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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: A & J Owen Window Cleaning on October 24, 2009, 01:16:12 pm
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i have a few custies who want there gutters cleaned out with grass and moss can anyone advise what price i should put to them for a normal semi
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i have a few custies who want there gutters cleaned out with grass and moss can anyone advise what price i should put to them for a normal semi
I use a trowel and a pressure washer lol
on a serious note, I charge £5 per metre which is abou the going rate.
Matt
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cheers matt dow wanna do it for a tenner you movin down south for the sun mate
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cheers matt dow wanna do it for a tenner you movin down south for the sun mate
Hoping it wont rain as much down there. lol
plus my customers in Essex are more friendly than those in Leicester.
Matt
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i have a few custies who want there gutters cleaned out with grass and moss can anyone advise what price i should put to them for a normal semi
I use a trowel and a pressure washer lol
on a serious note, I charge £5 per metre which is abou the going rate.
Matt
pressure washer for inside gutters??
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scoop most of it out first, then pressure wash the insides.
Matt
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cheers matt
i think essex verses leicester right choice mate
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£5 a metre is the norm........really ???
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£5 a metre is the norm........really ???
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£5 a metre is the norm........really ???
Your average 3 bed semi has 18ft of gutter each side (front and back) - thats 4.5M a side
£5 p/m is a good price if your clearing and then cleaning the guttering out.
I've thought about charging more on what the job involves. My plan is to make a bracket for my mobile to attatch to the top of a pole and make a video of the condition of the gutters. Then i can see what work is involved and charge accordingly.
There would have to be a min charge though, which i think £50 would be a good starting price. Im also thinking of offering a gutter survey. For £10, the customer can get a video recording of the condition of there guttering and make a descision on the job. Should they wish to have the gutters cleared and cleaned, the £10 would knocked of the price of the job.
Cheap and easy way of gutter survey with the option of showing the customer. Wont take long either if you have a laptop to transfer the recording onto whilst your there.
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£5 a metre is the norm........really ???
Your average 3 bed semi has 18ft of gutter each side (front and back) - thats 4.5M a side
£5 p/m is a good price if your clearing and then cleaning the guttering out.
I've thought about charging more on what the job involves. My plan is to make a bracket for my mobile to attatch to the top of a pole and make a video of the condition of the gutters. Then i can see what work is involved and charge accordingly.
There would have to be a min charge though, which i think £50 would be a good starting price. Im also thinking of offering a gutter survey. For £10, the customer can get a video recording of the condition of there guttering and make a descision on the job. Should they wish to have the gutters cleared and cleaned, the £10 would knocked of the price of the job.
Cheap and easy way of gutter survey with the option of showing the customer. Wont take long either if you have a laptop to transfer the recording onto whilst your there.
does sound good to start, but taking the film doing the survey , then processing a dvd takes time and £10 may cover it if lucky, then to knock it off there bill after imo would be madness, what you are doing is 1, giving them the cheap option to look before they buy and losing money, 2 when they buy you lose £10 off the price , and to top that it took you a load more time anyway.
I would offer survey £10 or cleaning at say £70 INCLUDING A DVD SO THEY CAN GET TO SEE THERE GUTTERS ARE CLEAR....
Not a good business model IMHO
but good to bat ideas about.
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I wouldnt make a dvd for them, just simply show them a couple of mins of footage on the laptop. If they wanted a copy, then your talking + £20... easy way to get quick quotes from competition if they have the dvd
If they wanted it doing i would just add £10 onto the price, so if it was a £50 job it would turn to a £60 minus the £10 = £50
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I wouldnt make a dvd for them, just simply show them a couple of mins of footage on the laptop. If they wanted a copy, then your talking + £20... easy way to get quick quotes from competition if they have the dvd
If they wanted it doing i would just add £10 onto the price, so if it was a £50 job it would turn to a £60 minus the £10 = £50
you had me a little worried there fella. all good ;D
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Dont worry about me window washers.... i dont even do the gutter clearing jobs.... there subbed out @ £2.50 p/m with a min of £60 worth of worth ;)
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I use a scoop and a pressure washer with a 24ft telescopic lance which isnt that cheap.
when I start pulling out the kit the customer doesnt moan about being charged £80-£90 pounds.
Matt
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All customers ar informed that anything other than window cleaning is a one off job that is carried out on a friday / saturday by appointment.
Ive found this rules out the... can you just while your here brigade
Cheapest option for gutter clearing ive found is Matt's method
Heres a video that jeff1 made ... same method as matt
http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=83025.0
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We're more traditional when it comes to gutters, ladders, ladder stand off with a bucket hanging off the hook, drain cleaning rods and half moon attachment, small narrow trowel and some old cloths.
Standard 3 bedroom house £60
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i charge for a normal semi £50 if two side
a normal terraced £30-£40
but if i was using gutter vacand woul increase my prices a lot
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i charge for a normal semi £50 if two side
a normal terraced £30-£40
but if i was using gutter vacand woul increase my prices a lot
Ronnie you could almost double your prices mate.
I tell the customer that these are one off jobs and that I charge a flat rate of £5 per metre for that they get the gutters cleared out and unblocked and washed down and the fascia and soffits washed down.
If they just want the gutters cleared out I tell them its still £5 per metre as its a flat rate.
Matt
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That's different to your '£99 offer' matt.
That works out that a 3bed semi would be £50 for gutter clear & clean out and fascia & guttering (visual clean)
Where as your £99 offer which is the above plus a window clean.
Or are you just damm expensive when it comes to window cleaning ;)
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That's different to your '£99 offer' matt.
That works out that a 3bed semi would be £50 for gutter clear & clean out and fascia & guttering (visual clean)
Where as your £99 offer which is the above plus a window clean.
Or are you just damm expensive when it comes to window cleaning ;)
lol
a standard 3 bed semi is about 7-8 metres wide so 14-16 metres total and they get their frames cleaned with upvc cleaner, not just washed down.
Matt
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That's different to your '£99 offer' matt.
That works out that a 3bed semi would be £50 for gutter clear & clean out and fascia & guttering (visual clean)
Where as your £99 offer which is the above plus a window clean.
Or are you just damm expensive when it comes to window cleaning ;)
lol
a standard 3 bed semi is about 7-8 metres wide so 14-16 metres total and they get their frames cleaned with upvc cleaner, not just washed down.
Matt
all for £99. do you fancy subbing some work from me?
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That's different to your '£99 offer' matt.
That works out that a 3bed semi would be £50 for gutter clear & clean out and fascia & guttering (visual clean)
Where as your £99 offer which is the above plus a window clean.
Or are you just damm expensive when it comes to window cleaning ;)
lol
a standard 3 bed semi is about 7-8 metres wide so 14-16 metres total and they get their frames cleaned with upvc cleaner, not just washed down.
Matt
all for £99. do you fancy subbing some work from me?
3 bed semis?
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That's different to your '£99 offer' matt.
That works out that a 3bed semi would be £50 for gutter clear & clean out and fascia & guttering (visual clean)
Where as your £99 offer which is the above plus a window clean.
Or are you just damm expensive when it comes to window cleaning ;)
lol
a standard 3 bed semi is about 7-8 metres wide so 14-16 metres total and they get their frames cleaned with upvc cleaner, not just washed down.
Matt
all for £99. do you fancy subbing some work from me?
3 bed semis?
all different
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That's different to your '£99 offer' matt.
That works out that a 3bed semi would be £50 for gutter clear & clean out and fascia & guttering (visual clean)
Where as your £99 offer which is the above plus a window clean.
Or are you just damm expensive when it comes to window cleaning ;)
lol
a standard 3 bed semi is about 7-8 metres wide so 14-16 metres total and they get their frames cleaned with upvc cleaner, not just washed down.
Matt
all for £99. do you fancy subbing some work from me?
3 bed semis?
all different
Ian email me some info and I ring you tomorrow mate.
Matt
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The main difficulty with gutter cleaning in my opinion is that customers think it will only cost them an extra 5 or 10 pounds on top of their window clean.
You have ladders on your van therefore it won't take you any time to clear my downpipes mentality.
This is exactly why I am searching for a quick/cheap way into gutter cleaning that brings in a seperate tool to let customers know that such a job is seperate and charged in an according way.
In years gone by owning a ladder might well mean that a customer would hand you a pair of secauteurs and ask you trim back the foliage around difficult windows and even to scrape paint off of the glass where there painter has been a little lax.
Who has not heard a customer ask them that they tried to spray the fence but unfortunately the conservatory received most of it?
Extra work = Extra cash
Pure and simple, yes take their money by all means, but make it the righ money for the job you are slaving for.
I am desperate for this new gutter vac to work - I really am tired of clearing the odd blocked downpipe for a cup of coffee and a thankyou...
its always going to be a waste of time trying to get the "cup of coffee" brigade to shell out an extra 50 quid to clear a small bit of gutter . most window guys are so busy theres no time to diversify anyway ,plus not any glory in the gutters . when cleaningthe other day a neighbour asked if id run a lick of paint around a bit of pebble dash, no time was my reply. besides what if the colour match was off .
if you are the type of guy who takes the coffee and nips up on the roof to take down a telly aerial etc , dont fight it, be proud of it !!
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you would never never getb them prices in manchester..... a fiver a meter.... wow
your lucky to get thirty quid for a 3 bed semi here
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Local cleaner in my area cleans four beds gutters in and out + soffits and fascias + windows for £50 He's been cleaning windows for over twenty years.
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you would never never getb them prices in manchester..... a fiver a meter.... wow
your lucky to get thirty quid for a 3 bed semi here
I get £25 a side easy ?
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i get 25 a side all day long just to clear the gutter let alone clean them
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It depends really, how bad it is.
But usually I charge a minimum of £50.00.
If it's really bad though it can anywhere from £75.00 upwards.
Hope this helps you.
Kind regards. :)