I HAVE BEEN USING A ROLATAPE MEASURING TAPE TO DO ESTIMATES AND ONE DAY I WAS WATCHING MY TAPE AND NOTICED MY WHEEL WAS SLIPPING ON THE CARPET. NO WONDER THE CUSTOMERS THOUGHT THEY HAD A GREAT DEAL. I FOUND THAT TAKING A WIDE RUBBER BAND AND WRAPING IT AROUND THE WHEEL KEPT THE WHEEL FROM SLIDING AND I MADE MORE MONEY. SIMPLE FIX AND ONLY COST .01 CENTS.

VERY good tip, dude !!

Thanks !! I use a roller also,
and can take 3 measurements and get
3 different amounts.

Always figured I had to live with it...

Just went and wrapped my wheel

Thanks again!!

Great tip. I am going to put that suggestion into practice too. THANKS! for sharing that.




Rick Gelinas

I have this little hand held laser measuring device. Cost about $65. Works great and makes me look more professional to the customer.

Steve Frasier
Drew and Steve's Floor Care
www.drewand steve.net

sonic tapes are great for open areas, but what do you do for traffic areas in LR or BR ?? how do you measure those, which is the majority of our business. A large open square room is rare, unless its a realtor home, but still a small part of revenues.....

some times I will measure one cubicle and deduct from there. If I am in a home I usually give a per room price. After you do things for a while this way, it becomes easy to deduct the sq ft for a bed or china hutch or cubicle.

Ken, the majority here use encap for commercial, but SOME are using it in the resi field also.

Steve, i recommend you consider switching to charging resi jobs by the sq.ft. instead of by the room. everyone i have talked with that has tried both agrees that sq.ft. makes YOU the winner...aka more $$$ in your pocket.

I average $105 a running hour on the TM, Most livivg, dining, and hall combinations I bid $125 to $150 and can clean it and get it dry in an hour to hour and half. If customer thinks I am to high I don't do it. Don't want that customer anyway. The only thing I don't like is if I use an encap rinse, I don't feel right trying to sell teflon as an add on service. I have many repeat and referal customers.

congrats, seems you are charging by the room and doing it successfully!

thanx --- Derek.

Thanks for tip on rolatape, I always end up adding 10% to the amount on long runs with the tape, or I am counting steps taken at the same time just to be reasonably close to the exact footage. Sonic tapes are great for residential, but have limited use in big commercial buildings