Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Woolton Windows on April 05, 2011, 07:33:54 pm
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Hi Everyone,
Just wondering what you would charge? Say you charge £1 a window and the custy wanted a UPVC frame wipe-down, would you charge something like £1.50 a window or just add an extra £5 on top of the normal bill?
Cheers, Rex.
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You should clean the frame and sill as standard and quote accordingly
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i do the frames aswell as i dont like leaving them dirty,but if your doing 4 weekly its normally just a quick wipe some i dont bother if they still look clean
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Include frames and sills as standard!! A window isn't just the glass so why only clean half of it!!
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Are you guys all trad?
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I use trad and wfp and always do the frames
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100% trad
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i wipe them , id fear being cancelled if i mentioned an extra charge to do it, on the council estates
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I'm trad. I wipe the frames and wash the sills every time.
John
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im trad.wipe sills every time and charge extra for frames.
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He wants to know how much extra to charge for frames, not how you clean a window.
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Only asking, but why do some people think "window" cleaning is only for the glass part.
If you ordered a "new window" from a double glazier for your house and they turned up with a pane of glass, would you be amused?
Your price should reflect the whole window, not just parts of it, so make sure you add it in in the initial quote. :)
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On a first clean, trad, I'd wipe everything down and do a spanking good job. Then on subsequent cleans I really wouldn't touch the frames; they're still clean.
At some later stage - maybe many months later - I'd think, 'Those frames need cleaning' and give 'em a wipe.
Some windows, without moving the ladder twice (which I didn't do), I couldn't safely reach to some parts of the frames with a cloth, but could clean the glass with a squeegy (the top part of a large sash windows for eg); so these frames I never cleaned.
I'm not an overly fussy window cleaner, and I don't get complaints (or it's very rare; I can't remember off-hand when my last one was (two years ago maybe?) - so my advice would be not to be overly fussy otherwise you won't turnover as much as you could.
I bet most customers don't even notice, and you will know your customers who're are picky and like a spanking good job.
I'm as fussy as my customers (within reason).
Anyway, I've got to go and get some new spurs; I've worn these ones out. ;D
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yeeeeeeehaaaaaaa ride it tosh! ;D
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Only asking, but why do some people think "window" cleaning is only for the glass part.
If you ordered a "new window" from a double glazier for your house and they turned up with a pane of glass, would you be amused?
Your price should reflect the whole window, not just parts of it, so make sure you add it in in the initial quote. :)
I do them my way not yours.If anyone wants their frames or facia or guttering cleaning I charge extra.Price depends on the house.If its just the window frames I charge at least double.
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I quote for glass and sills, with frames is double as it takes me twice as long.
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To be honest i'd rather tell customers that the frames and sills are included in the price. At the moment I price £1 a window, £1.50 for a french window ext, however it takes me loads longer to clean the frames as well. Then again I'm only a noob so I'm going to be slow for now and as I only window clean part time It's going to take me longer to speed up. I just think £1.50-£2.00 window seems pricey compared to other window cleaners around here but what the hell do I know! I'm just a noob!
Rex
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100% trad.Sills and frames wiped down every time included in the price .If i didnt wipe frames and sills and customer requested this i would charge an extra 50% on top of the price for cleaning the glass.