[mark mann]

Hi Guys

I got quite  few roads in my neigbourhood that have bungelows i have got a few bungelows but the success rate when canvassing low, coz many claim they do themselves.

when building your rounds in the early days did you just canvass all houses and bungelows or  focus on the houses to get the get the strike rate up.

would you all canvass the bungelows just the same and can here some feedback on typical charges for trad and wfp on them if you could bearing in mind to flag what area your from.

this must be a common thought for newbies and could be useful to new and old perhaps

[andyjm1]

I never canvass bungalows, too much work for too little reward.

[mci services]

I never canvass bungalows, too much work for too little reward.

then charge more

[Richard Neal]

cANVASS THEM ALL, ONE OF MY BEST ROUNDS IS BUNGALOWS, DO THEM ALL TRAD TAKES HALF A DAY EVERY 4 WEEKS £120.00 IN ESSEX THEYRE ALL 2 BED SEMIS £8.50 OR £10.00 WITH A CONNY ON THE BACK ALL RETIRED ALL IN AND PAY ON THE DAY, ITS ONE OF MY DAYS THAT ILOOK FORWARD TO!! GET TEA AND BICCYS AS WEL!!
Sorry didnt know the caps lock was on!!

[bobby p]

bungalows are the very best, often they have old folk in them who cant lift their arms high enough to clean.Very loyal type of customers too are the bungalows

 i price them the same as if it is a house and Always look forward to these easyer jobs

[trevor povey]

Bungalows are always a days work when its windy, tend to be elderly so more loyal...drawbacks a lower price,get caught yapping but most annoying of all is  their custard creams/sports biscuits are well past the sell date.

[mark mann]

richard would you charge more if you were doing them wfp?
im from essex to mate by the way

all sounds good - and agree they are nice change from houses with tricky windows set back on the house over an extension at an awkward angle  for example.

i get 8-10 without conny - 12-14 with

[andyjm1]

I never canvass bungalows, too much work for too little reward.

then charge more

All I'm saying is there's much more productive ways to spend my time. Anyone can clean a bungalow, including the people that live in them.

I'd much rather spend my time canvassing 3 storey town houses.  

[mci services]

I never canvass bungalows, too much work for too little reward.

then charge more

All I'm saying is there's much more productive ways to spend my time. Anyone can clean a bungalow, including the people that live in them.

I'd much rather spend my time canvassing 3 storey town houses.  

Got you, I just mean they are good money for easy work but I hardly canvass any more and if I was I see your point, but as someone else said a lot have elderly in them who can't or wont do them if they can pay someone

[Richard Neal]

richard would you charge more if you were doing them wfp?
im from essex to mate by the way

all sounds good - and agree they are nice change from houses with tricky windows set back on the house over an extension at an awkward angle  for example.

i get 8-10 without conny - 12-14 with

To be honest Mark you couldnt do them quicker wfp ive been trad for years and now use wfp as well but i can wip round a bungalow with a small points ladder a lot quicker than dragging a hose round even my trolley would be slower, sometimes trad is better  whereabouts are you based?

[bad trippy]

They are good earners, canvass em

[mark mann]

hi richard

(To be honest Mark you couldnt do them quicker wfp ive been trad for years and now use wfp as well but i can wip round a bungalow with a small points ladder a lot quicker than dragging a hose round even my trolley would be slower, sometimes trad is better   whereabouts are you based? )

im based in manningtree - do manningtree / clacton and a few in colchester

[Richard Neal]

I grew up in Dovercourt and now live  at West Mersea, know your area well do you do any on Lawford Dale? scarey hills round there!

[mark mann]

hi richard

a few - i live in lawford so no dubt the whole round round here will grow in time.

the concentrated areas are well serviced by wc but i still pick up usually 2-3 each road just got build them from there.

i do try to do ones i know i can get my van off the road to avoid trailing hose accross public footpaths incase of mr or mrs claim it.

u been around mate lol did you do wc work in all those areas?

[Richard Neal]

Hello Mark,
Ive only been wc since i moved to Mersea about 6 years ago, i timed it just right as 2 windys had given up a few months before i started so picked quite a few up, got to meet one of them and is now a mate which helped, i started part time until i had enough to take it seriously and love it now!
How long you been going? you full time?

[paul rulton]

nice 2c we got a few more essex boys on here  i love bungerlows, more please 

[supernova77]

canvassing bungalows worthwhile?

If they have windows then yes!  

Andy

[Richard Neal]

nice 2c we got a few more essex boys on here  i love bungerlows, more please 

Whereabouts are you then mate?

[paul rulton]

im in halstead, near colchester 

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

i do canvass bungs so i sell the health and safety to the hilt so they use your services like the specific height reg and the right ladder reg and the slippery surface reg and all that get what i mean mates  shockin isnt it