[Rogue Trader]

Have just been asked to quote on 6 show homes in new development...... probably 20 - 25 pound houses if they were residential.
Weekly outside and 2 weekly in and out .... how much would you charge?

[Majestic]

I used to do some for Fairclough homes , I charged my normal rate. Plus I asked if I could put one of my business fridge magnets in all there houses. I got quite a bit of work from people who had gone to look at the houses and had seen my magnet.
(I got them from Vista print)

[Rogue Trader]

How long did you have them for?

[Majestic]

I had problems getting paid , so I only did them for 3 months . But they did want them doing until the last house was sold . If you do start to clean them ask for the phone number of the person in accounts who will be dealing with payment. Thats where I went wrong , I used to give it to the lady in the sales office, then she sent it away.

[Rogue Trader]

ok thanks mate ... good tip

[Ian Rochester]

The best thing to do is get them to raise a purchase order for the entire contract, then you have a number to quote on all invoices, bean shufflers (accounts dept) like that, gets paid a lot quicker then.

As for pricing, whatever you think, remember it's on a building site and they tend to get dirty very quickly, even if it's only a week since they were last done, frames and sills need to be done every time.