This is a 500 sq/ft Rug Shop cleaning 6 to 10 rugs a day at 2.50 a sq. The cost is around 50k. Personally I would like more room. But making money and keeping overhead down are key to survival. This rug shop will move into a retail location with in a year. Then walk-in trade will support the growth of the business. The shop a Connections will be 75k. It will have the equipment shown here plus a SS wash tube, a SS pressure wand, a SS roller, a 13ft x 6 pole power lift tower and a loader for the Centrifuge. We will also provide lots of help with start-up. All this equipment will take at least 2000 sq/ft. I am working on a storage rack
500 sq/ft Rug Plant
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Very cool, so that exact set up will be at Connections?
Ken Snow
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This smells like an ad :-)
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Nice Equipment, Clark...I'm looking forward to seeing it in use at Connections!
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yeah it's a sales pitch at least it's somewhat informative with nice pics of rug cleaning porn.
All the equipment I mentioned will be at Connections. The 500sq/ft shop does not have room for all the Connection equipment. The point is how profitable it is. And everything I have is for sale. I did not make this ad. But it is very good. And I will use it at Connections. I do not need any new sales. I am sold out for 6 months. I would like not to bring the equipment back to Alabama. For that reason I will sell it at the show.
What better way to visualise something than to see it all set up, ready to go.
Most guys start off small when getting into rug cleaning, and dare I say it, a lot would also be carpet cleaners looking to add another specialist service to their repertoire.
I think David has done super well with his small set-up.
Sure it won't be for everyone, but it suits him and the area he has to work with at the moment.
And isn't that all that really matters ? he didn't build it for anyone else except himself.
He is the one that will be turning sweat into dollars in his new venture.
Look at what young Gary H Heacock used to clean and dry his rugs with, also Big John Watson.
No doubt, as David outgrows his present situation, he will get larger premises.
I wish him all the best for his future endeavours.
Ooroo,
:roll:
PS ::: I also think that a lot of suppliers would be planting subliminal messages in willing ears and eyes to gain sales at Connections before, during and after the event.
Most guys start off small when getting into rug cleaning, and dare I say it, a lot would also be carpet cleaners looking to add another specialist service to their repertoire.
I think David has done super well with his small set-up.
Sure it won't be for everyone, but it suits him and the area he has to work with at the moment.
And isn't that all that really matters ? he didn't build it for anyone else except himself.
He is the one that will be turning sweat into dollars in his new venture.
Look at what young Gary H Heacock used to clean and dry his rugs with, also Big John Watson.
No doubt, as David outgrows his present situation, he will get larger premises.
I wish him all the best for his future endeavours.
Ooroo,
:roll:
PS ::: I also think that a lot of suppliers would be planting subliminal messages in willing ears and eyes to gain sales at Connections before, during and after the event.
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Clark said:This is a 500 sq/ft Rug Shop cleaning 6 to 10 rugs a day at 2.50 a sq. The cost is around 50k. Personally I would like more room. But making money and keeping overhead down are key to survival. This rug shop will move into a retail location with in a year. Then walk-in trade will support the growth of the business. The shop a Connections will be 75k. It will have the equipment shown here plus a SS wash tube, a SS pressure wand, a SS roller, a 13ft x 6 pole power lift tower and a loader for the Centrifuge. We will also provide lots of help with start-up. All this equipment will take at least 2000 sq/ft. I am working on a storage rack
How much?
Basic Shop is Centrifube 10ft, EZ Tower, Duster, Grids, Pit, and 12 Bin storage. $48,000. Multi Stage pressure washer $4800. Automatic Wash Tube SS with 5 micron filter $25,000. Power Tower 10 pole $11,895. A anything else you boys can think up I can build.
rhyde
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Shorty Down Under said:
shame on you ..that never happens :roll:
No doubt about it, a great setup.
Using a bit of ingenuity, you can accomplish a lot.
For instance-
http://www.heacocks.com/University/NewRugs.htm
and-
http://www.heacocks.com/University/Wrugs.htm
Gary
Using a bit of ingenuity, you can accomplish a lot.
For instance-
http://www.heacocks.com/University/NewRugs.htm
and-
http://www.heacocks.com/University/Wrugs.htm
Gary
Thanks for the pics Gary. We've never met, but I have enjoyed and learned from your info over the years.
I agree with what you said about ingenuity. Unless you have plenty of money, you have to start somewhere. You did it in a one car garage. Did you have issues with storage? Where did you keep rugs until delivery? Do you think a cleaner building a rug business is better off having the shop Clark is showing in a small space or should he go out and buy a building first?
No right or wrong. Just would like to know what you think.
I agree with what you said about ingenuity. Unless you have plenty of money, you have to start somewhere. You did it in a one car garage. Did you have issues with storage? Where did you keep rugs until delivery? Do you think a cleaner building a rug business is better off having the shop Clark is showing in a small space or should he go out and buy a building first?
No right or wrong. Just would like to know what you think.
David, you didn't ask me for it, but I'll give mine anyway.
If you don't have the equipment, you can't do any work.
You get the equipment, starting small, and build from there.
You make do with what you have until the work coming in is such that you can afford bigger premises.
The way I see your set-up, you can do the work, give a fast turn around so you won't need to store rugs.
Explain to your customers that you have limited storage room, and also have it printed on the pick-up docket that you leave with them, that if their rugs are not picked up or delivered within one week of notification of completion, storage charges shall apply.
The experience you gain from your present set-up will allow you to plan your next facility knowing where things should be placed and also how big a building you will need.
I reckon your set-up is great, I really couldn't see you fitting a Moore washer/wringer or whatever in there as well though.
What is your dehum;?
I mentioned that I thought it was a 110, but someone else said it was a 1200 ?
I started out with some 110's, then 1200's, and ended up with some 2000's and a 2400 before I got out.
The 2400's don't come down under no more.
Ooroo,
:roll:
If you don't have the equipment, you can't do any work.
You get the equipment, starting small, and build from there.
You make do with what you have until the work coming in is such that you can afford bigger premises.
The way I see your set-up, you can do the work, give a fast turn around so you won't need to store rugs.
Explain to your customers that you have limited storage room, and also have it printed on the pick-up docket that you leave with them, that if their rugs are not picked up or delivered within one week of notification of completion, storage charges shall apply.
The experience you gain from your present set-up will allow you to plan your next facility knowing where things should be placed and also how big a building you will need.
I reckon your set-up is great, I really couldn't see you fitting a Moore washer/wringer or whatever in there as well though.
What is your dehum;?
I mentioned that I thought it was a 110, but someone else said it was a 1200 ?
I started out with some 110's, then 1200's, and ended up with some 2000's and a 2400 before I got out.
The 2400's don't come down under no more.
Ooroo,
:roll:
Shorty,
Thanks for all you input. That is how I see it moving forward.
The dehu is a a 110 I already had around. So far it seems to help, but I also just open the door to let fresh air in when practical. Drying has not been an issue yet. The rugs are so dry when I hang them.
A large LGR may be needed in the future.
Thanks for all you input. That is how I see it moving forward.
The dehu is a a 110 I already had around. So far it seems to help, but I also just open the door to let fresh air in when practical. Drying has not been an issue yet. The rugs are so dry when I hang them.
A large LGR may be needed in the future.
David-
I never had any storage issues- first, there was no storage space. Then always- the rug went back in 1 week, absolutely.
In times when I had a lot of rugs on hand- say 15 or so, from 4 or 5 different customers, the ones waiting for delivery were kept in my laundry room next to the garage.
But never any long time storage.
Gary
I never had any storage issues- first, there was no storage space. Then always- the rug went back in 1 week, absolutely.
In times when I had a lot of rugs on hand- say 15 or so, from 4 or 5 different customers, the ones waiting for delivery were kept in my laundry room next to the garage.
But never any long time storage.
Gary
