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Title: Am I quoting too cheap
Post by: davidpitts on March 20, 2009, 07:54:31 am

I gave a quote to pressure wash all the flagged areas around a house, 115sq m approx , the flags are all 45cm square, I went in at £95, I'm in west yorks , cheers Dave. :-\

Title: Re: Am I quoting too cheap
Post by: BDCS on March 20, 2009, 08:02:07 am

Do you think you can earn a living at those prices - I doubt it

Title: Re: Am I quoting too cheap
Post by: davidpitts on March 20, 2009, 08:13:15 am

I was thinking it would take me about 3 hours , if so it wouldn't be too bad, I was crap at pricing when I first started window cleaning , nowts changed then it appears. what would you charge ; :-[

Title: Re: Am I quoting too cheap
Post by: BDCS on March 20, 2009, 11:24:08 am

£1.5 - £2 for patios etc and £3 up for block paving clean and sand

Title: Re: Am I quoting too cheap
Post by: daysdeepclean on March 20, 2009, 11:45:23 am

I "was"guilty of pricing  too cheap, I seemed to have a hang up when I measured up (Carpets) and the price went over the £100 mark.... The customer could clearly see that I was lacking in confidence and would knock my prices down.... It's taken a while but now I tell them what the price is with more authority.

I did quote for a regular who always knocks my price down, so I added £40 on top of my genuine quote.... they felt so good when they bartered me down by £30 ;D

You're not just a pressure washing operative, you're a manager, stock manager etc etc.... Make sure you're covering your costs..... All the best!

Title: Re: Am I quoting too cheap
Post by: karygate on March 20, 2009, 05:32:37 pm

if your happy and the customer is happy then it is priced right and you will get referalls from it.
  people moan at me for pressure washing at a min price of £40 which some say are too cheap. these sort of jobs are done in an hourish and can do a few a day so end result is good and get referalls from it.

Title: Re: Am I quoting too cheap
Post by: davidpitts on March 20, 2009, 08:13:43 pm

Thanks for your replies, I am going to have to play it by ear for a while , if customers are snapping my hand off for every quote I am obviously too cheap , if so I will have to adjust my prices , I'll get there in the end , Cheers Dave  :)

Title: Re: Am I quoting too cheap
Post by: Gerry Styles on March 21, 2009, 12:39:36 am

I would be looking for £1.50 - £2.50 depending on the state of the flags

Title: Re: Am I quoting too cheap
Post by: JandS on March 25, 2009, 10:30:25 am

£2 for flags and £2.50 for block paving.
You'll probably do about 20 - 25sq m an hour with flags, less with block paving.

John

Title: Re: Am I quoting too cheap
Post by: ALAN HAYNES on March 25, 2009, 03:13:34 pm

I  have min charge of one hundred pounds no matter what the size
just to cover getting there sett up packing away

Title: Re: Am I quoting too cheap
Post by: dandandan on March 26, 2009, 07:56:54 pm

Every jobs different,i aim for £50 an hour,minimum £50  charge.You could get a job that takes 2 hours and the same size job in a worst condition that will take 3 hours.If you haven`t got much on you earn something,if your busy you charge the full wack.

Title: Re: Am I quoting too cheap
Post by: drive surgeon on March 26, 2009, 08:00:44 pm

i know some people charging £3 upwards a sq metre.  custys think they are getting a better service than just gypsies in a white van washing bins and drives for £40 nicker.