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Title: price for a three bed semi detached house
Post by: geoffreyspecht on July 13, 2010, 10:11:59 pm
what do you charge for an average three bed semi detached house
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Post by: geefree on July 13, 2010, 10:13:52 pm
£8 .50
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Post by: darren clarke on July 13, 2010, 10:15:27 pm
depending on whats on the back about 7- 8 down here
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Post by: martinsadie on July 13, 2010, 10:17:47 pm
£5-£6
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Post by: geefree on July 13, 2010, 10:20:21 pm
thats 8.50 to me , as i dont class that as an average semi, there are too many panes and frames to clean in that ..... so 8.50

£7 for normal square windows.
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Post by: martinsadie on July 13, 2010, 10:24:05 pm
£5-£6
dont clean frames if they asked it would be £10  ;)
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Post by: mci services on July 13, 2010, 10:29:45 pm
yep £5 to 6 quid
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Post by: Dave Willis on July 13, 2010, 10:31:37 pm
About a hundred and eighty thousand round my way.
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Post by: davids3511 on July 13, 2010, 10:32:19 pm
£10 - £12 but I have an good rep and most of my work is via recomendation.
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Post by: AuRavelling79 on July 13, 2010, 10:33:49 pm
12.50
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Post by: EZclean on July 13, 2010, 10:36:05 pm
thats not an average semi- £10
average semi - £8.00
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Post by: martindrz400 on July 13, 2010, 10:36:46 pm
£12 -£15 around cambs area
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Post by: Gordon Saunders on July 13, 2010, 10:40:46 pm
£10 - £12 but cant see the back
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Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on July 13, 2010, 10:49:57 pm
£10-£12 round my part of Essex




Matt
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Post by: Justen Uff on July 13, 2010, 10:51:48 pm
Is there a conservatoire old boy?

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Post by: heathrow100 on July 13, 2010, 10:53:13 pm
£12 to £15 Solihull
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Post by: Justen Uff on July 13, 2010, 10:58:25 pm
Is there a conservatoire old boy?



Show us yer behind!
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Post by: Tom White on July 13, 2010, 11:02:47 pm
£10 to £12, SE Wales.
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Post by: mci services on July 13, 2010, 11:05:03 pm
Ok next question how long will it take to clean?
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Post by: mark311069 on July 13, 2010, 11:10:44 pm
£10 ,,,,, 20 mins
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Post by: Justen Uff on July 13, 2010, 11:16:16 pm
geoffrey - give us a rear view - and we'll give you a full frontall price!
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Post by: geoffreyspecht on July 13, 2010, 11:18:01 pm
just comparing my prices to what other window cleaners r charging
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Post by: geoffreyspecht on July 13, 2010, 11:22:58 pm
geoffrey - give us a rear view - and we'll give you a full frontall price!

i think about it
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Post by: Ste M on July 13, 2010, 11:41:35 pm
Bout 7 pound depending on reae an probably around 15 mins to 20 mins tops, if I had them all in a row I would do about 4 an hour, I have some of these an I find the access great as they have a shared drive down the side
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Post by: dazmond on July 13, 2010, 11:49:30 pm
depends if it right near other work.if it is £8-00-£10-00.(monthly) 20 mins to clean

if its a stand alone £12-£15(2 monthly)35 mins to clean inclu driving to and from job
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Post by: gary999 on July 13, 2010, 11:56:50 pm
£10...20 mins
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Post by: EZclean on July 14, 2010, 12:01:40 am
its a 10min job wfp inc doors

at the back it will only be 4 windows inc maybe a set of patio doors
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Post by: petemg on July 14, 2010, 01:05:07 am
hi ya matey :) £15 in my book, £20 if its got a conservetery,30 mins trad iam north london..............pete
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Post by: Ian Rochester on July 14, 2010, 04:27:02 am
£8 - £10 for us, though I had a phone call tonight from someone wanting their windows cleaned, similar sized property, quoted her the same prices, I could hear the intake of breath, her last window cleaner was charging her £2.50 including all the frames everytime........he's stopped coming round, wonder why!

She said she'll get back to me................................I'm still waiting in anticipation, not!
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Post by: HIGH LEVEL WINDOW CLEANERS (scrimmy) on July 14, 2010, 05:14:14 am
£1.00 ;D


PER WINDOW

lets say there are 20 windows that means it will cost (wheres me calculator) ah TWENTY QUID.
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Post by: bobby p on July 14, 2010, 06:08:09 am
 £10 . 
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Post by: Sunshine/Cleaning on July 14, 2010, 06:34:06 am
Bit surprised at some of the quotes! This is not an average semi in my view as it has 2 bay windows which on the RHS of the bay will be awkward to poll because of the shrubs.
If it is flat backed then I would aim for £15 although I could do it for £10 but not less.
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Post by: Window Washers on July 14, 2010, 06:38:12 am
£1.00 ;D


PER WINDOW

lets say there are 20 windows that means it will cost (wheres me calculator) ah TWENTY QUID.
£20 for that house :o I need some lessons
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Post by: Frankybadboy on July 14, 2010, 06:45:42 am
£10 around my way.£12 if iam lucky.....
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Post by: birdymiller on July 14, 2010, 07:08:35 am
£5-£6 without con, under 15 min job on my own. Thats existing houses for new custies wouldnt feel right taking more than £8 of them, some proper dick turpins on here!
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Post by: andyjm1 on July 14, 2010, 07:17:07 am
£10 if cleaned four weekly, as long as the back is flat.  That includes frames, sills and doors.
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Post by: Londoner on July 14, 2010, 07:27:42 am
£15
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Post by: dazmond on July 14, 2010, 07:41:10 am
poling wouldnt be awkward if you got next door as well!!! ;) ;D ;D

i have lots of very compact work with 3 bedders priced at £5-£8 but they are smaller than house shown and i have over150 of them nearly all next door to each other.

any new work out of the way of my existing round has to be bigger houses and well priced and usually 6 weekly or 2 monthly.

£12-£15 if a stand alone and often i get a refusal at this price which suits me fine as im busy most of the time.if they accept then its  worth doing if they send cheque,pay me on the day or leave the money out for me.(has to be within 10 mins driving distance from other work though!)
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Post by: woody1 on July 14, 2010, 07:45:52 am
20 min job i would charge £12.00 for  it plus extra for a coni nice little earner them types
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Post by: the bfg on July 14, 2010, 07:50:23 am
depends what part of the country your in but they range from £80,000 to £450,000 although some in Chelsea are going for over 2 million
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Post by: AuRavelling79 on July 14, 2010, 07:53:46 am
20 minutes plus driving time.
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Post by: richywilts on July 14, 2010, 09:40:09 am
easy peasy £15 maybe more on this one thats 8 weekly tho
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Post by: richard jagger on July 14, 2010, 09:42:03 am
15 to 20 inarea depending what car they drive.
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Post by: Scrimble on July 14, 2010, 10:17:16 am
12 at least
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Post by: supernova77 on July 14, 2010, 11:52:10 am
£15 every 8 weeks.
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Post by: bad trippy on July 14, 2010, 12:21:17 pm
£12 wfp Bristol
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Post by: GB Window Cleaning on July 14, 2010, 02:50:21 pm
£15 but no less than £10! thats for glass frames sills and doors every clean! take about 30 mins w.f.p top & doors trad ground floor!
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Post by: suds window service on July 14, 2010, 03:24:32 pm
£9 inc doors windows frames sills
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Post by: Sean Dyer on July 14, 2010, 03:30:04 pm
£10

thought most of you had a £10 minimum charge

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Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on July 14, 2010, 04:44:14 pm
£15 but no less than £10! thats for glass frames sills and doors every clean! take about 30 mins w.f.p top & doors trad ground floor!



30 mins to clean a 3 bed semi? your joking right?
Trad the bottoms? why? You'll need your single pointers or beer crate to reach the top of the bay window.


Matt
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Post by: poole bay on July 14, 2010, 05:33:10 pm
15-18 pound in bournemouth 10-15 mins to clean  ;D
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Post by: R W C™ on July 14, 2010, 05:41:13 pm
15-18 pound in bournemouth 10-15 mins to clean  ;D

Id agree, Im shocked at some of the prices quoted,
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Post by: Perfect Windows on July 14, 2010, 05:46:16 pm
£16 six-weekly, £24 twelve-weekly.

V
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Post by: Bobs Window Cleaning on July 14, 2010, 05:53:44 pm
£10

They had a house like that on the Hustler on TV recently. They were charging £10 just for the fronts  :)
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Post by: Sir Squeaky on July 14, 2010, 06:04:33 pm
what do you charge for an average three bed semi detached house
That's not an average 3-bed semi. That's got two big bays!
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Post by: Sir Squeaky on July 14, 2010, 06:06:07 pm
£10 to £12, SE Wales.
I'd agree with that. More likely at least £12 for me, and you too I reckon.
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Post by: peter1983 on July 14, 2010, 08:03:53 pm
15 -20 in london
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Post by: LSB on July 14, 2010, 08:09:52 pm
£13 - £15 , on a regular basis only.
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Post by: birdymiller on July 14, 2010, 08:19:19 pm
15-18 pound in bournemouth 10-15 mins to clean  ;D

your hourly rate ranges from £60 - £108 not bad!
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Post by: lovewindows on July 14, 2010, 08:20:07 pm
Cant believe some of the prices quoted on here £7 i'd charge 10 to 15mins 25ltrs, inc frames [do them every time ] thats my hourly rate £28 to £42. at £15 that works out at £60 to £90 an hour.
Although saying that i quoted my mate £15 4 bed detached with conny, he pays £6.50 atm but the're crap.
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Post by: Jackal on July 14, 2010, 08:20:17 pm
if its 4 windows at the back wont be more than £7-£8 thats if its in  stoke-on-trent
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Post by: mci services on July 14, 2010, 08:24:02 pm
Well all I can say it's no wonder there is a lot of paranoia on undercutting. At some of the prices being charged you could be easily undercut and the guy doing it could still make a good living.
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Post by: brianbarber on July 14, 2010, 08:24:31 pm
£15 4 wkly
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Post by: lee_dewing on July 14, 2010, 08:31:13 pm
i was told to charge a third more on your hourly rate as this is what you lose driving around, setting up, writing out bills, chatting to custy's.

works for me; mind you my work isn't compact as others.
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Post by: lee_dewing on July 14, 2010, 08:36:09 pm
oh yep £12 for semi, maybe i could do 3 like this in an hour if they were in the same road, but my round is not like that, i use a trolley system.

I think 10 mins is a bit swift; even with van mount reeling in out and colleting money, leaves 5 mins to do windows ::)
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Post by: bad trippy on July 14, 2010, 08:40:24 pm
£3.50 Glasgow  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Jackal on July 14, 2010, 08:40:55 pm
still think alot of wc's are proberly fibbing,£15 for that house and only taking 15-20mins,if you did 8 hour day and making £360 minimum then 5 days a week = £1800 what a load of s**t
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Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on July 14, 2010, 08:41:59 pm
still think alot of wc's are proberly fibbing,£15 for that house and only taking 15-20mins,if you did 8 hour day and making £360 minimum then 5 days a week = £1800 what a load of s**t
not in stoke hey lad ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: mci services on July 14, 2010, 08:42:31 pm
£3.50 Glasgow  ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D seriously i know guys doing them at 3.5/4 quid
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Post by: bad trippy on July 14, 2010, 08:44:21 pm
£3.50 Glasgow  ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D seriously i know guys doing them at 3.5/4 quid

Me mother in law lives in Killdrum and she pays £4
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Post by: Sir Squeaky on July 14, 2010, 09:16:18 pm
still think alot of wc's are proberly fibbing,£15 for that house and only taking 15-20mins,if you did 8 hour day and making £360 minimum then 5 days a week = £1800 what a load of s**t
Not at all.

a: driving about, collecting money, talking, setting up and putting away. Won't be your average earning every hour.

b: Hardly anyone does 8 hour days in this job. I usually do about 5.

c: Wet days, other early finishes or late starts.


Just because we might do a £15 house in 20 mins or so doesn't mean you take that all week. :-\
Reality is far different.

And don't forget...everyone is quoting their current prices that we'd like for new work, a lot of our existing work won't be as good.
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Post by: awcs on July 14, 2010, 09:58:27 pm
15 to 20. my min charge is 12
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Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on July 14, 2010, 10:36:47 pm
if its 4 windows at the back wont be more than £7-£8 thats if its in  stoke-on-trent
pushing it 4 stoke m8 ;D ;D a tenner in sunny wrexham
thats if i do it  ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: geoffreyspecht on July 14, 2010, 10:38:55 pm
Cant believe some of the prices quoted on here £7 i'd charge 10 to 15mins 25ltrs, inc frames [do them every time ] thats my hourly rate £28 to £42. at £15 that works out at £60 to £90 an hour.
Although saying that i quoted my mate £15 4 bed detached with conny, he pays £6.50 atm but the're crap.
to achieve £50 to £60 per hour u need to clean big commercial properties or blocks of residental flats
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Post by: dai on July 14, 2010, 11:26:37 pm
Geoff, you know the area, I would go for £10, those little ones in Lon Cymru and Glodaeth woods are now £6.00 minimum.
Haven't sen you for a while, where you been?
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Post by: Paul Coleman on July 14, 2010, 11:32:12 pm
£13.  Maybe £14.  Surrey/Sussex borders.
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Post by: Ian101 on July 15, 2010, 12:22:33 am
£10 on a 4 weekly or £12 on a 8 weekly assuming no conny at back and wasnt in Wrexham (Gav owns Wrexham you see  ;D ;D ;D )
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Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on July 15, 2010, 12:28:15 am
£10 on a 4 weekly or £12 on a 8 weekly assuming no conny at back and wasnt in Wrexham (Gav owns Wrexham you see  ;D ;D ;D )
lol lol yr nuts my friend  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Klean07 on July 15, 2010, 07:26:47 am
£10 to £12 here in Staffordshire.
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Post by: steven ainger on July 15, 2010, 07:29:33 am
£10 monthly £12 bi-monthly sounds about right to me,im  in essex.
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Post by: windolene on July 15, 2010, 07:57:29 am
Hi,

Just done one for £20.00. But she calls me as & when perhaps 3 times a year.

Kevin WINDOLENE.
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Post by: geoffreyspecht on July 15, 2010, 09:49:06 pm
thanx for your input guys need to put my prices up been charging £10 houses this size for the last five years need  to increase my prices
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Post by: Tom White on July 16, 2010, 09:13:36 am
thanx for your input guys need to put my prices up been charging £10 houses this size for the last five years need  to increase my prices

Before I put my prices up, I always ask myself, "Am I happy with what I receive for the work involved?", and if the answer is yes, I don't put them up, and if it's no, I put them up.  I'm not really bothered what other window cleaners would charge.
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Post by: Jonathan Spencer on July 16, 2010, 09:31:05 am
£10 if with other work.  If a bit of travelling I would say £12.

I have one of these and told her it would be a tenner including frames, sills and doors.  She said is that all??  Gives me £15 everytime, I just spend 5 min asking how the grandkids are and she is happy as larry in a pigsty.
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Post by: Dave Anderson on July 16, 2010, 11:37:17 am
18 - 22,50 euro's depending on the back, every 8 weeks, excluding velux, dormers etc.

With some of the prices being quoted here in the sub 10 bracket I doubt I could survive...19% VAT straight-away, then the amount of insurance you need here in Holland sub 10 would be a waste of time.

Plus I think I must take far too long cleaning houses...that house I reckon would take me 20 to 30 minutes.

Dave.
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Post by: cozy on July 17, 2010, 08:31:29 am
Yes Dave, but the VAT threashold is around 65,000 in UK, so they don't have 19% on top. That's why it's a shock when you see some prices on here.
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Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on July 17, 2010, 04:11:58 pm
I charge per unit and have a price for different units like bay windows, patio windows, french windows, sky-lights etc.
That way you are not trying to guess how long it would take.
Having the same prices for the last 5 years? you need to up your prices, how much has fuel increased in the past 5 years?
Also I have noticed that insurance has hiked this year too. you have to charge accordingly, if overheads have gone up then prices have to.



Matt
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Post by: Ste M on July 17, 2010, 04:24:14 pm
thanx for your input guys need to put my prices up been charging £10 houses this size for the last five years need  to increase my prices

Before I put my prices up, I always ask myself, "Am I happy with what I receive for the work involved?", and if the answer is yes, I don't put them up, and if it's no, I put them up.  I'm not really bothered what other window cleaners would charge.


Wahay someone with the same attitude as me, price what your happy with an that way everyone is happy
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Post by: A & J Owen Window Cleaning on July 18, 2010, 02:53:04 pm
will say in wolverhampton  £10 -£12 is there a consvtry on the back extra £5 -£7 if so 
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Post by: Jonathan Spencer on July 18, 2010, 04:03:57 pm
I have just priced one of these up (well front only).  Was an old dear so said 4 quid.  She said that is what I expected.
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Post by: DaveG on July 18, 2010, 04:23:28 pm
I charge per unit and have a price for different units like bay windows, patio windows, french windows, sky-lights etc.
That way you are not trying to guess how long it would take.
Having the same prices for the last 5 years? you need to up your prices, how much has fuel increased in the past 5 years?
Also I have noticed that insurance has hiked this year too. you have to charge accordingly, if overheads have gone up then prices have to.



Matt

My insurance ( liability and van ) have both just gone down!! ;D