Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Window Lickers on June 27, 2014, 10:29:25 pm
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Initial enquiry:
Name*: c hampshire
1st Line of Address and Postcode*: rg24 7jb
Email*: cherry****@btinternet.com
Telephone Number*: 01256 8****5
Message*: cost to clean small conservatory outside and roof
My response:
Dear Mr/Mrs Hampshire.
Its a little difficult to give an accurate figure of what you want without first seeing the property. If perhaps you could forward a couple of up to date images of the conservatory then we could give a far more accurate quote. An estimate would be approximately £100.00.
Kind regards
M. Bateman
Her response to the above:
the lowest so far is £25 so i dont think so !
thanks
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Response:
We're probably not the right company for you anyway.
If 'cheapest' is the most important aspect of a clean, you will find many, many companies that are 'cheap'
As with most things in life. You get what you pay for.
All the best, Window Lickin' Good
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"At £25 Mrs Hampshire......why are you still looking" would have been my reply
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I recently had a text which said "How much for 9 windows?"
I didn't even bother replying.
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Response:
We're probably not the right company for you anyway.
If 'cheapest' is the most important aspect of a clean, you will find many, many companies that are 'cheap'
As with most things in life. You get what you pay for.
All the best, Window Lickin' Good
That's a good n. :)
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Response:
We're probably not the right company for you anyway.
If 'cheapest' is the most important aspect of a clean, you will find many, many companies that are 'cheap'
As with most things in life. You get what you pay for.
All the best, Window Lickin' Good
That's a good n. :)
I use it quite a lot.
End up getting about a quarter of the jobs I say that to.
Some people get a bit offended.
It's a good tester 'cause if they're easily offended they're usually the moany type and not for me.
If they take it in the vein it's meant, they value the service and pay the price willingly.
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The problem with offering a higher priced quality service is that we end up under more pressure to conform to it. I prefer charging a good price and not making outrageous claims that I may not live upto.
There's plenty of folk willing to pay decent prices for an average standard of service. They're my favourite customers too.
I keep 'em with my charm, rather than my sweat.
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the other day I was just finishing up on a job when a neighbor approached me and asked how much to do a one off on the fronts only. 2 uppers a bay and the front door with a couple of small pains either side. I recon no more than 10 mins start to end.
I said "as I already and have my kit to hand I'll do them for £5 for you".
She said oh okay I'll think i'll leave it!
Now I know I'm not the best sales person in the world, but for gods sake what was she expecting me to say! 2 pounds!
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People think connive roofs are a 10 minute job, even. Did the first time I did one... 2 hours later I was still there screwing
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£100 for a small conserv? ::)roll
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I also say similar things, i sometimes even send a quality photo of before and afters and say thats what you can expect from us... 9/10 i get the job and their happy
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£100 for a connie, nice money that.
I quote approx 50, tends to take me 2 hours and i thought that was decent, just goes to show the more custies/business you have the more u can charge and not care whethe ru get the wok or not, cant wait to build up the business to the point i can quote 100 for a connie and be blase about it. cool 8)
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£100 for a connie, nice money that.
I quote approx 50, tends to take me 2 hours and i thought that was decent, just goes to show the more custies/business you have the more u can charge and not care whethe ru get the wok or not, cant wait to build up the business to the point i can quote 100 for a connie and be blase about it. cool 8)
well said mate ;)
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£100 for a small conserv? ::)roll
Why not? It was an estimate, as was mentioned, not a quote.
We're stacked out with work. Its the other side of town and would interfere with our regular work. I cant see the issue. If you want her details Ill gladly forward them to you. You'll have to beat £25.00 though.
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Im chocka block with work to but £100 for a small conserv come off it! I know it was an estimate i just think you shoulda looked first. Small conserv take no longer than an hour!
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2 hours later I was still there screwing
That's where you went wrong. You should have left the lady of the house until you had the roof done. ;D
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£100 for a connie, nice money that.
I quote approx 50, tends to take me 2 hours and i thought that was decent, just goes to show the more custies/business you have the more u can charge and not care whethe ru get the wok or not, cant wait to build up the business to the point i can quote 100 for a connie and be blase about it. cool 8)
It's ok but I can make that and more on windows. Why slave on a conny for 2 hours just to make the same money. Personally I have gone off connies, gutters priced properly are great.
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£100 for a connie, nice money that.
I quote approx 50, tends to take me 2 hours and i thought that was decent, just goes to show the more custies/business you have the more u can charge and not care whethe ru get the wok or not, cant wait to build up the business to the point i can quote 100 for a connie and be blase about it. cool 8)
It's ok but I can make that and more on windows. Why slave on a conny for 2 hours just to make the same money. Personally I have gone off connies, gutters priced properly are great.
I agree, im in my first few months of going full time and £50 in 2 hours is like winning the lottery for me coming from a 15k a year full time job. I have lots to look forward to, i.e being stacked out with work and being able to price high
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£100 for a connie, nice money that.
I quote approx 50, tends to take me 2 hours and i thought that was decent, just goes to show the more custies/business you have the more u can charge and not care whethe ru get the wok or not, cant wait to build up the business to the point i can quote 100 for a connie and be blase about it. cool 8)
It's ok but I can make that and more on windows. Why slave on a conny for 2 hours just to make the same money. Personally I have gone off connies, gutters priced properly are great.
I agree, im in my first few months of going full time and £50 in 2 hours is like winning the lottery for me coming from a 15k a year full time job. I have lots to look forward to, i.e being stacked out with work and being able to price high
Minus tax, ni, running costs, holiday, sickness, bad weather. That £50 in two hours don't look so good now does it?
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;)
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£100 for a connie, nice money that.
I quote approx 50, tends to take me 2 hours and i thought that was decent, just goes to show the more custies/business you have the more u can charge and not care whethe ru get the wok or not, cant wait to build up the business to the point i can quote 100 for a connie and be blase about it. cool 8)
It's ok but I can make that and more on windows. Why slave on a conny for 2 hours just to make the same money. Personally I have gone off connies, gutters priced properly are great.
I agree, im in my first few months of going full time and £50 in 2 hours is like winning the lottery for me coming from a 15k a year full time job. I have lots to look forward to, i.e being stacked out with work and being able to price high
Minus tax, ni, running costs, holiday, sickness, bad weather. That £50 in two hours don't look so good now does it?
even at two jobs a day 5x a week it still looks a lot better than 15 k a year
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Personally I wouldn't bother quoting for a one off conservatory clean. They are hard work and by the time you add the time to go out and quote they aren't worth it. I have a roof to do today and I am not looking forward to it.
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£100 for a connie, nice money that.
I quote approx 50, tends to take me 2 hours and i thought that was decent, just goes to show the more custies/business you have the more u can charge and not care whethe ru get the wok or not, cant wait to build up the business to the point i can quote 100 for a connie and be blase about it. cool 8)
It's ok but I can make that and more on windows. Why slave on a conny for 2 hours just to make the same money. Personally I have gone off connies, gutters priced properly are great.
I agree, im in my first few months of going full time and £50 in 2 hours is like winning the lottery for me coming from a 15k a year full time job. I have lots to look forward to, i.e being stacked out with work and being able to price high
Minus tax, ni, running costs, holiday, sickness, bad weather. That £50 in two hours don't look so good now does it?
it is if you haven't got enough work ;D ;D
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£100 for a connie, nice money that.
I quote approx 50, tends to take me 2 hours and i thought that was decent, just goes to show the more custies/business you have the more u can charge and not care whethe ru get the wok or not, cant wait to build up the business to the point i can quote 100 for a connie and be blase about it. cool 8)
It's ok but I can make that and more on windows. Why slave on a conny for 2 hours just to make the same money. Personally I have gone off connies, gutters priced properly are great.
I agree, im in my first few months of going full time and £50 in 2 hours is like winning the lottery for me coming from a 15k a year full time job. I have lots to look forward to, i.e being stacked out with work and being able to price high
Minus tax, ni, running costs, holiday, sickness, bad weather. That £50 in two hours don't look so good now does it?
it is if you haven't got enough work ;D ;D
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If you haven't enough work, do you sit at home and say 'i aint going out for £25 an hour'? No, because £50 in two hours is better than nothing
Also, most on here claim to be on £30 an hour (ok, alot charge more per hour on extras) so for a new guy to be on £25 an hour while he builds...i'd say that wasn't to be sniffed at...or have you been on £70 an hour from day one Trippy? ::)roll ::)roll ;D
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£100 for a connie, nice money that.
I quote approx 50, tends to take me 2 hours and i thought that was decent, just goes to show the more custies/business you have the more u can charge and not care whethe ru get the wok or not, cant wait to build up the business to the point i can quote 100 for a connie and be blase about it. cool 8)
It's ok but I can make that and more on windows. Why slave on a conny for 2 hours just to make the same money. Personally I have gone off connies, gutters priced properly are great.
I agree, im in my first few months of going full time and £50 in 2 hours is like winning the lottery for me coming from a 15k a year full time job. I have lots to look forward to, i.e being stacked out with work and being able to price high
Minus tax, ni, running costs, holiday, sickness, bad weather. That £50 in two hours don't look so good now does it?
it is if you haven't got enough work ;D ;D
True. But that's true for all the "shoud I?" threads. The one thing that always stuck to, even when I was short of work was that one offs paid through the nose. I felt it was incumbent upon me to educate those with minging windows that dirty windows take longer and that their job is less desirable. That said, I enjoy one offs. I get job satisfaction and I get well paid. :)
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£100 for a connie, nice money that.
I quote approx 50, tends to take me 2 hours and i thought that was decent, just goes to show the more custies/business you have the more u can charge and not care whethe ru get the wok or not, cant wait to build up the business to the point i can quote 100 for a connie and be blase about it. cool 8)
When I first started out and didn't have a full round I would do a conny roof and all the FSG on a 3 bed detached for £120 took me a day as was a beginner and only had a trolley from pure freedom .... no chemicals as well ... oh and clean all the windows from a ladder ..................... too cheap I know but by doing 4 a month on top of window cleaning it covered my bills ............ when 1st starting out I think you need to do anything you can to get the money in. :)
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They are hard work and by the time you add the time to go out and quote they aren't worth it.
Exactly. I'll do them but I expect it to be worth it for all the reasons I've mentioned before.
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I did a lovely conny clean yesterday £120 for 3 hours work .
Also bagged them as a regular customer @£14 every 4 weeks
The guy said oh we had another window cleaner knock this morning a big posh brand new van he said he would charge £10 monthly and £50 for the conservatory .
Oh i said well let him carry on then .
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I did a lovely conny clean yesterday £120 for 3 hours work .
Also bagged them as a regular customer @£14 every 4 weeks
The guy said oh we had another window cleaner knock this morning a big posh brand new van he said he would charge £10 monthly and £50 for the conservatory .
Oh i said well let him carry on then .
this dont make any