Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: P @ F on January 18, 2007, 04:21:51 pm
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Hi guys , im shakin still now , 3 hours after the meeting !
I landed this contract today , dont know what else to say , im in major shock .
Heres a few pics .....
1st is the whole site
2nd is a building i did a while back , this is outlined in the 1st pic so you can see the scale of the place .
The rest are just so you can piece the site together from what you see ..
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Nice one Rich,
but how on earth are you going to do all that on your own???????????,
Gaz
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Nice scoop Rich.
Good on ya Hun ;D
Sarajh
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What on earth is this place?
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WELL DONE! Rich ;D ;D 8) 8)
Drinks are on you ;D ;D were you still shaking when you took the last photo?
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Nice one Rich. They took there time to comfirm it, i thought one of the bigger Companies got it.
If you ever need some help give me a bell ;D
Stuart
SAJ Window Cleaners Ltd
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Congratulations! :D
You'll be able to afford one of those yachts now!
Steve
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I dont know Gaz .... wanna job mate ?
It used to be a Naval facility , rumour has it , it was sold for £1 along with more stipulations for regeneration that you could shake a stick at !
Rich P @ F
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excellent rich 8)
brett
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I dont know Gaz .... wanna job mate ?
It used to be a Naval facility , rumour has it , it was sold for £1 along with more stipulations for regeneration that you could shake a stick at !
Rich P @ F
Hi Rich,
thanks ,if i lived closer id jump to it mate,
unless you put me up in a luxury hotel
all expenses paid ;D,
Gaz
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Hi SAJ , IT DID TAKE TIME DIDNT IT .
Sorry you didnt get it , but then if you did i wouldnt have would i , and have no fear , if i do struggle youll be getting a call ! ;D
I should point out that only about 30% of the project is complete so its not all of it from day one , that will give me time to expand if i need to , one upside to the story however is that the contract is of a fair ammount of time , as long as i am sensible and do a high standard of work it should go well .
Rich P @ F
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Please go carefull Rick ??? someone local to you could see your post and think I can get down there and get the job :o
Andy
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How often do you need to clean them?
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Thats a huge job - Well done mate :)
Andy
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I should point out that only about 30% of the project is complete so its not all of it from day one , that will give me time to expand if i need to , one upside to the story however is that the contract is of a fair ammount of time , as long as i am sensible and do a high standard of work it should go well .
Rich P @ F
When i quoted it the bloke told me it will take 10-15 years to complete all the building work for the whole site.
Im still sat here green with envy, I REALLY REALLY wanted that contract.
Well donre mate
Stuart
SAJ Window Cleaners Ltd
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Poleman , i did think of the danger of posting up but to be honest i dont think anybody will touch me on price , im not greedy but im not stoopid either , as long as i am happy with what i earn , life is good ! ;)
Just as an example , the building i said i had already done was quoted by a big Plymouth firm , lets just say he tripled my costing , and i spent 2 days there and was in my opinion well paid for it .
Dont get me wrong , im no undercutter , and wish not to drive down prices , i just want to at the moment be a 1 man band and have no stress in life .
When you think that i have only been in the game for 2 years and i earn what i earn already whats the rush to get 5 vans out there ?
Rich P @ F
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Sorry Clear vision , missed your Q , its to be done every 3 months ;D ;D ;D
Rich P @ F
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Well done Rich
Dave
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Best way Rich, stick to what its worth to you and if you get it then your a winner. Good luck to you mate, just make sure you dont under price and it becomes a pig of a job to do, which can happen with big jobs like this, but all the best ;)
Andy
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Sorry Clear vision , missed your Q , its to be done every 3 months ;D ;D ;D
Rich P @ F
Thanks rich,
Is it all wfp work?
Do you have to do the insides aswell?
Matthew
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Congratulations Rich
I am just sitting at desk filling a similar size contract, hope i have the luck you had.
Well done
Gary
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Wfp for every last stinking window , its only outside too which is nice , i have kind of gone off those squeegie things of late ;D
Good job really when this is the type of window we are talking about !
Can you see my lonely van ? ;D
Rich P @ F
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Well done fella Job well done
Regards J
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Thanks for all the kind words guys and gal , the best thing of it all is the job came from this forum , a commercial cleaner came over to our side for a look and did a shot in the dark posting , it just goes to show the power of CIU !
a BIG thanks to site owners and all mods old and new , i might even push the boat out and include you Tosh ! ;D ;D
Rich P @ F
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Well done my son ;)
Alan Suger better watch out ;D
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Good one Rich!
Looks like a prison so I hope you have a return ticket out! ;D ;D ;D
JohnL
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Nice job!
That should keep you out of mischief for a morning or so ...
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So are you going to take a sleeping bag with you and camp on the job?? ;D ;D
Nice one mate - well pleased for ya
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Congratulations Rich. I'm delighted for you.
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Its nice to have jobs like that, how long will it take to clean.
Have you sorted out terms, you dont want to be waiting to long for payment if the jobs a big one
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I suppose it's ok if your just starting out - at least you'll get lots of practice cleaning windows now mate ;D ;D
Well done Rich, I Know you been waiting a while to hear about that
Craig
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Well done Rich :)
But remember the saying that includes the words "eggs" and "basket".
Andy
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Not sure how long it is going to take , its hard to explain whats on the first clean , bearing in mind that sea water is involved , the paint will go milky , and they are crap high , i have allowed a week for the first two buildings ,
Only time will tell , the payment terms are about 28 days , and all first cleans will be done over weekend periods , thus leaving my domestics for the weekdays , hopefully i wont miss out on the usual earnings .
Rich P @ F
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Good point Andy , i thought long and hard about that , i am in the position to not worry too much as i do have spare time in the month , plus it is a 3 monthly clean , if i do get shot of any of my dead wood it will of course be the stuff which i got in the early days which i am not affraid to say i sold myself far too short for anyway .
If it does go pear shaped then i will go back out on the domestic side and fill up with work that is the right price this time .
When you think about it , its exactly the right time of year for this to happen for me , we all know that come spring there will be an abundance of people crying out for a reliable w/c .
Rich P @ F
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Rich
this time next year way things are going for you i can see you driving round in a new shiney bmw ;)
get yourself a little yellow rollerskate like me ;D
Brett
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nice one rich nice job there
no one has asked you how much £££ you doing all that work for?? ;)
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Rhys11 , sorry to say it , but they are not going to be told either ;)
I believe i just made another good decision , thats 3 now !
1. WFP
2. FACELIFT POLE
3. KEEP IT UNDER YOUR HAT
Rich P @ F ;D
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KEEP IT UNDER YOUR HAT
Too right mate - there are too many people on here who give away far too much information for their own good.
JohnL
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Rich
Spill the beans on the facelift pole
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Hi Dave , its nothing bad about the facelift , i had shall we say a preminition that i was going to get the contract so i decided to splash out some of my cash on the carbon 8 section jobbie as i did not fancy using the 39 foot excel that i have all day long , it was a very good choice of pole for the work it will be doing , ahhhh , i hear you say i could have got a lighter one for £200 less from Jeff , the thing was as im gonna be beside open water so to speak , i wanted somthing with a bit of weight to combat those rogue gusts !
Rich P @ F , covering all the bases he can ;)
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you dont want 5 vans lol been there got the tshirt,now back to 1 van life is so much better, ur a long time dead,well done with the contract,
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KEEP IT UNDER YOUR HAT
Too right mate - there are too many people on here who give away far too much information for their own good.
JohnL
Yes I've wondered about the wisdom of revealing too much sometimes. Yet when I've needed a bit of help people have generally come across and I suppose I sort feel that it's OK to return the compliment. It can be a tough call on some issues though.
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Good point Andy , i thought long and hard about that , i am in the position to not worry too much as i do have spare time in the month , plus it is a 3 monthly clean
Depending on how well you get on with those who write the cheques, is there a chance you could split the job into three and do a third per month? They'd still be getting done three-monthly, and you would be able to spread your work out easier. You could suggest it would be easier on their (and your!) cashflow too.
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Wavie , thats the way its going to be done mate , up here for thinkin , down there for dancin ! ;D ;D ;D
Rich P @ F
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Seriously, good of you to share the result here, Rich.
I am happy for you. Long way from me, no worries. It is good to see what can be done in such a short time really.
Thanks to this forum. It's good for those who use it well and don't abuse it.
power to CIU