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Carpet,Upholstery and Drapery
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Inspections and Claims
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How to Sell & Price Contract Cleaning See details
How to Sell & Price Contract Cleaning
This 900 page reference manual is packed full of sound business advice to help you put together a winning proposal and a competitive bid for cleaning services. This book includes bid estimate sheets, time and production standards, supply usage charts, blank forms, job specifications, legal contracts, and markup tables for labor, products and supplies. This nuts and bolts guide is ideal for building owners, property managers and contract cleaners dealing with all types and sizes of properties.
900 pages
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Everything You Need to Know to Start a House Cleaning Service See details
Everything You Need to Know to Start a House Cleaning Service

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A house cleaning or maid service is an ideal full or part time business for students, single parents, the retired and others wanting a flexible schedule and an income of $15 to $35 per hour. Author Mary Johnson began her business, Dial-A-Mop, with a thirty-five dollar investment and built it into an operation generating over $170,000 a year and employing twelve people. Johnson shares the secrets of her success as she explains how to avoid unnecessary hassles and setbacks on the road to profit and professional service. Included are sample forms for recording financial and employee data, estimates, schedules and bids. Important tips are given on advertising, bidding, accounting, insurance, competitors, vacations, safety, products, supplies, equipment and employees.
232 pages
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School Custodian's Handbook See details
School Custodian's Handbook
Covers such topics as safety, health, physical plant maintenance, and cleaning techniques for common areas found in schools, universities, and colleges. An easy to use and understand, illustrated training manual with eight sections in a three-ring binder. We can customize this manual for a school district. Call for price. 90 pagesɂinding 3 ring.
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The New Good School Maintenance See details
The New Good School Maintenance
A comprehensive manual of programs and procedures developed for physical plant maintenance managers and supervisors. This expanded edition illustrates how to succeed economically and efficiently through the effective use of program planning, staff development and management controls. Includes detailed information on custodial service, general building maintenance, roofing, and landscaping. Additional chapters cover heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, sanitary fixtures, sewer systems, sewage treatment plants, electrical systems and food service equipment. The Appendix contains more than 35 forms, checklists, schedules and reports to help you quickly document and organize a maintenance program for any building or educational facility. Excellent for custodial training programs in schools and municipal buildings.
236 pages
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Custodial Excellence: The Progressive Method For Cost Control and Quality Improvement See details
Custodial Excellence: The Progressive Method For Cost Control and Quality Improvement
A handbook for improving cleaning management, ideal for facilities directors, custodial managers, supervisors and consultants. Demonstrates how to effectively manage resources and maintain the highest standards of cleaning, safety, health and sanitation. The "progressive method" enables you to compare your facility with industry standards, evaluate labor requirements, and develop your own quality assurance program. Perform your own custodial audits. Great for internal and for-hire consulting.
99 pages
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Measuring and Estimating Floor Coverings See details
Measuring and Estimating Floor Coverings
Discusses both carpet and vinyl floor coverings and the differences between them. Describes the tools needed and the step by step procedures for planning and measuring, as well as matching pre-existing patterns. Gives the rules for figuring yardage like a true professional. Includes illustrations, charts, and floor plans.
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Everything You Need to Know to Start a House Cleaning Service See details
Everything You Need to Know to Start a House Cleaning Service

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A house cleaning or maid service is an ideal full or part time business for students, single parents, the retired and others wanting a flexible schedule and an income of $15 to $35 per hour. Author Mary Johnson began her business, Dial-A-Mop, with a thirty-five dollar investment and built it into an operation generating over $170,000 a year and employing twelve people. Johnson shares the secrets of her success as she explains how to avoid unnecessary hassles and setbacks on the road to profit and professional service. Included are sample forms for recording financial and employee data, estimates, schedules and bids. Important tips are given on advertising, bidding, accounting, insurance, competitors, vacations, safety, products, supplies, equipment and employees.
232 pages
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The Basics - Chapter 1 (CCTM) See details
The Basics - Chapter 1 (CCTM)
An introduction to professional cleaning, Chapter One orients the student or employee and emphasizes the importance of the cleaning staff's contribution to the success of any business or department. (An Instructor's Guide is Available) It acquaints you with the philosophy that by working smarter, not necessarily harder, quality and production can be increased. Nineteen technical lessons cover such subjects as goals, values, and objectives, office and restroom cleaning, window washing, care of tools, supplies, and motion economy. 128 pages...Binding Paperback.
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How-To Handbook of Carpets See details
How-To Handbook of Carpets
This book provides authoritative information on the installation of all types of carpeting. Chapters provide facts on construction, identification, measuring, estimating, and installation. Learn the hows and whys of hundreds of recommended procedures written in a clear step by step procedural format. A valuable resource for carpet installers, retailers, buyers, architects, cleaning crews and inspectors. An industry classic, limited supply available.
386 pages
Binding: 3 ring
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The Carpet Salesman's Handbook See details
The Carpet Salesman's Handbook
This training manual goes beyond the basics of carpet salesmanship to discuss the structure and construction of carpet, including fiber facts, yarn processing, tufting, dyeing, finishing and carpet styles. Each chapter concludes with review questions and answers for self-testing.
128 pages
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Custodial Skills for Adults with Special Needs See details
Custodial Skills for Adults with Special Needs
A complete training manual for individuals with severe disabilities. Nearly 300 pages, with illustrations, which cover professionalism and ethics, safety, tools and equipment, and procedures.
Represents the culmination of years of training by the Portland Habilitation Center's rehabilitation workshop in their efforts to help adults with special needs become productive and self-supporting employees.
297 pages
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Housekeeping Handbook for Institutions, Business and Industry See details
Housekeeping Handbook for Institutions, Business and Industry
Valuable for housekeeping managers and supervisors in any type of facility! The author's vast experience ranges from industrial and chemical engineering to managing the maintenance of several facilities. He has written many books and more than 100 articles related to cleaning and maintenance. In this book, Feldman discusses the operation and management of housekeeping services, employee training, supervision, and ways to get the job done quicker, better and safer. Several chapters are devoted to custodial facilities, equipment and chemicals. The appendix has sections for special cleaning problems and industry examples to compare with your own business environment. Excellent for training supervisors and managers. This is an industry classic, written by an expert in the field, truly one of the finest books available on professional cleaning management. 423 pages, Published (1978) ...Binding/Hardcover.
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