Author Topic: My first VCT job (Read 661 times)

ChemBright · « **on:** January 07, 2012, 01:15:28 PM »

Cant believe in all my years of doing this I havn't got my feet wet in this stuff.

This was adoctors office where I did the T&G in the bathrooms all carpet and VCT.

I think it turned out pretty good. My process was prevac, spray down neutral cleaner, scrub with green pad using my yellow HOS, mop up with microfiber pad using HOS, wet mop with 18" micropads on a pole, applied two coats of wax with 18" finishing pads.

jeffvanburen · « **Reply #1 on:** January 07, 2012, 01:35:35 PM »

looks good Jon, glad to hear your not a virgin anymore, however you can still look forward to a strip and finish VCT thats when the fun really starts.

Mo · « **Reply #2 on:** January 07, 2012, 02:34:34 PM »

Jon with that client you have to be the "one stop shop" for all his floors. It turned out good.

Ray Branch · « **Reply #3 on:** January 07, 2012, 03:16:44 PM »

Looks great Jon. Did you take those pics with your phone?

ChemBright · « **Reply #4 on:** January 07, 2012, 06:23:44 PM »

Quote from: Ray Branch on January 07, 2012, 03:16:44 PM

Looks great Jon. Did you take those pics with your phone?

Hey Ray,
Yeah, those were with my phone.

Cleantech · « **Reply #5 on:** January 08, 2012, 01:46:32 AM »

Nice job Jon
now that you got your feet wet do you want to do more of it?

Juan Rodriguez · « **Reply #6 on:** January 08, 2012, 08:40:45 AM »

Good job, Jon.

This is an area that could keep you busy during the slow C/C months!

ChemBright · « **Reply #7 on:** January 08, 2012, 11:00:30 AM »

Thanks guys....

Dustin- I could get into the light stuff like this. I mainly just did it to get this account. It sounds like it may be a job every 6 months and not to mention it is close to where I live. As I get more confidence and experience in VCT I may go for the harder/dirtier stuff.

micky navarro · « **Reply #8 on:** January 08, 2012, 01:54:37 PM »

daing jon, looks real nice! if ya'll didnt mention its yer 1rst vct, we'd never know! a thousand years ago when i did vct, it wasnt so much difficult cause it was real dirty nasty, it was just sometimes a very sloppy process

the machines and stripper do the cleaning, and todays finishes, with the newer technology, makes vct much easier to do IMO!

jeffvanburen · « **Reply #9 on:** January 08, 2012, 02:23:16 PM »

Jon-
Thought about you today I had a small kitchen/bath in a apartment to strip/and finish coat 15 year old VCT, its hard to make money or atleast decent money per hour on VCT so I also only do for my regular carpet customers.

ChemBright · « **Reply #10 on:** January 08, 2012, 02:58:04 PM »

So what do you charge for VCT? I charged .40 sq ft.

jeffvanburen · « **Reply #11 on:** January 09, 2012, 02:50:40 AM »

Quote from: ChemBright on January 08, 2012, 02:58:04 PM

So what do you charge for VCT? I charged .40 sq ft.

.55 sometimes more depending on location neglect etc. That includes stripping and 3 finish coats, usally 500 SF is minimum size job.

Derek · « **Reply #12 on:** January 09, 2012, 02:10:34 PM »

Mick is so old, he remembers when the Dead Sea was still sick.

love that line... hiyas Mick

micky navarro · « **Reply #13 on:** January 09, 2012, 02:32:28 PM »

omg derek, where the hail ya been buddy? thought you retired like me and flew away to some foreign land!

nice to see ya

Derek · « **Reply #14 on:** January 09, 2012, 05:56:52 PM »

same her Mick!

retired? not for many years. you hung it up for now huh? nice, congrats

ChemBright · « **Reply #15 on:** January 09, 2012, 07:06:22 PM »

Friggin thread jackers!

micky navarro · « **Reply #16 on:** January 10, 2012, 12:04:51 AM »

ack, yull be old and ugly one day too jon

ChemBright · « **Reply #17 on:** January 10, 2012, 08:26:17 AM »

Cleantech · « **Reply #18 on:** January 11, 2012, 11:12:08 AM »

thats not a bad rate Jon
If you want to do more of it i would recommend one of these - highly

This little guy has done over 7 years of monthly -stripping,deep scrub, and t&g pickup. Problem free and about 10 billion times faster then a regular wet vac
I use it in small areas like your pictures. If the squeegee wont fit, i use a pole squeegee to pull it into the path of the vac.
You can find these $300(used)-600


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ChemBright · « **Reply #19 on:** January 11, 2012, 11:31:41 AM »

Dustin.... Nice video. Will DEFINITLY pick one of those up.

Ray Branch · « **Reply #20 on:** January 11, 2012, 12:40:48 PM »

Dustin, what machine was that? Looked nice.

Cleantech · « **Reply #21 on:** January 11, 2012, 01:37:15 PM »

I have a Clarke Ray. This is the new model. Not sure what these are priced at now. I will probably get the summit 13 if i cannot get parts for my current down the line
http://www.clarkeus.com/~/media/Products/7_11NewUpdatesClarke/71085A%20Summit%2013_20%20CFS10-11.ashx

here is one from cleanfreak $498 and you get a free vacuum or mop bucket package ? lol Unsure how good viper brand is ?
http://www.cleanfreak.com/Qstore/p001893.htm

proteam just brought out a line of them as well
$718 @ cleanfreak (lower somewhere else ?)
http://www.cleanfreak.com/Qstore/p002304.htm
but i bet they make an excellent version


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ChemBright · « **Reply #22 on:** January 11, 2012, 03:06:14 PM »

Nice!! Price seems steep though.

Power-Flite has this one on sale for $229.00 right now w/ the squegee on the front.

Ray Branch · « **Reply #23 on:** January 11, 2012, 05:32:00 PM »

Thanks Dusting for the info. Jon, Dustin's machine is more than a wet vac. It strips, scrubs, vacuums, etc...

Ray Branch · « **Reply #24 on:** January 11, 2012, 05:49:45 PM »

On 2nd thought Jon, after looking at Dustin's links, it may be just a wet vac. Sorry if I mis-spoke.

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