Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Steve Sed on February 17, 2012, 03:52:52 pm
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I really don't know how you manage it. I guess if I only charged a fiver I'd get a better take upand retention, but I have managed to keep very few monthly cleans at a rate I am happy with. 95% of my round is two monthly.
What do people charge in the south for a standard 3 bed semi monthly? I charge £15 two monthly and no one complains, but most of the original monthly cleans at that price are now either gone or two monthly.
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I really don't know how you manage it. I guess if I only charged a fiver I'd get a better take upand retention, but I have managed to keep very few monthly cleans at a rate I am happy with. 95% of my round is two monthly.
What do people charge in the south for a standard 3 bed semi monthly? I charge £15 two monthly and no one complains, but most of the original monthly cleans at that price are now either gone or two monthly.
hi steve,
do you charge a higher rate for your two monthly cleans?
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thats well bad 95% of your work is 2 monthly bloody hell are they tight up your way stevie boy !!!!! mines 2 weekly lots of monthly contracts and schools 3m 6m & yearly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A 3 bed house here in essex about a £10-£12 not that I do many houses but I think thats the going rate in Essex !!!!!
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I used to quote one monthly and two monthly prices, usually say 12 and 15, but people realise it is much cheaper to go two monthly, plus in a month, the windows don't get dirty generally. But now, seeing how the monthly cleans disappear or become two monthly or problemtic, I now just go two monthly.
Longer term, I believe it is the most profitable way, but it just takes ages to build.
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I used to quote one monthly and two monthly prices, usually say 12 and 15, but people realise it is much cheaper to go two monthly, plus in a month, the windows don't get dirty generally. But now, seeing how the monthly cleans disappear or become two monthly or problemtic, I now just go two monthly.
Longer term, I believe it is the most profitable way, but it just takes ages to build.
maybe up your 2 monthly rate so it's a harder decision for them, maybe £12 monthly and £17 two monthly?
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Blimey !! £15 for standard 3 bed semi ?? My average charge is about £8/£9 mate (6 windows + 2 doors )
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Blimey !! £15 for standard 3 bed semi ?? My average charge is about £8/£9 mate (6 windows + 2 doors )
Get them prices up, and go and canvass sleford and Ruskington. ;)
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Blimey !! £15 for standard 3 bed semi ?? My average charge is about £8/£9 mate (6 windows + 2 doors )
Get them prices up, and go and canvass sleford and Ruskington. ;)
There's no way I'd get away with it mate - knowing what other cleaners charge in the area - people won't pay it full stop
I was cleaning on one estate in Sleaford the other week mate and 4 that's FOUR other windies were on the same road, no more than a few houses apart
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Blimey !! £15 for standard 3 bed semi ?? My average charge is about £8/£9 mate (6 windows + 2 doors )
Monthly? I reckon I could keep my customers monthly at those prices, but I'm not prepared to work for that.
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Blimey !! £15 for standard 3 bed semi ?? My average charge is about £8/£9 mate (6 windows + 2 doors )
Monthly? I reckon I could keep my customers monthly at those prices, but I'm not prepared to work for that.
I should add that a cheap 3 bed semi around here is £200,000.
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thats why they dont want monthly pretty obvious if 15 quid for a basic semi thats 2 quid a window :o
not knocking you wish i could charge that and id be loaded, but im just saying to you thats why they dont want monthly
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Blimey !! £15 for standard 3 bed semi ?? My average charge is about £8/£9 mate (6 windows + 2 doors )
Monthly? I reckon I could keep my customers monthly at those prices, but I'm not prepared to work for that.
I should add that a cheap 3 bed semi around here is £200,000.
Average 3 bed semi here is about £110k
I wish I could charge it mate I can't justify it - bloke I used to work for would charge as little as £6
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Three bed semi for us is about £15 we charge a minimum of £10 for fronts only, 15 all round. I think that's a fair price to be honest. But these things can depend on areas.
I'm always amazed at the prices Trad guys charge, I feel they work a damn site harder for the money as well. If we do any trad work I'd quote way more than I do for WFP.
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Blimey !! £15 for standard 3 bed semi ?? My average charge is about £8/£9 mate (6 windows + 2 doors )
Get them prices up, and go and canvass sleford and Ruskington. ;)
There's no way I'd get away with it mate - knowing what other cleaners charge in the area - people won't pay it full stop
I was cleaning on one estate in Sleaford the other week mate and 4 that's FOUR other windies were on the same road, no more than a few houses apart
thats nothing im one of four window cleaners living in my road! :o
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Three bed semi for us is about £15 we charge a minimum of £10 for fronts only, 15 all round. I think that's a fair price to be honest. But these things can depend on areas.
I'm always amazed at the prices Trad guys charge, I feel they work a damn site harder for the money as well. If we do any trad work I'd quote way more than I do for WFP.
When you were building your rounds up did you still have that minimum price? I work on my own and am doing relatively well but don't have a minimum charge yet - I quote around the £1 a window mark + a bit more depending on distance
I can't be that far off surely? (and I'm wfp)
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Blimey !! £15 for standard 3 bed semi ?? My average charge is about £8/£9 mate (6 windows + 2 doors )
Get them prices up, and go and canvass sleford and Ruskington. ;)
There's no way I'd get away with it mate - knowing what other cleaners charge in the area - people won't pay it full stop
I was cleaning on one estate in Sleaford the other week mate and 4 that's FOUR other windies were on the same road, no more than a few houses apart
thats nothing im one of four window cleaners living in my road! :o
who's the daddy??? ;D ;D
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Steve the price is correct around here mate.no point doing it for less because of the overheads etc
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Blimey !! £15 for standard 3 bed semi ?? My average charge is about £8/£9 mate (6 windows + 2 doors )
Get them prices up, and go and canvass sleford and Ruskington. ;)
There's no way I'd get away with it mate - knowing what other cleaners charge in the area - people won't pay it full stop
I was cleaning on one estate in Sleaford the other week mate and 4 that's FOUR other windies were on the same road, no more than a few houses apart
Definately me 8) 2 are tradders :-X and the other one has not been wfp a year yet. Im coming up for 7 yrs wfp this year so that makes me master jedi ;D
thats nothing im one of four window cleaners living in my road! :o
who's the daddy??? ;D ;D
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We are still building our rounds Mark, we're in Greenhithe Kent. Hopefully we will only pick up clients worth having in the first place rather than working our nuts off and then rooting out the tight sods. Start as you mean to go on I suppose.
Don't get me wrong, we've been caught out by the odd crafty customer, my colleague gave a rough price to a customer in Bickley the other month and they didn't want a proper price and stuck to the rough guestimate of £20, place is more like £30-£35 all round. We did it for them the first time but I'll be ramping it up or the next clean or I'll let someone else have them.
Where are you based.
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Im based in Grantham in Lincolnshire mate - I've been cleaning for 2yrs now - used to work for a local bloke for about 18 months who has massive rounds in the area
I'm used to quoting his prices tbh - over the last 8 months I've upped my prices and feel they are fair for the area - although I do have work outside Grantham which is much better priced (town about 20 miles down rd, much more affluent)
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Three bed semi for us is about £15 we charge a minimum of £10 for fronts only, 15 all round. I think that's a fair price to be honest. But these things can depend on areas.
I'm always amazed at the prices Trad guys charge, I feel they work a damn site harder for the money as well. If we do any trad work I'd quote way more than I do for WFP.
Spot on pricing there mate for our area I'm roughly he same
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I know a lot of people are against it but have you tried 6 weekly. Over 24 weeks you get 4 cleans in rather then 3. If you get enough of them it might be worth it.
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Three bed semi for us is about £15 we charge a minimum of £10 for fronts only, 15 all round. I think that's a fair price to be honest. But these things can depend on areas.
I'm always amazed at the prices Trad guys charge, I feel they work a damn site harder for the money as well. If we do any trad work I'd quote way more than I do for WFP.
Spot on pricing there mate for our area I'm roughly he same
Always handy to know we're all singing from the same sheet Mick :) Drop me an email with your details as I never did get back to you before and I have a few things to chat about.
Cheers
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I can't find your email addy but mine is pureaqua@hotmail.co.uk.
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Are most of yohrs two monthly Cliff?
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Yep majority of them are mate,they must be tight round here lol
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Yep majority of them are mate,they must be tight round here lol
Hmmm. But there are lots of windies doing monthly, but some at £5 a house. Work long hours and struggle like my dad did as windy.
Two monthly works I think. It is good money, but just takes time to build.