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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Clever Forum Name on May 11, 2014, 11:49:48 am

Title: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: Clever Forum Name on May 11, 2014, 11:49:48 am
Removed :)
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: Clever Forum Name on May 11, 2014, 11:50:52 am
*Clean is ONE OFF

*Clean is outside only

*Windows are quite bad in places

*ALL Windows

*Quick flick over glass roof (not dirty at all really)
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: lal on May 11, 2014, 12:46:10 pm


  175 pounds as an estimate from photos.
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: alfie11 on May 11, 2014, 01:10:36 pm
If the crustys expectations were a perfect spot free finish I would walk away from it . 220-265 with no guarantees about spotting
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: Window Lickers on May 11, 2014, 01:15:58 pm
+1
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: PoleKing on May 11, 2014, 02:59:43 pm
Maybe not as rich as you'd think. That's only a Boxster.
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: Clever Forum Name on May 11, 2014, 03:05:12 pm
Maybe not as rich as you'd think. That's only a Boxster.

Number plate was worth a fortune and had multiple cars ;)
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: andyM on May 11, 2014, 03:11:36 pm
Maybe not as rich as you'd think. That's only a Boxster.

Number plate was worth a fortune and had multiple cars ;)

What was the private plate?
L1TL C0CK?  ;D
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: Jonny 87 on May 11, 2014, 03:31:58 pm
£120.

I do a few that size.

Batter through it in less than a morning. :)
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: Jonny 87 on May 11, 2014, 03:33:50 pm
Actually that would be my regular price. Just realised this is a one off.

£170 ish.
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: dannymack on May 11, 2014, 04:21:27 pm
If say about £135.00 will only take hour and abit !!!! Got watch with some old windows that water doesn't leak in. Damon make it clear that they may get water on the window ledges inside due to some old windows, yes and defo may get a few spots from the lead !!!

Good luck with it nice gaff m8, similar to my gaff he he !!!! 👍
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: Clever Forum Name on May 11, 2014, 04:24:30 pm
If say about £135.00 will only take hour and abit !!!! Got watch with some old windows that water doesn't leak in. Damon make it clear that they may get water on the window ledges inside due to some old windows, yes and defo may get a few spots from the lead !!!

Good luck with it nice gaff m8, similar to my gaff he he !!!! 👍

Hour and a bit? You on crack lol
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: Jonny 87 on May 11, 2014, 04:25:01 pm
If say about £135.00 will only take hour and abit !!!! Got watch with some old windows that water doesn't leak in. Damon make it clear that they may get water on the window ledges inside due to some old windows, yes and defo may get a few spots from the lead !!!

Good luck with it nice gaff m8, similar to my gaff he he !!!! 👍

I put it down to 4 hours max and that's taking my time, cleaning all windows about 2/3 times to make sure the job is good.

If it was a quick splash and dash then yeah, less than 2 hours work.
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: dazmond on May 11, 2014, 04:31:05 pm
£150 a mornings work
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: Paul Coleman on May 11, 2014, 04:49:15 pm
I was thinking 5 hours myself as I doubt that once over will be enough if some are minging.  Also, if some of those horizontal bits between some frames are stone or concrete, it would probably be necessary to delay doing the lower window due to run marks.  That would add a bit of time.
If that job were well out of my way, I might possibly price for a day but knock a bit off.  As it's only a one off, no huge problem if you don't get it.
Much depends on the standard they are expecting and whether they expect you to go inside and clean by any leaks (I note that there are leaded windows).
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: gary999 on May 11, 2014, 04:56:43 pm
4-5 hours work £150
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: Clever Forum Name on May 11, 2014, 05:07:17 pm
i think most of us are on the same wave length (ahem danny ;)) I was allowing 4 hours to do a GOOD job.

Problem is even at £30 an hour its a £120 job and i like to earn more than that per hour PLUS they are bad, its a one off etc.


Just so you know the last guys were £130 2 of them 3 hours!

The lady is lovely but as it stands i wont even come near that price.

Probably wont get it, but i wanted more ;)

It means i have to come off my easy domestic work for this you see, so i haven't ripped her off, but i dont wanna be earning my normal rate!
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: PoleKing on May 11, 2014, 05:13:27 pm
i think most of us are on the same wave length (ahem danny ;)) I was allowing 4 hours to do a GOOD job.

Problem is even at £30 an hour its a £120 job and i like to earn more than that per hour PLUS they are bad, its a one off etc.


Just so you know the last guys were £130 2 of them 3 hours!

The lady is lovely but as it stands i wont even come near that price.

Probably wont get it, but i wanted more ;)

It means i have to come off my easy domestic work for this you see, so i haven't ripped her off, but i dont wanna be earning my normal rate!

Put a price in your happy with. If it gets accepted, great. If not, it's a shame you've lost it but bearable.
I do a very very expensive job, I often wonder about putting the price down (I won't) but she is happy with me, commented on being able to rely on me last clean.
To some people, money is immaterial.
Title: Re: the old price this one up thread (One off clean)
Post by: Clever Forum Name on May 11, 2014, 05:17:43 pm
She just rang and found someone considerably cheaper. At least she had the decency to ring back.

The main issue i had with the job was it had to be done tomorrow and we don't need the work at all.

We had just worked this Saturday and averaged double our hourly rate, so why would i work for less.

It meant coming off normal,easy, decent paying domestic to go on a hard, horrible house to clean.

Thanks for all the replies, my price was £260