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Post by harley on Sept 8, 2009 7:58:04 GMT -5
thanks all for the info on stripping floors.
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Post by harley on Sept 3, 2009 20:11:29 GMT -5
Hello:
I need some help on stripping and waxing a floor with vinyl tile. It is 2500 square feet. This area consists of a community room and a laundry room in a retirement community club house. What do you recommend to strip off the old wax? The caretakers indicated that there are about 3 coats of wax but think we only have to strip off the top two coats. I don't know if that makes sense. It sounds like a difficult thing to do and could likely leave the floor blotchy - am I wrong? I have never done a job like this. What does the entire process consist of from start to finish? How much time do I bid on 2500 sq ft and what rate should I charge?
Thanks for any help
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Post by harley on Apr 5, 2009 21:18:03 GMT -5
I just did a 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment that was partially empty. We did everything but the walls. I had two cleaners in there at 5 hours each (10 hours total). It wasn't bad to start with, though.
Sandi You Have It MAID!
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Post by harley on Apr 5, 2009 21:11:25 GMT -5
thanks for the info.
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Post by harley on Mar 28, 2009 11:32:11 GMT -5
A client has a powder room with a basin/sink that looks like a bronze bowl. The client doesn't know what it is made of. When you tap it sounds like it could be a metal. Water doesn't drain completely and the result is a whitish gray ring around the drain that I can't remove. I have tried Lime Away(leaving it sit on the ring for about an hour) a number of times but it doesn't touch it. Any ideas?
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Post by harley on Mar 28, 2009 11:07:57 GMT -5
I own a business in Central Minnesota. I have 4 part time employees that earn $9 to $9.75/hr., depending on how long they ahve been with me. I have one lead cleaner that makes the $9.75/hr. I have 2 contract cleaners that earn $10/hr but they are responsible for their taxes.
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Post by harley on Jan 21, 2009 9:41:18 GMT -5
Hello:
Bill, the floor machine we will be using is a Minuteman SCV 28/32, with a cleaning width of 28'' or 32" depending on which brush is attached. The company currently has their own staff cleaning and they believe they spend about 28 to 30 hours per week (6 days/week) cleaning the 28,000 to 30,000 square feet. They also said that of the 28,000 to 30,000 square feet only 8, 000 to 10,000 needs to be cleaned daily, the remainder is cleaned every other day. If you can give some help with estimating this floor cleaning time for my proposal I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks , Sandi
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Post by harley on Jan 17, 2009 10:08:51 GMT -5
Thank you for the informain Bill. Now I have some place to start.
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Post by harley on Jan 16, 2009 16:07:57 GMT -5
Hello:
I have had a cleaning business for about 1 1/2 years. I have been doing primarily homes and small offices. I was just asked for a proposal to clean an eye glass manufacturing facility. I have no experience calculating a bid based on square footage. I need to know about how long it will take to clean approx. 28,000 to 30,000 square feet of sealed concrete floor with a machine. The facility has both a push floor machine and a riding floor machine available for us to use. My rate is $25/hr. Is that in the ball park for floor cleaning?
Thanks, Sandi
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