Oriental rugs .. What to charge ? I use to clean them years ago with host Went to a house today 6 rugs to be cleaned So I do it and make the $$ or ship it out to some other guy ( I don't think so ) so what do you clean with and how much to charge ?? Thanks for your help ..
I take them to the shop and clean and hang them Starting $2.25 PSF also when we return them we have them rolled up on a tube and wraped in shrink wrap
I charge $1.50 for one side, $2 for both sides. I either steam clean them as if I were cleaning carpet (use an acid rinse or prespray, such as Liqua Acid, on the fringes) or soak in a rug bath if appropriate. It's so easy I would definitely not send to another guy, make the $$$ for yourself! Dry on a rack or as quickly as possible.
Thanks for the info I'll call around today and see what the going rate is here ? and then let you all know ...
Do you have a pit? A duster? Drying towers? Rug specific chems? Real good liability coverage? Remember Rugs are not Carpet, Like driving and flying, both can get you there but the latter requires specialized equipment and skill/Training, to accomplish without getting hurt.. Good luck Scott
I will clean with host got a used host cleaner from Joe off to buy some host now .. I used it for about 10 years so I know what I'm doing with it and this one job will pay for every thing The best part I now dry clean carpets again .. and the going rate here is $2.00 to $3.25 a foot for rugs and gen carpet .45 cents a foot .. and so so easy !! I'm more than happy to clean her carpets for 1.25 a foot and she is happy as well !!
Even though I have my own Mini plant, Many a time I find it very profitable to haul a load in to DA Burns in Seattle. If we get back loged, a bunch in for repeirs or get an overwhelming amount of rugs in for just cleaning I will run down on a Sat Morning. Pick up the next Saturday, My relationship with them has been great, they have bent over backwards to have my repairs and cleaning all compleated with in the week if possible. Not only do I get a 30% discount from their prices, My prices are higher than theirs so I make a min of 60 to 100% for just handling Pick up and delivery.
Hey John Didn't Claude have a pretty big operation with area rug cleaning in his own garage building?? Was Tommie too cheap to run rugs down to seattle also?? haha
Jarred, No, claude's employees were all scared of rugs, They took them to Bob Beamer's Fuzzy Wuzzy's rug cleaning ing Seattle In fact Claude's bought a few they ruined. Claude's didn't start doing them again till I got there. His manager at the time wanted me to sign a paper that if I ruined any I would personaly pay for them cause there was no money or insurance for doing them. When I started with Claude he was still renting a building. I moved in into an old barn that carpet care paid to have remodeled, roofed and sided. I was in the process of building a rug mini plant when the buisness was sold. After the buisness was sold Gabby lived in the old office and Dri Eaz made the building their welding shop. My son lived there also for a couple of years.. Tommie would refer some of his rug cleaning clients to me occasionally.
ooh okay. Yeah I think I remember about the building being rented, and when Claude started manufacturing.
