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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Pj on March 04, 2008, 10:58:24 pm

Title: How do you work out prices?
Post by: Pj on March 04, 2008, 10:58:24 pm: Do you think it is based mainly on income level?

Do you think it is based on property value?

I think it is a combination of these two, plus.....

There are so many variables
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: d s windowcleaning on March 04, 2008, 11:03:27 pm: i work my prices out per window - ground floor 75p each £1.50 for bays 1st floor £1 per window 2nd floor £1.50 per window then i just increase by a £ per level from there .
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: macmac on March 04, 2008, 11:15:05 pm: property value

how rich they are

what car is on the drive

then

how long it will take me + how good access is, eg. flower pots, rose beds, gates, fences, anything that sticks up from the ground etc. I have a rate per hour for my earnings, i won't drop below this but will happily go above it when i can. I'm established now with a very good round with good customers so i can afford not to take work on that i don't want to, it was a different story when i first started mind.

Pricing is a job all on it's own, experience & confidence count for a lot & as you say- there are many variables ;)

Tony
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: alanwilson on March 04, 2008, 11:29:41 pm: sometimes just having the kahonas to say what you really want works too - I priced up some work recently, £15 per house, going rate is £9 for these houses but I said it each time with a straight face/take it or leave it look.

got every one of them too (19) - surely that means I'm still too cheap!!

If you're not embarrassed by what you charge then you're not charging enough - a very good saying
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: pingu on March 05, 2008, 07:53:10 am: Pricing for me seems to have come about with trial and error but now I seem to have found a 'set' of prices which accomodates most styles of houses...

I seem to have about 6 prices which I use....and this seems to have worked but as with anyone else...I have put the odd silly price in...(i.e very low).

Cheers
Dave
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: philboy on March 05, 2008, 08:24:54 am: Quote from: alanwilson on March 04, 2008, 11:29:41 pm
sometimes just having the kahonas to say what you really want works too - I priced up some work recently, £15 per house, going rate is £9 for these houses but I said it each time with a straight face/take it or leave it look.

got every one of them too (19) - surely that means I'm still too cheap!!

If you're not embarrassed by what you charge then you're not charging enough - a very good saying

I like that saying!
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: Moderator David@stives on March 05, 2008, 08:37:27 am: I charge double what i would of charged 2 years ago
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: Pole2pole on March 05, 2008, 08:38:12 am: Seriously?????????
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: Paul Coleman on March 05, 2008, 02:41:56 pm: Quote from: Dave morris @ st-ives on March 05, 2008, 08:37:27 am
I charge double what i would of charged 2 years ago

I don't but I charge double what I would have charged 4 or 5 years ago on many jobs.
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: Stuart Webster on March 05, 2008, 03:46:33 pm: New jobs priced as follows:

Up to 15 windows= £10
16-20 windows = £15
21-25 windows = £20
26- 30 windows = £25
31- 35 windows = £30

I only work in paper money now.

One window= one opening or one linear metre of conservatory

one off's are double, irregular are half as much again

Bear
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: frames to panes on March 05, 2008, 04:09:25 pm: 15 windows for ten pounds? Guffaw, chortle, splutter, I wouldn't even get out of bed for double that! ::)
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: Mike 108 on March 05, 2008, 04:15:34 pm: 1 frame with 4 panes of glass in it will obviosly take longer than 1 same-sized frame with only 1 pane of glass in it (probably 3 or 4 times longer).

Therefore it makes sense to have a pricing system based on the number of panes of glass - so much per ground floor pane, more for a first floor pane, etc. (large panes can be sub-divided into smaller, manageable ones).

Although this involves a fair bit of maths to give an initial quote, it does guarantee consistency.

Some experienced cleaners can give a reasonable estimation based on experience, but I can't.

Whatever you decide, advice the customer that the quote is an estimate only and that the price will be reviewed after a couple of cleans.

Mike
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: LSB on March 05, 2008, 04:41:50 pm: i have a set price per house ( or front ) , and then charge accordingly dependent on size .
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: Roy Harding on March 05, 2008, 05:51:38 pm: I look at the job and you have a good idea how long this is going to take.

Then price at £1 a minute.

So house takes 20 imutes = £20

My round is rural and you have to drive between jobs, so this takes that into cosideration.

Roy
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: Stuart Webster on March 05, 2008, 06:03:23 pm: Quote from: DJW on March 05, 2008, 04:09:25 pm
15 windows for ten pounds? Guffaw, chortle, splutter, I wouldn't even get out of bed for double that! ::)

Laugh all you like children, but it still works out at a £1 per working minute.
Title: Re: How do you work out prices?
Post by: johnny_h on March 05, 2008, 06:52:44 pm: £ 1.00 per window ground and first floor add £1.00 for each floor above done every 28 days