[Jackal]

 

massive house for my round anyway,

went to quote a house today and was shocked how many windows it had compared to all my other work just wondering what people would charge they wernt in at the time but iv got to ring them later,

it had 37 windows varying in size some big some small and little porch??

i was thinking £40 every 2 months,maybe £50 3 monthly not sure what the frequency they want yet as i spoke to someone who doesnt own the house plus they want inside done i think dont fancy that but again i thought £60 insides

[Blue Frog Systems]

Insides double the outsides (regular price) and the first clean (outside) double the regular

[king marko]

I worked for a bloke who used to charge 3x for insides and nobody batted an eyelid
£30 house + £90 for insides £120 lovely jubbly
 
The point is if you don't ask you don't get! 

[Ian101]

Got a phone call from a chap 4 months ago asking me to go around and give him a price told me his address was flat 7 and to ring bell on intercom when I got there.

Did as asked and whilst waiting was trying to guess which windows were his as had 12 flats over 2 buildings ... so he comes out and i says which windows are yours then ??

Why do you need to know that he asks with a funny look on his face.

errrr so i can give you a price for your windows  

no mate he says I want price for all of em as I look after the maintenance for the management committee

Well happy when I got that contract !!

[H S and Son]

massive house for my round anyway,

went to quote a house today and was shocked how many windows it had compared to all my other work just wondering what people would charge they wernt in at the time but iv got to ring them later,

it had 37 windows varying in size some big some small and little porch??

i was thinking £40 every 2 months,maybe £50 3 monthly not sure what the frequency they want yet as i spoke to someone who doesnt own the house plus they want inside done i think dont fancy that but again i thought £60 insides

Whatever you do DO NOT give thm the price over the phone, you have to be there to sell it to them and seal the deal. Its all about selling yourself and making the job yours, over the phone that isnt likely to happen; you're leaving yourself open to them umming, it's at that point they consider a second quote.

[Jackal]

massive house for my round anyway,

went to quote a house today and was shocked how many windows it had compared to all my other work just wondering what people would charge they wernt in at the time but iv got to ring them later,

it had 37 windows varying in size some big some small and little porch??

i was thinking £40 every 2 months,maybe £50 3 monthly not sure what the frequency they want yet as i spoke to someone who doesnt own the house plus they want inside done i think dont fancy that but again i thought £60 insides

Whatever you do DO NOT give thm the price over the phone, you have to be there to sell it to them and seal the deal. Its all about selling yourself and making the job yours, over the phone that isnt likely to happen; you're leaving yourself open to them umming, it's at that point they consider a second quote.

nice one matt il go round monday try again good advice 

[britishwill]

Double for insides

[mister bit]

never undersell yourself ... work out a price and double it ... good starting point for a price negotiation .... the other way round if someone offering a price make your first bid half the amount .... know your price ... if its not happening do your fellow tadesmen and profession  a favour and walk away ... that way we all stay solvent

[bobby p]

this working out a price then doubling it is not good in the long term-sure they might bite the first clean but later theyll realize,hang on we are paying out a lot for this arent we ,then theyll cancel once theyv chewed it over 

every biz is different and has their own ways to price up,nothing is right or wrong

 i prefer to have a price per window whether its inside or out and i rarely get a canceller ,never over price anyway

[Jackal]

this working out a price then doubling it is not good in the long term-sure they might bite the first clean but later theyll realize,hang on we are paying out a lot for this arent we ,then theyll cancel once theyv chewed it over 

every biz is different and has their own ways to price up,nothing is right or wrong

 i prefer to have a price per window whether its inside or out and i rarely get a canceller ,never over price anyway

with u on that bobby seems crazy pricing a job then double it,it wont work for me

[Jackal]

picked the job up for £40 2 monthly i didnt mention the insides neither did he dont really want it even if its £80,but maybe he will mention it when i clean the outsides thursday,he is a doctor  should of put a higher price in now knowing that, but happy enough with it

[dazmond]

if it takes you 50 mins for £40 whats wrong with that price?10 mins driving time.£40 an hour for domestics is good!!

[bobby p]

jackal-dyou work alone trad . the trouble with working alone is that on a big job like that it can drain you for the rest of the day .
 once i started employing   with more hands making light work ,that sort of job becomes  an absolute joy instead of something to groan at each time.

i did a big old vicarage on my own trad for 3 yrs and never even counted the windows as there was too many! how i never fell i will never know as my titchy ladder couldnt reach the upstairs properly. +the owner used to give me whiskey which i drank on an empty stomach !
these days its a breeze with helpers and no whiskey!
 we passed by it yest and part of me really wanted to be dropped off by the van and see if id still got it in me to go do it alone
(the lads were all for it !)

[dazmond]

you do crack me up bobby!!

whiskey up a ladder?!no wonder you wanted to go home after the job!!

staying sober and going WFP has worked wonders for me!!!

mind you i was drinking a bottle of whiskey or brandy a day at one time!!

[bobby p]

any of you boys doing big places alone  know what its like- 3/4 of the way thru your strengths going but you must finish to get the money  (administer the whiskey kick at that point ?)

 one of my lads said to me as he pointed at the vicarage  "Oh its not too bad,WE beat it  dont we "

i replied, "you dont beat that place,it lets you win "

[Jackal]

if it takes you 50 mins for £40 whats wrong with that price?10 mins driving time.£40 an hour for domestics is good!!

no happy with really daz just dreading first clean (trad) its just how casually he said thats fine as if he was expecting it be alot more

[Jackal]

jackal-dyou work alone trad . the trouble with working alone is that on a big job like that it can drain you for the rest of the day .
 once i started employing   with more hands making light work ,that sort of job becomes  an absolute joy instead of something to groan at each time.

i did a big old vicarage on my own trad for 3 yrs and never even counted the windows as there was too many! how i never fell i will never know as my titchy ladder couldnt reach the upstairs properly. +the owner used to give me whiskey which i drank on an empty stomach !
these days its a breeze with helpers and no whiskey!
 we passed by it yest and part of me really wanted to be dropped off by the van and see if id still got it in me to go do it alone
(the lads were all for it !)

yeh bobby im a lone ranger and defo no what ya mean i straight away think of 2 houses i do next door to each other that take me 2 hours to complete and i use trebles on a few windows as they to high for my doubles,i do them last thing of the day else i would do anymore that day,these will be the first i take on wfp felt like dumping them a few times but will hang on to them

[AuRavelling79]

I know how you feel - Dan the Man and I are doing a building cladding clean using wfp, tap water and TFR and I'm fitting it in with my other work and working weekends.

The longest side is 100 paces by an average of 25ft high. The shortest two sides are 65 paces x 20ft. Then there is a 40 x 20 out building, a gatehouse an airconditioning/boiler room "shed" - all clad in the same stuff.

We're currently three quarters of the way round the main building and beginning to see an end to it.

On the jubilee Monday there's me - Dan the Man, my daughter, my daughter's boyfriend all sat eating fish and chips, boiling tea on a camping stove having just completed the "long side" and I'm wondering if I've bitten off more than I can chew.

But now we're in the rhythm and can see an end to it ... and it's been useful in the heavier rain to keep me and Dan out of mischief!