Another method I learned from another UA-camr is this one . Say you have to clear out a home whose square footage would be 2000. What you do is take the square footage , and imagine everything pulled out of closets , drawers , cabinets etc . Say you come up with an estimate of a pile scattered evenly of 3 feet over the floor . So now you take that height and multiply it by 2000, then divide it by 27. (2000*3) / 27 . This will give you an estimate on cubic yards of contents . Do detached garages, sheds, what’s in the yard separately . You can give a cubic yard range this way as well . Thank you for the tips once again . Happy Thanksgiving to you and Tania , and your families .
@@fatearthbackyardfarm start small. Find out the dimensions of your own bed room. Then compare that to your truck/trailer in terms of square footage. Let's imagine you're looking at a bedroom right now, you see a long dresser, chest, makeup stand, queen bed on frame, 2 nightstands, and a jewelry case. As you stack, the bed and long dresser can be stood vertically, nightstands stacked, everything else bed loaded. So then you figure for a room that's approximately 3/4 filled surface wise, would fill x amount of space in your truck with proper stacking practices. So if it's a 10x10 room, "most" furniture doesn't exceed 6' in height, so a 4-5' sided truck shouldn't have any issues holding it. Any bagged items or misc can be filled in the gaps.. Try to imagine how much room that'll take in your vehicle then remember that as an example. It's your stuff, you should have a good idea of how much room it takes up compared to other people's rooms. So each time you're in a room quoting volume, compare it to your own. Let's say your room is 1/2 a load. You're looking at a different room, compare it not to your truck but your stuff, if it's less, tell the client 1/4-1/2. If it's more, 1/2-3/4. And so on. Then do this for each room. Bagging small stuff is the tricky part in my opinion, it's hard to look at a closet and have an idea of how many bags it'll take. I know 1/8 of my load holds 10 full packed bags, so just look at an area and guestimate, always assume bedding, thick clothing, and kitchenware will need some extra bags. So if I'm looking at a closet full of clothes, I would say 10-15 bags, therefore that closet along will occupy 1/8+/- of my trailer. And so on. Hopefully this is clear reading. Another thing you can do is finding out the cubic footage of standard furniture items and simply do the math for your truck. If you go on my website under the pricing tab, on the left side I have an example like that for clients to see. It was also good for me to figure that out.
@@clutterreductionjunkremoval it’s great advice to always give a range of space taken up in the vehicle . That way there’s no surprises for the client , hopefully making this a more pleasant experience for both the client and yourself .
I have a 14ft box truck holds 33cubic yards. What I have noticed that even though I charge 750 for a full load. People are turned off by the price when lets say junk K... charges 598 for a full load even though it holds only 19cubic yards people tend to just go with the lower price because they dont really understand the whole cubic yards thing. So while its good because it holds alot more it does present some issues when giving full load pricing.
Yep! Common issue for larger vehicles. I had the same issue when I first started, I used 15' uhuals which is 764 cuft which is 28 cu yds. At first I charged normally despite the extra volume, it wasn't until my 2nd year when I realized I should be charging as if it's 1.5 loads, and I noticed people should shy away when I mention it. It's why a lot of people say not to worry about going bigger to get ahead because the norm is 14-16 cu yds and average pricing falls around a similar ballpark. It's a tough position to be in. A suggestion I would make it when you arrive at jobs in the box truck, let customers come out and see your truck and let them know that 1/2 the truck is considered a full load. Just say you operate with a larger vehicle because you handle such large jobs it's easier load wise. That way you keep your pricing low for quotes and you're not losing out on the fact your box truck is so much larger. Just my opinion :)
I found a agent to find me the best insurance possible that's meets my general criteria. For commercial, I have progressive. They are usually the go-to for most people. Next insurance is also an easy option for general liability.
Most don't include pricing because it's so different for each person. Depends on a handful of factors - location #1, then dump fees, costs of running your business, overhead, labor, size of truck, client demographic, etc. I could charge $500 for a job that others think is ridiculous because it's $300 in their area or some think you screwed yourself because it's $800 in their area.
Another method I learned from another UA-camr is this one . Say you have to clear out a home whose square footage would be 2000. What you do is take the square footage , and imagine everything pulled out of closets , drawers , cabinets etc . Say you come up with an estimate of a pile scattered evenly of 3 feet over the floor . So now you take that height and multiply it by 2000, then divide it by 27.
(2000*3) / 27 . This will give you an estimate on cubic yards of contents . Do detached garages, sheds, what’s in the yard separately . You can give a cubic yard range this way as well .
Thank you for the tips once again . Happy Thanksgiving to you and Tania , and your families .
Yep! I've done similar before. It's good for just getting the true numbers of loads. And thank you, hope you have a great holiday weekend as well :)
I imagine this takes time to master because I am not a visual person as far as eyeballing the size of a load.
@@fatearthbackyardfarm start small. Find out the dimensions of your own bed room. Then compare that to your truck/trailer in terms of square footage. Let's imagine you're looking at a bedroom right now, you see a long dresser, chest, makeup stand, queen bed on frame, 2 nightstands, and a jewelry case. As you stack, the bed and long dresser can be stood vertically, nightstands stacked, everything else bed loaded. So then you figure for a room that's approximately 3/4 filled surface wise, would fill x amount of space in your truck with proper stacking practices. So if it's a 10x10 room, "most" furniture doesn't exceed 6' in height, so a 4-5' sided truck shouldn't have any issues holding it. Any bagged items or misc can be filled in the gaps..
Try to imagine how much room that'll take in your vehicle then remember that as an example. It's your stuff, you should have a good idea of how much room it takes up compared to other people's rooms. So each time you're in a room quoting volume, compare it to your own. Let's say your room is 1/2 a load. You're looking at a different room, compare it not to your truck but your stuff, if it's less, tell the client 1/4-1/2. If it's more, 1/2-3/4. And so on. Then do this for each room.
Bagging small stuff is the tricky part in my opinion, it's hard to look at a closet and have an idea of how many bags it'll take. I know 1/8 of my load holds 10 full packed bags, so just look at an area and guestimate, always assume bedding, thick clothing, and kitchenware will need some extra bags. So if I'm looking at a closet full of clothes, I would say 10-15 bags, therefore that closet along will occupy 1/8+/- of my trailer. And so on.
Hopefully this is clear reading.
Another thing you can do is finding out the cubic footage of standard furniture items and simply do the math for your truck. If you go on my website under the pricing tab, on the left side I have an example like that for clients to see. It was also good for me to figure that out.
@@clutterreductionjunkremovalThank you. That helps more.
@@clutterreductionjunkremoval it’s great advice to always give a range of space taken up in the vehicle . That way there’s no surprises for the client , hopefully making this a more pleasant experience for both the client and yourself .
Great information as always!! Hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving!! Make your day amazing!
Thank you, hope you have a nice holiday
I have a 14ft box truck holds 33cubic yards. What I have noticed that even though I charge 750 for a full load. People are turned off by the price when lets say junk K... charges 598 for a full load even though it holds only 19cubic yards people tend to just go with the lower price because they dont really understand the whole cubic yards thing. So while its good because it holds alot more it does present some issues when giving full load pricing.
Yep! Common issue for larger vehicles. I had the same issue when I first started, I used 15' uhuals which is 764 cuft which is 28 cu yds. At first I charged normally despite the extra volume, it wasn't until my 2nd year when I realized I should be charging as if it's 1.5 loads, and I noticed people should shy away when I mention it. It's why a lot of people say not to worry about going bigger to get ahead because the norm is 14-16 cu yds and average pricing falls around a similar ballpark. It's a tough position to be in. A suggestion I would make it when you arrive at jobs in the box truck, let customers come out and see your truck and let them know that 1/2 the truck is considered a full load. Just say you operate with a larger vehicle because you handle such large jobs it's easier load wise. That way you keep your pricing low for quotes and you're not losing out on the fact your box truck is so much larger. Just my opinion :)
May I ask how you get licensed and insured? Having trouble with insurance in my area. Thanks!
I found a agent to find me the best insurance possible that's meets my general criteria. For commercial, I have progressive. They are usually the go-to for most people. Next insurance is also an easy option for general liability.
Can you give examples of jobs you quoted no one is telling you the full story
Most don't include pricing because it's so different for each person. Depends on a handful of factors - location #1, then dump fees, costs of running your business, overhead, labor, size of truck, client demographic, etc. I could charge $500 for a job that others think is ridiculous because it's $300 in their area or some think you screwed yourself because it's $800 in their area.
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