Do you offer

« **on:** February 28, 2016, 06:53:33 pm »

Do you offer multiple services or just stick to window cleaning?

« **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2016, 07:04:55 pm »

You probably know this already but, Gutters & Fascias, Conservatory roofs, cladding etc.

Thinking about getting into pressure washing, but the money is fairly good on windows alone.

« **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2016, 07:27:54 pm »

Windows, outsides of gutters, fascias, soffits, conny roofs.

We used to guttervac but it dropped the hourly rate. I'd give up conny roof cleans in a heartbeat if I could, for the same reason.

Vin

« **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2016, 08:11:03 pm »

What do you charge for an average sized roof with finial on the crest Vin?

Our roof prices start from £60 for regular customers and start at £150 for an external conservatory clean for non customers.

Tend to find they return a good hourly rate.

« **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2016, 08:31:38 pm »

Quote from: sunshine windows on February 28, 2016, 08:11:03 pm

What do you charge for an average sized roof with finial on the crest Vin?

Our roof prices start from £60 for regular customers and start at £150 for an external conservatory clean for non customers.

Tend to find they return a good hourly rate.

£6 a panel.

The ones that are a PITA are glass roofed ones where you can't stand on the floor to do them.

Vin

« **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2016, 08:35:26 pm »

As of January this year solely window cleaning and nothing else

« **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2016, 08:39:41 pm »

Complete exterior cleaning of every kind including brick cleaning restoration and gutter replacement

Darran

« **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2016, 08:45:56 pm »

Reason why I asked I popped out today to do a gutter clearing quote and by the time I left the customers wanted:
1. house gutters & downspouts checked/cleared .
2. outside of gutters, fascias etc cleaned
3. house render walls cleaned
5. conservatory roof cleaned (self cleaning glass)
6. patio cleaned
7. windows cleaned

I did not want to push my luck but the driveway needed cleaning too so will mention that after the job has been completed.

« **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2016, 08:47:08 pm »

I love that type of customer

Darran

« **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2016, 08:48:46 pm »

Quote from: Smudger on February 28, 2016, 08:47:08 pm

I love that type of customer

Darran

Yep me too

« **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2016, 09:30:04 pm »

Windows,
Gutter, Fascia, Soffits,
Cons & Roofs,
Gutter clearing with Vac, occasionally with ladder,
thats enough services for me.

« **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2016, 09:42:59 pm »

As above but without the gutter clearing.

Also do domestic oven cleaning, that came before the window cleaning and still about 50% of the business as well as commercial kitchens and duct cleaning.

Good to keep busy!!

« **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2016, 10:17:39 pm »

Nice one Smurf
Always nice to do a lot of work for one invoice

« **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2016, 10:21:15 pm »

Quote from: bravo20 on February 28, 2016, 09:42:59 pm

As above but without the gutter clearing.

Also do domestic oven cleaning, that came before the window cleaning and still about 50% of the business as well as commercial kitchens and duct cleaning.

Good to keep busy!!

I bet there' s good money to be had in that line of work too.

« **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2016, 10:25:54 pm »

Quote from: kempy on February 28, 2016, 10:17:39 pm

Nice one Smurf
Always nice to do a lot of work for one invoice

Indeed kempy

« **Reply #15 on:** February 28, 2016, 10:29:14 pm »

Quote from: lal on February 28, 2016, 09:30:04 pm

Windows,
Gutter, Fascia, Soffits,
Cons & Roofs,
Gutter clearing with Vac, occasionally with ladder,
thats enough services for me.

That should keep you busy for sure

« **Reply #16 on:** February 28, 2016, 10:37:21 pm »

windows
gutters
connys
pressure washing
car valeting
carpet cleaning

for now, will eventually go to just windows, then just carpets

« **Reply #17 on:** February 28, 2016, 10:41:56 pm »

Quote from: Perfect Windows on February 28, 2016, 08:31:38 pm

Quote from: sunshine windows on February 28, 2016, 08:11:03 pm
What do you charge for an average sized roof with finial on the crest Vin?

Our roof prices start from £60 for regular customers and start at £150 for an external conservatory clean for non customers.

Tend to find they return a good hourly rate.

£6 a panel.

The ones that are a PITA are glass roofed ones where you can't stand on the floor to do them.

Vin

I hate most conservatory cleaning jobs but the ones I hate most are the four sided ones that are mostly very awkard to do properly.

« **Reply #18 on:** February 28, 2016, 10:44:15 pm »

Quote from: adam thompson on February 28, 2016, 10:37:21 pm

windows
gutters
connys
pressure washing
car valeting
carpet cleaning

for now, will eventually go to just windows, then just carpets

Interesting mix there bud.

« **Reply #19 on:** February 28, 2016, 10:55:17 pm »

Hi Guys, anyone thought of offering to clean sliderobes for your custys, don't laugh many of these sliderobes have floor to ceiling large mirror panes across the full width of bedrooms, these are a pain in the behind for most householders as they try cleaning them with glass/mirror cleaner and cloths thrown across the end of their sweeping brushes which just ends up leaving the mirrors full of greasy residues. i have developed a simple method which is quick and effective without leaving any spills or splashes behind.
There are huge volumes of sliderobes and are very popular in homes today and of course you can charge accordingly as an example i would say for a wall to wall floor to ceiling sliderobe £10 for 10 mins of detailing just something different to add to your list of extras. Tadgh

« **Reply #20 on:** February 28, 2016, 11:30:20 pm »

We do window cleaning and have a good, solid customer base. We also do gutter clearing, fascia and soffit cleaning and pressure cleaning. These jobs really help with cash flow. We've done 17 gutter jobs in Jan/Feb totalling just under £7k, so a good average price, with most of them agreeing to every 6 months and the others once a year.
I haven't really pushed it much either but I have found you need to tell your customers what you do as they don't know. Why not get the maximum out of each customer?

« **Reply #21 on:** February 28, 2016, 11:53:35 pm »

Quote from: Perfect Windows on February 28, 2016, 07:27:54 pm

Windows, outsides of gutters, fascias, soffits, conny roofs.

We used to guttervac but it dropped the hourly rate. I'd give up conny roof cleans in a heartbeat if I could, for the same reason.

Vin

Charge more!

Problem solved

« **Reply #22 on:** February 29, 2016, 07:47:10 am »

Quote from: Tom-01 on February 28, 2016, 11:30:20 pm

We do window cleaning and have a good, solid customer base. We also do gutter clearing, fascia and soffit cleaning and pressure cleaning. These jobs really help with cash flow. We've done 17 gutter jobs in Jan/Feb totalling just under £7k, so a good average price, with most of them agreeing to every 6 months and the others once a year.
I haven't really pushed it much either but I have found you need to tell your customers what you do as they don't know. Why not get the maximum out of each customer?

17 gutter clears @7k and six monthly return and you haven't pushed it....?

I'd give up the windows if I were you

Darran

« **Reply #23 on:** February 29, 2016, 08:03:00 am »

regular window cleaning is the backbone and good solid income all year round.f/s/g,conny roofs and solar panels as add ons using existing equipment.

most add on jobs i DONT GET as customers usually thinks its too expensive which suits me fine.they can be a PITA,harder work and take you away from your regular window cleaning jobs.some customers think its just a case of a quick scrub and rinse with the brush and your done.they usually take an hour or two so charge well and funnily enough you dont mind cleaning them then!

theres more job satisfaction when you do a full UPVC clean and/or a really dirty conny roof.the customers are usually very happy too.

« **Reply #24 on:** February 29, 2016, 08:16:18 am »

Agree with Dazmond, I stopped doing/getting add on jobs when I stopped doing them for next to nothing.

« **Reply #25 on:** February 29, 2016, 08:28:36 am »

£7k for 17 add on jobs. I thought I was expensive!

I'm assuming quite a few driveways in with that?

« **Reply #26 on:** February 29, 2016, 08:40:25 am »

We started on 2001 since begining with window cleaning we have built our business and team so we offer cleaning & property maintenance we dont get no less or no more than any other company but built the reputation and thats all its about in any business

« **Reply #27 on:** February 29, 2016, 10:51:50 am »

Quote from: Smudger on February 29, 2016, 07:47:10 am

Quote from: Tom-01 on February 28, 2016, 11:30:20 pm
We do window cleaning and have a good, solid customer base. We also do gutter clearing, fascia and soffit cleaning and pressure cleaning. These jobs really help with cash flow. We've done 17 gutter jobs in Jan/Feb totalling just under £7k, so a good average price, with most of them agreeing to every 6 months and the others once a year.
I haven't really pushed it much either but I have found you need to tell your customers what you do as they don't know. Why not get the maximum out of each customer?

17 gutter clears @7k and six monthly return and you haven't pushed it....?

I'd give up the windows if I were you

Darran

That's the thing I have started doing from the beginning of this year, pushing it a lot more. I meant I hadn't really pushed it before. Obviously from the results I can see the benefits.

« **Reply #28 on:** February 29, 2016, 10:56:19 am »

👍 lots of benefits in the wallet dept.

😎

« **Reply #29 on:** February 29, 2016, 10:59:11 am »

Quote from: sunshine windows on February 29, 2016, 08:28:36 am

£7k for 17 add on jobs. I thought I was expensive! I'm assuming quite a few driveways in with that?

No that's just gutters and three GFS cleans. One customer for the last four months of last year we 'rinsed' the patio area every 4 weeks along with cleaning the windows, which was ridiculous but I'm not going to turn it down! We did one patio clean in January. Generally I find with pressure cleaning we don't get too much as there's lots of gardeners who do it (not very well mind you) so we don't do a massive amount of that. Gutters is good money, especially where there's lots of trees and people won't do it themselves, whereas a patio they'll get a karcher for £120 and be happy with the result.

« **Reply #30 on:** February 29, 2016, 11:01:50 am »

Quote from: Smudger on February 29, 2016, 10:56:19 am

👍 lots of benefits in the wallet dept.

😎

Indeed Smudger

Also it's good for me and the guy who works for me as it breaks the monotony of window cleaning.

Funnily enough I'm thinking of pushing gutter services a lot, offering more repairs etc. We did a big job last year where we acrypoled the inside of the gutters using a cherry picker and earned a good wedge for a day in the sun on a Sunday.

« **Reply #31 on:** February 29, 2016, 11:37:02 am »

Although my website says we do add ons I'm trying to stick to windows by mass advertising, con roofs and fascias are poorly rewarded and some people are picky not worth the hassle and poorly paid, this is what happened to me last week. I was cleaning a front and customer comes out and says "if you clean the cladding down I'll give you a extra pound".

« **Reply #32 on:** February 29, 2016, 10:45:10 pm »

Quote from: Micky Barber on February 29, 2016, 11:37:02 am

Although my website says we do add ons I'm trying to stick to windows by mass advertising, con roofs and fascias are poorly rewarded and some people are picky not worth the hassle and poorly paid, this is what happened to me last week. I was cleaning a front and customer comes out and says "if you clean the cladding down I'll give you a extra pound".

That what happens when you're predominately a window cleaner as most customers are price conditioned so don't want to pay much for add-ons especially when the window cleaning prices are very reasonable. However I've found if you specialise in exterior property cleaning people don't mind paying top dollar for jobs. Weird I know but talking from experience I get top dollar work even from customers that already have a regualar window cleaner.

« **Reply #33 on:** February 29, 2016, 10:59:28 pm »

I had a call today from a chap asking if I did gutter clearing. Doh!
Turns out he looks after quite a few posh properties but don't have a long enough ladder so wanted me to sub for him.
Calls me back almost straight away and said his client that lives in a gated comminity would prefer to go directly with me.
Next I get a call from his customer saying he was supposed to have done it a while ago so can I come and sort it out and I will make it worth your while. I hold my breath as I know how tight some wealthy people can be

« **Reply #34 on:** March 01, 2016, 06:46:54 am »

i picked up a conny roof job yesterday.not that dirty really.pitched polycarbon,easy access.£60(an hours work)right near loads of other work.

his window cleaner(a guy i know whos nearly 70!) doesnt clean conny roofs(or frames)

« **Reply #35 on:** March 01, 2016, 08:51:12 am »

Tom if you have done 17 gutter and facia jobs for 7k either they are massive houses or you have some very thick customer s that's well over 400 pounds per job wow

« **Reply #36 on:** March 01, 2016, 09:18:49 am »

Quote from: jk999 on March 01, 2016, 08:51:12 am

Tom if you have done 17 gutter and facia jobs for 7k either they are massive houses or you have some very thick customer s that's well over 400 pounds per job wow

Some pretty big houses, a couple of blocks of flats and a couple of regular sized houses. I wouldn't say they are thick, but they are happy to pay for a trustworthy, reliable, friendly service. Always bear in mind that these are jobs they can't or won't do themselves, or they don't want to spend ages trying to find someone who may or may not be any good, so when I sell them my company I have justified my price, emailed them a professional quote outlining everything we will do and also point out any other bits that need fixing they are happy to pay.
My van, business cards, quote forms and invoices are all professional looking with consistent branding. It instills confidence.

Its funny how it works, I quoted one job at £120, quite a small house but completely blocked, plants growing out of all of them, a down pipe would have had to come off and all sorts. She said no and went with someone for £90. The next day we got accepted to clear gutters on a block of flats for £635 which took one guy 3 hours whilst I cleaned the windows - now they could have shopped around and got it cheaper, but they wouldn't know who to trust.

« **Reply #37 on:** March 01, 2016, 10:36:00 am »

Bet your not in Yorkshire lol if I gave them those price the answer would be HOW MUCH will forty quid do lol

« **Reply #38 on:** March 01, 2016, 10:41:40 am »

Quote from: dazmond on March 01, 2016, 06:46:54 am

i picked up a conny roof job yesterday.not that dirty really.pitched polycarbon,easy access.£60(an hours work)right near loads of other work.

his window cleaner(a guy i know whos nearly 70!) doesnt clean conny roofs(or frames)

I would say a high proportion of jobs I do for customers already have a regular window cleaner and seem very loyal to them as have been cleaning their windows for years.