Posted:  28 Oct 2013 15:59
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How do you calculate the monthly maintenance for cleaning and re-fluffing?  Would it be the same as for live plants.

Posted:  28 Oct 2013 23:16
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It really depends on how often you plan to do the work, and how long each service visit should last.  It's no different from maintenance calculations for live plants, with the exception of not having to include an allotment for plant replacements.  You should know that artificial plants are, surprisingly, not always more durable than live ones, because when leaves are plucked off, knocked off, broken off, etc., it's difficult to restore the plants to their original looks in many cases (you'd have to cannibalize spare parts from another plant, and that costs money, too), and they never look as good as they did the first day after you installed them no matter what you do...wear and tear on artificial plants in public spaces can produce a "zombie plant" look that is very unattractive, and UV light will fade the dyes in the fabric sooner rather than later, giving a lurid or lime green tone instead of the deep or vivid greens of a new specimen. Be sure to figure in the costs of materials, including products that you will use to remove grime and dirt and replacement parts.  Maintaining silks is not the most rewarding work in the world in more ways than one...clients typically don't expect to have to pay much to keep them in good shape, because, after all, silks are marketed as "low-maintenance" or "no-maintenance" foliage.

Posted:  26 Dec 2013 13:03   Last Edited By: admin
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Be sure to figure in the costs of materials, including products that you will use to remove grime and dirt and replacement parts.

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