Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Archer on February 12, 2010, 09:53:25 pm
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I have a 65ft Ionics Ergo-Lite that i use on the odd occasion, that i sat nicely in my garage.
However, i was thinking if window cleaners in the North West ever priced up jobs & didnt want to spend alot of money buying a pole, due to only needing to use it now & then.
How much could i rent it for per day you think ?
Only a thought.
Because if i had the opportunity to hire a pole per day i would have done rather than spend over £1000.00 buying one.
Any thoughts ???
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good idea archer, however if i were you i would also look at some sort of refundable deposit in case of damage. i know what you mean though as you may have one very highly paid job that you do once or twice a year yet the fact you may have to pay out £xxx for a pole sort of wipes out your profit
how much would you charge then mate?
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Deposit of £200 to start with
and id and maybe even me dropping it off.
Any damage paid for obviously.
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yes better if you drop off i think as then you know where they live. so what would you charge for a week?
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STE M,
What would you charge if you had the pole, bearing in mind having the pole for the job, could determine been able to do the job
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personnaly i would find out what they are using it for an try and work out a % of the job price. your not going to hire it to just anyone so im sure they will be honest with you, as like i said before if i got a job that desperatly needed such pole then by buying out for it could wipe out all or most of the money receivec
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i might be intrested if i get this big job...And yes would pay a deposit etc
many thanks
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I would pay £30 a day. anymore than that I would have reservations and consider buying one, but I suppose it depends on the job. Good idea about the £200 deposit, thats a fair price
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I would offer to do all the high work for them. It would be cheaper for them than them getting a cherry picker
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I think you better check with your insurance company first
I had some one want to hire mine but talking to the insurance company changed my mind for what i would get back
They said if anything went wrong i could have been liable
What if it was nicked and they can not replace it?
What if 5 sections got broken?
If you take it to them what about travelling loss of earnings costs
Bryan
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ARCHER which version of ergo-lite is it, would you sell as got a mate looking for one.
Chris
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Bryan,
good points
i would actually put it on paper to say i had sold it to them, when they had finished buy it back if you know what i mean
Example: if you lent me your ladder and i fell off it, i could possibly sue you - but by doing it on paper would cover me
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Archer,
In that case I'll rent it from you and when you've give me a copy of the paperwork to say you have sold it to me and taken the £200 sale price I'll just keep it.
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AL S,
Thats ok, but like i'd pointed out - I will be delivering it to you, any funny business & YOU WOULD recieve a visit
IF you know what i mean :-X
Im fair & obviously expect the same
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Archer,
I dont need to rent your poles I have my own. I am just pointing out that by faking a sale to dodge your hirers liability and the fact I or anyone else would have a receipt of sale means I could keep it if I wanted to promise of a visit or not!
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Deposit of £200 to start with
and id and maybe even me dropping it off.
Any damage paid for obviously.
sod that m8.... take there credit card details, so u can replace it with no
cost 2 ur self ;D if they wanna use it they will do it no prob. hope this helps ;)
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AL S,
Firstly, i think you will find by law IF you lent a ladder to your neighbour in good faith & he fell off YOU could be sued, i know this as a FACT as a lad who worked for me years ago fell off a ladder working with me.
The solicitors first question was: Was it my ladder or his ladder and then told me the law regarding equipment.
Secondly, if someone wanted to be clever like your saying and take the p--s out of my good faith and nature, then no matter who they are, oneway or the other they wouldn't want the visit.
That isn't small talk, just how it is
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I hire Dj equipment out as im a mobile DJ
I hire a pair of CDJ1000's most weekends, they are worth over £1100 EACH!
I take a deposit by credit card, and keep a driving licence or passport while there on hire.
If they wont give me the licence i don't give them the CD player.
only had one person that wouldnt give me his passport, so he didnt get the Cd player , but he was a chav i didn't trust.
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thats the only way u can do it ;) if they r honest they wont mind.
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thats the only way u can do it ;) if they r honest they wont mind.
very true
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JAMES,
Thank you for the positive comments, thats ALL i was looking for :)
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i would only hire/lend/temp sell it to someone close by, that way you dont have to worry much about travel time and cost.
out of curiousity how much are you thinking of hiring it for?