1st power wash job

[slingingrass]

could someone tell me how to charge for powerwashing a house about 1600 square feet. do i do it by square feet, if so how much or do i carge by the hour and if so how much. thanks

[JCinNJ]

you charge whatever you need to charge to be profitable. Its different in every area

[Outdoor_Maintenance_2010]

you charge whatever you need to charge to be profitable. Its different in every area

dont u just hate responses like this :rolleyes:


give him at lease a margin to play with here..

[precisionpower]

He can't hate, but must appreciate the response. It's the stone-cold truth. If you don't know how to charge accordingly, then there's a real good chance it won't be performed accordingly either.

[FCPWLLC]

could someone tell me how to charge for powerwashing a house about 1600 square feet. do i do it by square feet, if so how much or do i carge by the hour and if so how much. thanks

$250/hour


Now, that probably didn't help much. It is the truth however. The truth for MY company and MY production rate. If yours is slower, your customer will think you are insane for making $1250 for a house wash. It is a one hor job max.

[mtc2010]

Personally, I need 15-25 cents per sq ft (depending on size of job) to make a decent profit. Better to use per sq ft on estimates than per hour quotes.

1600 sq ft @ $0.15 per sq ft = $240.00

[JCinNJ]

Personally, I need 15-25 cents per sq ft (depending on size of job) to make a decent profit. Better to use per sq ft on estimates than per hour quotes.

1600 sq ft @ $0.15 per sq ft = $240.00

How long will a house that size take you?

[mtc2010]

Me? Would take me a couple hours, maybe 3, as I have a small pressure washer.

Unlike you, I only do pressure washing for my mowing and landscape customers, not as my only service. Usually only small driveways and sidewalks. Probably going to upgrade to a larder unit next season as it seems to be fairly popular and profitable.

[JCinNJ]

you will see profit when you wash that house in 30-45 minutes

[mtc2010]

you will see profit when you wash that house in 30-45 minutes

Yeah, maybe next year if I upgrade.

Just curious, JCinNJ, what do you charge for a house that size if it takes you 30-45 minutes?

[JCinNJ]

$250 is my minimum

[mtc2010]

$250 is my minimum

If I may ask, are you running solo?

[JCinNJ]

2 guys on site

[precisionpower]

@ mtc 2010: I would highly encourage you to raise those prices, or upgrade the equipment ASAP. A job like that may be profitable for you now, but you know what comes next... And, it's the false perception that you may give an outside hack(not you, I'm referring to someone who would perceive your work) that would make them do the math and think "Oh, yay! $60 an hour is great! We can buy all kinds of beer with that!" And then, the industry standard takes another hit.

Everyone's ultimate goal should be to maintain, at minimum, the industry standard, but strive to increase it. Hope that helps.

[ajslands]

$250/hour


Now, that probably didn't help much. It is the truth however. The truth for MY company and MY production rate. If yours is slower, your customer will think you are insane for making $1250 for a house wash. It is a one hor job max.


250 an hour! Later guys I'm going to get a power washer!
What's a hor job?
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[poolboy]

250 an hour! Later guys I'm going to get a power washer!
What's a hor job?
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I believe he washes his homes, with the power of chemicals, and not with a high pressure washer. It's different set up. Dude knows his stuff though. He has some youtube videos of his work.

[FCPWLLC]

250 an hour! Later guys I'm going to get a power washer!
What's a hor job?
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It is a typo. Meant to type "hour"