[williamx]

I average £20.00 a hour on my own.

Yeh but you only charge 50p per house

[Rob.Hall]

When I started I went out with a trad guy to learn the ropes. Man he was fast and good.

I recon I managed two 3 bed houses an hour. that was in a line. 7 windows and 2 doors pur house. All double glazed and simple.

He was cruzing on 4 houses!

[weetot]

Take your time at first, and dont get too complacent where your placing your ladders.
Good advice.....take it! and good luck.

[groundhog]

On a large estate I do, my record is 40 houses in a day! (thats wfp) I aim to break that record this summer! 

[peter holley]

On a large estate I do, my record is 40 houses in a day! (thats wfp) I aim to break that record this summer! 
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lol !at £3 a house... just incase tax man is looking
 

[windowwashers]

On a large estate I do, my record is 40 houses in a day! (thats wfp) I aim to break that record this summer! 

so your back on here then fella, any more vids ?


as to subject I do not worry about the amount of windows or houses, it is down to the amount of money always has been.

[kris84]

Yes,

but is twenty houses at £5 not better than

5 houses at £10

[kris84]

what I was looking for realy was a realistic amount that I could do per day.

Pricing is 100% to me and I wouldn,t expect another person to set this figure for me.

not being cheecky , just wanted to clarify that so, I dont get too many responses that are of of track

[MSTAV]

depends how long they take to clean. a wfp cleaner could do maybe 6 terraced 10 pound houses per hour. Not sur what a 5 pound house would look like do you mean fronts???

[kris84]

I mean that in terms of cost per item alone is not the biggest factor when trying to establish a value.

This was an example, not a fixed price that I would charge for something

[kris84]

guys try reading my initial post and perhaps some comments before jumping in uninformed and making comments.

I dont give a monkeys about cost this is my responisibilty, I simply wanted to know what you thought was a realistic number of houses to do as a newbie using trad methods.

As my post stated.

Sorry to come across as rude but, I didnt make that post and spend time reasearching the forum to read irrelevant answers and comments to ny post.

 

[Tosh]

Okay,

As a new window cleaner working trad on 'standard semi-detached houses' (if there is such a beast), I reckon you could do ten houses a day; this is taking into consideration traveling time, because no doubt each one will be a 'drive between'!

Once you get upto speed, 15 would be a comfortable figure.

I hope this has helped.

[paul saunders]

What he/she said

[kris84]

cheers,

I could live with amount initialy, after tax etc I would still manage to pay the bills.

After gaining experience I could start to be a little maore ambitious.

I think 18-20 jobs a day would be a comfortable living for me. I am starting to realise that with trad methods this may not be easily achieved unless realy compacted but, once I have the experience perhaps I could try to take on a little bit of commercial work e.g. small busineses like offices or shops etc

[Tosh]

I think 18-20 jobs a day would be a comfortable living for me.

Kris, there is no such thing as a 'unit' of window cleaning, as in 18 to 20 semis would be a comfortable living.

You'll get some big jobs, some small; but the best advice I can give is don't price too cheaply because you're desperate for work.

I've been going for seven years (which isn't long compared to many here; some of whom are third generation window cleaners), but I still suffer in a few places because I originally underpriced the accounts SEVEN YEARS AGO.

A minimum price would be good, say £10 (though I do a fair few for less), set your terms and conditions and don't let the customer dictate to you; drop rubbish customers straight away; and you'll get a lot of them to begin with.

And don't be so stroppy on the forum.

 

[Tosh]

Ewan,

I sold most of my underpriced work two-years-ago; the rest I've kept out of habit really.  I like the area, I like the customers!

[kris84]

lol I will try, just gets difficult when you get irrelevant comments coments

I agree and understand your comment on pricing and why underpricing should be avoided.

Hopefully I wont do this, as easy as it is done. I have done many jobs in the past and underpriced them so I know how depressing it can get doing work and realises that time and cost isnt goind to add up especialy when the aches and pains start to kick in after a hard days graft.

[birdymiller]

On a large estate I do, my record is 40 houses in a day! (thats wfp) I aim to break that record this summer! 

You charge £20 plus a house dont you. £800 for a days work must be a new ciu record.

[Tosh]

Ewan,

I sold most of my underpriced work two-years-ago; the rest I've kept out of habit really.  I like the area, I like the customers!

They like you to Tosh, put the price up. 

I know I know I know I know I know...

I will; I promise; in the Summer; honest!

[kris84]

Yes,

but is twenty houses at £5 not better than

5 houses at £10

No

why not mate?