[Woolton Windows]

Hi Everyone,

Just wondering what you would charge? Say you charge £1 a window and the custy wanted a UPVC frame wipe-down, would you charge something like £1.50 a window or just add an extra £5 on top of the normal bill?

Cheers, Rex.

[Slash]

You should clean the frame and sill as standard and quote accordingly

[Jackal]

i do the frames aswell as i dont like leaving them dirty,but if your doing 4 weekly its normally just a quick wipe some i dont bother if they still look clean

[G & R Services]

Include frames and sills as standard!! A window isn't just the glass so why only clean half of it!!

[Woolton Windows]

Are you guys all trad?

[Richard Neal]

I use trad and wfp and always do the frames

[Jackal]

100% trad

[bobby p]

i wipe them , id fear being cancelled if i mentioned an extra charge to do it, on the council estates

[Johnny B]

I'm trad. I wipe the frames and wash the sills every time.

 John

[zimzam]

im trad.wipe sills every time and charge extra for frames.

[mci services]

He wants to know how much extra to charge for frames, not how you clean a window.

[Helen]

Only asking, but why do some people think "window" cleaning is only for the glass part.
If you ordered a "new window" from a double glazier for your house and they turned up with a pane of glass, would you be amused?

Your price should reflect the whole window, not just parts of it, so make sure you add it in in the initial quote. 

[Tom White]

On a first clean, trad, I'd wipe everything down and do a spanking good job.  Then on subsequent cleans I really wouldn't touch the frames; they're still clean.

At some later stage - maybe many months later - I'd think, 'Those frames need cleaning' and give 'em a wipe.

Some windows, without moving the ladder twice (which I didn't do), I couldn't safely reach to some parts of the frames with a cloth, but could clean the glass with a squeegy (the top part of a large sash windows for eg); so these frames I never cleaned.

I'm not an overly fussy window cleaner, and I don't get complaints (or it's very rare; I can't remember off-hand when my last one was (two years ago maybe?) - so my advice would be not to be overly fussy otherwise you won't turnover as much as you could.

I bet most customers don't even notice, and you will know your customers who're are picky and like a spanking good job.

I'm as fussy as my customers (within reason).

Anyway, I've got to go and get some new spurs; I've worn these ones out.

[CLEANCARE WC]

yeeeeeeehaaaaaaa ride it tosh! 

[zimzam]

Only asking, but why do some people think "window" cleaning is only for the glass part.
If you ordered a "new window" from a double glazier for your house and they turned up with a pane of glass, would you be amused?

Your price should reflect the whole window, not just parts of it, so make sure you add it in in the initial quote. 

I do them my way not yours.If anyone wants their frames or facia or guttering cleaning I charge extra.Price depends on the house.If its just the window frames I charge at least double.

[alfynokes]

I quote for glass and sills, with frames is double as it takes me twice as long.

[Woolton Windows]

To be honest i'd rather tell customers that the frames and sills are included in the price. At the moment I price £1 a window, £1.50 for a french window ext, however it takes me loads longer to clean the frames as well. Then again I'm only a noob so I'm going to be slow for now and as I only window clean part time It's going to take me longer to speed up. I just think £1.50-£2.00  window seems pricey compared to other window cleaners around here but what the hell do I know! I'm just a noob!

Rex

[sf]

100% trad.Sills and frames wiped down every time included in the price .If i didnt wipe frames and sills and customer requested this i would charge an extra 50% on top of the price for cleaning the glass.