[Dave Willis]

How much for the insides of this? Two big conservatories too.

I gave my price and the custy nearly collapsed with shock. Cheap too I thought.

[ben M]

£200

[Scrimble]

whatever price it is, its not as if they cant afford it!

[hotsteam]

That sounds cheap to me, but those kind of people don't live in the real world ! 

[PoleKing]

Including the roofs?
£300 easy.
It'd be a pain in the arse and difficult to clean the roofs in 30 degree heat

[rosskesava]

I'd say that's the best part of a days work taking into account the back is pretty much the same as what can be seen.

£350.

Added after, looking at the conservatory, probably more than a days work taking into account the 'tiredness' factor as the day goes on.

Still, £350 though.

[JamesAJF]

gonna take about a hour to do the inside roof of conservatory once that's out the way the rest looks pretty easy still going to take few hours to do the inside £200 i say i cant see anyone paying £350 they must be out off there mind to pay that much for a days work i do a house  pretty much exactly the same as this and all these ppl with big houses are so careful with there money i wouldn't pay someone £350 for 6 hours work lol . or maybe im doing my pricing wrong    

[Dave Willis]

No, not the roofs. I've done the outsides already - probably took me three hours to get it all up to scratch. They wanted the insides doing but I ran out of time anyway on Saturday. I underpriced the outside badly for a first clean but should be able to make my money back on maintenance cleans.

[robertphil]

i love  underpricing stories,just  how low was your price ?  i always do the insides same price as the outsides myself  but if i hear they want a con roof done i start doubling up the figure

note you worked Saturday,do u normally do that??  iv not once done that,id want a decent bung to get my lot out there on a saturday

[bobplum]

approx 6 hours work,times by the average rate of £30.00=£180.00

[CF Facilities]

Plus my new pole levy on all new customers. 

[Dave Willis]

Last windowcleaner did the outsides for £50 and the insides for another £50

[roundbuilder]

Id charge £120-150 but i am cheap sometimes with big jobs hence targetting just fronts but even still it would only take 3/4 hours to do. I cant see where people are getting all day to clean!

[andyM]

Last windowcleaner did the outsides for £50 and the insides for another £50

I wonder if the last window cleaner felt he priced the insides up too cheap?
On standard size windows I do usually charge the same as outsides.
But looking at those windows they are not a standard size and I would think a trad pole or stepladder would need to be used to reach the top of them.
Making the job take longer than usual.
So I would charge double to do those inside windows.

[ben M]

Last windowcleaner did the outsides for £50 and the insides for another £50

[formb]

Last windowcleaner did the outsides for £50 and the insides for another £50

Hence the word 'last' and not 'current'

[sean liam]

Last windowcleaner did the outsides for £50 and the insides for another £50

If they ain't happy with your price tell them to call him.

[8weekly]

No, not the roofs. I've done the outsides already - probably took me three hours to get it all up to scratch. They wanted the insides doing but I ran out of time anyway on Saturday. I underpriced the outside badly for a first clean but should be able to make my money back on maintenance cleans.

If they don't cancel. 

[CleanClear]

I'd put a staff cleaner on that, should be done in about 6 hours. I'd ask for £100. No special skill or risk involved, anyone could do it.

[Matt - aquatec]

I reckon the only way to price this one is to put them on an hourly rate... I have a lot of properties like this and as long as you work efficiently and they see you workin hard then go for £35 an hour..... its the only way as you wont get bitten by under estimating the time to do it.... nowt worse than starting a job knowing you are about to blow ya balls off on it!!!

[PoleKing]

I reckon the only way to price this one is to put them on an hourly rate... I have a lot of properties like this and as long as you work efficiently and they see you workin hard then go for £35 an hour..... its the only way as you wont get bitten by under estimating the time to do it.... nowt worse than starting a job knowing you are about to blow ya balls off on it!!!

I'd never tell a customer my hourly rate.

[formb]

I reckon the only way to price this one is to put them on an hourly rate... I have a lot of properties like this and as long as you work efficiently and they see you workin hard then go for £35 an hour..... its the only way as you wont get bitten by under estimating the time to do it.... nowt worse than starting a job knowing you are about to blow ya balls off on it!!!

I'd never tell a customer my hourly rate.

+1 most people will not think about overheads. All they will hear is £35 per hour. Usually more than they get paid. Although granted probably not in this case.

[deeege]

I'd put a staff cleaner on that, should be done in about 6 hours. I'd ask for £100. No special skill or risk involved, anyone could do it.

£100? What's a staff cleaner and where can I find one?

[dazmond]

£200


£80 outsides

£120 insides


2 hours for outsides

3 hours insides

[CleanClear]

I'd put a staff cleaner on that, should be done in about 6 hours. I'd ask for £100. No special skill or risk involved, anyone could do it.

£100? What's a staff cleaner and where can I find one?

Thats one of your general cleaning team who you pay £7 PH. You can even hire in cleaners from an external agency or cleaning provider for around £9 to £10 PH who will clean interior windows.

[roundbuilder]

Its not realy that big though! I still reckon £120 maybe £150 at a push. Not much more than 4 normal houses equivlent.

Considering how many £6 semi cleaners are on this forum and calling me a conman for charging just £15 for a 3bed semi loli think its crazey all these massive prices for this job but there you go!.

[jimiwindows]

    £300

[dazmond]

seriously guys that job would take the best part of a day inside and outside esp if they ve not been cleaned for a while.then you ve got to factor in travel time to and from the job.

id be going in at £200 for inside and outside take it or leave it.

[Dave Willis]

Well, I did the insides of both conservatories today - over three hours  

I think Dazmonds figure is spot on - shame I didn't charge that much though. Bugger!

[8weekly]

Well, I did the insides of both conservatories today - over three hours  

I think Dazmonds figure is spot on - shame I didn't charge that much though. Bugger!

Including the roofs?

[ben M]

Well, I did the insides of both conservatories today - over three hours  

I think Dazmonds figure is spot on - shame I didn't charge that much though. Bugger!

i was the first to say £200 

[Dave Willis]

Just found out the woman is an actress (thought she looked familiar) and the buggers have put the house up for sale for one point two million. So much for a regular cleaner then. 

[8weekly]

Just found out the woman is an actress (thought she looked familiar) and the buggers have put the house up for sale for one point two million. So much for a regular cleaner then. 

Told you. A job like that you don't take risks on it being regular.

[windowswashed]

half as much again for insides than outsides. why work for an hourly rate? prefer to price jobs individually so theres an incentive to make a decent wage not some set hourly rate otherwise whats the point in being self employed clock watching