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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Dean Taberner on February 04, 2014, 10:08:04 am

Title: Work units/Storage/Office
Post by: Dean Taberner on February 04, 2014, 10:08:04 am
Morning,

How much are you guys who have this type of thing paying per week/month?

And also what is included in the price,

Cheers,

Dean.
Title: Re: Work units/Storage/Office
Post by: Tom-01 on February 04, 2014, 10:47:25 am
Morning Dean

We have a unit a bit bigger in size than a garage.
It's big enough to fit a 1000ltr IBC to purify water, store pressure
washers, gutter vacs and everything else we need.
It's on a farm, fully secure, costs £100 per month inc. electricity
we pay extra for water, approx £45 per month.

It's a good deal and we don't have any issues with freezing as well insulated.
I could do with office space now though.

I went round loads of farms asking people and got lucky, it's worth a try mate.

Tom.
Title: Re: Work units/Storage/Office
Post by: Neil Gornall on February 04, 2014, 11:48:57 am
We have just got one.

Its 600 sq feet.
£3100 per year rent and about £1200 per year RV although as its our only unit we are hoping for full relief on that.

Its large enough for water production,  plenty of equipment storage and has a small toilet/wash room. I have just finished building an office 2x3m and there is still room to park 1 transit and 1 vivaro overnight.


Title: Re: Work units/Storage/Office
Post by: Michael Peterson on February 04, 2014, 01:20:49 pm
where do you find lovely affordable units like this ?

i dont know where to look
Title: Re: Work units/Storage/Office
Post by: Smudger on February 04, 2014, 02:08:26 pm
try your local council? We got one from our local council - full rate relief costs just under £600 a month but is big enough for now and the future and was in a really really good location FOR US. So its worth it to us. We can get 3 or 4 vans in plus water production and equipment - office is still run from home by me, but everything else it from the unit, a big scary  (still is) step but it was needed as we had outgrown from home.
Title: Re: Work units/Storage/Office
Post by: Paul Coleman on February 04, 2014, 04:01:28 pm
Plenty big enough for my tank and loads of other assorted kit with room to spare.  Can't put a van in there.  £138 a month (incl. a tiny amount of electric) + metered water (costs me about £25 - £30 a month).  So maybe £1900 a year or thereabouts.  Quite a chunk for a sole trader but I would struggle to get a better deal.  Just have to factor it into the pricing.
Title: Re: Work units/Storage/Office
Post by: Dawn03 on February 04, 2014, 04:39:33 pm
We have about 900 square feet, approx. £6.5k per year (exc water, electric etc).  Council units are definitely the cheaper option.  If you don't need a huge amount of space a garage or let from local farmer etc will be way cheaper.
Title: Re: Work units/Storage/Office
Post by: supernova77 on February 04, 2014, 05:48:46 pm
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Morning Dean

We have a unit a bit bigger in size than a garage.
It's big enough to fit a 1000ltr IBC to purify water, store pressure
washers, gutter vacs and everything else we need.
It's on a farm, fully secure, costs £100 per month inc. electricity
we pay extra for water, approx £45 per month.

It's a good deal and we don't have any issues with freezing as well insulated.
I could do with office space now though.

I went round loads of farms asking people and got lucky, it's worth a try mate.

Tom.

I've seen Tom-01's unit... It has flowery wallpaper, white lace doilies and pink fluffy cushions - It's very nice.  ;)


Our unit is almost the size of a double garage... It's £100 per month plus electricity and water.

Andy