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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Roberto Smith on July 31, 2016, 10:08:10 am
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Hi, I've decided to target larger more exclusive houses. How much do you think I could charge for the property below once every 8 weeks?
Most of my work is the standard 3-bed semi type houses around £15 so it's hard to judge.
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I live in the south-east this property is just outside of Tonbridge. I'm thinking around £60?
Thanks
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£60 as a minimum mate
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You've started something now! ::)roll
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£60 as a minimum mate
Yeah I definitely wouldn't do it for less than that 8)
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You've started something now! ::)roll
Sorry :-\ I don't have much experience with these type of houses (customers). Really want to take my business in a totally different direction. I'll have to canvas these houses, flying dropping won't do. So I want to have a good idea of what to charge
8)
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Depends on travel time
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I would charge 65 quid if its regular 85 if its a one off.
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£60
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£85.00
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I made a point of looking at the pics before scrolling down to replies. You say £15 for reg 3 bed semis, I worked it out on one of these taking you approx 4 times longer and so also arrived at £60 +.
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I reckon 40 to 60 would be ok, once windows are clean how long would it really take
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I don't do any 8 week work but I reckon 40 mins-1hr
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I started getting more jobs like this and tbh first few I under-priced as didn't take into account the physical size of some of these properties I now do ... had to increase one from £120 to £210 which actually stayed as a customer.
Only thing I can add to what others have said is to charge loads more per hour as they feel comfortable with high prices as this is linked to quality in their head - obviously u need to be perfect with your cleaning and sometimes go the extra mile with scheduling but that's what they're paying for.
Any that want to penny pinch get rid / don't take on.
That house in pictures I would price and get at £95 on a quarterly basis @ £60 too cheap .. maybe even push it to £120
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90 pounds minimum
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I started getting more jobs like this and tbh first few I under-priced as didn't take into account the physical size of some of these properties I now do ... had to increase one from £120 to £210 which actually stayed as a customer.
Only thing I can add to what others have said is to charge loads more per hour as they feel comfortable with high prices as this is linked to quality in their head - obviously u need to be perfect with your cleaning and sometimes go the extra mile with scheduling but that's what they're paying for.
Any that want to penny pinch get rid / don't take on.
That house in pictures I would price and get at £95 on a quarterly basis @ £60 too cheap .. maybe even push it to £120
Thanks, that's a real eye opener.
Your right, need to make these places pay or there's no point going for them over ordinary houses.
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We've got one pretty similar to that, a couple more windows and two dormers, but no actual window sills which is surprising how much quicker the clean is. Its £110 8 weekly. For that one you should go £90 minimum IMO.
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so how does everyone work out there price nowadays, do you go by how long you think it takes you, or as i do go by the number of windows, it just seems to me if that house took say 30 to 60 mins to clean and you charge say £100, five of them and your on £500 a day, does anyone charge per window and how much, i still say pound for most windows and very big windows 2 or 3.
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£300 for that they get a written guarantee that I wont pee in the pool.
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so how does everyone work out there price nowadays, do you go by how long you think it takes you, or as i do go by the number of windows, it just seems to me if that house took say 30 to 60 mins to clean and you charge say £100, five of them and your on £500 a day, does anyone charge per window and how much, i still say pound for most windows and very big windows 2 or 3.
That's a good question Matty, I'm sure we all do it slightly differently... To try and get 5 houses like that day in day out is practically impossible I think (I may be wrong). Bigger houses will drop you, move or be a pain just as much as the 15 quidders. A mix of GOOD customers across different price ranges is fine I think.
For me I don't have a set way of pricing.. Any job is minimum £20, so a one bed flat could be the same as a two bed house. I also take into consideration having to get the ladder off the van if needed to get onto flat roofs (generally now and extra £5 if we need to do that). For smaller jobs quoted via our website its £1.60 per 'window or door hole' - this works out pretty good for regular houses, 3 bedders etc. We have a disclaimer which states its subject to a survey.
I actually prefer to go and look at jobs still because I can charge more as opposed to going off of a price menu. I also take into consideration the area, the house, the person and yes what cars are on the drive - I want us to earn maximum for our time so if they can afford it I will quote it - if reasonable and I can justify my price to the customer and to myself, leave cheaper prices to others. There's an amount in turnover I feel we can achieve minimum each day with quality jobs, thats what I price according to. There's someone selling some work I know of, turnover is impressive on paper. However when delving a bit deeper into figures (Dragons Den type) it transpired he had double the work we have, effectively half price each job, to me it doesn't make sense.
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£300 for that they get a written guarantee that I wont pee in the pool.
What about leaving a floater??
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I do a whole cu-de-sac of them - don't need to move the van either. Get about ten done before lunch time. £180 every half hour.
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I do a whole cu-de-sac of them - don't need to move the van either. Get about ten done before lunch time. £180 every half hour.
Bet you couldn't hit those figures if you ate a proper breakfast instead of skipping meals so you can work more! :P
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Tom, £20 min a job , do u mean that, wouldn't that mean you cant do alot or do you just concentrate on large houses.
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£300 for that they get a written guarantee that I wont pee in the pool.
What about leaving a floater??
Floaters, that's another 20. Notes.
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£80 an hour, if they made there money legit they will not want to be over charged for the time it will take to do. if you keep your price good then you can use them as a refference for neighbours in that area, Id say £50. dont rush it, may have cctv. explain to them if you are wfp. no ladder marks on walls or sills, enhance your pure water tech. cleaning.
then skinny dipping after on a hot day.
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wfp, should take 30-45 minutes
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Tom, £20 min a job , do u mean that, wouldn't that mean you cant do alot or do you just concentrate on large houses.
Yep I mean that. I have older work that is less than £20, but not much anymore. £20 has been the minimum for quite a while now and we get lots of work - most work is more than £20 anyway.
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I would just pass it on to my mate lance as can't be arsed with regular window cleaning anymore.
That's after I take my cut on every clean of course ;D ;D
Quartly - £208
Bi monthly - £170
Monthly - £ 97
Or whatever I fancy charging at the time not forgetting to add arsehole tax and travel time too if required.
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Some strange prices...why not price it for monthly at £35 per hour then see how long it takes you...some of the prices on here are not real......some of the work I have been picking up round here as been overpriced and run by what I can only describe as bully boy tactics...the customer did not want them because they did a crap job for a high price but we're too scared to say no....until one did.
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Some strange prices...why not price it for monthly at £35 per hour then see how long it takes you...some of the prices on here are not real......some of the work I have been picking up round here as been overpriced and run by what I can only describe as bully boy tactics...the customer did not want them because they did a crap job for a high price but we're too scared to say no....until one did.
They should have done a great job at a high price and not been bully's then :)
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£40 would be fine, if can get more great...an hour tops?
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40 squid you must be having a laugh :o
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40 squid you must be having a laugh :o
It's a race to the bottom for some.
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40 squid you must be having a laugh :o
It's a race to the bottom for some.
Seems that way for sure but I'm betting the local old school trad guy in the village would do it cheaper still ;D
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40 squid you must be having a laugh :o
It's a race to the bottom for some.
Seems that way for sure but I'm betting the local old school trad guy in the village would do it cheaper still ;D
I cant figure out where its a race to, you have guys pricing a property on another post that's at least five times smaller than this one for £35 to £40 and the same guys pricing this property at around £90 to £110.
Something doesn't add up. lol.
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How confident are you?
How professional looking are you and your set up?
Do you have a quality web page to refer to?
I ask these, as you said you havent ventured into the higher end of the game yet with these types of property. You have to look the part and then prove that you can deliver. So your price needs to reflect these things. As someones earlier post mentioned, people who live in those properties are used to paying more, ie ultility bills, council tax etc etc. They also pay for quality and expect both and also have an image to upkeep so would want professional looking people at their property.
Sell yourself and the high quality and advantages of wfp to them. The price then reflects this. I would go in no less than 90.
How many of those semi at £15 a pot do you clean in an hr? If they are in the same street as most of mine are, im guessing within around 12/15mins finished one and starting next. So if averaging 60 quid in mediocre areas within the hr can you not understand how in a much nicer area and different style windows that you need to be charging way higher than £60.
(A major silly comparison, a 1ltr bottle of water from your supermarket cost how much? Then price it up from say a local chippy, then a restaurant and finally a posh restaurant! Same water, but slightly different factors and the price can double, tripple or more!!)
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40 squid you must be having a laugh :o
It's a race to the bottom for some.
Seems that way for sure but I'm betting the local old school trad guy in the village would do it cheaper still ;D
I cant figure out where its a race to, you have guys pricing a property on another post that's at least five times smaller than this one for £35 to £40 and the same guys pricing this property at around £90 to £110.
Something doesn't add up. lol.
Well we have to remain competitive I guess or have less chance of gaining other properties that size nearby. Good priced compact work is the key I suppose rather than spending all hours godsend travelling.
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Oh I forgot to mention some that live in posh houses are tight arses when it comes to spending money on the likes of window cleaning but will think nothing of spending thousands on themselves. ;D
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Perhaps a side point but perhaps relative as well (maybe)
Have you noticed how, ones who consider themselves living in a posh area are arrogant bleeeps! (Lol, no swearing policy esp on here) yet ones who are trully wealthy are really down to earth nice people.
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Oh I forgot to mention some that live in posh houses are tight arses when it comes to spending money on the likes of window cleaning but will think nothing of spending thousands on themselves. ;D
A lot of its down to how they got/ earned their money, a factory owner paying their staff minimum wage isn't going to
see paying a window cleaner £50 an hour as value for money, while a banker making money for old rope isn't going to think
much off it.
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I would just pass it on to my mate lance as can't be arsed with regular window cleaning anymore.
That's after I take my cut on every clean of course ;D ;D
Quartly - £208
Bi monthly - £170
Monthly - £ 97
Or whatever I fancy charging at the time not forgetting to add arsehole tax and travel time too if required.
😂😂😂😂
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40 squid you must be having a laugh :o
It's a race to the bottom for some.
Some just bounce along it 😃
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I would just pass it on to my mate lance as can't be arsed with regular window cleaning anymore.
That's after I take my cut on every clean of course ;D ;D
Quartly - £208
Bi monthly - £170
Monthly - £ 97
Or whatever I fancy charging at the time not forgetting to add arsehole tax and travel time too if required.
Just to clarify arsehole tax would be charged on top if I think the customer is an arsehole not meaning Lance ;D
Lance you may get call from a chap from Osterly road as I passed your name on ;)
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Oh I forgot to mention some that live in posh houses are tight arses when it comes to spending money on the likes of window cleaning but will think nothing of spending thousands on themselves. ;D
A lot of its down to how they got/ earned their money, a factory owner paying their staff minimum wage isn't going to
see paying a window cleaner £50 an hour as value for money, while a banker making money for old rope isn't going to think
much off it.
There used to be a property developer that lived round here til he was killed in a light aircraft he was piloting about 20 years or more ago. Anyway, I clean the windows of his wife house, a 12 bed place out in the sticks in its own grounds. She's loaded, but didn't make the money herself, her old man did.
Anyway, she's as tight as a ducks ass and everyone who works for her will tell you the same thing.
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Some wealthy people are slap dash as they don't like spending it unless its on themselves ;D
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do chip shops actually sell bottled water, you must have a posh chippy ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Cheers Alan ;D
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Hi
I see it could be old leaded windows
please check water does not go through before pricing?
Bryan
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£40 and i am from maidstone, how can you possibly charge more than that for 20 mins pole work!
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£40 and i am from maidstone, how can you possibly charge more than that for 20 mins pole work!
20 minutes work ??? Are we all looking at the same picture ???
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£40 and i am from maidstone, how can you possibly charge more than that for 20 mins pole work!
20 minutes work ??? Are we all looking at the same picture ???
Some people clean windows and others 'clean' windows.
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£40 and i am from maidstone, how can you possibly charge more than that for 20 mins pole work!
The question begs have you tried charging more?