New Construction Charges

[mrsdmdiva]

Okay, we are having a dilemma over what to charge per square foot for New Construction homes. We will be doing four cleaning phases on the homes start to finish. I guess what we are looking for is to figure out a standard rate to use as a guideline starting point.

[Kevin]

How much do you want to average per person per hour?
We charge .09 cents per sq. ft. for construction with no debris removal. We are in a heavy competition area though. How big are the houses?

[logan5127]

I go in and estimate how long it will take my crew then I add 5 hours for mis calculations and charge 22.00 per man hour. We usually hit within two man hours. It takes a few before you get the idea that it takes longer than you think it should have.

[monayuki]

I dont Know much about Construction but maybe you can call around your Area for Similar Business posing as New Construction Site Management and asking the Competition how much do they charge. Just say your calling from your Home in Case they have Caller ID.

My Competitions in Maryland calls or E-Mails us For Prices posing as Consumers a Number of Times. I just give them what they want. We do that too Sometimes. We all do that here.

Links That Will Help

[ Cleaning Forms ] [ Bidding Software ] [ Article on Bidding ]

[proshine]

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO PRICING, is the check out what others in your area are charging. But don't limit yourself to that price. If everyone is charging .12 cents per sq foot and you charge 11 you will end up with the lower end builders and regret it. Just my opinion and I am just starting out but, I did two years of research before I started. I got my marketing fine tuned, my competition is charging 12 cents, me I am charging 13 but... they are people cleaning me, I am a professional company with general liability coverage to one million, bonded to one hundred thousand. And like I said the steps I took in marketing took the crafty manipulative mind of a women LOL, And now at 13 cents I can offer specials, others can't, offered to do mail outs, thank-you gifts, and most of all I have to be able to pay my employees GOOD, they are my reputation. I have not had one builder say anything about me being one or two cents above everyone else, all I have heard is "girl you got your stuff together" and "who does your marketing" , I have also noticed that I am getting appt's and contracts with nothing but the higher end builder, the 1/2 million dollar homes. We will see if I can get it going and keep it going, I had lots of time to think it out before I started.
Good-luck

[tcmb04]

I am writing an sales letter to Construction companies in my area and sending e-mails to the ones that have.

Been out to alot of sites and left cards but also thinking of sales letter and maybe some information on pricing and what is included what do you think?

I'm also not certain if the letter is any good though i feel it needs something else. Can anyone help me on this?

I really need to work getting deseparate now.

[AAJANITOR.COM]

OK let me see if I understand what you're all saying. New Construction is somewhere between .09 and .13 per sq ft?

I just bid on a Hotel Restaurant in New Orleans. The restaurant is completely new, Kitchen, Dinning, bathrooms and lounge area. Approx 8400 sq ft. I bid $1,800. for the Front end and $2,100.00 for the Kitchen area. Everything is new and all of the plastic has to be removed from the kitchen equipment. In the dinning area there are 25 foot ceilings with full length mirrors. All carpet and hard wood floors are new but have to be cleaned.

Total $3,900.00 thats about .47 per ft

8400 sq ft X .09 = 756.00

This is a MAJOR hotel chain we were one of 4 companies that bid and we were the lowest by only $275.00 The highest was $1.35 per sq ft.

[logan5127]

An instructor once told me that there is so much trash mail that a letter of this type might just get threw in trash. He said he always hand writes letters and always hand write address and return address with att: to the person in charge. It looks like something personal and will more likely get read. He also said if he new the main person and couldn't seem to ever be able to speak with him he would call the secretary and ask what size shoe does your boss wear. Caught off guard she would say ,why? He would reply I am getting him a brand new pair on Nike Shoes as a gift. Amazed,She would get the size ,then He would send one of the shoes and say in a note . This is a gift and I will bring the rest when I can sit down with you just a few minutes to let you know about my service.
Sounds a little costly , I never tried it but I bet it would work.

[tcmb04]

Sounds as if in Missouri services are getting ripped off i had that feeling.

I knew in Texas was higher when lived out there back in 92.

Dan, now that is funny ;D

[Kevin]

Dan, lol... how about half of a $50.00 bill, nice shots Wray! Tina, whats in your letter post it.
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[tcmb04]

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I think something is missing and maybe i should only direct it to construction cleans only.

[Kevin]

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[proshine]

Double A, is there not a big difference in the charge for new construction prices when it is a home and when it is commercial, I know in commercial there is ALOT more of dust it sounds like it might be easier but the jobs I have helped on I found it to be harder work and the standards are higher?
I would charge alot more,
Do you charge different, since I started my business I have not done any commercial, just worked on a few for other people in the past. Alot at our school.

[AAJANITOR.COM]

Yes there is a difference. I don't price anything by the sq ft. I look at a job and figure man hours, equipment, supplies and anything I might need to rent. Than I add our profit. residential might be less sq ft but most of the time it's a lot messier than commercial. Commercial buildings have a manager/owner on location and won't let the contractors make that much mess and they will make them pickup after themselves in most cases. But I seen it both ways.

Hope this helps.

[proshine]

"I HAVE LEARNED" I don't think i am good enough to go in and figure how long a job will take, I would probably lose money real quick! And in the construction market here everyone charges by the sq ft, so I guess I'll keep doing it that way. But, you are soooooooo right, all jobs are different and you can lose your profit real fast.