Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: daniel b on March 18, 2008, 01:14:45 pm
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Went to quote this job this mornin, and as nobody was there Thought i would take some pics to post on here too see what people charge in different parts of the country.
1off clean, internal & external.
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dam only just noticed the view i should have taken a pic of that too ???
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well they look pretty wealthy with the aston martin and things. Looks like a long job, with all the small windows, quite a strange looking place with the kinda conservatory thing in the roof. Inside and out £300?
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£70 outside, £120 inside,
£190 in total
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well they look pretty wealthy with the aston martin and things. Looks like a long job, with all the small windows, quite a strange looking place with the kinda conservatory thing in the roof. Inside and out £300?
Thanks guys, well spotted jon i had a quick look under the cover lovely cars astons.
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I made it about £50 for the outsides based on the area of glass, but the one in the roof looks like a nightmare for access. Not even sure it can be done with WFP from the ground, definitely not the roof sides. Then there's the issue of paintwork - they look like wooden sash Georgian, if the paint isn't perfect there's a problem with streaking.
SO: Start at £50. Add on at least £20 for the difficulty aspect. Then another £20 for flaky paint problems. Then another £35 "rich tax" ;D Aston Martin etc - be prepared to give an absolutely first class job, but charge for it.
total:£105 outside.
Inside is a whole different situation. Not only will you have to negotate priceless antiques on the window sills and unbelievably heavy furniture in front of every window, but every pane will have to be cleaned by hand, either small squeegee or leather and scrim, so it's going to take three times as long as the outs. Then there's that horrible staircase (roof conservatory). Access will probably be extremely difficult as it is above the stairs (you can see the landing bannister inside)
So: insides at least three times outs (more if they want the inside of the glass roof doing :o)
Total so far: £420
Then it's a one-off. I always charge at least 50% extra for these (we don't do many ::)) because they're a pain in the a**e.
I wouldn't really expect to get the job, but then I wouldn't realy want it, there's much easier ways to earn a crust ;D
If it was the first clean of an ongoing contract, I'd go for about £350- £400 with a subsequent rate of £300-ish.
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Ian your very close to what i actually quoted, when they 1st contacted us they basically told us we have the job as they cannot get anyone to clean them and can we give them a date for the clean (music to my ears) we faxed the quote and within 30mins they rang to confirm date.
It will be a nightmare especially the insides but a nice little earner at the end of the day ;)
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Not had a good look at the pics, but on the first one the 2 ground floor windows are they secondary double glazed? There are some white strips which don't seem to match the outer frames, if you have secondary DG then it is four sides to sides to clean ;D
Daniel if you couldn't get inside to see access etc, I wouldn't quote them yet as you could have major prblems and wish you had never seen the place!
Just seen you last post.....good luck, let us know how it goes....couldn't possible sneak an Aston away for me could you? ;D ;D
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Not had a good look at the pics, but on the first one the 2 ground floor windows are they secondary double glazed? There are some white strips which don't seem to match the outer frames, if you have secondary DG then it is four sides to sides to clean ;D
Daniel if you couldn't get inside to see access etc, I wouldn't quote them yet as you could have major prblems and wish you had never seen the place!
Just seen you last post.....good luck, let us know how it goes....couldn't possible sneak an Aston away for me could you? ;D ;D
lol i think its an old aston but still very nice, puts my car too shame lol
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actually anyone know what aston martin that might be, i only looked at the wheels to see if it defo was an aston.
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Days work £300 ;)
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£70 outside, £120 inside,
£190 in total
Alex have you moved areas then lol. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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not even a mornings work, 150.00 all in
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Daniel, Im sure its not one of the new ones judging from its size ( too small ) and the deep front grill, on the more modern ones the grill doesnt go in like that so deep, Luke
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not even a mornings work, 150.00 all in
i think your about spot no mate
:)
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db7 circa 1996.....probly ???
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im gonna take a better peak next week ;D
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£70 outside, £120 inside,
£190 in total
Alex have you moved areas then lol. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I was waiting for your comment
let me know, i should be aiming higher? you think the outsides will take you more than an hour? insides 2? pffff
you've got soft with that pole, you goto slow
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Just wondered if the owner of that property would be comfortable knowing the details , location , and make of cars were for all to see on the net !
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My pricing isnt particularly good.... but here goes....
£70 for the outside
£140 for the inside (normally price it at 50% extra, but double as itd be fiddly squeegee/scrim work)
£210 total
As a one off, I'd say half as much again, so £315
Round it up to £320 ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Just wondered if the owner of that property would be comfortable knowing the details , location , and make of cars were for all to see on the net !
what town is it in, and the grey car at the front is mine ;)
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i removed it just for you ;D
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Just wondered if the owner of that property would be comfortable knowing the details , location , and make of cars were for all to see on the net !
agree , too many silly quotes if you get the job fair play but i would say £120 for inside & out
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You out on bail Dave ?
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still waiting for them to get back to me mate .
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I dont think they're silly quotes, its a tricky job, inside and out. Access and some of the angles are fiddly on the outside and the inside will be time consuming squeegee work. And its a one off.
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The car is a Nissan 350 Z. Not an Aston Martin. :P
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Just wondered if the owner of that property would be comfortable knowing the details , location , and make of cars were for all to see on the net !
what town is it in, and the grey car at the front is mine ;)
I GOT TO SEE LADDERS ON THAT CAR DANIEL
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lol be quick gettin from job too job although not sure what size tank i could fit in the back :P
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lol be quick gettin from job too job although not sure what size tank i could fit in the back :P
MAYBE A PACKPACK, not sure if the MPG would be to good though lol
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The car is a Nissan 350 Z. Not an Aston Martin. :P
yes and a crap one at that ;D
I dont know how you sleep at night Mr B charging prices like that lol
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not even a mornings work, 150.00 all in
spot on i'd say.
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i would say only 3 hours work in and out so about £80
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inside and out £50
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Well im a new boy,i'll do it for a tenner ;D
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not even a mornings work, 150.00 all in
spot on i'd say.
I agree
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Well im a new boy,i'll do it for a tenner ;D
great! I'll sub it to you :P
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The car is a Nissan 350 Z. Not an Aston Martin. :P
I didn't know Aston did a replica of the Nisan 350 Z!
;) :P ;) :P
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The car is a Nissan 350 Z. Not an Aston Martin. :P
I thought that, and then when everyone went on about aston martin i thought i was wrong so wont make a tit of myself, but im sure its a 350 z lol....
Them pics are funny, the first one for the front i was thinking whats the problem the house is easy, then the next bit more difficult, then the next , next lol, went really hard, then inside too, its a job that you could easily quote under, outside isnt really bad with wfp, but inside will take 3 times the outside, plus i dont know how bad they are from the pics - paint and dirt wise, so i would defo stick a good days rate in as thats what youre looking at for 1 man :)
Nice job though, what part of the country is it, (dont have to give the address obviously but where are you?)
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3 hrs work £120-£150 in+out
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The Aston Martin is the car you can see underneath a cover!!
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not even a mornings work, 150.00 all in
Agreed