subject: Pricing Guide For Your Commercial Building Maintenance Business [print this page] Are you new in the commercial building maintenance business? If you are, then there is nothing to worry. There are a number of guides available online which you can easily access if you want to be informed and up to date with the trends in the building maintenance industry. For a new player like you, one important aspect of the business that should be prioritized is the pricing scheme that you will adopt. This basically asks the question of how much. How much are you willing to charge your customers in your building maintenance business? In general the cost that you will charge your clients and customers will be calculated using the per square foot basis or at times the charge can be hourly.
There are companies that will charge by the hour, and it is your discretion if you will also copy this practice for your building maintenance services. No matter what pricing scheme you choose, it should be remembered that the price that you will charge the clients will be affected by the skills needed in order to do the work, the frequency of the work, the insurance and also the kind of machines and equipments that will be used in cleaning. In order to get the best price that will not harm both parties, here are a few tips on how to calculate the charge to use for your commercial building maintenance business.
* You need to tally the associated maintenance costs that can keep the property in fine looks and good shape.
* And if the cost is deemed high, cut cost by understanding the factors that affect the costing of maintenance and cleaning.
* Also consider if you will go for property maintenance or for simple cleaning services. The investment needed for the latter is a lot smaller, but the issue here is that the income will be less. In the property maintenance, you can charge a higher cost but be prepared to invest more money in your commercial building maintenance business.
* Just to give you an idea, if you will charge by the hour for general office cleaning the average charge right now is around $25 per hour. You can also charge the same level for your building maintenance business.
Again, whatever pricing scheme is decided upon just ensure that the price is commensurate to the quality of services that your company is offering.
