so how does everyone work out there price nowadays, do you go by how long you think it takes you, or as i do go by the number of windows, it just seems to me if that house took say 30 to 60 mins to clean and you charge say £100, five of them and your on £500 a day, does anyone charge per window and how much, i still say pound for most windows and very big windows 2 or 3.
That's a good question Matty, I'm sure we all do it slightly differently... To try and get 5 houses like that day in day out is practically impossible I think (I may be wrong). Bigger houses will drop you, move or be a pain just as much as the 15 quidders. A mix of GOOD customers across different price ranges is fine I think.
For me I don't have a set way of pricing.. Any job is minimum £20, so a one bed flat could be the same as a two bed house. I also take into consideration having to get the ladder off the van if needed to get onto flat roofs (generally now and extra £5 if we need to do that). For smaller jobs quoted via our website its £1.60 per 'window or door hole' - this works out pretty good for regular houses, 3 bedders etc. We have a disclaimer which states its subject to a survey.
I actually prefer to go and look at jobs still because I can charge more as opposed to going off of a price menu. I also take into consideration the area, the house, the person and yes what cars are on the drive - I want us to earn maximum for our time so if they can afford it I will quote it - if reasonable and I can justify my price to the customer and to myself, leave cheaper prices to others. There's an amount in turnover I feel we can achieve minimum each day with quality jobs, thats what I price according to. There's someone selling some work I know of, turnover is impressive on paper. However when delving a bit deeper into figures (Dragons Den type) it transpired he had double the work we have, effectively half price each job, to me it doesn't make sense.