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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cswc on July 16, 2008, 06:27:54 pm

Title: price required
Post by: cswc on July 16, 2008, 06:27:54 pm

on commercial window cleaning whats the average cost per meter or per foot for ground floor windows (one side) no ladders or steps and to be cleaned traditional

thanks

Title: Re: price required
Post by: alanwilson on July 16, 2008, 06:29:52 pm

we charge the same as domestic, price by time.

Title: Re: price required
Post by: cswc on July 16, 2008, 06:42:39 pm

i need a per meter/ft price

thanks though

Title: Re: price required
Post by: Bobs Window Cleaning on July 16, 2008, 06:46:31 pm

I dont think people price by the meter on any type of window work.

I think you will earn less on commercial in the crunch as more cleaners in the big towns are undercutting like anything.

Title: Re: price required
Post by: cswc on July 16, 2008, 06:50:38 pm

ive been asked for the quote per meter/ft so they can total the entire quote.

Title: Re: price required
Post by: Bobs Window Cleaning on July 16, 2008, 06:57:34 pm

£2 per meter 

Title: Re: price required
Post by: Glyn H on July 16, 2008, 06:58:35 pm

Guesstimate :-  would say 1 metre sq of glass is  £1.20
 The price would be greater on small amounts of windows  and less on large runs

Title: Re: price required
Post by: cswc on July 16, 2008, 07:21:29 pm

Glyn,

its a regional contract and they want a price per meter i know our running costs etc but unsure of the per meter costs as normally work on time.

the panels are 1mtr x 2mtr each outlet has 10-15 panes

your thoughts would be great

Title: Re: price required
Post by: jmb on July 16, 2008, 09:07:37 pm

just work out how long it would take you to clean per metre then how much
you would want for it and times it by the length ( i think  ;D)

Title: Re: price required
Post by: sgibsoncleaning on July 16, 2008, 09:09:35 pm

bod...do you do anything in norwich city centre .. from the prices i heard being charged they operate on the "little and often "method

Title: Re: price required
Post by: Alex Wingrove on July 16, 2008, 10:03:23 pm

i think £1.50 per meter

i could clean that size window with wfp, if it was regular, in about 1 minute, so thats £1 per minute per minute worked. and then .50 per meter running costs, so you should earn at least 40p/h at the end of the day

Title: Re: price required
Post by: Kevin R on July 16, 2008, 10:20:10 pm

It all depends on how many square meters the job has total. There is no such thing as a price per square meter period as cleaning one square meter of glass will work out more expensive than cleaning 4000 square mtrs per square meter.

It is common to price per square meter for larger jobs.

I would love to earn £1.50 a square meter I would have retired by now LOL  ;)

So you need to know how many square meters in total, then work out how many man hours is required to complete the job, what time frame the job must be completed in, then add your running costs.

Its a simple equation if you know these figures.