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RoofBright of Florida · Guest

Surviving to Economic Turndown

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Someday we might be doing roofs for $99 LOL

Roof Cleaning Kissimmee FL 407-452-4526 · Guest

Roof Cleaning Long Island New York (631) 220 6985 wrote:

Someday we might be doing roofs for $99 LOL

I already include them in my $79 housewash

RoofBright of Florida · Guest

Evens as bad as times seem, I won't even move my truck for less than $150.00.

RoofBright of Florida · Guest

we have companies throwing in a free housewash and advertising roof cleanings up to 2,500 sq ft for just $100.00

Thank goodness we implemented a Preventative Maintenance Program about 15 years ago.

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RoofBright of Florida wrote:

we have companies throwing in a free housewash and advertising roof cleanings up to 2,500 sq ft for just $100.00

Thank goodness we implemented a Preventative Maintenance Program about 15 years ago.

I really don't know how they pay their bills doing that. I have a guy in my area offering $85 roof cleans up to 2000 sqft. I tell some customers to just go ahead and call me back so I can take pictures of their destroyed roof for my marketing.

Roof Cleaning Missouri 417-230-8103 · Guest

$100.00 wow they wont be around long, there is no way they can keep up maint. on their equip, advertiseand and cont. to run a successful business at those prices..
We tell them when they call our Min price is $325.00. These folks cant even get their carpets cleaned for under .15- .16 a sq ft and I know them carpet cleaners Ins. is less than mine..
I wouild rather get turned down on a roof for 325.00 than have to do 3 roofs to make that...

My opin. which every one is entitled to , lol

Make it a great cleaning day..

KID

jke0110 · Guest

This economic down turn I would say primarily is affecting the working man. This is the worst it has been. My point to my comment is, I find the majority of my customers are retired folks. Things really havent changed for these folks. So focus on your advertising to grab up these customers. Majority of them have a couple thousand stashed in a drawer and your likely to get cash payment. They are very particular about there homes because they are there 24/7. Maybe set up advertising at flee markets, put ads in penny savers, bingo halls. I believe in knocking on doors, this has been the best advertising for me. Shake a hand with a smile and before you know it your cleaning a roof. I wouldnt want to have to cut my rates, just refocus first.

jke0110 · Guest

I agree with taking pictures of the roofs these $100 guys are going to destroy, you get what you pay for. Quaks and Hacks have been around for a long time they get weeded out quick, word of mouth is everything.

RoofBright of Florida · Guest

What dod you guys do, send them to Florida. There is an ad in our local newspaper this week. Roof cleaning $100.00 up to 2,000 sq ft plus this month only free housewash.............................HOW, OR BETTER YET, WHY WOULD THEY EVEN ATTEMPT IT.

I'm thinking of calling and requesting one of their "FREE" housewashes!! I've read the ad several times and does not say with a roof cleaning. It simply says, " this month only FREE HOUSEWASH.

jke0110 · Guest

I wonder if its a temporary market strategy to get regonized in a market, selling jobs for 100. It would be the only thing that would make sense. Its a bold statement I wouldnt be willing to try.

plinscott · Guest

Yah, consumers arent stupid. They get charged $100 the first time then a few months later their neighbor or cousin gets charged $400 for the same size job. You just screwed yourself out of a reputation as a fair and honest business man.

Roof Cleaning Kissimmee FL 407-452-4526 · Guest

plinscott wrote:

Yah, consumers arent stupid. They get charged $100 the first time then a few months later their neighbor or cousin gets charged $400 for the same size job. You just screwed yourself out of a reputation as a fair and honest business man.

Amen to that.

cbtodacb · Guest

very interesting business advice...

may implement a "lower price, higher volume" technique in one of our local suburbs as a test to see how it goes...

its a pleasure as always...

RoofBright of Florida · Guest

We recently met with the Homeowners association of a gated community and were abe to strike a deal. They sent out letters informng homeowners of the need to have the roofs cleaned and advied them of our meeting. I followed up with a letter which included our pricing structure per sq ft. I looked up the square footage of each property on the property appraisers website and multiplied the total sq ft by 1.60 to get a accurate measurement. ( example 2730 x 1.60 = 4368 sq ft. This pretty much factors in overhangs and the pitch of the roof. They were twelve six pitched roofs. we went in at 0.17 cents per sq ft and to have cleaned 1 of the 37 roofs so far. People are calling and scheduling and the price is already set. It was included in our follow up letter. We are now talking with the president of another HOA in regards to doing another one.

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Way to go Gary! it gives me some ideas,thanks

Roof Cleaning Kissimmee FL 407-452-4526 · Guest

RoofBright of Florida wrote:

We recently met with the Homeowners association of a gated community and were abe to strike a deal. They sent out letters informng homeowners of the need to have the roofs cleaned and advied them of our meeting. I followed up with a letter which included our pricing structure per sq ft. I looked up the square footage of each property on the property appraisers website and multiplied the total sq ft by 1.60 to get a accurate measurement. ( example 2730 x 1.60 = 4368 sq ft. This pretty much factors in overhangs and the pitch of the roof. They were twelve six pitched roofs. we went in at 0.17 cents per sq ft and to have cleaned 1 of the 37 roofs so far. People are calling and scheduling and the price is already set. It was included in our follow up letter. We are now talking with the president of another HOA in regards to doing another one.

I cleaned a HOA presidents roof for free a few weeks ago. He was pretty chuffed about it, telling everybody. I'm giving everyone with a HOA letter about a dirty roof a discount if they can provide me a copy of the letter. Although I will likely give anyone else in the hoa the same price per sqft.

chrisf72 · Guest

Very good thread hope more post here.

RoofBright of Florida · Guest

We now have 18 roofs scheduled. This is sweet. Alot of them we don't even have to teardown just move the ladders, etc. I did fail to mention that our pricing schedule has a 90 day clause. More than I wanted but business is business.

plinscott · Guest

Great ideas guys. Check out the threads on Periodic Maintenence. Easy money!

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