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Tim Rose

£10 house?
« on: December 12, 2007, 07:57:34 pm »
Do you charge £10 for a three bedroomed house?

NWH

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2007, 07:58:32 pm »
No i wouldn`t do any house for £10.

Scrimble

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2007, 08:01:01 pm »
yes some 3bed houses i do are £10

NWH

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2007, 08:02:10 pm »
What i mean is not anymore.

jampot

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2007, 08:03:39 pm »
NWH do u mean more or less

NWH

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2007, 08:04:55 pm »
Sorry Jampot i don`t understand what you mean either.

simon knight

Re: £10 house?
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2007, 08:06:54 pm »
Yes I do, as long as it's straightforward, doesn't take more than 20ish mins and isn't out of the way...I'm not proud ;D

jampot

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2007, 08:10:44 pm »
should a 3 bed house be more than £10?
most of mine are £8  ???   is that to low ???

L.J.Thorpe

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2007, 08:12:50 pm »
depends on the house how many windows how good is access how long do you think it will take number of bedrooms is no guide to price i can think of several 3 beds on my round some can be done in 15/20 mins others take up to 40 mins price accordingly not one size fits all for 3 bed houses even if other window cleaners in your area are doing this i have a business card my mate got off one of his customers it had been put through their door and offered a very simple pricing structure bungalows £3 houses £4 i keep meaning to ring him to ask him to do my house for £4 ;D

L.J.Thorpe

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2007, 08:16:51 pm »
also i have prices ranging from £3 to £45 for residential if its priced right its okay low prices tend to be groups of small houses next to or v close to each other still pay

brightnclean

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2007, 08:18:10 pm »
No i wouldn`t do any house for £10.

Cmon NWH. You must be in a a very affluent area with no other window cleaners around. I would happily do a small semi ( 3 and door at front. maybe one at the side and 3 + door at rear) In fact I do a lot of these all close together. Believe me a run of 20 of these makes for a very good hourly rate  ;)

rhys11

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2007, 08:18:41 pm »
when i fist started last year full time i would charge £10 for a 3 beder just to get the job.but now i try to get £12 to £13 for this type of house now. come april im going to put all my houses up by a £1  im just going to gert this winter over with first
rhys

jampot

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2007, 08:26:54 pm »
i dont know how you charge them sort of prices  ???
(fair play if you do) but there is no way that i could charge that.
for the average 3 bed semi id say £8 max.
i wouldnt get more than that.  ???

TERRY AB

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2007, 08:32:49 pm »
i dont know how you charge them sort of prices  ???
(fair play if you do) but there is no way that i could charge that.
for the average 3 bed semi id say £8 max.
i wouldnt get more than that.  ???
Jampot, It all depends on where you live, here in Berkshire a 3Bed is a 10,-- quid
I know of some WCs who charge 12 to 15,--, depends how much you need the work, i.e. a WC whos been doing an Area for a long time with good custys will probably get more than a new WC canvassing. Also it depends how quick you are, I can do three 3beds in an Hour, but cant keep it up all day.

tatman

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2007, 08:35:00 pm »
£8/£10 3 bed semi

Nathanael Jones

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2007, 08:38:49 pm »
€15 - €20 is my average for a 3 bed semi

jampot

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #16 on: December 12, 2007, 08:41:29 pm »
maybe you do ian but where i am theres no way that i could charge more than £8.
ive tryed it and people just think its to much. dont get me wrong i woulds like to charge them sort of prices but theres no way  ::)
thats for a average 3 bed semi.

Tim Rose

Re: £10 house?
« Reply #17 on: December 12, 2007, 08:44:45 pm »
If a three bed is the average sort of house in the country, then £10 for the average house seems a bit low if you think you have to pay tax NICs, vehicule etc/Ro/kit.


brightnclean

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #18 on: December 12, 2007, 08:45:33 pm »
Location and competition do matter!!!

I am surrounded by 3 to 4 quid merchants so at £8 for a small semi I am double the so called going rate. I can knock out 4 to 5 of these an hour though so do the sums  :)   You are far better off with a very compact round at £8 than a well spread out one at £10 to £15.

Rosy. You can earn very good profits as I am saying above. Close together say 4 an hr at £8 makes an hourly rate of £32.00 OK the £8 is at the lower end of my rates but it's still very good money.

I honestly think that some kid themselves by severely overcharging and end up spending half their working time travelling between jobs. It's really kidding yourself to do this. I could say I wont do anything less than £10 but I know I would end up earning less in the long run.

NWH

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Re: £10 house?
« Reply #19 on: December 12, 2007, 08:46:05 pm »
Exactly,waste of time i dropped em all and replaced them.