How do you price cleaning steps?

[Chuck Shew]

Do you charge per step? $50 up to 10 steps? $50 regardless of how many steps? etc, etc, etc
Chuck

 

[henryHalliday]

I tend to compare it to another area I'm cleaning, if I think it will take as long to clean as say 2 bedrooms then I price it the same as I would that area.

I never seem to clean stairs by themselves so will just tell the customer...... "it will be x amount to clean the living area" then say "the stairs will take the same amount of time so that will be the same"

 

[Todd the Cleaner]

I just count it as an area as well. Most staircases will have 15-17 steps.

 

[suncarpet]

Same here, same as a room charge up to 20 steps.


Rob Mueller, aka Mr. Sun

 

[Jimsteam]

$3.50 and up per step.

 

[Responder]

$3 per step. Works out to be $36-48 per flight.

 

[matt30577]

I just increased my price to $50/stairway (15-20 steps). It takes the same amount of time to clean a large bedroom with twice the backpain. It it's over 20steps...I increase it to $75.

I started charging $2step, then increased to $3 step, then increased to $50/stairway. I regret not starting out that way.

If it's just a few steps, I'll just charge 10-20 bucks. When there's just 3-5 steps, I don't even change wands on those, so it doesn't take much more time to do those.

 

[Gasoline]

I charge the same as the areas, but I am thinking of going higher. It really is more work than the flat room areas. Seriously.

 

[Wilmington Carpet Care]

Do you charge per step? $50 up to 10 steps? $50 regardless of how many steps? etc, etc, etc
Chuck

I price them according to each step anywhere from two to four dollars each(extra long ones). Normally between two and three and four to six dollars for landings. That's how I've always priced them and have never had any resistance or issues because I'm fair. I won't charge 4 dollars for short steps, If it's just one or two steps leading to a room I won't even charge I just include it in the room charge.
http://www.wilmingtoncarpetcare.com

 

[elementcarpet]

$50 per staircase here

 

[TLC CARPET CLEANING]

We charge 4.00/step. If there is alot of other work I will go down to 3.00-3.50/step. Landings are per sq/ft pricing.

 

[Kevin Dumas]

5 bucks a tread
Set of 13 is the norm here $65.00

 

[VERITAS4]

$2 step plus $5 for landings. If it's larger I'll go up to $4 a step. More detail work is required in my opinion.

 

[jaymark]

$55 each.

Each additional step over 14 is $3

Landings count as two steps.


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[Prosteam-sonomacounty]

5 bucks a tread
Set of 13 is the norm here $65.00

$5 per

 

[Bob Savage]

Count the risers, NOT the treads, for a total. There will always be one more riser than there are treads.

We charge $3 per riser (step), and hand clean the bullnose, as the bullnose is usually the most soiled area you will have to clean.

 

[Mike Draper]

Or you could clean the nose with one of these.

 

[Bob Savage]

Or you could clean the nose with one of these. View attachment 28633

Where do I get one of those?

 

[Mike Draper]

See equipment ratings and reviews. Page 4. I have a link there.

 

[matt30577]

Or you could clean the nose with one of these. View attachment 28633

I just don't see a need for one of those. That's just another tool that you have to disconnect, reconnect to get the job done. If you hold the trigger on your stair tool while doing the riser and the step a little farther than the bull nose, it will use enough water for you to hold the vacuum and do a dry sweep over the bull nose, which will do just as good a job as that tool will do.