Let me explain i am offering this up to the group, only as a suggestion, and for no personal gain besides the obvious. We can do it, or we can trash it, whatever ya'll feel comfy with.
I know we have all refered to the price guide for rates, from that other place. After looking over it, it seems far outdated, as far as i am concerned.

We have a huge group here, from all around the U.S. and Canada. I think it is time we made a more up-to-date price guide.

My offer is to make up a questionaire, for all forms and aspects of power washing/fleet washing and send it out to those willing to release their prices for the survey. This can be done annonomously by say HOTMAIL so noone knows what each others prices are, including myself. I can compile the figures and issue Dan the new price guide, to put up onto the board for everyone to view and use.

The benefits of this are more than the obvious, since i have always believed their should be a price structure to keep fly-by-nighters and low quality pressure washing companies limited to as few as possible.

I am willing to do this for us, or just submit my prices to someone else, if you feel someone else has more time and is more suited to the task. No prob here. I would just like to see a updated price guide.

Craig

I think this would be a great idea. I would be willing to participate. Send me the survey.
Maz, La.

Good idea except it is called price fixing and is illegal as it could be. We can't even think about fixing prices. People go to jail for this.

David

David,

You got the wrong idea. It will be an average of what everyone pays, it is a measure from low to high, which will give everyone an idea of what everyone else is charging for certain jobs, which will keep us from having to post and getting a few replies which came way to late, you must not have seen the other price guide, and there is no way 302 members of a small bbs can fix prices all over the U.S. I know what your speaking of, and it is not possible from our level. Whatcha think

Craig

Your local drug store by law can not call the store down the street and come to a understanding on what price to charge. Buying groups are formed to buy goods and service not to set price or give the appearance to do so.

We might be able to get away with it for some time then out of the blue someone brother is a attorney and off we go.

David

Ok David, whatever. What law is it your refering to? Why is it being done by surveys around the world (as well as our competition on the other board)? And exactly who is going to get mad about this? Not doubting you, and staying within the laws is very important to me, although bending them is what makes companies companies and losers losers. Plus, as i said above, we are not setting a price to charge, just listing an average of what we ALL charge from low to high. It is each companies own priority what they want to charge, because i definitely don't fit any of the rate charts i have see since getting in the business. I am sure customers of ours would like to know also what the price ranges are from company to company. Did i ask you to accept my rates as the going rate now, and lets all stick to MY rate, no i didn't and that is what have been illegal. Lets just forget about it, it was only an idea, and as far as i am concerned, i can deal with the low-ballers, i always do, but i would like to know where i could find these laws. Just like the ole song goes, it don't matter to me. Just a thought


Craig

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The EMail I set you was one of many, off the net I use Copermic 2000. We would be near to the problem if we would set any price guides. Granted as we look at it today it is a stetch, but I could just see one of a person going into an account showing him a national price list of service-even a high low list. Now in general terms, if you say the average hour rate is 80-100, that would I think be within the law. We do this now, but with a survey based on services of its members is another thing.

David

David,

didn't get your email. Try it again, try sending again.

Thanks,

Craig

Hi Craig,

I think any survey that is done should also include a brief description of the work to be done. For example the surveys that I have seen do not include duct work in the kitchen exhaust system pricing. They do not even suggest that ducts are a part of the system! We do many systems that we spend more time cleaning the ducts than the fan and canopy combined!

Dave Olson



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Exactly Dave,

A more comprehensive, detailed survey is greatly needed, and since i know absolutely nothing about cleaning hoods and other aspects of our business, the survey will take a little time to construct and fill out by everyone. Been making a very rough draft, and if we decide we want to do it, and if it is legal (David says it isn't, and i personally don't know, but don't see anything wrong with it since it has been done for years) i can put a page up on my website that has the rough draft, and everyone can help me make the final draft with suggestions. Again, thats if we decide we can do this.