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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: MissyShell on June 21, 2008, 10:00:22 pm
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I went to a customers house today to price guttering,upon telling her the price she said she didnt want to pay that much, and would rather pay for new guttering,and the mess she doesnt see so wasnt that bothered un-yet SHE called ME???make any sense????
Cheers Michelle.
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How much did you quote????
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How much did you quote, and how big was the house?
Gutters, fascias and soffits arn't that dear, I was quite surprised when I fitted out our extension.
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The house has 4 bedrooms,a seperate toilet upstairs and down the house also has a granny attic joined on with 2 conservatories aswell as a garage the guttering goes around the house 4 sides and the granny attic (bungalow)aswell as the garage and both conservatories.
I quoted her £235.00 to clear and clean all and a window clean afterwards? ???
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How much did you quote????
£235.00 for all and windows cleaned after!
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How much did you quote, and how big was the house?
Gutters, fascias and soffits arn't that dear, I was quite surprised when I fitted out our extension.
Im sure they are cheap enough!
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Well, around the South West area, that price is way, way over the top. Obviously I can't speak for where you are.
This is just a gutter clean and clear and window clean? I'm thinking 2 hours work? If the job is local I would have thought 100 would be a reasonable charge.
Just my opinion, for what its worth.
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if you have a few houses to do ie 3 semis i think you could charge around 35.oo per house..this would take a couple of hrs to do for a two man team off ladders (north of england figures)
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I think your price sounds about right.
if you have plenty of work, you have no need to quote cheaply.
also, I think that that kind of work is more effort than cleaning windows so why quote cheaply?
forget about it... the next one you quote might rip your arm off! :)
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if cleaning gutters the trad way do not price cheap, the jobs are not regular, call a gutter cleaning company yourself and ask for a qoute on your own house you will be shocked at what they charge ;)
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How much did you quote????
£235.00 for all and windows cleaned after!
So how long you think the job will take you then?Is this a quote based on a 2 person doing the job?
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I Charge about £100 for something like a 4 bed detatched.
I find if i quote more then they dont accept the quote.
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Are talking the outside of the gutters and the soffits and the fascias?
Or the inside of the gutters as well?
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Where I am about £100 is about right. But it does differ from area to area. If you dont really need the work then dont worry about it?
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How did you arrive at the figure of £235?
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How did you arrive at the figure of £235?
Wanted to charge £250 but thought that might sound too much to the cust so compromised between £200-250.
maybe.
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I have just read the quote on £235 for cleaning guttering, fascias etc and also thought that is over the top having done my own & next doors house.
However on going onto MissyShell website they do check inside guttering with cctv camera first.They not only clean outside but inside guttering as well so I presume price does include inside as well.
I must admit I only used water on my guttering etc but they also use detergent.If all this is done then maybe the price is getting near the mark. Doing all the insides of guttering as well must take a lot lot longer time wise.
Doing my own fascias I just attched WFP to the outside tap which does justa good job but no practical when sometimes going to other peoples house,and since it is my own house it did not matter,as long as her indoors was happy ;)
Just been onto MissShell website, good web site ,well layed out,well done.
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I recently finished a commercial gutter clearing job, and I priced it at £3 a metre, this was just to clear out the debris not clean the outside or anything. Without seeing the house it is hard to say if this is expensive or not, how long do you expect the job to take you, because if it is an all day job then that is a very fair price in my view. Don't expect to get every job that you price for, gutter cleaning is hard work, so don't go in cheap. If I have to clean out gutters it has to be worth my while, and I would expect to make more than I would cleaning windows, otherwise its not worth my while. :)
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I went to see this Job yesterday and Shell's price was spot on, its a 4 bedroom detached house with a huge conservatory attached to the back, attached to the side of this house is a large bungalow with 3 sides of guttering and again on the rear of the bungalow is a large conservatory.
She gave a fair price for 2 peoples work, I would like to see her replace all that guttering for less than £240
Like I told you Shell, some you win some you loose. I would like to put a bet down now, you will get the call.
A guy around here is quoting way over the odds at £300 per 3 bedroom detached house, the thing is he's getting the work, but I'm getting his refusals.
Were getting more and more guttering to do and this is without advertising, Shell and I were out doing a couple of shop fronts at 7:00am this morning.
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I went to see this Job yesterday and Shell's price was spot on, its a 4 bedroom detached house with a huge conservatory attached to the back, attached to the side of this house is a large bungalow with 3 sides of guttering and again on the rear of the bungalow is a large conservatory.
She gave a fair price for 2 peoples work, I would like to see her replace all that guttering for less than £240
Like I told you Shell, some you win some you loose. I would like to put a bet down now, you will get the call.
A guy around here is quoting way over the odds at £300 per 3 bedroom detached house, the thing is he's getting the work, but I'm getting his refusals.
Were getting more and more guttering to do and this is without advertising, Shell and I were out doing a couple of shop fronts at 7:00am this morning.
How do you calculate your quotations?
Is it so-much per metre plus so-much per conservatory pane plus so-much per other thing?
Or do you look at the job and, using your experience, say something like, "That's X hours work at £Y per hour is £Z.
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I went to see this Job yesterday and Shell's price was spot on, its a 4 bedroom detached house with a huge conservatory attached to the back, attached to the side of this house is a large bungalow with 3 sides of guttering and again on the rear of the bungalow is a large conservatory.
She gave a fair price for 2 peoples work, I would like to see her replace all that guttering for less than £240
Like I told you Shell, some you win some you loose. I would like to put a bet down now, you will get the call.
A guy around here is quoting way over the odds at £300 per 3 bedroom detached house, the thing is he's getting the work, but I'm getting his refusals.
Were getting more and more guttering to do and this is without advertising, Shell and I were out doing a couple of shop fronts at 7:00am this morning.
How do you calculate your quotations?
Is it so-much per metre plus so-much per conservatory pane plus so-much per other thing?
Or do you look at the job and, using your experience, say something like, "That's X hours work at £Y per hour is £Z.
By using my experience and calculating the number of hours for 2 people and if and when I have to, I add a little extra on, if I feel there may be problems.
When I first started, I under priced to many Jobs, the trouble with under pricing Jobs, is you get return calls year after year and the custy expects it at the same price each year, this was dis-heartening when using the same method, I.e. Ladders, but since I changed to the gutter lance I was able to use a new tool and ask for a better price.
One thing I must say to any newcomer to guttering, is do not underestimate the length of time it takes especially if your using ladders.
Price well for a specialist Job, your doing something that not many people wish to do.
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I don't think I appreciated the size of this job, when saying I would quote 100. I didn't take in there was an annexe.
I think I would be up at 150-175, which is getting much closer now.
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I don't think I appreciated the size of this job, when saying I would quote 100. I didn't take in there was an annexe.
I think I would be up at 150-175, which is getting much closer now.
And not forgetting the 2 large conservatories, each with 3 sided guttering.
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Just to point out, We do all the insides as well as the external.
I can't see the point in doing just external cleans, this is only cosmetic, were as internal cleans are maintenance.
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I don't think I appreciated the size of this job, when saying I would quote 100. I didn't take in there was an annexe.
I think I would be up at 150-175, which is getting much closer now.
And not forgetting the 2 large conservatories, each with 3 sided guttering.
Yeah, I had that part. I'd still go in at 150-175. How long did you figure it would take?
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I only had a quick glance at the place but around the 3 hour mark.
£25 per side and this includes internal and external cleans there are 7 sides to the building plus 2 conservatories and a complete window clean at the end.
£235 is a little cheaper than I would have quoted, I would have rouneded it off to £250 but I am still happy with Shells quote.
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I am intrigued to know what price per metre is an average charge for gutters. One of my regular commercial jobs has just asked me to quote for clearing the gutters 4 times per year! On a rough estimate there is approx 500 metres of guttering and that is not including any lower stuff. It is a bit awkwars and will require some ladder access onto flat roofs even if using a gutter vac.
If I can get it right then I will invest in a gutter vac. These gutters are about 30-35ft up.
Any input appreciated.
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4 times a year! :o Where are they, in the middle of a forest Tony?
Sorry, nothing constructive to say. I just price on sight.