[ovenco]

Ive been cleaning cookers/ovens for around 2 years, I only do a few every month to tie in with my full time job.
Ive been thinking of quiting my job to clean ovens full time but I am a bit weary on whether their is enough people wanting their ovens cleaned to provide me with a full time income.

I was also planning to turn into a limited company, are their any benefits to this?

Also, from the more experienced oven cleaners, what advertising works best for an oven cleaning service? and where is the best place to buy spare cooker parts?

Any help would be great.

[Paul_Ashworth]

My dad has tried it full time, my advice is dont bother they are very hard work for the money and not many people want to pay for the service. You would be lucky to do 2 jobs in a day as they are physically demanding = £110.00 - chemicals van costs. Seems to me more like a job than a business.

Good luck if you decide to go at it full time

Paul

[ovenco]

I understand what you are saying, it is very physically demanding, but cleaning just 2 ovens a day would double the income I currently get from my full time job.

I would just hope that I could get 2 customers a day

[mick hay]

I looked into oven cleaning over a year ago when i wanted to start something. i decided against it because, the £ per hour you earn are to low for what i want, and you will have to spend a hell of a lot or spend a lot in shoe leather to bring in enough work to live on!

 I went into window cleaning!!

 Never been so busy! 

[leuthedog]

There are companies that do specialise in cleaning ovens (industrial) - however, I'm guessing you're more aiming at the domestic market - something worth doing, in my opinion, don't see too many companies around that will take on domestic ovens.

From what I have learnt, through many hours of research, forming a limited company is not easy since you will need to meet certain criteria - and for a small company (as in, sole trader) you will unlikely fit into the critera needed. I suggest you concentrate on setting up your business as you are - one step at a time. There are benefits - not being to responsible if things go belly up!

I hope the above helps. 

[M Walker]

Forming a Limited Company is very straight forward however it will incurr an extra burden on the cost side of things. As suggested it is probabley more effecient in the early days to work as a sole trader. You can always change your status to a Ltd Company later when your business is fully established and hopefully very successful. Best of luck

Mark
The Exeter Cleaning Company Ltd

[Ian Rochester]

We use a local oven cleaning company when we do full house cleans and they seem to be very busy.

Once you get established you will have a regular database of customers who will want their ovens cleanedon a twice yearly basis. 

I'm not sure how lucrative it is, but he seems to be doing ok, I would think you should have no problem getting two customers a day if that is your target.

[ovenco]

Mick, you could be right, window cleaning could be the better option, more money too.

Where do you get a window cleaning licence and how much is it?