[JamesAJF]

I been cleaning windows now for 7 years
im water fed and trad im always listening to
other window cleaners and reading on this forum about
how much they charge for a day rate and im gob smacked
One guy said £300 pounds. who would pay that much for a clean
i mean anyone can clean a window cant they i have never earned that much
for a day on a domestic property i just cant believe somone would pay that
  or am i wrong?? i clean for some big property's and they moan at a £100  a day i dont think i would have a business at all if i was charging £300 pounds a day

[Ian101]

I been cleaning windows now for 7 years
im water fed and trad im always listening to
other window cleaners and reading on this forum about
how much they charge for a day rate and im gob smacked
One guy said £300 pounds. who would pay that much for a clean
i mean anyone can clean a window cant they i have never earned that much
for a day on a domestic property i just cant believe somone would pay that
  or am i wrong?? i clean for some big property's and they moan at a £100  a day i dont think i would have a business at all if i was charging £300 pounds a day

sorry not sure what your asking or saying 

are you saying you cant earn more than £100 a day 

[Sean Dyer]

£100 a day is an ok day rate
but you can make more and i would say you should aim to make more
when you count up the fact that 28% is taxable over a small amount and then your expenses and holidays sick pay etc

Its quite easy with the right work ethic and pricing structure to do double the day rate you propose , £300 a day day in and out however , although do able , is very rare by a one man band....

area helps although it isnt a barrier

[JamesAJF]

I just dont understand how some of you guys could charge £300
for a days work when all your doing is cleaning windows i would never get a job if i asked for that much. skilled ppl dont even get payed that much a day i find it hard to believe  That some ppl can charge that much for a day rate to clean some windows what i make a day is no were near that much lol i wish i was. I must be doing something wrong.

[Mick Kent]

Its only 15 x £20 houses
Or 30 x £10 houses
A mixture of both could be done daily if you have enough decent priced work mate.

[JamesAJF]

I mean the area i live in aint to bad i clean a few big big houses and i charge about 140 pounds witch i think is good and realistic price for
a day and they grumble at that lol i would never get any work if i charged more than that  i guess i just dont like the fact of not getting a job so i go cheap but i think thats quite alot of money 140 and i am happy with that of course if i could earn 300 a day that would be very good but im just not getting anywere near that dont no how some of u get that as a day rate .

[LT carpet cleaning]

I mean the area i live in aint to bad i clean a few big big houses and i charge about 140 pounds witch i think is good and realistic price for
a day and they grumble at that lol i would never get any work if i charged more than that  i guess i just dont like the fact of not getting a job so i go cheap but i think thats quite alot of money 140 and i am happy with that of course if i could earn 300 a day that would be very good but im just not getting anywere near that dont no how some of u get that as a day rate .

Don't forget, there's a huge amount of bs these idiots talk.

[Window Lickers]

Jesus! It's not a day rate.

If you can't sell yourself for more than £140 for a days work then you need to learn how to. If you cut yourself short and take work at a cheaper rate than it should be done at then you've got more to learn. If you're continually thinking you can't - you won't.

[Tom-01]

I mean the area i live in aint to bad i clean a few big big houses and i charge about 140 pounds witch i think is good and realistic price for
a day and they grumble at that lol i would never get any work if i charged more than that  i guess i just dont like the fact of not getting a job so i go cheap but i think thats quite alot of money 140 and i am happy with that of course if i could earn 300 a day that would be very good but im just not getting anywere near that dont no how some of u get that as a day rate .

Don't forget, there's a huge amount of bs these idiots talk.

Yeah its totally not achievable.

[steve rix]

Just put in our BIGGEST ever quote for a domestic property. Inside & out £2400.00. Been accepted. Will take 4 blokes 2 days to do.

[Window Lickers]

I recently was asked to give a day rate price for two guys for a day once a fortnight on a continuing basis to clean a large facility. Considering it was likely to be as regular as they wanted and was likely to be able to cover the costs of a new van I knocked £30 a day off our day rate to help to gain the work.


Eventually it went to a shower of cleaners that charged their day rate out (2 guys, a van, a days water and all associated kit) for £250. They were welcome to it at that price. I'm half expecting a call in a few months.

[Window Lickers]

Just put in our BIGGEST ever quote for a domestic property. Inside & out £2400.00. Been accepted. Will take 4 blokes 2 days to do.

Nice! Good job - well done.

[Tom-01]

Good work!

[Total shine cleaning services]

James the longer you stay in this game the more savvy you will get, what feels like good money now won't feel the same in 12 months, the big houses you've got now that take a whole day won't pay the same as you're normal everyday work once you have the correct amount of customers

Graham

[LT carpet cleaning]

I mean the area i live in aint to bad i clean a few big big houses and i charge about 140 pounds witch i think is good and realistic price for
a day and they grumble at that lol i would never get any work if i charged more than that  i guess i just dont like the fact of not getting a job so i go cheap but i think thats quite alot of money 140 and i am happy with that of course if i could earn 300 a day that would be very good but im just not getting anywere near that dont no how some of u get that as a day rate .

Don't forget, there's a huge amount of bs these idiots talk.

Yeah its totally not achievable.

I

It most definitely is, it just seems the pikey mondo lot are the ones boasting  

They clearly don't earn decent money.

[windowswashed]

300 plus a day is achievable for some on here who brag, I can believe it. 140 is a good wage compared to other unskilled jobs. Somewhere in the middle would be ideal. Just depends if your prices are good, work is compact, you work efficiently and are quick to earn good money. Takes time and the incentive to work smarter, naturally. If you can't price decent, have work spread out and are very slow with a poor technique earning a low wage, consider learning from others who are better than you or join the dole brigade and get paid for doing nothing.

[oldman]

James AJF,
Are you asking if people earn £300 per day window cleaning a number of houses.....
Or, if people charge  a 'day rate' of £300  for window cleaning 1 house.

[Ian101]

maybe the problem is in the title of the thread "get away with it" ............. charging a good price for yourself has nothing to do with getting away with anything  .... I provide a service and people pay me. By saying get away with it sounds as if you don't perhaps value what you are providing ?? ........... I like lots on here provide a good service with high standards and the way I see it the customers are lucky to have good reliable window cleaners such as us  


I have never earned £300 in a day (close one or twice)  from just windows however I know a few that have  so yes I believe it is possible ... whether day in day out though is another matter though. .... however if I did I wouldn't say on a forum 

[SeanK]

James your forgetting that the guys on here who take in £300 a day spend £220 a day on expenses.
They never get a problem window using wfp and can clean a mansion in 10 minutes with perfect results
every time.
You also need to remember that the same guys will have served an apprenticeship in window cleaning and will also
have a large student loan to repay for getting their degree in cleaning studies.
I'm just waiting for the (if your only earning £140 a day you would be better off working in Mc Donalds when you
take out your expenses) reply.

[Soupy]

If you are happy with £140 a day, why do you care what someone on the internet says they earn? If you want more than £140; charge more, if you're happy at £140; don't.