How do others perceive you since you own your own business?
I know in the 30 years or so since I've been in business for myself many have an incorrect perception. They think you are on "easy street". Maybe it has for a few but most I know,including myself,had...
View ArticlePlease Welcome melizaarora to TruckMountForums!
Dear melizaarora, Welcome to TruckMountForums, the #1 forum for Cleaning & Restoration Professionals! We welcome you aboard, and hope that you'll have a great time here with our community as well....
View Articleblood on wool
today I ran into a problem. I was at a customers house they had wall to wall wool carpet. They unfortunately did not know it. they had a pet pass away on the carpet. This left a large spot of blood in...
View Articledifferent prices
Would you guys price a townhouse different then a single family house or will you keep it the same? Question for the guys that charge by the room Sent from my SCH-I545 using TMF Forums mobile app
View ArticleHow do you buy or lease a van?
Ford motor will supposedly not finance a van in a company name, gmac will? If I lease or buy through a carpet cleaning company or distributor the rates and payments are through the roof. Should I lease...
View ArticleAnybody charge by the hour?
I had a customer today that told me another guy told her he charges by the hour for carpet cleaning. I told her thats new one for me, I never heard of anyone doing that!
View ArticleWork Order form / quote form etc.
Finally I have all the equipment prepped, trailer prepped, and I'm almost ready to start going public. I've cleaned many relatives homes now. Painted my TM engine, and made things look a lot nicer. I...
View ArticleNew fresh water tank?
Anyone see any good deals on fresh water tanks? Need to upgrade to 100 plus gallons. Thanks Sent from my SCH-I545 using TMF Forums mobile app
View ArticleGlide for big red wand
Does anyone know if you can get a glide for the bates big red wand? Really need one, i just called a green glides distributer they had no idea about it. Sent from my iPhone using TMF Forums mobile app
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Just learned how not to roll on TMF
Reading the last thread with the guy who never touched a carpet machine but was buying the amtex makes me ask, "what are the biggest pit fall's to watch out for ? Other than spending a ton of money and...
View ArticleNeed some cleaning advice! DOG PEE STAINS
Okay just finished an estimate up form3 rooms all with yellowish dog urine stains, small dog. Took pics of the 2 worst ones, what would you do in this situation? What would your expectations be? I...
View ArticleNever touched a carpet machine buying a NEW AMTEX INFERNO 30/45
So I'm seriously as rookie as it comes, I've never used a rug dr. I'm not joking! I'm buying a truck mount machine I was looking at a prochem machine and then I found amtex. Seems impressive, I've...
View Articletravertine.....
it's always stumped me. i have a travertine clean and seal coming up. it's pretty dirty, especially the grout. what do you use that is safe and does a good job?
View Article11,000 Sq. Ft.
11,000 Sq. Ft. of CGD in a mostly open office suite with 10 offices and a conferance room. The suite was empty but did need to do some cleanup before starting the carpet cleaning. How much would you...
View ArticleStarting over.
Hey everyone. Been thinking a lot lately about moving out of Cali and starting over. Really want to move some where with more open land and a lower cost of living. I've always liked Texas and been...
View ArticleFacebook ad
Here is my Facebook ad photo I'm running in the current campaign. View attachment 27472 Give me your thoughts. www.facebook.com/suncarpetbakersfield Rob Mueller
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10 minute patch
Here is a patch I did today in about ten minutes. I had to rough the donor piece on the concrete to match the worn traffic area. ... 10 minute patch
View ArticlePSI on residential carpet...
Where do most of you sit, as far as pressure, on a nasty residential?? Is there a number that anybody works from very consistently on moderately dirty carpet?
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Job I should have kept on moving on . . . . . . . on!
The recent thread about whether of not to do a job got me thinking. Here is one I did this week that I should have walked on. I felt sorry for the lady, one of the photos has her actually sweeping the...
View Articlekitchen nightmare!
after to successful restaurant cleanings this week, #3 killed me, under bid and came out like crap anyway first the tile, I used 6 scoops of TM in 3 gallons, dwell, scrub and REPEAT, still couldn't get...
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