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Title: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: richywilts on January 27, 2011, 06:50:18 pm
i have been asked to quote a site of 42 apartments every 8 weeks what sort of figure per apartment would get me the job im quite happy to go in low to cover lads wages at moment while i expand the business.

would £4 per apartment be about right if there basic 2 bedroom apartments?? i think she said there georgian style windows if that helps or should i price a bit more for these being cleaned wfp and its upto 2 storey with a ground floor
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on January 27, 2011, 07:12:04 pm
£200 is lowest u want m8 ;D
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: Ian101 on January 27, 2011, 07:48:04 pm
not that im an expert and prob not the best to give advice but if u go too low would it not become a millstone arounf ur neck ?? personally think it could stand a fiver an apartment then u can sub it too gav at 4 quid a flat  ;D or me for that matter
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on January 27, 2011, 08:16:38 pm
 ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: steve freeman on January 27, 2011, 09:37:32 pm
£10 each .... if you dont get the job it dosent matter you wont miss the money because you didnt have the job in the first place..never ever quote just to try and get the job because that dosent work either...  4 years ago i cleaned for big a house builder 25 flats every friday for 12 months and they paid me £10 for each which is what i asked for.....should i of said £4 each ??????
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: Frankybadboy on January 27, 2011, 09:41:02 pm
richy

go with how long you think then hourly rate that you are happy with ;)
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: ronnie paton on January 27, 2011, 10:00:23 pm
richy why dont you pass it on to me ill go down survey the job and put a competitive price in.

ill hopefully be succesful and make a profit and pay youa commision of the value of the job.

now that way you are not just covering wages but making a profit
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: stephen.b1 on January 27, 2011, 10:13:20 pm
have you been to see the apps and communals
all communals are different

this is one communal yard of which there are several in the complex mostly the same this one serves 11 apps there are more windows in these than the apps
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Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: ronnie paton on January 27, 2011, 10:15:19 pm
stephen what does that mean
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: ronnie paton on January 27, 2011, 10:17:50 pm
stephen i understand now i can see the image  ;D

Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: stephen.b1 on January 27, 2011, 10:18:50 pm
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Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: richywilts on January 27, 2011, 10:19:17 pm
ronnie i was just goin off prices you were sort of saying the other day about blocks of twelve when i said 6-7quid a flat you said itd be nice to get them at that price!!

 i obv wanna make money from it and i do always price work well as im not desperate to be a busy fool id just like to know what sort of price i could expect to put me in a good position to get that number of apartments.

im just planning a big expansion this year got two lads working and need to keep them busy that why i said id be happy to go in with a lower price than usual

Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: stephen.b1 on January 27, 2011, 10:21:41 pm
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Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: stephen.b1 on January 27, 2011, 10:22:52 pm
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Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: richywilts on January 27, 2011, 10:23:15 pm
stephen i understand what ya saying its not just apartment windows that will be getting cleaned i have to price the communal areas too, no iv not been down got an appointment at 11 tmoz
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: stephen.b1 on January 27, 2011, 10:29:37 pm
richie price this lot up clean every 3 months the apps you cant see are done every month forget them
no access with trolly no access for hose only backpack
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: ronnie paton on January 27, 2011, 10:30:51 pm
richy no one can answer that pal you need too look and get used to getting your prices right, its not just the price either pal

my offer stands though, good luck with the xpanding.

we too are hoping to take RCW to another level in 2011
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: richywilts on January 27, 2011, 10:40:25 pm
might give ya a bell tmoz ronnie if that ok aint done any big quoting for a while!!
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: stephen.b1 on January 27, 2011, 10:50:01 pm
richie i will give you a clue  to pricing georgean windows
1 separate the communals from appartments it may be benificial to offer a diffrent clean for communals
try to price an average section like the court yard above divide price with the number of panes of glass x by the total number of pains all together and that should be it

there are 3860 paines in this complex ;D
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: richywilts on January 27, 2011, 10:52:14 pm
which ones the court yard pic stephen
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: stephen.b1 on January 27, 2011, 10:54:51 pm
all of them i took pics of each section of the yard
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: richywilts on January 27, 2011, 11:01:44 pm
so you want me to tell ya how much id price that at av ya got a mobile number i cud text ya on
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: richywilts on January 27, 2011, 11:03:56 pm
id prob say in region of 25-30quid for all that maybe a bit more with the georgian windows
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: stephen.b1 on January 27, 2011, 11:16:07 pm
send me a email richie
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: NJWindowCleaning on January 27, 2011, 11:23:57 pm
They are not that dirty by the looks or did someone clean them before you lol as there was a back pack and pole lol..

I assume just outside a price per apartment £7.50 and double the price for inside, does not matter about how many panes of glass. ;D
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: stephen.b1 on January 28, 2011, 12:01:16 am
nj i dont think you understand there are no apps shown just communals
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: PAIN IN THE GLASS on January 28, 2011, 09:15:21 am
Thats what I would call a Pain in the glass if you went in to cheap chap and got the job.
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: jsm on January 28, 2011, 09:27:58 am
if it helps rich - £5 a flat - half days work for two easy .

gav will tell you,  we do 98 flats in chester start at 8 done by 3 easy and thats all 3-4 story stuff.. if you see it you would run a mile as its windows everywhere !!!!  every window cleaner ive had on it to clean has turned white as i have drove round the corner  :o   but are then surprised how quick you can zoom round them .

top earner  :)

tho i have to nag for the money every time .
Title: Re: been asked to quote a site for 42 apartments
Post by: Crystal-clear on January 28, 2011, 10:11:32 am
i wouldnt go cheaper then your current hourly rate