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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: lee sobol on October 13, 2011, 01:31:39 pm

Title: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: lee sobol on October 13, 2011, 01:31:39 pm
What is thought of charging for inside, same as outside or more ?
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: lukeg on October 13, 2011, 01:36:51 pm
I charge 1.5 times for inside than outside. So if i charge £8 for outside it would be £12 for inside.
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: sparkleglass on October 13, 2011, 02:20:23 pm
i charge the same inside as out  ::) ::)
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: cozy on October 13, 2011, 02:22:10 pm
I charge 1.5 times for inside than outside. So if i charge £8 for outside it would be £12 for inside.

Same here.
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: lee sobol on October 13, 2011, 02:39:17 pm
I charge them £13 for an outside clean so If i charge them double for inside I make £39 something tells me they will tell me to sod off, hmmm I'm happy with telling them x 1.5 as I will still make £32.50, Christ I wouldn't pay anyone almost £40 to clean my windows, anyhow, any other thoughts ?
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: lee09 on October 13, 2011, 02:47:55 pm
I charge them £13 for an outside clean so If i charge them double for inside I make £39 something tells me they will tell me to sod off, hmmm I'm happy with telling them x 1.5 as I will still make £32.50, Christ I wouldn't pay anyone almost £40 to clean my windows, anyhow, any other thoughts ?

Its not about what you would pay though is it. I charge two times as it can take twice as long.
I dont do too many but find them a hassle with boots off (or boot covers) and then its minus 8 outside and 35 degrees inside.
Lee
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: cozy on October 13, 2011, 02:48:22 pm
Lee Sobol I don't try to second guess my custies mate, I charge about 1.5 times the outside price. When they want their insides cleaned, they pay that. Whether they think it's expensive or not, doesn't matter, they pay or they don't have it done. If they can find another cleaner, then they do.

One of the reasons I don't second guess my custies is because not everyone thinks the same way you do. I would never pay someone to clean my windows or mow my lawn, but some people will. Some peaople hate having people knock on their door after 7 pm. I do, but I still kock till 8 pm and get custies.

So I charge what I think a job is worth, not what I think the custy thinks the job is worth.

If my custies will pay it, why not yours? Are you in the only place in UK that thinks 1.5 times the outside price is too high?
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: steven ainger on October 13, 2011, 04:24:18 pm
i charge 1.5 x aswell, always takes longer than outside.
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: Lee Pryor on October 13, 2011, 04:25:32 pm
we charge 2x the outside price.
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: Richard Shepherd on October 13, 2011, 04:31:13 pm
Christ I wouldn't pay anyone almost £40 to clean my windows, anyhow, any other thoughts ?

I have a custie where I clean inside and out every month and charge her £110, last month she gave me £120 and told me it was time I put my prices up, go figure that one out ;D ;D
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on October 13, 2011, 05:03:59 pm
Nice one rich, great customer there!  We charge 1.5 times, sometimes custys think its steep, but i explain takes so much longer inside, careful not to damage/clean up.  Even then could do with being more but got to be give and take sometimes.  And as you say, if its too much for them they can say no, better than doing it at too cheap a price and getting all worked up as you are sweating your way around wrapped up like a yeti!
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: A & J Owen Window Cleaning on October 13, 2011, 05:43:38 pm
say a outside clean is 15 quid the inside should be 25 quid  its a one off clean. make sure they move all ornamants of cill.
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: lee sobol on October 13, 2011, 08:11:19 pm
txt my customer, she txt back and said 2 x was steep how come ? should i go 1.5 or stick with it, she also asked for reason inside was more expensive ?
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: james51174 on October 13, 2011, 08:19:12 pm
it depends how much you want the work really

i charge up to 1.5-2 times the outside price for insides if its a trad job

if its wfp i charge even more than that as my wfp prices are lower than trad

the reason its worth more ultimately, is down to time taken to do inside...you could get both neibours done outside in the time taken to do one job inside

secondary double glazing is another issue all together
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: stuart mc on October 13, 2011, 08:29:55 pm
txt my customer, she txt back and said 2 x was steep how come ? should i go 1.5 or stick with it, she also asked for reason inside was more expensive ?

tell her it takes more time as you need to be careful of dripping water, buckets etc and they tend to be awkward due to furniture, blinds, curtains kitchen sinks, and if they haven't been cleaned in while
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: Kwackers on October 13, 2011, 09:05:21 pm
1.5 x min. Access is a pain, stuff gets left on sills and they are generally dirtier.
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on October 13, 2011, 09:35:12 pm
definitely. you will regret anything less than 1.5 times. and when if you leave marks, you can't blame insides lol.  >:(
Title: Re: inside charging pricing ?
Post by: Scoop on October 14, 2011, 02:32:42 am
I have a custie where I clean inside and out every month and charge her £110, last month she gave me £120 and told me it was time I put my prices up, go figure that one out ;D ;D

The Queen is usually quite generous with window cleaners  ;)