Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: supernova77 on October 05, 2007, 07:29:49 pm
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Hi All,
This evening I went to look at this house to quote for window cleaning the outside & inside.
As you can see it's currently being renovated, but will be completed in a couple of weeks. The windows are all proper leaded ones (not old and leaky though), there is dust on all windows inside and out, some cement (not a lot) and some stickers on a few windows.
Breaking it all down there are 52 standard sized windows.
It's a one-off clean for the building company. One of the owners of the building company is already a customer of mine and that's why I was asked to quote.
How much would you quote?
I already have a price in mind... But thought it would be interesting to see what you guys would charge.
FRONT:
(http://www.scs.uk.com/house/1.jpg)
(http://www.scs.uk.com/house/2.jpg)
SIDE 1:
(http://www.scs.uk.com/house/3.jpg)
BACK:
(http://www.scs.uk.com/house/4.jpg)
(http://www.scs.uk.com/house/5.jpg)
SIDE 2:
(http://www.scs.uk.com/house/6.jpg)
Andy
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i can see you having problems getting odme onthe velux windows my price would be about £60
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£60 for inside and out AFTER builders have been in there ???
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andy sorry how much
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Is it Dr Who house
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52 windows. £1 a window.
say £50 for outside normally, £50 for inside, and then the builders clean another £50
£150 all in.
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£75 quid a clean ( outside )
£100 for the insides
builders clean, i guess they wont be that bad as its a old house and they wouldnt have had much "wet trades" done, add 50% onto the above prices
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Cant understand this forum you got people charging £70 for small conservatory roofs which is high. then people giving low prices like £50 for this job. I would Quote a min of £125 and at the most £150 depending how much cement is on the glass.
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I'd look at it as a day, so £130-150.
If it's quicker than I thought and I'm away by 2 or 3PM, then it's a winner.
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£80 in and out and a promise of a regular job at £30 out monthly
£100 as a one off
£60 in and out If I was stuck for cash (cash only)
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One off clean. No less than a ton. If you dont really need the work put in a biggy.
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Interesting replies...
I'm surprised at how low some of you guys have quoted.
This is how I worked it out (there are 52 windows):
Outsides
£2 per window = £104
Insides
£3 per window = £156
Total
£260 +25% (incase something goes wrong / takes longer than I think) = £325
I'll let you know what they say.
Andy
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good luck hope you get it
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Andy is that your normal price structure or just for one off cleans - builders clean?
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Andy is that your normal price structure or just for one off cleans - builders clean?
No. My normal pricing structure is £1.50 per window for outsides, £2 for insides.
I'm quoting this higher because it's a one-off builders clean. Although I'll also make sure I'm the window cleaner for the new people that move in ;)
Andy
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If you get £325 for that then you are doing very well, I would be pricing the job at between £125 - £175 depending upon what the windows were like, as it's impossible to tell from your photos.
What renovation work has been carried out, is it cement on the outside windows or just a splash of plaster on the insides.
We've got a BIG domestic new build job to do on Tuesday/Wednesday, full builders clean including windows on two properties priced at £1.3M and £1.5M. I'll stick some photos on here when I get them just for interest.
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No. My normal pricing structure is £1.50 per window for outsides, £2 for insides.
I cannot believe how expensive you guys are. I would make £110 an hour at those rates!
For builders cleans though, I DO charge quite a lot.
£1.80 per window for exterior (Because they need ladder/scaffold)
£1.20 per window for interior (Stepladder at the most)
However, I wouldn't do this one as it is leaded. Very difficult to use a scraper on leaded. You end up cutting into the lead.
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If you get £325 for that then you are doing very well, I would be pricing the job at between £125 - £175 depending upon what the windows were like, as it's impossible to tell from your photos.
You're right it is hard to tell how bad the windows are from the photos... They aren't really really bad, but will require quite a bit of scraping.
I think I will be on my own when I clean it (if I get it), so I estimated a day and a half as a worse case scenario. I would want to get them perfect!
Andy
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Andy i`m glad your going to charge that,that quote is spot on.
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sorry guys i didnt read it properly at all £60 was my regular monthly(outside) price i would prob quote £120 for insid and outside.
But if it was a buliders clean it would go from anywere between x2-x5 depending on how bad.
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if they are real leaded windows and not the ones where the lead is between the glass then it could be a pig of a job as each little sqaure will want scraping if full of paint and cement make sure none are scratched before you start because if you get blamed for any damage these type of windows are very expensive to replace.
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Puzzles me why people asked on opinons for qoutes on here if the going in at £325?
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Thats about what Id be going in at. Theres a lot of graft in that job.
I recently picked up one about half the size of this one, leads as well, I was told their previous cleaner had been sacked and was also told on asking he was charging them £25.00 ( ??? ). Anyway I put in a price of £65.00 and they were happy with that.
First clean this week.
Interesting replies...
I'm surprised at how low some of you guys have quoted.
This is how I worked it out (there are 52 windows):
Outsides
£2 per window = £104
Insides
£3 per window = £156
Total
£260 +25% (incase something goes wrong / takes longer than I think) = £325
I'll let you know what they say.
Andy
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that looks like my bloody bike on 1 of those pics.some git(looked like builder)knicked it from outside the chippy last month.
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Puzzles me why people asked on opinons for qoutes on here if the going in at £325?
I stated at the beginning that I already had a price in mind! I thought it would just be interesting to see what others would quote.
What's wrong with that?
Andy
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Puzzles me why people asked on opinons for qoutes on here if the going in at £325?
I stated at the beginning that I already had a price in mind! I thought it would just be interesting to see what others would quote.
What's wrong with that?
Andy
there is nothing wrong with that andy, it is nice to see other opinions that are in the same trade so keep on asking (that should unsolve the puzzle)
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Just thought I would update you on this job that I was asked to quote for.
I went in at £295 in the end and it got accepted. :)
Andy
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Sounds about right.
For that on a builders clean I would want £300-350.
It really is not worth looking at if your only going to get £150, you could go and clean some bungalows for that.