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jason palmer

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drive way cleaning prices
« on: January 29, 2015, 07:33:59 pm »
hi ive just started cleaning drives and patios im charging £2 per sq mtr for basic jetwash clean £3 per sq mtr for clean and resand and £ 5 for clean sand and seal are my prices competative and whats the going rate thanks

Essex Power Washing

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Re: drive way cleaning prices
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2015, 08:15:23 pm »
Can't get £3 per mtr sq lucky to get £2cleaned and sanded lower for just clean don't rely on sq mtr pricing look at the job how long and what you need to earn out of it

Kevin Miller

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Re: drive way cleaning prices
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2015, 07:49:45 am »
To be fair when I first started out I was quoting £3.50 clean and sand and 2.50 clean. Yeah I got quite a few at those prices. It depends if your customer is going to get a few quotes you may not get many but some may only get the one quote and you will get a few. Also not all customers will go for the cheapest. However now it's quite rare I go by that pricing method. I will now look and if it's a job in which how long it will take, drainage if the drive slopes away from house etc etc. so for example I quoted a drive yesterday which was 100msq and quoted £150. Why? It only needs a clean ie no weeds or moss so won't be much sludge, it downhill ie water will drain away in to the road and there is a drain right outside their drive. Nice and easy couple hours work. Last year I would have quoted £350 for same drive. Hope that makes sense.

jason palmer

  • Posts: 19
Re: drive way cleaning prices
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2015, 08:51:25 am »
that makes alot of sense and it is good to meet the customers affordable exspense im happy with a day rate too so i can say the sq mtr pricing is a guide line price depending on conditions which wont go up either im not scared of a bit of graft lol

Kevin Miller

  • Posts: 260
Re: drive way cleaning prices
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2015, 09:18:41 am »
Personally I would start with a minimum price ie what you will charge regardless of size. Mine is £60 so no matter how small I will charge £60.  Then go from there.

Andrew JP

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Re: drive way cleaning prices
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2015, 08:46:09 pm »
Can't get £3 per mtr sq lucky to get £2cleaned and sanded lower for just clean don't rely on sq mtr pricing look at the job how long and what you need to earn out of it

I agree , sometimes you end up pricing yourself out the job , I estimate how long I think it will take me , factor in fuel for machine etc , even have an idea what hourly rate you want to earn etc etc