[johnny_h]

i have been asked to change any blown or flickering light bulbs that i see at the office i clean and add the price to my invoice , so what would i charge for this service ? either a monthly fee? or by the unit? or time? any help or ideas would be helpfull 

[mike townsend]

if they are too lazy to change them, then a tenner a bulb

[chloejayne]

I had an hour a month

[gordonswindows]

We supply and change light bulbs for £1.35 per unit

But only change when you are on-site do not run across at their whim

Nice little earner

[Colin Stokes]

Although not offices (we clean communal residential areas only) we change all lightbulbs during supervisor visits each week however;

1. We do not charge for the service merely for the bulbs at cost (it takes little time and is USP and/or added value)

2. when we started doing it we had quite a hike in insurance believe or not and had 3-4 additions to our H&S Policy and risk assessments as strictly speaking you should isolate power at the fuse prior to changing - I know it verges on the the ridiculous but as per NIC/EIC guidelines and our (paranoid) H&S advisor we ran a full mornings training course to certify certain members of staff to do it.  We are only insured for supervisors/manager or Directors to do this and not cleaning operatives (that kept down training and insurance costs).

[mk1]

guys have got to say i,am stunned at your low prices.

alot depends on the type of bulb or bulbs you are supplying but i charge it at £25.00 an hour minimum.

1/travel to site

2/check all bulbs inside and out of building

3/ remove all old/dead bulbs.

4/ get new ones usually long life they tend to cost ££££££££££££ ?

5/back to site fit and test new bulbs.

it takes time you usually need step ladders and a couple of screw drivers.

its one of them jobs that has to be done and nobody wants or can be bothered to do.

i can and want these jobs but i charge for my time and effort and supplying the bulbs.

in fact just got a job in but its 30 miles to travel the company who i work for understand this and expect to be charged for my time.

just my 2 pennys worth  know your worth 

[Colin Stokes]

The worth for me is getting the 20-40 hour a week contracts - at a price (£15-18.50p hr in Central London) above some of my competitors because thay charge extra or the client brings in another company to do the bulbs.