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Title: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 26, 2014, 06:55:43 pm
£800 on a three monthly.

Musn't grumble  ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: DaveG on September 26, 2014, 07:09:38 pm
Moving away from council estates then Matt?  ;)

Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: sunshine windows on September 26, 2014, 07:53:37 pm
Mornings work?  ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Sean Dyer on September 26, 2014, 08:05:20 pm
wow
i clean some what i think are "big" round here in greater manchester in Alderley Edge and the most one of mine pay monthly is £60 :) had one at £75 once and to be fair none of them take longer than 90 mins max

so how big that is at £800 is amazing! Is that inside and out too  , how long is it taking you?

Also well done ! you must be blessed to live near some stonkers !
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: steve rix on September 26, 2014, 09:48:35 pm
Biggest one we do was £2400 for the first clean in & out, now it is £1000 per month. Private house too!
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Tom-01 on September 26, 2014, 09:52:08 pm
Biggest one we do was £2400 for the first clean in & out, now it is £1000 per month. Private house too!

Oooh Matt Licker won't like that!
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 26, 2014, 10:21:18 pm
Fair play is what Id say to that, Im not the jealous sort, never have been actually.



Added later, it would appear you have some sort of issue with it though. Which just seems odd.

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=187030.msg1605298#msg1605298
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: H20cleaning on September 26, 2014, 10:28:38 pm
Biggest one we do was £2400 for the first clean in & out, now it is £1000 per month. Private house too!
This has to be a joke 😂 who pays £1000 a month for their house cleaned per month
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 26, 2014, 10:46:30 pm
Biggest one we do was £2400 for the first clean in & out, now it is £1000 per month. Private house too!
This has to be a joke 😂 who pays £1000 a month for their house cleaned per month

Some people are ridiculously wealthy. The one we've picked up the owner said we needed to liase with the housekeeper and it was up to her how often we visited. So 4 times a year it is then. And the owner doesn't care, the cheque-book is managed by the housekeeper it seems. Ridiculous isn't it.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Mick Kent on September 26, 2014, 10:51:48 pm
Wow nice catch!
How long will it take matt?
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 26, 2014, 10:52:37 pm
2 days Mick. 2 of us.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Mick Kent on September 26, 2014, 11:00:51 pm
Well done.
Wisn i could find a few like that to add to the round.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: SeanK on September 26, 2014, 11:01:58 pm
Biggest one we do was £2400 for the first clean in & out, now it is £1000 per month. Private house too!
This has to be a joke  who pays £1000 a month for their house cleaned per month

Some people are ridiculously wealthy. The one we've picked up the owner said we needed to liase with the housekeeper and it was up to her how often we visited. So 4 times a year it is then. And the owner doesn't care, the cheque-book is managed by the housekeeper it seems. Ridiculous isn't it.

Its not Nigella Lawson's former housekeeper by any chance ?
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 26, 2014, 11:04:49 pm
Dunno. Doubt it. She's a young Polish lass, been with them 5 years.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Tom-01 on September 26, 2014, 11:09:18 pm
Biggest one we do was £2400 for the first clean in & out, now it is £1000 per month. Private house too!
This has to be a joke 😂 who pays £1000 a month for their house cleaned per month

Some people are ridiculously wealthy. The one we've picked up the owner said we needed to liase with the housekeeper and it was up to her how often we visited. So 4 times a year it is then. And the owner doesn't care, the cheque-book is managed by the housekeeper it seems. Ridiculous isn't it.

They are out there. More money than they know what to do with. Jobs like that really help with cash flow which helps.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: SeanK on September 26, 2014, 11:25:10 pm
Biggest one we do was £2400 for the first clean in & out, now it is £1000 per month. Private house too!
This has to be a joke  who pays £1000 a month for their house cleaned per month

Some people are ridiculously wealthy. The one we've picked up the owner said we needed to liase with the housekeeper and it was up to her how often we visited. So 4 times a year it is then. And the owner doesn't care, the cheque-book is managed by the housekeeper it seems. Ridiculous isn't it.

They are out there. More money than they know what to do with. Jobs like that really help with cash flow which helps.

Surely by the time your well known, successful and trusted enough to be allowed on to a very wealthy persons property cash flow
wouldn't be an issue.
Wealthy people don't mind paying a bit extra but you have to have the right background and reputation for the privilege.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Tom-01 on September 26, 2014, 11:28:37 pm
Biggest one we do was £2400 for the first clean in & out, now it is £1000 per month. Private house too!
This has to be a joke  who pays £1000 a month for their house cleaned per month

Some people are ridiculously wealthy. The one we've picked up the owner said we needed to liase with the housekeeper and it was up to her how often we visited. So 4 times a year it is then. And the owner doesn't care, the cheque-book is managed by the housekeeper it seems. Ridiculous isn't it.

They are out there. More money than they know what to do with. Jobs like that really help with cash flow which helps.

Surely by the time your well known, successful and trusted enough to be allowed on to a very wealthy persons property cash flow
wouldn't be an issue.
Wealthy people don't mind paying a bit extra but you have to have the right background and reputation for the privilege.


Yeah I agree with that, we have a few. I wouldn't base a whole business on them but the lump sums of money really help. e.g. you could do one £400 job and get that money straight away or a whole days worth of individual houses for £400 but it could take weeks and weeks for the money to come, so the instant hit is a big bonus.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 26, 2014, 11:28:44 pm
Most businesses have cash flow issues regardless.

However, a healthy cheque is always preferable to waiting and waiting for days and weeks for a days income to trickle in.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Tom-01 on September 26, 2014, 11:32:06 pm
Fair play is what Id say to that, Im not the jealous sort, never have been actually.



Added later, it would appear you have some sort of issue with it though. Which just seems odd.

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=187030.msg1605298#msg1605298

Ha no, I was making a joke like its 'My Dad is bigger than your Dad' - no issue, no malice.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 26, 2014, 11:34:54 pm
 ;)
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: H20cleaning on September 27, 2014, 12:44:04 am
im best mates with duncan bannatynes daughter and i always say does your dad need his windows doing on his house? And she replied nah he gets them done for free i think!!! Im at a party sunday with him so if i dont come out with all the contracts for his 60 gyms i shall not be happy  ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: steve rix on September 27, 2014, 01:05:28 am
One of our better customers is a VERY famous actor. The first time we cleaned his windows submitted a bill for £120. He paid me £150. Nextime put a bill in for £150, he paid me £200. Third time bill for £200. Paid me £300. I said to thim this has to stop. I'm happy with what I charge you, his reply; my last film i got paid $6,000,000.00 for 8 weeks work!! Now I have the keys to his house and all of the codes for the alarms. We have settled on a price of £600.00 in and out. Takes about 2 hours for 3 of us (all trad). We also cut his grass do the gutters etc. Its all about being in the right place at the right time. I got this customer as a result of playing squash with his PA.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Ian101 on September 27, 2014, 10:38:19 am
get one of these and sometimes more follow
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: cgh window cleaning on September 27, 2014, 11:38:33 am
im best mates with duncan bannatynes daughter and i always say does your dad need his windows doing on his house? And she replied nah he gets them done for free i think!!! Im at a party sunday with him so if i dont come out with all the contracts for his 60 gyms i shall not be happy  ;D

Duncan Bannatyne was or still is a major share holder in uk cleaning from Newcastle they have the contract for all his gyms,hotels and office's.
You never know though,have a chat with him something may come of it.
A lot of it is not what you know but who you know.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Bungle on September 27, 2014, 03:09:02 pm
2 days Mick. 2 of us.

£200 a day each? You should be looking at earning more than that a day mate.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 27, 2014, 03:14:11 pm
True if its a partnership. How many on here have a 50/50 split partnership?

Do you?
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: dannymack on September 27, 2014, 04:57:18 pm
Why put a price on it ? Sounds like your trying to make people jealous !!!!
Had a mate like that and he had nothing to show only a nice van and a DIY system living in a rented flat !!!!!
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 27, 2014, 06:04:12 pm
Because when I first used to come on here the success stories are what motivated me.

Maybe your mate will be a success story given enough time. I've been in this game 15 years and I'm only now getting anywhere near where I've always wanted be.

Easy come easy go Danny.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Tom-01 on September 27, 2014, 08:06:57 pm
Easy come easy go is very true. £800 for one job sounded good but then when its explained its 2 people working for two days I can see why some on here say its pretty run of the mill. But then like I said earlier one £800 payment makes a big difference to cash flow.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: elite mike on September 27, 2014, 08:31:36 pm
nice one matt   8)
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Tom-01 on September 27, 2014, 08:34:19 pm
Why put a price on it ? Sounds like your trying to make people jealous !!!!
Had a mate like that and he had nothing to show only a nice van and a DIY system living in a rented flat !!!!!

Nothing wrong in living in a rented flat is there?!
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 27, 2014, 08:50:45 pm
Easy come easy go is very true. £800 for one job sounded good but then when its explained its 2 people working for two days I can see why some on here say its pretty run of the mill. But then like I said earlier one £800 payment makes a big difference to cash flow.

Im unsure as to why anyone was thinking it might be £800 for a days work for two men.  ???

Why on earth does a big job automatically mean twice the hourly rate for some? Big job in theory ought to mean lower hourly rate if thats all its based on. However, the joy in it fo rme is - pull up and crack on for a day in the grounds of a fantastic and beautiful house with the associated gardens and a cheque at the end of it all before you go home.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Jonny 87 on September 27, 2014, 09:45:40 pm
OK boys put your Willies away.

What was your previous username slap bash?

Go on.....were all eager to know. :)
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Tom-01 on September 27, 2014, 09:53:40 pm
Easy come easy go is very true. £800 for one job sounded good but then when its explained its 2 people working for two days I can see why some on here say its pretty run of the mill. But then like I said earlier one £800 payment makes a big difference to cash flow.

Im unsure as to why anyone was thinking it might be £800 for a days work for two men.  ???

Why on earth does a big job automatically mean twice the hourly rate for some? Big job in theory ought to mean lower hourly rate if thats all its based on. However, the joy in it fo rme is - pull up and crack on for a day in the grounds of a fantastic and beautiful house with the associated gardens and a cheque at the end of it all before you go home.


Thats a good way of putting it, no stress, no running about and a healthy bank balance :)
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: C o z y on September 28, 2014, 02:28:39 pm
Bateman doesn't live in a flat, he lives next door to this, so he doesn't have to go far to enjoy his hobby.

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1411910913_bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb.jpg)
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: *Hector* on September 28, 2014, 03:15:33 pm
You seem to have a fairly extensive selection of "outhouse" pictures Cozy......

More to this than meets the eye methinks....  ;)

 ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: C o z y on September 28, 2014, 03:20:26 pm
No Hectoid, just the ones that Bateman posts on his Facebook/dogging sites. ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: groundhog on September 28, 2014, 09:16:34 pm
2 days Mick. 2 of us.

£200 a day each? You should be looking at earning more than that a day mate.
Agreed! I thought it sounded like a good little job until he said it took him and his mate 2 days!!!!  ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Jonny 87 on September 28, 2014, 10:18:39 pm
2 days Mick. 2 of us.

£200 a day each? You should be looking at earning more than that a day mate.
Agreed! I thought it sounded like a good little job until he said it took him and his mate 2 days!!!!  ;D


I very much doubt he us giving his mate half the money's.

Sounds like a good price to me. I'd be happy.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 28, 2014, 10:32:22 pm
Exactly.

Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Mick Kent on September 28, 2014, 10:40:40 pm
Matt prob pays his guy £60 a day so around £120 for the 2 days pocketing matt a nice £680 for 2 days work on a nice house with nice scenary, defo wouldnt complain at that.
Even if it was half and half 2 days at the same place to pocket £400 without any chasing or waiting is also a decent number.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 28, 2014, 11:25:41 pm
Something along those lines Mick. Not quite, but close enough. ;)
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: groundhog on September 29, 2014, 01:54:05 pm
Not quite sure why everyone jumps down my throat and accuses me of not telling the truth when I said that I don't take on any job under £25 (which I don't) Then some guy comes on here saying that he has just picked up a domestic job for £800, and everyone just accepts it? Very odd!!!!  ???
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Tom-01 on September 29, 2014, 02:19:45 pm
If he had said he doesn't accept any job under £800 it might not be accepted :)

He didn't get called a willy waiver though which surprised me?!
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 29, 2014, 04:42:36 pm
Not quite sure why everyone jumps down my throat and accuses me of not telling the truth when I said that I don't take on any job under £25 (which I don't) Then some guy comes on here saying that he has just picked up a domestic job for £800, and everyone just accepts it? Very odd!!!!  ???

Dont you know?

Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: groundhog on September 29, 2014, 06:57:41 pm
Not quite sure why everyone jumps down my throat and accuses me of not telling the truth when I said that I don't take on any job under £25 (which I don't) Then some guy comes on here saying that he has just picked up a domestic job for £800, and everyone just accepts it? Very odd!!!!  ???

Dont you know?


No I don't! My minimum charge is £25 and has been for the last 5 years, I really don't see the problem?  ???
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 29, 2014, 07:11:24 pm
I really don't see the problem?  ???

You're the one that mentioned £25.00.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: groundhog on September 29, 2014, 07:16:12 pm
I really don't see the problem?  ???

You're the one that mentioned £25.00.
And the problem is???  ::)roll
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 29, 2014, 07:25:55 pm
I really don't see the problem?  ???

You're the one that mentioned £25.00.
And the problem is???  ::)roll



The following - apparently.

Not quite sure why everyone jumps down my throat and accuses me of not telling the truth when I said that I don't take on any job under £25 (which I don't) Then some guy comes on here saying that he has just picked up a domestic job for £800, and everyone just accepts it? Very odd!!!!  ???
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: groundhog on September 29, 2014, 07:37:28 pm
You really aren't too bright are you!!  ::)roll
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 29, 2014, 07:59:58 pm
  :-*
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Bungle on September 29, 2014, 08:10:52 pm
£800 on a three monthly.

Musn't grumble  ;D

Tell us more about the job. Why haven't they got a window cleaner, why choose to get one if they haven't bothered before, did they barter, is it a castle, etc
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Jonny 87 on September 29, 2014, 08:35:57 pm
Not quite sure why everyone jumps down my throat and accuses me of not telling the truth when I said that I don't take on any job under £25 (which I don't) Then some guy comes on here saying that he has just picked up a domestic job for £800, and everyone just accepts it? Very odd!!!!  ???

Dont you know?


No I don't! My minimum charge is £25 and has been for the last 5 years, I really don't see the problem?  ???

Still running your business out of your car groundhog?

 ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: gary999 on September 29, 2014, 09:33:51 pm
Not quite sure why everyone jumps down my throat and accuses me of not telling the truth when I said that I don't take on any job under £25 (which I don't) Then some guy comes on here saying that he has just picked up a domestic job for £800, and everyone just accepts it? Very odd!!!!  ???

Dont you know?


No I don't! My minimum charge is £25 and has been for the last 5 years, I really don't see the problem?  ???



Still running your business out of your car groundhog?

 ;D

I think Groundhog has answered that question more than once.

Try and keep up ;)
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Jonny 87 on September 29, 2014, 09:44:10 pm
Not quite sure why everyone jumps down my throat and accuses me of not telling the truth when I said that I don't take on any job under £25 (which I don't) Then some guy comes on here saying that he has just picked up a domestic job for £800, and everyone just accepts it? Very odd!!!!  ???

Dont you know?


No I don't! My minimum charge is £25 and has been for the last 5 years, I really don't see the problem?  ???



Still running your business out of your car groundhog?

 ;D

I think Groundhog has answered that question more than once.

Try and keep up ;)

 :P

Could be worse, he could be using a car, and water straight out the tap.

Surely no one does that.

 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 29, 2014, 09:47:39 pm
 :o  :o   :o

 ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: gary999 on September 29, 2014, 09:48:31 pm
Not quite sure why everyone jumps down my throat and accuses me of not telling the truth when I said that I don't take on any job under £25 (which I don't) Then some guy comes on here saying that he has just picked up a domestic job for £800, and everyone just accepts it? Very odd!!!!  ???

Dont you know?


No I don't! My minimum charge is £25 and has been for the last 5 years, I really don't see the problem?  ???



Still running your business out of your car groundhog?

 ;D

I think Groundhog has answered that question more than once.

Try and keep up ;)

 :P

Could be worse, he could be using a car, and water straight out the tap.

Surely no one does that.

 ;D ;D ;D

Me  ;D

Mind you im extremely talented...I wouldnt recomend it for the less
able ;D

Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: gary999 on September 29, 2014, 09:50:19 pm
Nice job that  bum licker :)
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Jonny 87 on September 29, 2014, 09:52:47 pm
 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 29, 2014, 10:07:24 pm
Thanks Gay999
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: gary999 on September 29, 2014, 10:10:53 pm
Thanks Gay999

 ;D

You can get that thought you have about my chocolate starfish
right out of that filth ridden mind of yours ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: C o z y on September 29, 2014, 10:48:45 pm
Don't talk dirty to him Gary.  ;)
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Window Lickers on September 30, 2014, 05:58:45 pm
I notice Cozy is the first on the scene when chocolate starfish are mentioned.
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: *Hector* on September 30, 2014, 06:18:12 pm
Do you know something Matt??

I had noticed that too......  :o :o

do you think perhaps he is lurking in the closet??


 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: C o z y on September 30, 2014, 06:29:52 pm
 ??? I was promoting Bateman's hobby for him. Dogging, and public bog loitering.
No pleasing some people  :(
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: *Hector* on September 30, 2014, 06:34:30 pm

No pleasing some people  :(

That's just what Jesus said sir..........

 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: C o z y on September 30, 2014, 06:49:29 pm
We've got lumps of it round the back.  ;)
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: *Hector* on September 30, 2014, 07:02:25 pm
Bloody Caesars pet!!

 ;D ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: Don Kee on September 30, 2014, 07:12:30 pm
We've got lumps of it round the back.  ;)

Lumps around the back...you admitting to an operation cozy...?

 :P :P ;D ;D
Title: Re: Just secured big domestic
Post by: C o z y on September 30, 2014, 07:14:46 pm
Hectoid started it  >:(



















 ;D