are just going to have to bite the bullet mate and hop in there boots and all. You are asking "How long is a piece of string." You are the guy looking at the job.....figure it out and if you take a loss on it Learn from it. We have all done it and we will all continue to do it it's called "The learning curve."
 
You are just going to have to bite the bullet mate and hop in there boots and all. You are asking "How long is a piece of string." You are the guy looking at the job.....figure it out and if you take a loss on it Learn from it. We have all done it and we will all continue to do it it's called "The learning curve."

Ive never understood why these questions are asked nor how to answer them

Alan- Without sounding condescending- like previous posters responses- Its up to you what your worth

Remember it is a niche, specialty cleaning and price it accordingly-

What i would do is to figure how long it will take and go from there with whatever hourly rate you would charge

Everywhere & everybody is different

I will say this- we've all made mistakes pricing but that's part of the learning process

Good luck!
 
You are just going to have to bite the bullet mate and hop in there boots and all. You are asking "How long is a piece of string." You are the guy looking at the job.....figure it out and if you take a loss on it Learn from it. We have all done it and we will all continue to do it it's called "The learning curve."

Agreed - most have to at least get close to taking a loss on a job before they get the fine tuning of their pricing down.
You'll make it up on the next one....


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Specialty Cleaning.. aka, Restoration. Price according to what you think you need to make, then double it. Not to sound like restoration is price gouging, it isn't. If you have a special product and have the ability to do what other can't, then the price should be much higher than your normal routine.

Concrete is generally .60 to $3.00 per foot depending on how bad the stains are and how much square feet you have.

Homes require a special touch, timing on your rinse, keeping it from drying etc and special application knowledge. I keep my "hourly" about the same as what an attorney makes as this is who the homeowner would need to retain if they hired the wrong contractor and got involved in a lawsuit. But, I do always price by job, not hourly. Once you do a couple you'll get the pricing down. As always text me for questions.
 
Just out of interest what does an attorney make per hour in the US.??
I am pricing a concrete deck wash at the local stadium that is covered in red clay from dust from the car track and black Algae.
It is 250 square metres or 2690 square feet. At a rate of .60Cents /sq ft it prices out at $1614. I wouldn't have a snowballs chance in hell of getting the work at that sort of figure. worst case scenario it will take me 6 hours to edge out with the rotary nozzle, surface wash with the BE and then rinse. @ attorneys rate that would be $270/hour. How do you get away with screwing you customers for that sort of money????? and as for $3/ sqft SERIOUSLY!! $8070 to wash 2690 sqft of concrete how on earth would you justify THAT sort of figure to your customer??????
 
Would you pay $8070 to stay out of prison?
I think if you CHARGED that sort of money you would end up in prison. the trick Andy is not to get in the situation where you are likely to be going to prison. I prefer to aline myself with a brain surgeon rather than an attorney. Honest people don't compare themselves with crooks......Or do they?? after all you are in the US and some strange shit goes down over there.
 
Specialty Cleaning.. aka, Restoration. Price according to what you think you need to make, then double it. Not to sound like restoration is price gouging, it isn't. If you have a special product and have the ability to do what other can't, then the price should be much higher than your normal routine.

Concrete is generally .60 to $3.00 per foot depending on how bad the stains are and how much square feet you have.

Homes require a special touch, timing on your rinse, keeping it from drying etc and special application knowledge. I keep my "hourly" about the same as what an attorney makes as this is who the homeowner would need to retain if they hired the wrong contractor and got involved in a lawsuit. But, I do always price by job, not hourly. Once you do a couple you'll get the pricing down. As always text me for questions.

Craig. I have a gallon of f-9 that is getting dark. Just wanted to know if it's still good and if that is normal. It's about 6 months old. Not diluted or mixed with anything.

Sorry about off topic, but I tried to pm and it says your inbox is full.

Thanks.
Al Gigliotti - ANR Cleaning Services LLC - www.anrcleanteam.com
904-710-1249


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Just out of interest what does an attorney make per hour in the US.??
I am pricing a concrete deck wash at the local stadium that is covered in red clay from dust from the car track and black Algae.
It is 250 square metres or 2690 square feet. At a rate of .60Cents /sq ft it prices out at $1614. I wouldn't have a snowballs chance in hell of getting the work at that sort of figure. worst case scenario it will take me 6 hours to edge out with the rotary nozzle, surface wash with the BE and then rinse. @ attorneys rate that would be $270/hour. How do you get away with screwing you customers for that sort of money????? and as for $3/ sqft SERIOUSLY!! $8070 to wash 2690 sqft of concrete how on earth would you justify THAT sort of figure to your customer??????

It's not .60 to 3 dollars to simply clean a square foot... its for rust removal.

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Specialty cleaning requires specialty pricing....thats my motto. Like Craig said, price it high then go higher.
 
And that would be a picture of a what?
 
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