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This is what is happening to the market value of roof cleaning.

Guest

That is some f-up stuff right there. I have the same problem from two company's here in Virginia Beach, VA. One is George Ronan Pressure Washing, they do the splash and dash and charge around 200.00 on a roof I would charge 350.00 to 400.00. Also another called marc's pressure washing, both of these guys give a 5 year warranty on roof cleaning and I only go 2 years. Its some bs but what can you do.

Guest

Its a company called Under Pressure. I bet they are a member here too.

Pristine Roof Cleaning New Jersey · Premium Member Roof Cleaning Institute of America

its happening here to my average price is $375- $500 but if im on a 4 roof run and im trying to pay for my chem i have been known to do a $600 for $375 (right mike?) yawn

Roof Cleaning Wallace N.C 910-463-8400 · Guest

LOL still LOL ( spash and dash)i like that!!! wink

that guy is doing one of the oldest sales pitch there is.ya he will do the roof for 200.the whole purpose is to GET ON THE PROPERTY.once he's on, he will find that he can sell a drive way job,house job,gutter job,ect...it's all about getting on the property to him.this approach is no secret....I liked his rig... blankstare

-- Edited by Roof Cleaning Wallace N.C 910-463-8400 on Tuesday 13th of October 2009 09:54:21 PM

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dan wrote:

its happening here to my average price is $375- $500 but if im on a 4 roof run and im trying to pay for my chem i have been known to do a $600 for $375 (right mike?)

Hey dan that is right. The basic topic of this conversation is to keep the pricing at an average and to keep our profit margin on a somewhat equal playing field. I personally do not want to see this industry turn into anything like the power washing industry where you have to praticaly give your service away to land the job. that is my two cents.

hey dan call me when you can.

Roofguard Shingle Cleaning · Guest

I think he bottom line is how are they cleaning the roof. Are they pressure washing? there is no way they can offer a 2, 3, or 4 year warrantee. You will get these customers in the long run. Just be patient.

Satcahr · Guest

The best way I can see to combat this sort of behavior is to educate the public. Make sure they understand the insurance that we carry, the precautions we take and he history of good customer service.
I have a handyman background and I run into this a lot.

RoofBright of Florida · Guest

If he is doing 2500 sq ft home, he is actually charging 0.8 cents a square foot. A 2500 sq ft with a 12/4 pitch will have somewhere around 3,200 sq ft of roof. If it is a 12/6, aprox. 3,500 sq ft and a 12/8, aprox. 4,125 sq ft.

He is shooting himself in the foot. This is where our cost of doing business comes into play with the customer. Often, if you explain the cost of operating such as licensing, insurance, cost of equipment maintenance, phones , etc. you can overcome this.

My best line is " If they are not properly insured and injure themselves or someone else or cause damage, you as the homeowner are responsible".

I have found this approach triggers second thoughts for the homeowner.

"THE BITTERNESS OF POOR QUALITY REMAINS, LONG AFTER THE HAPPINESS OF A CHEAP PRICE"

Love that "SPLASH AND DASH"...............................................WITH THEIR CASH!!!!

guest

Good point Gary. We are in tough times more people are getting into the cleaning business and customers will do anything to save 5 dollars.

Baltimore MD Roof Cleaning 410-482-4367 · guest

They will be screwed if the customers start calling in their warrenty in 2 years!!

AC Lockyer · none

Yes...........I too don't understand the low ballers selling the most dangerous service that can be performed on a home for the average cost of a dish washer repair, or the combined cost of pool and yard service for one month????

As many of you know we just re-launched Mallard Systems into the Central Florida (orlando) market after a 2 year absence. Last week we had 20 leads come in. Of those 20 leads we had a poor closing ratio for the week. We closed 11 of them. Our final closed sales for the week were $11,835.00 a slow week for October.

Here is the math....

20 leads, 11 closed, $11,835.00 in business = $1,075.90 average sale.

Yall just need to get your prices up and tell these low ballers to go fly a kite:)

AC

Roof Cleaning Wallace N.C 910-463-8400 · Guest

Dammm i need to charge more.

RCIA Founder

Roof Cleaning is a funny business, kind of like farming.
You must make your money when conditions are favorable.
Or you will not be able to survive the winters!
Over many years, we have seen many low ball roof cleaning companys come and go.
They are like fisherman who dont know how to fish.
All they do is scare the fish, and ruin the fishing for everyone else.
Eventually, they leave, and the fish return.

Low Ballers do not last, good people who do quality work, and charge a fair price for it do.

Great White Technologies · Roof Cleaning Institute Of America Certified Roof Cleaner

Except with the free flow of information and the ease of which it is found just breeds the next generation of hack.

H2OCleaning · Guest

where these mostly large houses because im getting nowhere near that amount a normal roof cleaning on a 2500sqft house i get $450 another $150 for the housewash and $100 for a 2car driveway but thats only $700 and if a have to ill do it for $600 i will usually get 95% of all jobs quoated but its because ive spent the last teen years in sales and most of my work comes from referel so they allready have an idea on price before i even show up i still compete against bids of $350 and $400 for the same work all the time please tell me if im not on par with my pricing i though i was in the same ballpark as other quallity roof cleaners in the tampa area

AC Lockyer · none

H2OCleaningandRestoring wrote:

where these mostly large houses because im getting nowhere near that amount a normal roof cleaning on a 2500sqft house i get $450 another $150 for the housewash and $100 for a 2car driveway but thats only $700 and if a have to ill do it for $600 i will usually get 95% of all jobs quoated but its because ive spent the last teen years in sales and most of my work comes from referel so they allready have an idea on price before i even show up i still compete against bids of $350 and $400 for the same work all the time please tell me if im not on par with my pricing i though i was in the same ballpark as other quallity roof cleaners in the tampa area

If its a shingle roof home at about 2500 feet for a package deal, roof, house, drive, deck about $750.00 seems fair. Bet you could do 2 of those a day???? thats a $1,500.00 day.

Reef Property Services · Assistant Administrator

We are just south of you AC and in the same area the the ad was from. IF anyone can get above .10/sqft here I'd be amazed.
I'm good at selling myself and my services but the mighty dollar has fallen here in Wellington.
Oh Wellington isn't all rich people anymore.

Reef Property Services · Assistant Administrator

AC Lockyer wrote:
If its a shingle roof home at about 2500 feet for a package deal, roof, house, drive, deck about $750.00 seems fair. Bet you could do 2 of those a day???? thats a $1,500.00 day.

People here do the roof walls and driveway for .10/sqft

guest

Reef Property Services wrote:

We are just south of you AC and in the same area the the ad was from. IF anyone can get above .10/sqft here I'd be amazed.
I'm good at selling myself and my services but the mighty dollar has fallen here in Wellington.
Oh Wellington isn't all rich people anymore.

10 cents per square foot. I just figured the square foot on a small ranch which is 864 square foot of roof. so your saying that would be 80.00 job? if thats the case let me cancel my equipment order. thats is bad, tell me your wrong.

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