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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: C.C.S. on October 19, 2010, 06:32:41 pm

Title: i charge more than a doctor
Post by: C.C.S. on October 19, 2010, 06:32:41 pm
hi today i've been accused that i charge more than other ''professional'' trades and even more than a doctor.after i finished cleaning his house windows he called me and showed me the frames and said they are still not clean enough,black runs one some corners and sills  which they don't come off with the brush.i said they need more than just a normal maintenance clean.more like a restoration,a service i don't offer.he asked if i can do it for him and said i can try but don't know how long  it will take and how much to charge so i said i'll charge £20/h as he's and old and reliable customer.he almost had an heart attack and said he doesn't give that much to one of his bricklayers(i believe he owns a building company).after a long chat explaining that it's not that easy to be a window cleaner,that we do have expenses and don't work in heavy weather conditions i managed to '' calm'' him down.although he said he can't afford to pay me that much an hour and said he'll look for some one else to do it(maybe his bricklayer).i'm quite happy he said no as the work that is involved in cleaning every inch of the frame with a sponge/cloth and upvc cleaner it's not worth  £20/h
Title: Re: i charge more than a doctor
Post by: elite mike on October 19, 2010, 06:35:33 pm
dont you just love them ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: i charge more than a doctor
Post by: prestige cleaners on October 19, 2010, 06:40:35 pm
i remember giving a price for power washing to a nice cust, an ex professor. i wasnt sure how long it was going to take so i said £50 ph, he wasnt very happy with that as he didnt earn that much as a prof!

so i said ok £100. which he agreed to, ended up taking me just over an hour!  ha ha.
Title: Re: i charge more than a doctor
Post by: windiewasher on October 19, 2010, 06:50:28 pm
do you still use your 50 quid karcher?
i remember giving a price for power washing to a nice cust, an ex professor. i wasnt sure how long it was going to take so i said £50 ph, he wasnt very happy with that as he didnt earn that much as a prof!

so i said ok £100. which he agreed to, ended up taking me just over an hour!  ha ha.
Title: Re: i charge more than a doctor
Post by: Alan McTernan on October 19, 2010, 07:24:55 pm
Yeah but do you fill 8/10 hours a day everyday with that hourly rate?

Thats what i tell my customers ;)
Title: Re: i charge more than a doctor
Post by: C.C.S. on October 19, 2010, 08:22:28 pm
Yeah but do you fill 8/10 hours a day everyday with that hourly rate?

Thats what i tell my customers ;)
that's what i told him we don't work all day 7 days a week.it's just not possible.anyway £20 /h was more reasonable but i guess not for him
Title: Re: i charge more than a doctor
Post by: Alan McTernan on October 19, 2010, 08:42:08 pm
I give jobs like that to my handyman contact and he charges £12-£15 per hour!!! I would try to source someone local to you for this type of work, that way the client dosen't start looking around!!! Which may lose you the client!!! ;)
Title: Re: i charge more than a doctor
Post by: prestige cleaners on October 19, 2010, 09:45:31 pm
do you still use your 50 quid karcher?

yeah, its great, never needed anything more powerful!
Title: Re: i charge more than a doctor
Post by: windiewasher on October 20, 2010, 06:19:44 am
Your giving decent driveway cleaning company's a bad name.
do you still use your 50 quid karcher?

yeah, its great, never needed anything more powerful!
Title: Re: i charge more than a doctor
Post by: Londoner on October 20, 2010, 07:19:56 am
Years ago I thought I would start a bit of gardening as I was always being asked. I made the mistake of giving my name to the Harrow Association for the Disabled. Huge mistake, lots of people thought I was some kind of volunteer gardener so I got lots of phone calls but nobody liked my prices.

One bloke got me round to give him a quote to clear a large and very overgrown backgarden. It had trees to come down and big bushes to dig out as well as all the rest. I said it would be over a thousand pounds with a skip and everything. He really did nearly fall over, he thought it would be around £50 !

Gardening really is rubbish, I didn't last long.
Title: Re: i charge more than a doctor
Post by: formb on October 20, 2010, 09:25:15 am
Me too, but then my doctor if effing useless, always leaves my windows streaky!!!!
Title: Re: i charge more than a doctor
Post by: prestige cleaners on October 20, 2010, 07:31:09 pm
Your giving decent driveway cleaning company's a bad name.

i know its great isnt it!  ;D
Title: Re: i charge more than a doctor
Post by: prestige cleaners on October 20, 2010, 07:34:04 pm
Your giving decent driveway cleaning company's a bad name.
do you still use your 50 quid karcher?

yeah, its great, never needed anything more powerful!

is that because i charge more than you and your £1k power washer, mr dr?  ;D