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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: roundbuilder on January 03, 2014, 04:10:31 pm
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Realisticly how much can you earn in a day and how easy is it gaining work com and dom??
Thinking about getting a setup but in 2 minds weather there is money to be made from it or not, i have used the search function on here but not realy that much info.
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call me tomorrow 0754 006 5555 been there done it :D
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Ive done some of this work Mick, however, like you I was only dipping my toe in so to speak to see how it worked out.
One thing is that it is messy work, big jobs need 2 people IMHO, so you need to price it right depending on how dirty the driveway is, if its covered in weeds etc.
I also think you have to go out and do a lot of canvassing for this type of work to get enough work to justify buying the equipment. There are a lot of people who are going round canvassing all over the place, travelling a fair distance to get the work.
If you can get enough work it does pay good money, I got a few window jobs off the back of it as well. A good starting point is your existing customers (if they have driveway that need cleaning) you will get referrals from there, it will also give you an idea of whether you fancy it before you dive in with some expensive equipment.
Cheers
Steve
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Cheers steve, i was only going to get a 2nd hand washer to start with to see how it goes. Finding the work is what im concerned about and!
Are customers regular??ie every 6 months or is it an as and when basis???
Cheers
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Mick , i do a lot of external cleans and fit them around w/c . As Steve suggested,you already have a customer base to target and you can build from that. Ed
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Mick don't bother, it's too hard to get the work. I invested 30k into that side of the business and only done a few jobs. If you wanna buy some stuff then all my equipment is like new.
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Mick don't bother, it's too hard to get the work. I invested 30k into that side of the business and only done a few jobs. If you wanna buy some stuff then all my equipment is like new.
Agreed. Its too hard to get the work. ;D
Can you email me what youve got for sale easyclean, with pics please mate.
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Cheers steve, i was only going to get a 2nd hand washer to start with to see how it goes. Finding the work is what im concerned about and!
Are customers regular??ie every 6 months or is it an as and when basis???
Cheers
Hi Mick, you'd be better off asking in the general cleaning section of this forum, thats where all the power washing guys seem to post. They seem good lads who know what they're doing, i'm sure they'll advise you best on what sort of machine you need and how to attract buisness.
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ask on the general cleaning section and tell them that your doing it as a added extra ;)
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Mick don't bother, it's too hard to get the work. I invested 30k into that side of the business and only done a few jobs. If you wanna buy some stuff then all my equipment is like new.
30k??
A very good pressure washer AND all the extras will cost less than £2k - maybe an extra £500 for top of the line waterproof workwear.
If you target your existing customer base and offer it as an addon "rainy day" job to keep earnings consistent when the weather is too bad to do windows,.. you just can't go wrong.
My setup paid for itself within 3 weeks of purchase - and I must say there's a LOT more job satisfaction in pressure washing, the dirtier the job the better as you leave the house totally transformed.
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That included a new transit a smart car advertising the pressure washing service and all the kit including generators, wet vac, surface cleaner etc that's how I spent 30k
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That included a new transit a smart car advertising the pressure washing service and all the kit including generators, wet vac, surface cleaner etc that's how I spent 30k
Ouch!
How long did you try for?
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That included a new transit a smart car advertising the pressure washing service and all the kit including generators, wet vac, surface cleaner etc that's how I spent 30k
I must say that in the many pressure business plans I've seen - I've never once seen a smart car mentioned!!! ::)roll
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18 months, problem is we have a lot of pikeys round here that di it and rip people off, people don't want to pay the correct price for a good job
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Cheers ian101 was nice to chatting with you even though your a scouser ;D
Thanks for the advice. A top helpful guy.
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Mick don't bother, it's too hard to get the work. I invested 30k into that side of the business and only done a few jobs. If you wanna buy some stuff then all my equipment is like new.
30k??
A very good pressure washer AND all the extras will cost less than £2k - maybe an extra £500 for top of the line waterproof workwear.
If you target your existing customer base and offer it as an addon "rainy day" job to keep earnings consistent when the weather is too bad to do windows,.. you just can't go wrong.
My setup paid for itself within 3 weeks of purchase - and I must say there's a LOT more job satisfaction in pressure washing, the dirtier the job the better as you leave the house totally transformed.
No offence mate but you ain't half got a lot to say for yourself for someone who's left the forum???
Geezer said he invested 30k! What's the problem?
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That included a new transit a smart car advertising the pressure washing service and all the kit including generators, wet vac, surface cleaner etc that's how I spent 30k
I must say that in the many pressure business plans I've seen - I've never once seen a smart car mentioned!!! ::)roll
And unless you two have got some sort of previous, that's smacked bum territory ::)roll
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Mick don't bother, it's too hard to get the work. I invested 30k into that side of the business and only done a few jobs. If you wanna buy some stuff then all my equipment is like new.
30k??
A very good pressure washer AND all the extras will cost less than £2k - maybe an extra £500 for top of the line waterproof workwear.
If you target your existing customer base and offer it as an addon "rainy day" job to keep earnings consistent when the weather is too bad to do windows,.. you just can't go wrong.
My setup paid for itself within 3 weeks of purchase - and I must say there's a LOT more job satisfaction in pressure washing, the dirtier the job the better as you leave the house totally transformed.
No offence mate but you ain't half got a lot to say for yourself for someone who's left the forum???
Geezer said he invested 30k! What's the problem?
To be fair 30k is to set up a business ( which I believe ) but I believe
the op was for an add on to existing business which I would expect
to be 2/3k there's a big difference.
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Cheers ian101 was nice to chatting with you even though your a scouser ;D
Thanks for the advice. A top helpful guy.
If you want any proper info give me a call.. only joking Ian!
Simon
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Don't listen to Simon he knows nowt and his new website is terrible hahaha only kidding Simon top guy and very generous with his time knowledge and terms of payment eg sold me his old setup and let me pay him when I had done a few jobs however he is a scouser so not all good lol
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I AM NOT A SCOUSER! Scoucers are from Liverpool I am from Wirral....
Ian what are you plans this year? Did I read you sold the kit ?
Simon
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No offence mate but you ain't half got a lot to say for yourself for someone who's left the forum???
Geezer said he invested 30k! What's the problem?
I haven't left the forum - just the industry!
The "problem" is that the average guy on here won't be thinking even near the 30K region of investment - its a simple addon for an existing round which can be achieved very easily & with minimal investment. I have done this personally & found it to be a great success in my business!
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Hi Mick,
In reply to your message, I would say (as people have said on here) that getting enough business is they most difficult bit, as with any new venture.
If you have a decent client base for windows then that would be a good starting point, although that would probably only produce some of the work you need. If you are using it as an add on to your windows and you don't spend too much to start with, then its pretty straight forward, just let you customers know that you are now providing this service, as well as the other work you do for them.
You would need to advertise/leaflet drop etc. do get some decent levels of business I feel.
As for how often, I would say every 12 months, some only have it done every 24 months, not done any 6 monthly.
All in all, as others have mentioned, it is worth it as an add on and see how it goes before you spend a fortune on it. It will know doubt depend on the area where you cover and what competition there is in that area etc...
Hope that helps
Cheers
Steve
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Mick is in my area and its saturated with pikeys doing it. I even had them ripping me off posing as me! I thought I could make it work with my 1500+ customers and it never, even was offering promotional discounts and only a few jobs came from it. I now stick to window cleaning, it pays about the same and a lot less hassle!
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I AM NOT A SCOUSER! Scoucers are from Liverpool I am from Wirral....
Ian what are you plans this year? Did I read you sold the kit ?
Simon
Hi Simon ... yup passed on the kit to another lad and was looking at getting a zeta however current thinking is to massively grow the windows side this year and put all my effort into that then set up a totally seperate power washing business as dont really work (i.e. making proper money) treating it as an add on service
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http://www.malcleanse.co.uk/cobra-250-bar-15-lpm-petrol-pressure-washer-ct15250phr-p-4565.html
summit like this u need gx390 powering an interpump 15lpm / 250 bar (3500psi approx)
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No offence mate but you ain't half got a lot to say for yourself for someone who's left the forum???
Geezer said he invested 30k! What's the problem?
I haven't left the forum - just the industry!
The "problem" is that the average guy on here won't be thinking even near the 30K region of investment - its a simple addon for an existing round which can be achieved very easily & with minimal investment. I have done this personally & found it to be a great success in my business!
Well that told me :'(....wouldn't want to meet you down a dark ally....... ::)roll
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spent just short of 3k last year and recouped twice that much during the summer months only, it's a great add on and will always be there once you have the kit,
you won't go wrong with a Honda gx390 and a flat surface cleaner..!
Graham
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spent just short of 3k last year and recouped twice that much during the summer months only, it's a great add on and will always be there once you have the kit,
you won't go wrong with a Honda gx390 and a flat surface cleaner..!
Graham
plus a turbo lance is a must .................... awesome bit of kit even if u do have to take care where your pointing it !
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I guess it does depend a lot on your area - I was lucky because by be the pikeys are actually really expensive (and do a terrible job) - so I could undercut whilst still getting 50% more than a day on the windows,.. and once you do a good job your reputation quickly spreads,...
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I was lucky because by be the pikeys are actually really expensive (and do a terrible job) - so I could undercut.
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I appreciate the effort you must have exerted in taking the high ground there mate.
Your bang on though pal, you are very lucky. Dare you to say that to a "pikeys" face? I'd love to see how lucky you were.
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I was lucky because by be the pikeys are actually really expensive (and do a terrible job) - so I could undercut.
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I appreciate the effort you must have exerted in taking the high ground there mate.
Your bang on though pal, you are very lucky. Dare you to say that to a "pikeys" face? I'd love to see how lucky you were.
What the hell are you Banging on about ???
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Mick don't bother, it's too hard to get the work. I invested 30k into that side of the business and only done a few jobs. If you wanna buy some stuff then all my equipment is like new.
30k??
A very good pressure washer AND all the extras will cost less than £2k - maybe an extra £500 for top of the line waterproof workwear.
If you target your existing customer base and offer it as an addon "rainy day" job to keep earnings consistent when the weather is too bad to do windows,.. you just can't go wrong.
My setup paid for itself within 3 weeks of purchase - and I must say there's a LOT more job satisfaction in pressure washing, the dirtier the job the better as you leave the house totally transformed.
+1
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I was lucky because by be the pikeys are actually really expensive (and do a terrible job) - so I could undercut.
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I appreciate the effort you must have exerted in taking the high ground there mate.
Your bang on though pal, you are very lucky. Dare you to say that to a "pikeys" face? I'd love to see how lucky you were.
guessing you may be of irish traveller background ................. never mind could be worse u could be a scouser ;) ;D
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I was lucky because by be the pikeys are actually really expensive (and do a terrible job) - so I could undercut.
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I appreciate the effort you must have exerted in taking the high ground there mate.
Your bang on though pal, you are very lucky. Dare you to say that to a "pikeys" face? I'd love to see how lucky you were.
What the hell are you Banging on about ???
I'm banging on about nathaniel making statements that if done in person would get him a good hiding. Why what you on about?
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I was lucky because by be the pikeys are actually really expensive (and do a terrible job) - so I could undercut.
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I appreciate the effort you must have exerted in taking the high ground there mate.
Your bang on though pal, you are very lucky. Dare you to say that to a "pikeys" face? I'd love to see how lucky you were.
What the hell are you Banging on about ???
I'm banging on about nathaniel making statements that if done in person would get him a good hiding. Why what you on about?
In person I might refrain from using the term Pikey - which over here is "Traveller" anyway,.. but I was modifying my language to be better understood by the majority of CIU users who are based in the UK.
As for telling them they're doing a terrible job - i'd not have a problem saying it to their face. I've seen multiple cases of them not just dong a bad job, but actually causing damage. Unfortunately the ones that do the worst jobs don't ever hang around for feedback - they're up & gone before you realise!
That said - I have met members of the travelling community who do a top notch job,.. they are in the minority, but I do apologise if it cam across that I was over generalising.
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I was lucky because by be the pikeys are actually really expensive (and do a terrible job) - so I could undercut.
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I appreciate the effort you must have exerted in taking the high ground there mate.
Your bang on though pal, you are very lucky. Dare you to say that to a "pikeys" face? I'd love to see how lucky you were.
What the hell are you Banging on about ???
I'm banging on about nathaniel making statements that if done in person would get him a good hiding. Why what you on about?
Hi BVC, this post started with someone asking advice about an add on 'pressure washing', several forum members gave their advice including Nathanael, who incidentally has given a lot of good advice to a lot of members including myself
on this forum. So he said the travelers dont do a good job and are expensive, you could say the same about a lot of other people in our business, there are good & bad in all trades, all this fighting talk you need to chill out.
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Hi,
Personally i find it a good add on service with a lot of of customer satisfaction, instant wow factor if you like.
However i find it very seasonal, you can be very busy from May through to about August especially if its a decent summer.
Then it goes quiet again.
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In person I might refrain from using the term Pikey - which over here is "Traveller" anyway,.. but I was modifying my language to be better understood by the majority of CIU users who are based in the UK.
As for telling them they're doing a terrible job - i'd not have a problem saying it to their face. I've seen multiple cases of them not just dong a bad job, but actually causing damage. Unfortunately the ones that do the worst jobs don't ever hang around for feedback - they're up & gone before you realise!
That said - I have met members of the travelling community who do a top notch job,.. they are in the minority, but I do apologise if it cam across that I was over generalising.
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Absolute bull mate. In person I guarantee you would refrain from using the word "pikey"
And the insinuation that the majority of ciu users don't know what a traveller is simply shows at best you think your a bit of an authority and at worst you think ciu users are thick.
If your gonna call a spade a spade, so to speak, at least own it. Don't blame other peoples lack of intelligence (perceived on your part) for having to use those words and don't be offended when others exercise their right to be offended. i.e ME!
And yes you've helped a lot of people on here, offered a lot of advice but I think your first comment re £30k pw was very sarcastic, like I said unless you two have previous it was out of order. Secondly I didn't like the way you completely generalised the entire travelling community by your remarks and then tried to soften the blow by saying you have met a couple of "good uns" If another member spoke that way about any other community they would have been slaughtered, if not banned from the site. Now I like a joke like the next man but that was simply another level.
This completely highlights the level to which we are divided to the core as people. We all want to be judged on our own merits but we are not prepared to return the favour. Even to the degree that we are fully prepared to voice those opinions on a public forum. Until we treat everyone with the respect we demand for ourselves we are all as bad as each other.
Nathaniel I'm sure your a stand up guy and didn't "mean" it. So lets draw a line under it. You've got a choice you can spend the next couple minutes trawling through my post trying figuring out how to get the last word or you can take it on he chin and show you truly believe that knowledge is wealth and that we never stop learning.
Peace.
Bvc.
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Point well made BVC - I'll think twice before commenting next time.
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Hmmm...
No offence mate but you ain't half got a lot to say for yourself for someone who's left the forum???
Geezer said he invested 30k! What's the problem?
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Hmmm...
No offence mate but you ain't half got a lot to say for yourself for someone who's left the forum???
Geezer said he invested 30k! What's the problem?
I know, right! To think.. I started it ;D
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Hmmm...
No offence mate but you ain't half got a lot to say for yourself for someone who's left the forum???
Geezer said he invested 30k! What's the problem?
I know, right! To think.. I started it ;D
I can feel the telepathy ;D