How many here subcontract out some of your carpet cleaning?

[Fred Homan]

How many here subcontract out some of your carpet cleaning? If so, what do you payout the person doing the work? I had a couple of local guys give me a call and they told me that they would pay me 40%. One guy told me that he charges his customers $40.00 per room up to 400 sq ft.
Another guy told me that he would pay 25%. Sounds like they are looking for an employee not a subcontractor. They must be looking for a 19 yr old kid still living with mom and dad and using a porty.
I DON'T THINK SOOOOO!!!!

 

[Rex Tyus]

I have not done any subbing. If I can't fit someone in I just refer to one of my friends and they do the same with me.

But to your concern, I think up to 40% is the going rate for a good tech around here. As a sub contractor, using your own equipment and supplies it should be much higher. Just my opinion. Hopefully some of the guys in the know will give you some specifics.

 

[The Preacher]

Rex, how much work are you sending to Bud S.???

 

[rhyde]

i do some times last one went to Steve Frasier usually i don't want a cut of the action i just want my clients treated right there are some things i don't do encap, porty

 

[Rex Tyus]

Rex, how much work are you sending to Bud S.???

Before I started doing Restoration this year it was actually a fair amount of water work.
Bud and I are pretty cool. He is not the one of the guys I was referring to for cleaning over flow however.

How well do you know Bud?

 

[The Preacher]

i've known Bud for many years. he's kind of a BS'er, but what CC'er not! :shock:

i helped him out when he first got started. he had a B&S cleaner friend who had him doing the 10 a room thing and i tried to show him the light that he'd be outta biz quick at those #'s!

 

[Rex Tyus]

You taught him well. He is living large now. He don't have time to clean much carpet anymore. Mostly all restoration.

 

[Jay D]

50% is the going rate in DFW area.. I tried a few jobs, but the amount is too low if you know how much you need to make. I don't do it much anymore unless I help with water damage. If you don't have work it is better than nothing, I guess.

 

[diamond brian]

I practically give my restaurants away to a competitor.

 

[Ron Werner]

when I first started I was using a portable. Another cleaner in town would pay me 40% of the job for me go do the cleaning. One was a all night restaurant job, 4-7AM.

Seems to me now, that 40% for me to do the job and he just collects the money and keeps 60% wasn't really a good deal for me.

 

[Kelly]

My partners split the profit 50 50 when they subcontract work out it ends up being about 60 40 when they consider the operating costs of the subcontractor

 

[Jeremy]

Just bumpin' it back to the top.