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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: robbie14000 on July 15, 2007, 08:41:28 pm

Title: help with price
Post by: robbie14000 on July 15, 2007, 08:41:28 pm
Hi All, I am after some guidence on a job I have been asked to quote for.
I have no pictures but will try and explain.

Builders clean for a college
There are approx 500 large windows (2 metre x 1 metre all with stickers on them.
Quite dusty but not a lot of mortar on the windows.
There are 4 storeys going up to 20 metres.
They are providing me with cherry picker and IPAF qualified user.
They have been let down by a window cleaning firm at the last minute and are handing over to client next monday so they are getting desperate.
It will mean me messing about a lot of clients to fit this in and also 2 hours travelling per day.
Can anyone give me some guidence on what to charge???
Many thanks in advance
Robbie - Clearshine
Title: Re: help with price
Post by: robbie14000 on July 15, 2007, 08:57:34 pm
Come on guys/girls some of you must have done this type of work before???
We have done lots of big builders cleans but not on a cherry picker.
Is it quicker/slower to use the basket can hold 2 people.
Title: Re: help with price
Post by: gary evans on July 16, 2007, 05:25:27 pm
Robbie

A guide would be 4 - 6 x times its normal value.

Depending on how bad to remove dirt, stickers & cement etc.

Gary
Title: Re: help with price
Post by: Seers on July 16, 2007, 05:33:35 pm
Hi,

I'd price it around £2,500 probably, obviously without seeing job it's hard to say, but thats a reasonable ball park figure I would say.

As long as landscape is level around building then you can clean windows from a cherry picker pretty quickly, depends how much cement and stickers are on the glass.

I'd probably reach and wash glass with a 3ft pole from cherry picker after first removing and cement and glue residue. Probably take about four days I would think with just one of you working from basket.

Cheers,

Huw.
Title: Re: help with price
Post by: xxmattyxx on July 16, 2007, 05:38:06 pm
You say that they're handing over the property next Monday and are desperate, this might work in your favour to enable you to get a decent price, particularly if its mucking about with your existing round.



It seems builders cleans always take longer than thought or hoped.

The ones Ive done always have  ;D

Matt
Title: Re: help with price
Post by: East coast window cleaning Services on July 16, 2007, 06:43:57 pm
Do Biulders cleans allthe time buti impossiable tohelp with a price without seeing them one thing i would say you cutting it fine for time
Title: Re: help with price
Post by: robbie14000 on July 16, 2007, 11:17:47 pm
Thanks for all your replies fella,s
I have put the price in for £3,000 as it means mucking about some of my better clients and losing £2,500 already booked for this week so i will make an extra £500 for the hassle.(£200 for the workers £300 for me.
I have done a lot of building cleans but you never know just how long the jobs will take (mortar,stickers,surrounds.layout)
Doing one at the moment and averaging 3 windows an hour they are shocking and look like the brickies have tried to brick the windows up(joke).
Find out in the morning
Thanks anyway
Robbie - Clearshine