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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: P @ F on May 09, 2006, 11:28:53 pm

Title: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: P @ F on May 09, 2006, 11:28:53 pm
Hi people , picked up this little beauty today , what would you guys do it for ?

 Rich   P @ F

 
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: craig jwc on May 09, 2006, 11:34:57 pm
Evening Chap where have you been hiding.

Is it one building or is it split into houses if you know what i mean.

To do the whole building i would look at around £200

Craig
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: Morph on May 09, 2006, 11:49:08 pm
I would want a closer look.

Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: P @ F on May 09, 2006, 11:54:26 pm
Hi mate , been balls out lately , hardly been online !

Obviously it used to be one but it has just been made into five , 45 back , 45 front and 15 on each side , when i priced up it came out at £150 , a bit low i know but im learning slowly to hike the prices a bit !

 Rich   P @ F
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: brett walker on May 09, 2006, 11:58:03 pm
Hi Rich

am i right in thinking that they are georgian windows not that it makes any difference with wfp, how often do they want them cleaned?  Perfect job for wfp

Brett.
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: rosskesava on May 09, 2006, 11:59:09 pm
Going by the pictures and not being able to see the back, £400.
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: P @ F on May 10, 2006, 12:01:50 am
This is how the house is split

 Rich   P @ F

Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: craig jwc on May 10, 2006, 12:07:42 am
Working from left to right of picture you marked out.

1st- £50

2nd- £30

3rd- £50

4th- £30

5th- £50

Craig
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: P @ F on May 10, 2006, 12:10:42 am
They are all Georgian , but have just been revamped and superbly painted , i got the 3 houses in the centre at the mo , should think i will get the other 2 end ones over the next few days ,

Ross £400 !
Im cleaning the windows , not fitting them !

 Rich   P @ F  ;D
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: craig jwc on May 10, 2006, 12:15:55 am
Rich

How long did it take to do the ones you have??

Craig
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: P @ F on May 10, 2006, 12:16:49 am
Craig i had it as ....... 40~20~30~20~40.

 Too low again  ::)

 Rich
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: craig jwc on May 10, 2006, 12:24:34 am
Rich

I've started to price on the time it takes.

I priced a job not too long ago very similar to the one you have pictured , just a bit smaller.

It totalled £125 & it took me just over 3.5hours. Iwas happy with that.

Remember prices will vary across the country.

The £400 Ross posted people might pay elsewhere but you know aswell as me people won't pay that sort of money down here.

Craig

Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: P @ F on May 10, 2006, 12:38:26 am
Craig , it took about 3 hours , will be quicker next time i should imagine , i wanted to spend a while on it to make sure it was spot on first time in , it could help to get the other end ones !

And thats not all , the house itself is part of an old loony bin , it has chapels ,pottery workshops hospital wings and loads of other stuff which has all been converted to houses , loads of yet untapped .

And get this , the w/c before me used to do the main house i got off a ladder !

  Rich   P @ F
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: craig jwc on May 10, 2006, 12:43:51 am

And thats not all , the house itself is part of an old loony bin

  Rich   P @ F

Should be right at home there then matey  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Craig
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: P @ F on May 10, 2006, 12:55:50 am
Im still there , they wont let me go home !

 Rich   P @ F
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: Trevor Knight on May 10, 2006, 07:31:50 am
With what your picture shows I would look for £180 for the whole house. If it took you 3 hours then maybe I would consider dropping to £145 but would want to see the whole building first.

Nice one to have though, well done mate.

Trev
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: P @ F on May 10, 2006, 09:38:02 am
Thanks Trevor , the trouble is with the southwest , they dont like big W/C bills , i would rather go in a bit low and get the job , if there is one thing i cant stand its 10 mins pack up move on 10 mins pack up days , too much time packin up when i could be on one site for half the day and earn double .

True my pricing does need a bit of work , but that will come in time .

 Rich   P @ F
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: Moderator David@stives on May 10, 2006, 10:10:47 am
Rich

you have to look at it as if you were cleaning it by hand , if it is georgeon i would charge  12p a pane ground 15 p a pane on first floor , then a premium for 2nd floor which as to be 20p a pane.

You will find that formula will give you at least £25-£30 an hour , even more when you get used to doing it

Dave
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: Ian_Giles on May 10, 2006, 12:27:43 pm
For abuilding that size, and all georgian too, plus the fact it is 3 floors, I would be up around where Ross priced it too.
Could you imagine doing that trad and how long it would take you?
3 floors of big georgian windows?

My price would be cheaper than I would clean it were I doing it trad, but only by about £50 or so.

Ian
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: S.A.J on May 10, 2006, 08:24:35 pm
I would say £175-200, spend the whole day there take your time. Not bad for a days work on your own.

Most people would have to work 3-4 days or even a week to earn that and in a crapy job too. ;D
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: Easyclean Windows on May 12, 2006, 03:57:44 pm
i quoted a house the same size at £1000.00 but they got someone else ....but they have to hire a cherry picker and the price they went for was £3000.00
Title: Re: More price arguments wanted please !
Post by: Morph on May 12, 2006, 04:27:17 pm
I'm relocating to Banbury :o :o :o