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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Lee Burbidge on April 17, 2012, 05:13:19 pm

Title: Is it worth it?
Post by: Lee Burbidge on April 17, 2012, 05:13:19 pm
Route work as it is known in the US or shop work to you and me. Is it worth it? Would you do it?
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Erithwc on April 17, 2012, 05:14:56 pm
Yes.
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Lee Burbidge on April 17, 2012, 05:25:57 pm
Yes.

Do you have a lot of shop work. Its pretty low paid, right?
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: john stracey on April 17, 2012, 05:40:42 pm
only do 1 shop front on my round, but this is so easy, i would love to have more can do them rain or shine as well easy money
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Lee Burbidge on April 17, 2012, 05:50:07 pm
only do 1 shop front on my round, but this is so easy, i would love to have more can do them rain or shine as well easy money

Have you tried getting them in your local city centre?
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: john stracey on April 17, 2012, 06:30:09 pm
its well sewn up around my, way same few guys doing them for many years
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Window Washers on April 17, 2012, 06:48:00 pm
I sub most of this straight out, very little money in the cleans if they are from nationals, ok if picked up locally
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: dazmond on April 17, 2012, 06:52:00 pm
id hate to have a load of shop fronts as they normally have to be done very early in the morning and every week/2 weeks so very tying when your booking a holiday or off ill for example.

im sure there is a good solid income for window cleaners who have a lot compacted together.start early,get breakfast then out on domestics but its not for me! ;) ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: james peters on April 17, 2012, 07:31:54 pm
no....parking is a nightmare and the pay is low! dont bother myself....although I clean a couple in the rurals and charge more ...park infront of the shop ...easy ;D
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: NJWindowCleaning on April 17, 2012, 08:13:32 pm
All my shop work get done at the begin of the week and price from £7.00 upwards every week nice and easy work which pays well in all weathers  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Ronnie Bryce on April 17, 2012, 08:22:23 pm
It's the best you can get at window cleaning, but you really need a good run of at least 15 to be worth while.
I do mine every Saturday morning starting around 6 am or earlier. I do 30 and it's by far the best paying job of the week. They are closing down slowly but surely though and in ten years, I doubt if I will have too many left.
Internet is killing them all off.
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Window Washers on April 17, 2012, 08:24:09 pm
It's the best you can get at window cleaning, but you really need a good run of at least 15 to be worth while.
I do mine every Saturday morning starting around 6 am or earlier. I do 30 and it's by far the best paying job of the week. They are closing down slowly but surely though and in ten years, I doubt if I will have too many left.
Internet is killing them all off.
dream on  ;D
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Ronnie Bryce on April 17, 2012, 08:26:17 pm
Why?
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Window Washers on April 17, 2012, 08:39:26 pm
Why?
if you think shop work is the best you can get in window cleaning, way to much hassle for little money, I am surprised you say that tbh
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Ronnie Bryce on April 17, 2012, 08:47:02 pm
I can only go on my own experience Window Washers, all 21 years of it. I have all kind's of work these day's, but pound for pound, hour for hour and ease of work, my 4 hour's doing solely shopfront's on a Saturday morning give's me a very impressive wage by anyone's standard's, even in 3 feet of snow, you will do well.
What is to dream on about?
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: stuart mc on April 17, 2012, 08:51:51 pm
I do mine twice a week, easy money no parking issues could do with more
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: P @ F on April 17, 2012, 09:01:17 pm
you is JAMBO mate  ;D
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Window Washers on April 17, 2012, 09:03:08 pm
Ronnie, I was thinking you were someone else mate sorry. My bad
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: richard jagger on April 17, 2012, 09:48:03 pm
I have got rid of all my shops fronts.I don`t like it and can make more in domestic.shops bore me.and there is always someone to do it cheaper.
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Moderator David@stives on April 17, 2012, 09:54:39 pm
I clean 1000 shops a week, and i can honestly they are not worth it unless you have them lined up like dominoes
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Window Washers on April 17, 2012, 10:35:30 pm
I clean 1000 shops a week, and i can honestly they are not worth it unless you have them lined up like dominoes
you clean with your vans or sub them out ?
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: P @ F on April 18, 2012, 08:59:36 am
No comment  ;)

Rich
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Erithwc on April 18, 2012, 09:03:01 am
I would love some more shop work but i only want the work that can be done before i start the domestic work.

would be nice to do a few hours before i started on the residential  ;D ;D

Paul
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: lee_dewing on April 18, 2012, 10:46:15 am
I did some shop work; got the ones the other windies didn't want, chippie and sandwich shop.

Because they opened later in the day and had shutters.

So windie had been and gone in the time these shops opened.

Got hassled from traffic warden, because shops were weekly had trouble fitting around my monthly domestic work.

I also got asked to quote on 4 3 storey blocks of flats where i live by the company i pay maintenance charge to.

I put in what i thought was a fair quote for me and them.

Was over the top by £60 (£200 i quoted)

Every year on the estate where i live there is a new window cleaning co :D

It's seems to be with commercial work; cheapest price always wins.

I'm not really intrested in commercial work, no desire to be a busy fool.

I bet there are a lot of windies who have big gaps in their rounds now due to commercial work changing to bi-tri- quartely cleaning cycles.

Obviously the attraction is higher earnings.

I'd rather build my round to more high end residential.

Lee
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Lee Burbidge on April 18, 2012, 05:32:52 pm
you is JAMBO mate  ;D

Im still waiting for you to email me matey :)
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Lee Burbidge on April 18, 2012, 05:35:15 pm
I did some shop work; got the ones the other windies didn't want, chippie and sandwich shop.

Because they opened later in the day and had shutters.

So windie had been and gone in the time these shops opened.

Got hassled from traffic warden, because shops were weekly had trouble fitting around my monthly domestic work.

I also got asked to quote on 4 3 storey blocks of flats where i live by the company i pay maintenance charge to.

I put in what i thought was a fair quote for me and them.

Was over the top by £60 (£200 i quoted)

Every year on the estate where i live there is a new window cleaning co :D

It's seems to be with commercial work; cheapest price always wins.

I'm not really intrested in commercial work, no desire to be a busy fool.

I bet there are a lot of windies who have big gaps in their rounds now due to commercial work changing to bi-tri- quartely cleaning cycles.

Obviously the attraction is higher earnings.

I'd rather build my round to more high end residential.

Lee

Fab first name, Lee  ;D
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: P @ F on April 18, 2012, 05:52:18 pm
Lee Burbidge , what email is it your waiting for ?
 
Rich
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Lee Burbidge on April 18, 2012, 05:56:44 pm
Lee Burbidge , what email is it your waiting for ?
 
Rich

lol this one: drop me a line to catch up lee@windowcleaningmagazine.co.uk
 ;)