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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: 8weekly on March 08, 2017, 05:53:54 pm
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Someone emaild for a quote for the three dormers and surrounds. They have a regular windie. Don't think they'll go for my quote but interested what others would quote.(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1488995605_dormer.JPG)
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No idea why that's upside down. Sorry. ???
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Is that house in Australia? ;D
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Is that house in Australia? ;D
Confused because it's the right way up on my pc.
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£2.50
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makes cleaning the cons roof easier tho that way
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makes cleaning the cons roof easier tho that way
Get wet though.
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£10 min charge for me
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It would be the whole house or not at all for me.
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Is it all the plastics?
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If its just all the fronts of them upvc included then probably £20-£25 each as i wouldn't be bothered about the job anyway plus the one over the cons might be a pain its hard to tell from the pic. And its 3rd story windows.
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Just the 3 dormers?
£30 one off, £10 regular after that.
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Last yr a neighbour of a customer came out and asked me to clean upstairs as his window cleaner was a little clumsy and he didnt want him standing on roof tiles to get to most of his windows. As it was where i was working (im in that areas for 2 n half days working) i agreed. Charged him £8 for 3 windows, which was more than the normal chap charged for downstairs plus conservatory. Sorry to the other chap, but in the end the client was impressed with system and got me to clean whole property and im still cleaning it for a very good price.
So for your question, if it was in my areas and price structure in south yorkshire i would say NO if its not near my usual work. On the other hand if it is close to my work, for the inconvenience for just those 3 dormers and frames i would charge either £7 each as they are minging, so £21 if its regular. If its a one off, tell them can have that looking good for £30.
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id refuse the job.its not worth it unless your going to clean the lot.timewaster IMO. ::)roll
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I'd say £90 for a one-off. Those fascias are minging and how are they going to get them cleaned otherwise?
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I'd say £90 for a one-off. Those fascias are minging and how are they going to get them cleaned otherwise?
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I'd say £90 for a one-off. Those fascias are minging and how are they going to get them cleaned otherwise?
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I quoted £110. It's a one off and particularly the one over the conservatory looks hard work. I would normally refuse these type if things.
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(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1489013928_dormer.JPG)
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Just the 3 dormers?
£30 one off, £10 regular after that.
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I'd say £90 for a one-off. Those fascias are minging and how are they going to get them cleaned otherwise?
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I quoted £110. It's a one off and particularly the one over the conservatory looks hard work. I would normally refuse these type if things.
Thats a fair price.
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I'd say £90 for a one-off. Those fascias are minging and how are they going to get them cleaned otherwise?
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Correct, I would be laughing.
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(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1489013928_dormer.JPG)
Cheers. Weirdly the photo is the right way up on my iphone but upside down on my pc??
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That's an amazing price for what must be 20 mins work.
Fair play I couldn't dream of getting that price would be lucky to get 20 quid round here if that
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That's an amazing price for what must be 20 mins work.
Fair play I couldn't dream of getting that price would be lucky to get 20 quid round here if that
I don't think I'll get it. I'd question 20 minutes work though. They are minging. It's not just algae that'll come straight off.
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Proper job, set-up etc 75-90 minutes.
Do the velux window at the same time, show willing.
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Third floor dormers are a nightmare to clean especially the sides, worse if over a conservatory , you really don't want to be taking them on unless priced well.
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Third floor dormers are a nightmare to clean especially the sides, worse if over a conservatory , you really don't want to be taking them on unless priced well.
That's a fair point. I didn't consider the sides and the awkward angles over the conny. I was just thinking the front, quick blast over with ubik and done in 20 mins.
Now I'm thinkin an hour plus shoulder ache I would be like £60 if fairly local.
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Last yr a neighbour of a customer came out and asked me to clean upstairs as his window cleaner was a little clumsy and he didnt want him standing on roof tiles to get to most of his windows. As it was where i was working (im in that areas for 2 n half days working) i agreed. Charged him £8 for 3 windows, which was more than the normal chap charged for downstairs plus conservatory. Sorry to the other chap, but in the end the client was impressed with system and got me to clean whole property and im still cleaning it for a very good price.
So for your question, if it was in my areas and price structure in south yorkshire i would say NO if its not near my usual work. On the other hand if it is close to my work, for the inconvenience for just those 3 dormers and frames i would charge either £7 each as they are minging, so £21 if its regular. If its a one off, tell them can have that looking good for £30.
Yep, my understanding and price was well off. Especially the one above conservatory, i was just considering 3 dormers.
It still under your price however, i would price it at 30 a dormer so 90 in total.
But i would put a softwash on it. Start with one over conny and work accross. By time last one is done and changed from backpack to main hose, it would be time to wash all off. Wouldnt take that long but results would be great.
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As a one-off I would say you should be looking at least 150 to do clean all the plastics (including sides) and glass just on those 3 dormers to make it worth the hassle. From experience it's far from being an easy quick job so why would anyone want to charge less beats me.
If they don't like the price then I would not be bothered at all.
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As a one-off I would say you should be looking at least 150 to do clean all the plastics (including sides) and glass just on those 3 dormers to make it worth the hassle. From experience it's far from being an easy quick job so why would anyone want to charge less beats me.
If they don't like the price then I would not be bothered at all.
Where's Bungle...?
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As a one-off I would say you should be looking at least 150 to do clean all the plastics (including sides) and glass just on those 3 dormers to make it worth the hassle. From experience it's far from being an easy quick job so why would anyone want to charge less beats me.
If they don't like the price then I would not be bothered at all.
Where's Bungle...?
1965
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As a one-off I would say you should be looking at least 150 to do clean all the plastics (including sides) and glass just on those 3 dormers to make it worth the hassle. From experience it's far from being an easy quick job so why would anyone want to charge less beats me.
If they don't like the price then I would not be bothered at all.
Where's Bungle...?
1965
Ha ha like it ;D
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Last yr a neighbour of a customer came out and asked me to clean upstairs as his window cleaner was a little clumsy and he didnt want him standing on roof tiles to get to most of his windows. As it was where i was working (im in that areas for 2 n half days working) i agreed. Charged him £8 for 3 windows, which was more than the normal chap charged for downstairs plus conservatory. Sorry to the other chap, but in the end the client was impressed with system and got me to clean whole property and im still cleaning it for a very good price.
So for your question, if it was in my areas and price structure in south yorkshire i would say NO if its not near my usual work. On the other hand if it is close to my work, for the inconvenience for just those 3 dormers and frames i would charge either £7 each as they are minging, so £21 if its regular. If its a one off, tell them can have that looking good for £30.
Yep, my understanding and price was well off. Especially the one above conservatory, i was just considering 3 dormers.
It still under your price however, i would price it at 30 a dormer so 90 in total.
But i would put a softwash on it. Start with one over conny and work accross. By time last one is done and changed from backpack to main hose, it would be time to wash all off. Wouldnt take that long but results would be great.
Nathan even using quite a strong sh softwash mix it may not be as straight forward as that. I've done quite a few and on most still need to give them a good scrub too and at that height will not be easy to do. As the pic don't show what's on the other side of that conservatory would be hard to say if that dormer you could do one side of it. That's without having to go outside of the back garden or not to get the angle you need to do a proper job.
Best to never assume a job will be easy as they are generally the ones that bite you in the bum. lol
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Last yr a neighbour of a customer came out and asked me to clean upstairs as his window cleaner was a little clumsy and he didnt want him standing on roof tiles to get to most of his windows. As it was where i was working (im in that areas for 2 n half days working) i agreed. Charged him £8 for 3 windows, which was more than the normal chap charged for downstairs plus conservatory. Sorry to the other chap, but in the end the client was impressed with system and got me to clean whole property and im still cleaning it for a very good price.
So for your question, if it was in my areas and price structure in south yorkshire i would say NO if its not near my usual work. On the other hand if it is close to my work, for the inconvenience for just those 3 dormers and frames i would charge either £7 each as they are minging, so £21 if its regular. If its a one off, tell them can have that looking good for £30.
Yep, my understanding and price was well off. Especially the one above conservatory, i was just considering 3 dormers.
It still under your price however, i would price it at 30 a dormer so 90 in total.
But i would put a softwash on it. Start with one over conny and work accross. By time last one is done and changed from backpack to main hose, it would be time to wash all off. Wouldnt take that long but results would be great.
Nathan even using quite a strong sh softwash mix it may not be as straight forward as that. I've done quite a few and on most still need to give them a good scrub too and at that height will not be easy to do. As the pic don't show what's on the other side of that conservatory would be hard to say if that dormer you could do one side of it. That's without having to go outside of the back garden or not to get the angle you need to do a proper job.
Best to never assume a job will be easy as they are generally the ones that bite you in the bum. lol
In my experience, when they are like that (black) there is no guarantee it will all come off. I pointed this out in my quote.
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Wouldn't even dream of putting a sh mix on them plastic frames.
Sh is a bleach and a very strong one at that, virosol etc much better.
Agreed with the time stated above bring approx 90 mins from pulling up in van, having a quick look on ciu before u start for 10 mins
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Be around £45-£50 maximum plus cost of chems used
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Wouldn't even dream of putting a sh mix on them plastic frames.
Sh is a bleach and a very strong one at that, virosol etc much better.
Agreed with the time stated above bring approx 90 mins from pulling up in van, having a quick look on ciu before u start for 10 mins
Why not use a sh sofwash mix as it works a treat on plastics?
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As a one-off I would say you should be looking at least 150 to do clean all the plastics (including sides) and glass just on those 3 dormers to make it worth the hassle. From experience it's far from being an easy quick job so why would anyone want to charge less beats me.
If they don't like the price then I would not be bothered at all.
Where's Bungle...?
Over here
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Where's smurf? Oh he's on CIU all day 8)
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Is this the douchebag thread?
£90, £110,£150 ::)roll
It's 3 poxy windows and a little bit of plastic.
Oh but it's high, my arms will ache😭😭
Seriously that's 15 min per window/plastics for 1 man, an hour max including set up and letting chemicals soak.
Some of you idiots need to get a grip.
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Is this the douchebag thread?
£90, £110,£150 ::)roll
It's 3 poxy windows and a little bit of plastic.
Oh but it's high, my arms will ache😭😭
Seriously that's 15 min per window/plastics for 1 man, an hour max including set up and letting chemicals soak.
Some of you idiots need to get a grip.
It's also a one off for someone that only wants those done as she has a regular window cleaner that can't do then and as you say your arms will ache after. So, if you have plenty of work and assuming your regular hourly rate is £45 why on earth would you do it for that? If you would, then who's the idiot?
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£450
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Is this the douchebag thread?
£90, £110,£150 ::)roll
It's 3 poxy windows and a little bit of plastic.
Oh but it's high, my arms will ache😭😭
Seriously that's 15 min per window/plastics for 1 man, an hour max including set up and letting chemicals soak.
Some of you idiots need to get a grip.
It's also a one off for someone that only wants those done as she has a regular window cleaner that can't do then and as you say your arms will ache after. So, if you have plenty of work and assuming your regular hourly rate is £45 why on earth would you do it for that? If you would, then who's the idiot?
The fact that I have plenty of work means I would just turn the job down, unless she agreed to the whole house.
If I could spare an hour during my schedule then I would fit the job in at the top end of my usual rate.
Quoting ridiculous prices doesn't make you or our industry look good.
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Is this the douchebag thread?
£90, £110,£150 ::)roll
It's 3 poxy windows and a little bit of plastic.
Oh but it's high, my arms will ache😭😭
Seriously that's 15 min per window/plastics for 1 man, an hour max including set up and letting chemicals soak.
Some of you idiots need to get a grip.
It's also a one off for someone that only wants those done as she has a regular window cleaner that can't do then and as you say your arms will ache after. So, if you have plenty of work and assuming your regular hourly rate is £45 why on earth would you do it for that? If you would, then who's the idiot?
The fact that I have plenty of work means I would just turn the job down, unless she agreed to the whole house.
If I could spare an hour during my schedule then I would fit the job in at the top end of my usual rate.
Quoting ridiculous prices doesn't make you or our industry look good.
So you wouldn't help her then? Or you would if she sacked her existing windy? Is that enhancing the reputation of our "industry"?
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Is this the douchebag thread?
£90, £110,£150 ::)roll
It's 3 poxy windows and a little bit of plastic.
Oh but it's high, my arms will ache😭😭
Seriously that's 15 min per window/plastics for 1 man, an hour max including set up and letting chemicals soak.
Some of you idiots need to get a grip.
It's also a one off for someone that only wants those done as she has a regular window cleaner that can't do then and as you say your arms will ache after. So, if you have plenty of work and assuming your regular hourly rate is £45 why on earth would you do it for that? If you would, then who's the idiot?
The fact that I have plenty of work means I would just turn the job down, unless she agreed to the whole house.
If I could spare an hour during my schedule then I would fit the job in at the top end of my usual rate.
Quoting ridiculous prices doesn't make you or our industry look good.
So you wouldn't help her then? Or you would if she sacked her existing windy? Is that enhancing the reputation of our "industry"?
Oh and your trying to help her out are you ::)roll
Get over yourself fella.
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£450
That's each.
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Is this the douchebag thread?
£90, £110,£150 ::)roll
It's 3 poxy windows and a little bit of plastic.
Oh but it's high, my arms will ache😭😭
Seriously that's 15 min per window/plastics for 1 man, an hour max including set up and letting chemicals soak.
Some of you idiots need to get a grip.
It's also a one off for someone that only wants those done as she has a regular window cleaner that can't do then and as you say your arms will ache after. So, if you have plenty of work and assuming your regular hourly rate is £45 why on earth would you do it for that? If you would, then who's the idiot?
The fact that I have plenty of work means I would just turn the job down, unless she agreed to the whole house.
If I could spare an hour during my schedule then I would fit the job in at the top end of my usual rate.
Quoting ridiculous prices doesn't make you or our industry look good.
So you wouldn't help her then? Or you would if she sacked her existing windy? Is that enhancing the reputation of our "industry"?
Oh and your trying to help her out are you ::)roll
Get over yourself fella.
At any other price I wouldn't do it. It's a one off and hard work. I also reckon there's a good chance it won't all come off which will mean more effort and potential hassle. At the price quoted it's worth it. Anything less then they can get someone else. Most like you wouldn't bother. There's pragmatism to my approach but just bitterness to yours.
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£450
That's each.
5 mins per window tops?
Christ you could make around £42-43000 a day at those prices.
Now remind me where I can buy those cheap rubber o rings?
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£450
That's each.
5 mins per window tops?
Christ you could make around £42-43000 a day at those prices.
Now remind me where I can buy those cheap rubber o rings?
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You said 15 minutes earlier. The more you drink the faster you get.... in your mind.
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£450 plus VAT.
and off a ladder.
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£450
That's each.
5 mins per window tops?
Christ you could make around £42-43000 a day at those prices.
Now remind me where I can buy those cheap rubber o rings?
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It's my own fault, I haven't put my prices up for a long time! I AM telling the truth, my little reliable soldier will be along shortly to back me up- honest!
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That's an amazing price for what must be 20 mins work.
Fair play I couldn't dream of getting that price would be lucky to get 20 quid round here if that
We know, but the sub-text to the OP's post is "Aren't I so great!"
Personally I'd just refuse the job.
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You’re easily bored aren’t you.
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You’re easily bored aren’t you.
We had a complaint about one of your posts, which drew my attention to this post!
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Yeah, right ;)
Yes, right; please don't use the word again!
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I constantly use it?
Poor old Peavey. Thats rich coming from him wining on about words being unnecessary. Oh well, I’m sure you put them straight in your undiplomatic way. Can we have some pics please?
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Yeah, right ;)
Chris complained about me calling him an old fart or Modded about me calling him by his name. Next you’ll be claiming someone was moaning about you posting images of your missus' arse on here.
You've amended this post; that's fine.
The complaint goes to all the mods; it's genuine.
I've asked you politely not to use the word again.
You know from experience I don't ask twice.
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Oh you’re all serious now, aren’t you, like what a proper mod should be ;)
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Topic Locked.
Good grief - there's something in the water some CIU members are drinking lately.
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