I'm glad this thread has been posted, I don't think the topic has been covered recently.
To work out the going rate for residential you need the magic formula ......How much will a customer save if they have 10 solar panels cleaned, given that a clean solar panel can produce upto 30% more energy and in some cases much more Good luck in working that out
Quote from: deeege on April 09, 2013, 04:48:35 pmI'm glad this thread has been posted, I don't think the topic has been covered recently. . I think the Admin should promote and make the search button more prominent. Are they listening?! To answer the question, prices vary wildly it seems depending upon who you speak to. I priced up 4 jobs today and got all 4 jobs too. Prices varied from 85p per panel up to £1.66 per panel.
i dont see this sector of work being very profitable,sorry to be gloom and doom,unless you go all out for it,a lot of houses you will need a 45ft pole? give or take,so to me the investment is not worth it unless your like solar steve then fine but to do a few houses a year..mmm.
Quote from: bobplum on April 09, 2013, 08:28:28 pmi dont see this sector of work being very profitable,sorry to be gloom and doom,unless you go all out for it,a lot of houses you will need a 45ft pole? give or take,so to me the investment is not worth it unless your like solar steve then fine but to do a few houses a year..mmm. this level on one off cleans looks pathetic to me too! it's not like you can line up a decent run of jobs on the same street. i mean, it may be OK if its a wind farm you're quoting...there must be a minimum price attached to these of say £35?no wonder you re getting every job you quote for.
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Quote from: richard on April 09, 2013, 09:14:03 pmQuote from: bobplum on April 09, 2013, 08:28:28 pmi dont see this sector of work being very profitable,sorry to be gloom and doom,unless you go all out for it,a lot of houses you will need a 45ft pole? give or take,so to me the investment is not worth it unless your like solar steve then fine but to do a few houses a year..mmm. this level on one off cleans looks pathetic to me too! it's not like you can line up a decent run of jobs on the same street. i mean, it may be OK if its a wind farm you're quoting...there must be a minimum price attached to these of say £35?no wonder you re getting every job you quote for. Not been asked to do a wind farm yet, could be fun though! The jobs are for the same client. Each job has different access issues etc, hence the price difference. You'll also find that £35 divided by 21 panels = £1.66!
i have some solar panels to clean tomorrow for a regular customer.£30 for the solar panels£20 for the windowsshould only take 40 mins for both so £50 then drive to next job.im happy to clean them as add ons for regular WC customers.its all money!
Quote from: Solar Steve on April 09, 2013, 09:19:37 pmQuote from: richard on April 09, 2013, 09:14:03 pmQuote from: bobplum on April 09, 2013, 08:28:28 pmi dont see this sector of work being very profitable,sorry to be gloom and doom,unless you go all out for it,a lot of houses you will need a 45ft pole? give or take,so to me the investment is not worth it unless your like solar steve then fine but to do a few houses a year..mmm. this level on one off cleans looks pathetic to me too! it's not like you can line up a decent run of jobs on the same street. i mean, it may be OK if its a wind farm you're quoting...there must be a minimum price attached to these of say £35?no wonder you re getting every job you quote for. Not been asked to do a wind farm yet, could be fun though! The jobs are for the same client. Each job has different access issues etc, hence the price difference. You'll also find that £35 divided by 21 panels = £1.66! oops! i meant solar panel farm!so you have a minimun price steve? most the houses i clean dont have 21 panels. it's more like 8 - 16 or something.