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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: james999 on November 01, 2016, 12:40:08 pm

Title: What to quote for this??
Post by: james999 on November 01, 2016, 12:40:08 pm
1500 sq meter of windows and glass panels 4 floors high?

interested to hear what people would charge for this.

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Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Matt. on November 01, 2016, 04:28:44 pm
Can't put prices up mate coz it's ciu ....... Ya would be shot down 100 times

But I would price it up at a hourly rate times the amount of hours it takes at an estimate, see what that gives u, and then maybe add 5 hours for any issues you may encounter
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: the king on November 01, 2016, 04:36:51 pm
thats a monster of a job ide probly say the 2k mark its hard to juge with out geting up close to the job but  thats my thaults going buy what i can c
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Smurf on November 01, 2016, 04:54:35 pm
6 squid up north maybe as is a 5 min job to some  ;D
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: the king on November 01, 2016, 04:56:34 pm
just for got this is ciu 100k ;D
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Dave Willis on November 01, 2016, 04:57:48 pm
Eden Boys School, won't be many ginger kids in there.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Smurf on November 01, 2016, 05:07:18 pm
just for got this is ciu 100k ;D

I would have thought at least double that if using parts per godzillion hot water ;D
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Tosh on November 01, 2016, 05:09:37 pm
You can bet your arse you’ve just quadrupled your competition on pricing that place up now that you’ve posted a picture of the name of the place.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Tosh on November 01, 2016, 05:12:13 pm
Difficult to tell with the pictures the way they are, all arse about face etc. Being that its probably not been cleaned in a while and it looks like they’ll want a halfway decent job Id allow a couple of weeks for one person for that place. You’ll do it once, check it and realise its covered in runs to the point where you need to go back and re-do it. Those horizontal beams between each layer of glass are atrocious for holding dirt which spoils the clean once they’ve dripped off.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Tosh on November 01, 2016, 05:15:12 pm
At 4 floors its hard work, relentless, unless you use a platform, which'll slow down your work rate.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Smurf on November 01, 2016, 05:21:52 pm
You can bet your arse you’ve just quadrupled your competition on pricing that place up now that you’ve posted a picture of the name of the place.

Looks to me it has already been cleaned with added sparkle. Wow! just look at the shine on that glass lol
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: dazmond on November 01, 2016, 05:59:58 pm
2 days work £600.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: the king on November 01, 2016, 06:17:04 pm
i recken its 4 days work at the most to get it spot on  using hot wfp go along all the tops then start on the next windows down shouldent get any runs  or very few !
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: CleanClear on November 01, 2016, 06:28:38 pm
You can bet your arse you’ve just quadrupled your competition on pricing that place up now that you’ve posted a picture of the name of the place.

Thats true, there is people that look here and use phone canvassers and have been known to try get work thats been posted here. If i was the OP i would remove the picture where the name identifies it.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: simon w on November 01, 2016, 06:30:58 pm
One off, ad-hoc or set frequency?
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: supernova77 on November 01, 2016, 08:16:08 pm
One million dollars!

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Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Dave Willis on November 01, 2016, 08:43:14 pm
I would clean that with a small waffle cloth, two hours tops. I've got a whole street like that.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: chris turner on November 01, 2016, 08:53:27 pm
I would clean that with a small waffle cloth, two hours tops. I've got a whole street like that.

 ;D
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Shrek on November 01, 2016, 08:57:05 pm
Just down the road from me! Thanks for the heads up , il call them tomorrow
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: rosskesava on November 02, 2016, 12:57:57 am
I do jobs like that before breakfast for kicks.

10 minutes work at most on a bad hair day

£20 including the frames.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: dazmond on November 02, 2016, 07:56:33 am
Difficult to tell with the pictures the way they are, all arse about face etc. Being that its probably not been cleaned in a while and it looks like they’ll want a halfway decent job Id allow a couple of weeks for one person for that place. You’ll do it once, check it and realise its covered in runs to the point where you need to go back and re-do it. Those horizontal beams between each layer of glass are atrocious for holding dirt which spoils the clean once they’ve dripped off.

2 weeks work?really?

i know you clean jobs like these matt(i dont!)so you ll have a much better idea than me but 2 weeks seems an insane amount of time to clean these windows.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: chris turner on November 02, 2016, 08:14:26 am
Difficult to tell with the pictures the way they are, all arse about face etc. Being that its probably not been cleaned in a while and it looks like they’ll want a halfway decent job Id allow a couple of weeks for one person for that place. You’ll do it once, check it and realise its covered in runs to the point where you need to go back and re-do it. Those horizontal beams between each layer of glass are atrocious for holding dirt which spoils the clean once they’ve dripped off.

2 weeks work?really?

i know you clean jobs like these matt(i dont!)so you ll have a much better idea than me but 2 weeks seems an insane amount of time to clean these windows.

We're not all splash and dash daz ;D
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Tosh on November 02, 2016, 08:26:58 am
I’d like to think it reality it would be knocked out in 8 man days, that would be a good job, with minimal runs. I’d be looking at £2.5K - £3K for that.

You won’t be doing anything else for a few days afterwards, your neck will be turning tricks as will your shoulders and upper back.

Two days Daz? You wont be getting asked to clean it again next time, but will be going back to sort it out before payment is processed.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Tosh on November 02, 2016, 08:28:36 am
My impression is that they want the panels between the windows cleaned as well.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Soupy on November 02, 2016, 08:44:02 am
My impression is that they want the panels between the windows cleaned as well.

Would probably work out easier if you did anyway.

2.5 - 3K. Same as Black Sladder.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Matt. on November 02, 2016, 03:08:37 pm
Using extreme poles that's never 5 man days, ye it may be a pain with runs but u would just run along 1 row of glass cleaning all the frame below an then back again doing the same, u would have to wash all the frames with this job anyway. If required just hit sections were needed.

I to would get the pic down, I have posted pics of jobs on here an all of a sudden the contracts manager has said to me, we r getting bombarded with calls regarding the window cleaning ......

If u have the man power u could batter it, say u an 3 guys would do it in 2 days price it at cost plus £1000.
but if ur on ya own I would go around £1500 - £1800 that be a decent pay check for a weeks work an worse case u run into sat morn, still good money.

On the big section I would run 2 poles, first one just ahead of the second but a floor higher, and just run from end to end, after the top row the higher of the 2 poles is just giving it a second blast which will help with runs
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Smurf on November 02, 2016, 04:47:15 pm
I would sub it out like the nationals do and sit on my arse skimming a handsome profit off the top as that looks like bloody hard work to me  ;D
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: robbo333 on November 02, 2016, 05:13:22 pm
Ok, so using a pure freedom trolley, how many 25 litre drums is that?  ;D
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Smurf on November 02, 2016, 05:21:20 pm
One at the most thats if you don't turn the water on  ;)
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Tosh on November 02, 2016, 05:32:41 pm
Assuming there's an outside tap I'd do the whole of the building with tap water, then go back and rinse the windows with pure.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Smurf on November 02, 2016, 06:10:36 pm
Assuming there's an outside tap I'd do the whole of the building with tap water, then go back and rinse the windows with pure.

If that was the case why not just use an onsite demand system instead at full flow?
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Tosh on November 02, 2016, 06:57:01 pm
Because a fully opened tap will rinse quicker and more thoroughly than any system.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Smurf on November 03, 2016, 09:05:58 am
I don't think this guy is just using tap water do you?  ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK5_cUR4iKk
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Shrek on November 03, 2016, 01:12:51 pm
I don't think this guy is just using tap water do you?  ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK5_cUR4iKk

Wow I wonder what's he's got his flow  ???
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: SeanK on November 03, 2016, 01:52:51 pm
Didn't know Harris made a pole at that length.
Title: Re: What to quote for this??
Post by: Smurf on November 03, 2016, 02:28:06 pm
Didn't know Harris made a pole at that length.

That's what all poles used to be like the good old tucker pole.  ;D ;D