[Stoots]

How much would you charge for a typical shop window? (just one large pane) inside and out
been doing residential wfp, but had a couple of enquiries now, i quoted £6 weekly, thats £24 a month for a 5 min job so going to get some trad gear and give it a go.

and now the question

what gear do you need to clean these?

i started wfp and im going to get some trad gear anyway as im realising it will come in handy, do i ned an 18" squeegee?

cheers

[chris turner]

If you scroll down there's a post titled 'traditional equipment' that may be of use...

[Stoots]

Ok thanks. Any rough way to price shops? No idea what the going rate is?

[chris turner]

I don't do shops so can't help you there, I do a fair few restaurants which I price based on how long I think will take.
A nandos restaurant I do weekly in/out takes me 50 mins, I charge £30, a harvester every 2 weeks in/out takes me 2 hours I charge £55.
As you see my hourly rate I aim for is £25-£30.
If you think the shop will only take you 5-10 mins then £6 seems spot on.

[tonyoliver]

Croydon in and out 5 pounds average small shop
where there is a fight to get em  50 pence is the lowest price I have seen round here I kid you not

[Walter Mitty]

The cleaning of such work is usually the easy bit; access, parking, having to deal with store managers who think they're important are often the hard bits.

[Stoots]

50p lol. I wont be fighting for any work no real interest in shops unless they come to me.

Seems im in the right ball park price wise considering hourly rate. Thanks

[Mist A Bit]

i have a whole day dedicated to shop fronts, 2 big windows and a door £5 i just use 14" blade the same as i use for my internal stuff. if you get a lot in a line its good stuff i start at 6am on shops finish at 2pm and then crack on with houses.

[tlwcs]

50p lol. I wont be fighting for any work no real interest in shops unless they come to me.

Seems im in the right ball park price wise considering hourly rate. Thanks

I'm with Walter here. Unless you can park outside  and it's close to other work, I not so sure you're anywhere near a £25 to £30 hourly rate.
I had one in the local parade that I had to park away from, carry an A frame and water to, on occasion move inside displays, take sellotape, bluetac, finger and head prints off the the glass and then hand in invoice with a two minute chat with the manageress.
I couldn't make, no I wasn't happy with the time it took for a tenner 6 years ago.
I would add give it a go with a view to getting a few more if you can, this will get your hourly rate up..
Good luck with it
Tony

[Matt.]

There's no set way of pricing shop work at a set rate, I only do commercial and do a lot of high stret work, things like frequency alter the price a lot, standard spec can vary a lot. If there are external tiles to the front of the shop do you include this in your pricing, I do. Try bump the price up and include signage, customers like this. There is a lot to factor in.

If a job takes 5 mins, it's easy money at £6, if a job takes 15 - 20 mins and priced at £15, this is still good, if a job takes an hour and pays £30 we still happy.
When doing commercial always try include anything extra to help increase price,

If a job takes 40 mins and is priced at £20, tell the customer to have it done twice a week for £30 or 3 for £40.

It's completely different from domestic.