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Good info to share with non-member lo-ball hacks. 

Roof Cleaning Palm Harbor FL 727 543 3276 wrote:

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garyw wrote:

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Good info to share with non-member lo-ball hacks. 

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 Why do you think you havent seen me make a post in this thread. LOL . I was thinking the same thing. 

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 Bring on the Low Ball Hacks!!

Roof Cleaning Long Island N.Y 516-763-4108 wrote:

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Ok so move it to premium side........

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 Good idea. I moved it. Chris originally started this thread on the open forum but IMHO I feel that this type of discussion is better left out of sight to non members and general public. If Chris feels differently he can move it back. 

Mr Maintenance wrote:

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I dont care if low-ball hacks see this post. But as far as guys saying what they charge is ok, it is important to also discuss that up here in NH I pay 3.18 per gallon and that is bulk. We also pay more for shipping costs and that translates into higher sq/ft costs. I had a few customers that told me that my sq/ft price was higher that what they found on the internet. 

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 At that price you have no choice but to charge a higher price and I am sure you are pointing that out to your potential customers. I am sure once you add in shipping cost it could be well over $3.50 a gallon. Compare that to some in the South that pay less than $1.00 a gallon. That makes this whole pricing discussion very subjective.

 

The difference in chemical costs is negligible in the overall pricing model.  Does it effect OP?  Yes to a certain extent but it's not a primary factor when setting your pricing schedule.

I pay 2.70 a gallon and increasing my prices this year. Hit and miss so far selling the job.

Eric SCHNAIBLE wrote:

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My service area constantly comes up as the highest cost of living in the nation. So are my materials and gas cost's. Add to that, most every roof has a tenacious mix of GM, Algae and various types of moss'. "It will go away with wind and rain", never works here. So yes costs here are definitely higher. I would like to use the 'insurance' news video but am envisioning how much time I will be spending explaining to potential customers the $500. amount mentioned. Maybe I can edit that part out.

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 Stands to reason cost is subjective. Though I don't have the solution cost as an issue because I clean strictly or 98% cedar. But for those that have a asphalt market and then maybe competition and the cost of overhead, cost of living factored in, their profit margin has to be close.

I use the insurance video and the price issue hasn't come up. Just got a call from Grand-view, Mo. about cleaning a cedar roof where the insurance company told the lady to clean it or else.

In the last year I have received a number of cleaning calls because of the insurance company. Allstate refers them to me if they are cedar.

Eric I'd use it.

Eric, I was just down in Fl for a few days and if you look at G trends south and north west is ground zero, market awareness is where it at for our businesses to grow, on the 500.00 quote, we have a lot of 1200 sq ft cape cods, we could do 4-5 a day if close together and be home by 6. Of course that does not happen enough.

We charge on avg about 700 a house, but we don't fight the moss and lichen that you do, when we see it heavy, we charge for it, we have to knock it off sometimes with a little water from a hose, it stays for months and months without a little help. Sellers don't want to look at dead white moss on the MLS that looks like dead grass. We see heavy moss about 20% of the time.

I would take the video, edit out the interview and insert yourself cleaning a roof and make it your own video, the edits on video are easy. We spent no money and about 2 hours on it, it worked for us.

Thanks for the feed back guys.
I think I will be using the video. I have gotten a couple jobs from insurance cancellation threats. This surprised me (a nice surprise). My service area really is a microclimate that is affected by some extremely hearty growths. I learned everything from the members on this site, but I have had to educate myself quite a bit about local growths and how to remove them properly. Not that there is not a load on the subject here, but I have definitely had to augment.

'Perfect when you leave', is the expectiation around here. That suits me fine, but it requires much more time than a roof covered in gm only. I feel like I have it pretty well wired (but it costs)

I know there is varying degrees and types of roof infestations throughout the country. I reckon the guys in the north west have there hands full.