[DavidX]

Hi All

I came up with an idea today. Tell Me what you think?

Everywhere I go all the terraced houses windows seem dirty.

I thought to myself if I offer to clean front window, sill, fames only and not the back because most terraced houses in sw london you can't get round the back to clean the back windows. 

So I could charge £7.50 per house for front only. So it would take me 5 min max with wfp and then try do 40 houses in a day for £7.50.

40 Houses x £7.50 = £300

Some from north might think £7.50 is a lot for front only. But I am based in london.

Do any of you do this? can it work?

[mogy]

 Hi All
I found an area of terraced housed in Leicester , ....al filthy disgusting ...WOW, gonna get the entire road..I thought   ?
Wrong ... got  none ,,,,,nobody  wanted a window cleaner  ! were all quite happy  no matter what the cost was.

Mogy

[bumper]

DO  you wear a mask when you go canvassing

[DavidX]

Hi mogy

Did you knock on doors or sent flyer only?

I was thinking of putting flyer out with the price on it. £7.50 and wait and see what happens and the knock on doors on weekend.

Hope I get better luck than you.

it would be a dream for me to clean 40 terraced house front only, Every day.

Don't have to worry if the gate is lock, unload and load your car for the next job,

But if I was to clean terraced only and do 40 a day, That mean I would need to find 800 terraced houses to clean everyday to make £300.

[laddermonkee]

i was cleaning terraced houses in west ealing, london fronts only , i was charging £3 but that was in 1991, so maybe £7.50 is about right.

[DavidX]

Hi

I think £7.50 is just right for front only window sills frames.

My mum friend got a windows cleaner who must be about 60 year old who charge £6 for a 3 bedroom house.

That far to cheap for me.

My mum friend ask me what my quote are and I said nothing less than £15.

I thought she was going to pass out but I point out it would take me 20 min drive to clean 1 house.

There was no way I am driving for 20 min to clean her window for £6

[LSB]

my round is in harrow n/w london , and about half of it is front only @ approx £6 per clean . some of these are terraced , others just have no propper access. as my round is quite condensed i can get through a fair number of them on some days!

[Extremeclean]

If you can get it then good luck yo you.

It's a bit of a pipe dream in my opinion though. 2 windows and maybe a door for £7.50?  They would have to be great big many paned bays to justify that price. My guys could do 60 to 80 of these in a day if all next to each other. Hmmm Ive just worked that out..  at a 6 hr working day.. thats at the windows working..  is £450 minimum.

Now back down to planet earth for me  

Go for it and try it though if you think its a goer.

Rich

[DavidX]

Cheers lloyd

you given me some hope it can work.

Yes Extremeclean it is a bit of a pipe dream but it worth a go. I let you know how I do. 

I am hoping it work out cos where I from there terraced houses everywhere.

[Extremeclean]

Go for it David

You wont know unless you try. All the best with it.  By the way mate. Where is that all these terraced houses are?   

Rich.

[DavidX]

that for me to know and for you to find out :

[window pain]

Hi

I think £7.50 is just right for front only window sills frames.

My mum friend got a windows cleaner who must be about 60 year old who charge £6 for a 3 bedroom house.

That far to cheap for me.

My mum friend ask me what my quote are and I said nothing less than £15.

I thought she was going to pass out but I point out it would take me 20 min drive to clean 1 house.

There was no way I am driving for 20 min to clean her window for £6

when pricing work you have to allow for travelling time,if you take 20mins to get there , thats 20 mins plus time taken to clean, divided into your hourly rate should give you an indication of how much to charge

[P®oPole™]

Lloyd did I see you in west finchley a few months back, we both had a little wave, was it you?

ProPole

[AuRavelling79]

If you've got a backpack you can offer to do the backs on an as and when basis at twice the price if you happen to catch'em in.