[Tom-01]

I'll be over pricing con roofs and fascias from now on don't wan em!

I don't mind fascias as can normally get a good price for them. Conservatory roofs not so high, a normal conservatory roof is about £70, which I think should be more because of the agg and the amount of water they take up. I think people think because the windows seem to be cleaned fairly quickly and simply a conservatory roof is quick and simple too..?

[dazmond]

i cleaned a conny roof this afternoon(last job of the day).it took me an hour.i charged him £60 but he gave me £65.im happy with that.

he was very pleased as his window cleaner doesnt clean roofs.i used very hot water and virosol which helped a lot.

[NWH]

How do you find that virisol

[Dave Willis]

Mine's just behind my bucket - I can find it in two minutes 

[deeege]

How do you find that virisol

I put mine in an illuminous orange bottle, never lose it then!

[NWH]

Mine's just behind my bucket - I can find it in two minutes 

Nice one Dave that emblem on your profile is that a cock.

[Shane sharples]

How do you find that virisol

I bought mine through eBay

[NWH]

I've already got 10 litres thanks anyway.

[NWH]

I meant how did he find it to use,on some PVC if you leave it for a while the crap almost drops off on its own.

[8weekly]

I meant how did he find it to use,on some PVC if you leave it for a while the crap almost drops off on its own.

I just spray it on, go for a fAg, then knock for the money.

[Smudger]

A while back Matt posted a response to something like this. I can't remember the exact wording, but I liked it. Something like, "he will only be able to do it for that price by being really fast and cutting corners". I would think with that sort of price difference the guy would see that immediately. Tbh, it would have been a much more like to succeed response than yours.

Not always the case, another windy undercut our price for a plush complex last year by over 70% it used to take four of us 3 hours to do a complete in/out clean - he was trad and on his own and took 4 days to complete the site

Darran

[Smudger]

I meant how did he find it to use,on some PVC if you leave it for a while the crap almost drops off on its own.

I just spray it on, go for a fAg, then knock for the money.

Surely you mean a cigar 

[8weekly]

A while back Matt posted a response to something like this. I can't remember the exact wording, but I liked it. Something like, "he will only be able to do it for that price by being really fast and cutting corners". I would think with that sort of price difference the guy would see that immediately. Tbh, it would have been a much more like to succeed response than yours.

Not always the case, another windy undercut our price for a plush complex last year by over 70% it used to take four of us 3 hours to do a complete in/out clean - he was trad and on his own and took 4 days to complete the site

Darran

It's scary isn't it that some people are happy to work for say £10 an hour on a self employed basis and think they're doing well because it's more than they'd get in a factory.  That's what I meant earlier in the thread.

[NWH]

A while back Matt posted a response to something like this. I can't remember the exact wording, but I liked it. Something like, "he will only be able to do it for that price by being really fast and cutting corners". I would think with that sort of price difference the guy would see that immediately. Tbh, it would have been a much more like to succeed response than yours.

Not always the case, another windy undercut our price for a plush complex last year by over 70% it used to take four of us 3 hours to do a complete in/out clean - he was trad and on his own and took 4 days to complete the site

Darran

It's scary isn't it that some people are happy to work for say £10 an hour on a self employed basis and think they're doing well because it's more than they'd get in a factory.  That's what I meant earlier in the thread.

I agree with that I've never understood anyone saying  £20 an hour is good when you add everything up that's poor money being self employed,just shows you even the people doing this job still don't see it as a business when you here prices mentioned. They want to get out there and canvass a few free roofs like me lol

[Smurf]

Do you ever deliberately put in ridiculously high prices because you just can't be arsed with certain jobs.

I can't stand cleaning internals, whether it's on domestic or commercial, so always price high.

I have some very well paid work off the back of this, but still don't enjoy cleaning them

I had one today which was an extended semi PITA of a job and did not really want to do it so gave a price of £350.
The price included to clear the guttering, clean all plastics on 3 sides and then clean the windows.
To my suprise they said "YES... when can you do it"  so just goes to show you can't bloody win

After that quote I went to do that gutter clearing job I was on about Lance for £300 that took me less than 2 hours to do.
All things considering it was quite a productive day... Well 2 & a bit hours of it anyway 

[NWH]

You'd win if you got someone to do it for £250 you could say to em let me know when your nearly done I'll be round in time to knock for the money lol

[Smurf]

You'd win if you got someone to do it for £250 you could say to em let me know when your nearly done I'll be round in time to knock for the money lol

How much    I was thinking more like paying someone  £50

[Stoots]

Did someone say they wouldn't get out of bed for 180 a day!

Just goes to show one man's cheap is another's expensive.

Not bad living down south then eh

[Tom-01]

Did someone say they wouldn't get out of bed for 180 a day!

Just goes to show one man's cheap is another's expensive.

Not bad living down south then eh

Thats very true actually mate. We had Location Location Location on last night (I wanted to watch Last of the Mohicans but never mind). A 4 bed house in a nice street in Nottingham was £170k. A two bedroom flat beneath us just sold for £350k. No garden, and space for one car. The other flat with a horrible old kitchen and a tiny bit of garden is renting for £2k a month - it wasn't even on the market 3 days! So prices here are reflected on the area.

Saying that £180 a day labour is £900 a week, if he's not buying materials out of that and that is his wage its not horrendous by any means, as long as he is busy every day.

[dazmond]

Did someone say they wouldn't get out of bed for 180 a day!

Just goes to show one man's cheap is another's expensive.

Not bad living down south then eh

london,wimbledon,surrey etc is very expensive.£180 a day is like earning £80-£100 a day up north.my brother rented a house in wimbledon for £1800 a month for years! .my rent is £300 a month so he was spending an extra 18k a year on rent!plus an absolute nightmare to park your car!

he s now bought an end terraced house with his missus in surrey for .........wait for it............£370,000!!!

i can fully understand window cleaners charging a lot more down south.its house prices/rent thats crippling mainly.