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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: lcwalker on September 29, 2010, 10:22:30 pm

Title: School building how much?
Post by: lcwalker on September 29, 2010, 10:22:30 pm
Hi ive got to quote a single storey school building 12 windows 6 pains per window and 3 doors 6 pains per door and clean frames and sills down what should i charge? thanks in advance
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: lcwalker on September 29, 2010, 11:09:29 pm
Anyone?
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: mikecam on September 29, 2010, 11:13:35 pm
£15 ??
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: lcwalker on September 29, 2010, 11:16:14 pm
Im traditional and i was thinking the money will come from there maintence fund so could i push it up alittle,i do gardening to and they want a quote for the grass, so it could be a handy bit of money and it's very local to.
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on September 29, 2010, 11:37:11 pm
Depends how long it will take you and how often they want tem doing!

example one off for an hours labour £30 min.
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: barry mallett on September 30, 2010, 07:07:18 am
are you a window cleaner . if so i cant believe you are asking this question ???
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: the bfg on September 30, 2010, 07:30:29 am
Im traditional and i was thinking the money will come from there maintence fund so could i push it up alittle,i do gardening to and they want a quote for the grass, so it could be a handy bit of money and it's very local to.
















why do you wanna rip a school off for ?     are you that desperate for more stella ?

you see a REAL window cleaner would price the job for what its worth  not what he/she could milk it for
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: lcwalker on September 30, 2010, 07:48:46 am
I think some of you have got me a bit wrong im not trying to rip off the school but im dont want to do myself TBH ive never been that good at pricing and i never aim for £30 ph so i dont think im ripping anyone off, Ive decided £20 i think that a fair price i reckon they will take me an hour.Im not a greedy man just want to be fair to the customer and myself.
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: lcwalker on September 30, 2010, 07:52:41 am
are you a window cleaner . if so i cant believe you are asking this question ???
The reason i asked this question is im not that good at pricing, i have always got the feeling that people expect windows to be cheaper than i charge, i try to aim for a £1 per window sometimes alittle more if a window has lots of panes.
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: lcwalker on September 30, 2010, 08:00:20 am
Im traditional and i was thinking the money will come from there maintence fund so could i push it up alittle,i do gardening to and they want a quote for the grass, so it could be a handy bit of money and it's very local to.

Would you call my pricing milking it? but i think the suggestion of £15 was a bit low.














why do you wanna rip a school off for ?     are you that desperate for more stella ?

you see a REAL window cleaner would price the job for what its worth  not what he/she could milk it for
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: the bfg on September 30, 2010, 08:05:22 am
Im traditional and i was thinking the money will come from there maintence fund so could i push it up alittle,i

















I'm afraid thats called milking,  knowing what the price is but deliberately putting the price up because you think they will still pay it
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: lcwalker on September 30, 2010, 08:16:59 am
Well the first price i had in mind was £20 so thats what im going to quote,like i said i reckon it will take me an hour so i think that fair enough.As for milking that could be the start of a good debate i bet many members on here would charge more for example for a 3 bed house in the posh part of town than they would on a council estate i may start a poll later.
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on September 30, 2010, 08:24:33 am
I think some of you have got me a bit wrong im not trying to rip off the school but im dont want to do myself TBH ive never been that good at pricing and i never aim for £30 ph so i dont think im ripping anyone off, Ive decided £20 i think that a fair price i reckon they will take me an hour.Im not a greedy man just want to be fair to the customer and myself.


Its not a question of being greedy, its about running a profitable business! Do you only think of your hourly wage or do you think of cost of running a business?
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: NJWindowCleaning on September 30, 2010, 06:33:45 pm
For the amount of windows and doors I assume for just external clean would be £25.00.

And this is a fare price.
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: ashbash on September 30, 2010, 07:43:35 pm
is this for real its 6 windows not 600. surely u have a price guide etc why ask other people when everyone has there own price guide...
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: barry mallett on September 30, 2010, 08:40:43 pm
its got to be a wind up.
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: lcwalker on September 30, 2010, 08:43:04 pm
It's all done the written quote £20 ill now wait to hear from them.
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: barry mallett on September 30, 2010, 08:54:20 pm
let us know how you get on , cant wait . if you get the job the drinks are on you . mines moet. ;)
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: AuRavelling79 on September 30, 2010, 11:35:48 pm
£50
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: richywilts on October 01, 2010, 01:41:36 am
i agree id go in a lot more than 20quid
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: lee09 on October 01, 2010, 12:46:24 pm
Are you sure it is a school, with so few windows is it not a prison?
As for the grass who's going to see it ;D
Lee, bored.
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: gewindows on October 01, 2010, 01:06:19 pm
bored.

 ;D ;D
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: chopsie on October 01, 2010, 01:20:37 pm
is this for real its 6 windows not 600. surely u have a price guide etc why ask other people when everyone has there own price guide...
12 windows, 6 panes per window  ::)
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: Sean Dyer on October 01, 2010, 02:01:06 pm
72 panes of glass

id go for £35 i reckon, is it monthly?
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: gewindows on October 01, 2010, 04:23:19 pm
Schools generally go for a once a year clean IME, now there are cuts to consider too.

Id go with something along the linbes of Malc Gold said. But would never give a price without seeing it, so dont hold me to it if you're thinking of giving me a call  8)
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: barry mallett on October 01, 2010, 08:13:35 pm
gold £50  :o are you trying to be funny cos your not you added a 0  on the end ;)
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: lcwalker on October 05, 2010, 06:59:03 pm
Just to let you know i didn't get the window cleaning job they had already got someone else which i was told they might have done,but i did get the grass cutting job so im happy you can win them all.
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: Mike #1 on October 05, 2010, 07:06:19 pm
most schools despite cuts have a decent budget i have a school which i clean monthly have done for 3 years now only put price up once £50.00 for just over an hours work cant complain
Title: Re: School building how much?
Post by: geefree on October 06, 2010, 09:04:53 am
I have one to quote  which will take 2 days,

i cant believe they will accept my quote though