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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: shine services on May 03, 2011, 12:36:56 pm
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Hi all,
Just wondering what everyones hourly rate is for trad window cleaning and is there a big increase for wfp, As im trad so switching would lose alot of custom I fear.
I know my rate will differ from joe bloggs but just to see if im far off, Im above average price for my area but I feel its still far to low at £11-£12 p/h. this is because there is alot of slap n dash charging far to little for far too long.
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The Americans will find terrorist leaders before you get an honest answer to that on here matey ;D
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anywhere between £20-£60 an hour depending on what work im doing(mostly wfp)but that is "on the glass"hourly rates.the hours spent filling up,admin,collecting etc etc all bring it down if you count it in.
£11-£12 an hour "on the glass" is way too low even for traditional window cleaning IMO!should be averaging £25-£30 an hour to make half decent money in this game.
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Trad should average about 140 quid an hour per man. WFP about 200 quid an hour (On the glass). 8)
( runs for cover ) ;)
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Shine, Daz is right. Now is it because you're slow or under-priced, or both?
How much would you charge for a standard semi (if there is a beast) with 8 or 9 windows, and how long would that take you to clean?
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£15-£25 p/h wfp'in
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some hours you will earn £25 and some hours you will earn £50 odd, try to think more about the days earnings mate.
one man trad should be able to do £150 a day, based on a 6hr day
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some hours you will earn £25 and some hours you will earn £50 odd, try to think more about the days earnings mate.
one man trad should be able to do £150 a day, based on a 6hr day
Quite right. On average I clean about 30 £15 houses a day - and if I'm feeling fit I can do that before lunch at 11am having started at 10am.
£150 a day trad................ dream on.
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Take off your costs - fuel - vehicle - tax - etc & then what would suit you £££ ?
Depends on your area & competition - i find rough areas will pay what you quote due too no one wanting to work the area & better areas are a honey pot for all W/Cs & jobs are harder to find.
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Rosskesava , with you there mate , the tools are out again , when i was trad i was lucky to see £80 for a days work , still good compared to the last job , my work was hard and a bit underpriced , but if i could earn £150 by hand then give me back my 325 beemer with a rack and no hassles .
Sure it could be done in essex , seen em all havin there vajazzles done in their spare time , not in Plymouth though mate !
Rich
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i love these threads... all the jealous windys with there underpriced work start bashing there keyboards ;D
there was a windy on here the other week showing off his new porsche! i think he said he started from scratch in 2008!
there is also a windy in my town who still rides a bike and earns just enough to buy a bottle of lidl washing up liquid a week ;D
so... to answer your question what you can earn seems to be in direct relation to who you are and your mindset!
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i love these threads... all the jealous windys with there underpriced work start bashing there keyboards ;D
there was a windy on here the other week showing off his new porsche! i think he said he started from scratch in 2008!
there is also a windy in my town who still rides a bike and earns just enough to buy a bottle of lidl washing up liquid a week ;D
so... to answer your question what you can earn seems to be in direct relation to who you are and your mindset!
Didn't see that !!! Who?
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thats the best way it can be put gb
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cozy... i cant remember his name, sorry. can anyone tell us who it was? i can troll through all the old post if i must :(
but i can assure you im not making it up!
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found it, the windy with the porsche...
http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=117768.0
so think before you price your next job lads! ;)
GB
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I think you've mis-understood that thread GB. Lee Pryors has been going for years and has a fair sized business. He's no newbie. He runs a new franchise/ work system lately and is one of the high flyers in his area.
He really does do well.
That's not right Stan.
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some hours you will earn £25 and some hours you will earn £50 odd, try to think more about the days earnings mate.
one man trad should be able to do £150 a day, based on a 6hr day
Quite right. On average I clean about 30 £15 houses a day - and if I'm feeling fit I can do that before lunch at 11am having started at 10am.
£150 a day trad................ dream on.
no way 6hrs trad....maybe wfp
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Mr Dave morris has a porch , i cleaned it for him once ,and he's been in the game for donkeys ,he also has a rather spiffing porsche in the double garage , he said i could have a spin if he was driving , not fookin likely i said , he's the crapest driver ever ;D
RICH
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ok maybe i did misunderstand but here is his own words ive copyed and pasted for you to read! ;D i think about what he said here alot actually...
"I really appreciate the kind comments guys.
Anyone can do it!
I started my business in 2003 with £200 and knowone to teach me anything and no forum to ask for help on, I just made it all up as I went along. I had never done a manual job or even been up a ladder untill my first day.
The one thing I am glad of is that right from the start I approached it as a business not a job. IMO that mindset makes all the difference
I always concentrate on 2 things 100% of the time
1 keep the customer happy
2 make as much money as possible"
inspirational i think!
GB
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so... in seven years if you work hard enough you too can be very rich! ;D
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I've got no problem with what you post GB. I'm not being funny eiher. In my opinion, this mlarky can earn anyone with ambition, a very good income. I'm not suprised by Lee's success. The guy is very driven and keen to get on. It's a mind set thing IMO.
I've seen people put even bigger business together in less than 7 years.
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I've got no problem with what you post GB. I'm not being funny eiher. In my opinion, this mlarky can earn anyone with ambition, a very good income. I'm not suprised by Lee's success. The guy is very driven and keen to get on. It's a mind set thing IMO.
I've seen people put even bigger business together in less than 7 years.
thanks for your thoughts mate, i appreciate your input! i too think its a mind set thing.
GB
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No probs mate. I've misjudged a few posts on here.!!! I've been a bit keen to stick the boot in and regreted it after ;D
Join the "Foot in mouth" club. :D I'm president.!!
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cozy... can i be vise president? ;D
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cozy... can i be vise president? ;D
;D ;D
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I have been cleaning roughly £40 per hour
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Same here. Averages about £50 per hour for a 5 hour day. Thats gross though not profit!!!
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Same here. Averages about £50 per hour for a 5 hour day. Thats gross though not profit!!!
what do u charge for your houses then
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& how many houses is that in an hour - do you charge £25 per house? - not achevable in my area for sure.
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i have some work that with a little elbow grease can earn £60 an hour, on an average day though i earn around £30 for the first 2 hours, then around £15 per hour after that for however long i stay at it, you start to get tired around lunch time and customers get more chatty which holds me up
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Rosskesava , with you there mate , the tools are out again , when i was trad i was lucky to see £80 for a days work , still good compared to the last job , my work was hard and a bit underpriced , but if i could earn £150 by hand then give me back my 325 beemer with a rack and no hassles .
Sure it could be done in essex , seen em all havin there vajazzles done in their spare time , not in Plymouth though mate !
Rich
What bit's not in Plymouth Rich, the £150 per day or the vajazzles being done in your lunch break???
I never let my vajazzle become neglected but that's just me I guess ;D
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i for one will not get out of bed for less tha £4 an hour.
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You must live in London ;D
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some hours you will earn £25 and some hours you will earn £50 odd, try to think more about the days earnings mate.
one man trad should be able to do £150 a day, based on a 6hr day
Quite right. On average I clean about 30 £15 houses a day - and if I'm feeling fit I can do that before lunch at 11am having started at 10am.
£150 a day trad................ dream on.
no way 6hrs trad....maybe wfp
i work 9 -3 every day and when i was trad id did £150 a day honest.
wfp i do about £180 in those hours.
all about having a good round with compact work. all priced right and all messers dropped.
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Shine, Daz is right. Now is it because you're slow or under-priced, or both?
How much would you charge for a standard semi (if there is a beast) with 8 or 9 windows, and how long would that take you to clean?
For an average 8-9 window semi I would charge £6-£7 and would get it done in 20-25 mins. I know that would make my on the glass rate £18 an hour but including the time spent collecting, driving around, loading etc Im lucky if I pull in £100 for an 8 hour day.
My area is small villages and quite rural. I do have some compact work in town but my town is very small.
I have canvassers out at the min and have told them to price high as alot of my work is underpriced due to my own inexperience when I started.