How much do you do a day cleaning carpets?

[rob allen]

How much do you do a day? Im sitting here at my 3rd job with a new trainee with time on my hands while he cleans. Now I remember a few years back I was happy with 1k a day. Now I'm disappointed if I don't hit 2k a day.

My goal is 500 per job. It varies some as you see by today's jobs on the pic below. We are finishing up our 3rd job and headed to the 4th. The 4th is a biggie and I should reach my goal no problem since I'm at 1500 even at the moment.

So it got me to wondering it's been a few years since we asked this question on Truckmountforums and the economy is doing better since then. I don't do this to brag but to give cleaners a sample of what they could be getting daily. Have you raised your prices accordingly? So I ask you again here in 2015, how much do you do a day?

Im headed to my last client. Wish me well on 2k today and every day!

 

[Maximum Carpet]

I prefer monthly goals as daily totals are so erratic. Also depends on time of year - I had days in August where I did more than probably will do the whole month of February.

 

[Pioneer Floorcare LLC]

I need to do 500 a day to maintain, my goal is 1000 a day

 

[dmreed4311]

My weekly goal is 3 grand, so I would like 600.00 a day. did 500.00 today, got 600 on the books for tomorrow and 400.00 lined up each day for the rest of the week. Those 400.00 dollar days will be more like 600.00 by the time they roll around.

 

[SRD]

600 to 1000 a day is my average for cleaning and i usually hit a good lick in restoration a few times a month..pays the bills and leaves me with play money.

 

[emeraldclean]

I shoot for 15k a month on average. We will do around 22k this month.
October is one of my best months generally.
I really only have 8 strong months of cleaning. Winter is slow but I have revenue coming in from other business ventures all year.
If your banging off 2k days consistently you should be around 400k a year.
Never heard of a solo operators (O/O with helper) doing this just on CC.
If you are doing some serious WDR .. perhaps

 

[cain7480]

From 4 to 6 thousand a day. But a good portion of that in carpet installation. Carpet cleans only we run around 2 thousand.

 

[emeraldclean]

From 4 to 6 thousand a day. But a good portion of that in carpet installation. Carpet cleans only we run around 2 thousand.

On one truck? 2 k a day ?
Or is this on a couple trucks?

 

[cain7480]

That's two cleaning vans and two carpet install vans out.

 

[cain7480]

I'm not really happy with the numbers right now. But I'm working on getting them up. I should be running about 8 thousand a day. I hit that number sometime time just need to make it more consistent.

 

[Harry Mullett]

I don't look at it as just daily sales. Need to look at is more of per-shift. I like to average at least $500 per van shift of 5-8 hours. I have had some big days (by my standards) when I would run a couple of van shifts in the day and one van shift at night.

Just goes to show how everyone is different. I only need around $1k a week in sales to meet my obligations. Can easily do that in a couple of shifts without breaking a sweat.

People really need to add up what their expenses are and see how much they really make. I went through a re-structure late 2014 when my last full-time tec quit. Now I work about half as much with one assistant and make for money. Less stress and enjoying life more as I coast toward retirement.

 

[Todd the Cleaner]

I average around $500 or so a day. Some days go over $1000. I did a 3 day job with @Blacktiedetailing a few weeks ago where we did close to 3K each day (All carpet).

 

[jtsunbrite]

4 trucks running , we are generally in the 3- 5k range daily today I did 1011 plus change but I had cheap customers and it came on 5 jobs, little over 200 average which is pathetic

 

[smart n kleen]

I just want to eat everyday lol.

 

[chad9229]

Hell.. My area is so saturated with cheap homeowners and cheap carpet cleaners, the homeowners cringe when I ask a $100 for 3 bedrooms and a hallway. I'm part time.. but business has sucked the past few months. I've only made about $800 this month. A year into starting my cc business has been a struggle at times.

 

[Qwikdry]

4 trucks running , we are generally in the 3- 5k range daily today I did 1011 plus change but I had cheap customers and it came on 5 jobs, little over 200 average which is pathetic

question is, how do you get that much work to support 4 trucks? i haven't found out how to get more than enough work for 1 truck...how much in advertising a day?

 

[Keith Kool Shannon]

$500-$700 a day with 3-4 jobs.
One truck baby!

 

[Lefty724]

Right now I shoot for $500+ a day. It's been fairly easy for me as I offer different services and can always pick up installation jobs here and there when I need the extra $$.

I try to stack jobs to make it worth my while, but if I'm being honest, I'll go do a job for $100 in a whole day if that's my only job lol.

Funny you bring this up Rob. I have been thinking real hard about pushing more residential for 2016? I'm gonna shoot for $1k a day all of next year, no matter how long the work day takes. All cleaning of course...

 

[Ray Thomas]

200.00 a day. just starting out figured I shouldn't be ashamed of where I'm at.
edit: this is my GOAL

 

[Lefty724]

200.00 a day. just starting out figured I shouldn't be ashamed of where I'm at.
edit: this is my GOAL

No way man. That's $1k/week (assuming you're working 5 days?).

I first started at $100/day, then went up from there.

Currently in my 6th year of business and first real full time year with an occasional install here and there. I just can't shake the install game. It's like a drug....