[AuRavelling79]

The "how much per hour" threads have caused much "debate".

How about next week jotting down what time you spend window cleaning. E.g. - hours actually cleaning compared with driving between jobs and other stuff.

I will post after each day's work (or non-work) and tell you how many hours I actually do "on the glass".

Anyone else up for it? It could be enlightening.

[dazmond]

i think most of us average 5-6 hours actually working(sometimes 7 for me!).thats taking half hour off for dinner and a couple of mini breaks/travelling/talking to custies.

i hardly do any travelling as a lot of my round is very compact.

[elite mike]

i think most of us average 5-6 hours actually working(sometimes 7 for me!).thats taking half hour off for dinner and a couple of mini breaks/travelling/talking to custies.

i hardly do any travelling as a lot of my round is very compact.

same as daz

[Pj]

One day in a week I do about 9hours plus other work for 3!
Another day I do about 4hours.  All over the place!

[Blue Frog Systems]

I'll try to remember to do that Gold... Sounds like an interesting survey. Would be good too if you did it over a month

[martinsadie]

driving between jobs, get a proper round,park car at 8 and dont move untill dinner 

[smearo]

ATT gold u need to get a life pal

[smearo]

ATT gold u need to get a life pal

[mci services]

I could not possibly take part in this as I would be to embarrassed at the hours worked, but I may do it privately

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

think dean taberner does 1000 hrs on the larger glass 

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

yeh but does he have a proper break 

[gewindows]

I was out today from 10.00 am til 3.15 in the afternoon, although in that time I went home (the journey there and back including lunch was 45 mins) so out and about, working, travelling, custard conversations, paperwork at one of the commercials I did took up 4 1/2 hours of my time.

Total time at custards houses was exactly 3 hours.


As a percentage thats exactly 66%

[AuRavelling79]

Despite the forecast the rain here in Bristol didn't set in until 3.45 pm.

8.15 - 9.00 Smallish Commercial
9.00 - 9.10 Drive to first estate
9.10 - 12.50 Complete estate - all van moves less than 50 metres.
12.50 - 1.15 Scoff sandwiches and listen to old vine-o banging on about hay bales!
1.15 - 1.30 Drive to two farmhouses (300 metres apart) to clean
2.45 - 3.00 Drive to old peoples home flats
3.00  - 3.45  Clean 4 flats and the entranceways.
Rain set in heavily at 3.45 just as I finished the job.

So 8.15 to 3.45 = 7.5 hours less lunch and driving between jobs =  1 hr 5 minutes so just under 6.5 hours "on the glass" including reeling in, small van moves, writing slips etc.

[mci services]

Gold that is an interesting way to work it out, I just did and out of a short 6 hour day, only 3 3/4 hours were spent on the glass. Today was not a typical day though so I will keep doing it this week, and post the hours worked compared to hours on the glass

[dazmond]

zilch!had a day off!ill be posting and keeping track of mine the rest of the week though lads!!



dazmond

[Frankybadboy]

think dean taberner does 1000 hrs on the larger glass 

yes but 2000hrs driving.

[Paul Coleman]

I think it's going to be a big fat zero today.  It's chucking it down and no sign of it easing.  Looks like I will have a tidier flat by the end of the day 

[DaveG]

5 hours on average

[dazmond]

930am-4pm.5 and a half hours "on the glass ".no driving between jobs.half hour dinner.a couple of brews and 10 mins in the van dodging a heavy shower!


mon:zilch

tue:5 and a half hours



dazmond

[AuRavelling79]

Me again - went to van this am and water dripping from beneath hosereel. Hose had worn through and was leaking so spliced it and tested it but didn't get "on the glass" 'til 10 am.

Worked through to 1.30pm when a thunderstorm stopped play and then started at 2.20 through 'til 2.50 when I had caught up with all my work. So came home and made sure the repair was sound. So 4 hours "on the glass".

So far this week just under 10 and one half hours on the glass and my earnings are a small fraction over the "industry standard" per hour for wfp window cleaning.