Right, today I quoted for a customer who wanted his windows cleaned today also.
It was a posh - real leaded - place, built in 1912 in the style of 'Arts and Crafts' (so he told me).
I counted each section of 9 panes of glass as 'one unit'. They were about a foot square each one (imagine small Georgian windows; but leaded; not with a wooden frame), and there were 35 of them and I thought 1 pound each is fair.
I then bunged on another fifteen quid for 'Matt's Rich Tax'.
I explained the diffiulty in cleaning his windows, said they would leak (some of them anyway) and said most trad only window cleaners would refuse the job (as they already had done). I explained I clean a similar property to his, and do a top job. That's 50 quid a clean please!
He accepted and the job took me 1 hour 20 minutes; easy to do; but it was a filthy first clean; I reckon I could get it down to an hour at least.
He then asked me if I could clean the inside of his kitchen, his study and a large section of glass on his stair case; overlooking a countryside view.
I said I do it for 20 quid, since I guessed it was about 20 units of glass.
What a nightmare. These three areas took me 1 hour 30 mins to do, and were tough work. The leaded windows are about 9 feet tall and situated about 3 feet from the ground.
The kitchen windows; the largest area; were covered in grease and hadn't been done in years. They were a complete bugger. So my first 1hr 30 mins I earnt 50 quid. I'm happy with that.
The second 1 hr 30 mins, I earnt 20 quid; and sweated big style for it.
I really should've said 40 quid for the inside areas!
It's tough getting your pricing right!
Anyone got any tips?