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Ian_Giles

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Re: Commercial window cleaning prices??
« Reply #20 on: February 03, 2009, 08:23:45 pm »
Boy...how much to charge? How long's a piece of string?

If you were a window cleaner with a few years experience then I would suggest you would could expect to earn considerably in access of £200 per day, there are some that are doing £200 plus on residential work...but it takes years to build and hone a round to that kind of level.

It is no use thinking, "Oh, I want £250 a day, this job will take me all day, so I'll charge £250."
As a window cleaning newbie it may well take you all day, but to someone with years of experience, such as myself it might only take two or three hours, your price would then appear well over the top.

If you are WFP then an average size window should only take you about 30 seconds, and that should be to a good standard too.
The trouble with WFP is that any newbie could flash the brush over the glass and claim he can clean a window in 30 seconds!!
With commercial work there is also the type of work to consider.
Small medium and large, the larger the job the less pro-rata per hour you would earn, though that would still equate to very good day rates.
If this guy knows and trusts you, perhaps he would tell you how much he has paid in the past and you can work it out from there, at least on one job!
You could then get a feel for what is being charged, but of course how much you earn then depends on how long it takes you to do the work.

Ian
Ian. ISM CLEANING SERVICES

wizclean

  • Posts: 110
Re: Commercial window cleaning prices??
« Reply #21 on: February 03, 2009, 08:52:56 pm »
Im having similar problems i have been cleaning windows for over ten years, dad used to price up for us but he has since retired , now i price everything but 99 % is residential,
 tried advertising for commercial last year with bt but a waste of money then all of the sudden i get a phone call asking to do 15 large properties for one company [ one of my existing customers friends].
 I know people charge more for commercial and i know some people charge a bl...y fortune so hence my problem, i dont need the work but potentially there is more i can get from it, so whats is it done too i know what i can earn daily but thats the same we all have crap work and good work so all i can say is price it as good work and hope you get it.

ronnie paton

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Re: Commercial window cleaning prices??
« Reply #22 on: February 03, 2009, 10:06:35 pm »
i asked a simle question, i mean its like my post man saying im getting into joinery never done it but hes giving it a go, so i say ok you can fit my kitchen cause you are a good post man ???

pricing is difficult and its trail and error, i would also concentrate on getting use to the syayem and doing a quality job

geefree

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Re: Commercial window cleaning prices??
« Reply #23 on: February 03, 2009, 10:47:06 pm »
i asked a simle question, i mean its like my post man saying im getting into joinery never done it but hes giving it a go, so i say ok you can fit my kitchen cause you are a good post man ???

pricing is difficult and its trail and error, i would also concentrate on getting use to the syayem and doing a quality job

Some good answers , helpful to us all,

but i do agree with you Ronnie,

it does come across as, hey just answer my question ok???

I think the guys have answered a very open ended question brilliantly.

There aint nothing they cant do !! ;D ;D

Glyn H

Re: Commercial window cleaning prices??
« Reply #24 on: February 04, 2009, 01:47:02 am »
Slrobo
you should be looking at charging out at approx £250.00 a day for commercial work. If you are good and fast you can get £200.00 a day subbing with your own van.

ftp

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Re: Commercial window cleaning prices??
« Reply #25 on: February 04, 2009, 07:45:06 am »
So double that for the pair of you.

chrisyg

Re: Commercial window cleaning prices??
« Reply #26 on: February 04, 2009, 11:04:49 am »
Stay online, give it an hour or so & you'll be up 600 quid a day ;)

Tony

yeah aren't you all on this?? Pull ya fingers out boys!

slrobo this is minimal take home..

 ;)

jodan63

Re: Commercial window cleaning prices??
« Reply #27 on: February 04, 2009, 11:09:27 am »
seems slrobo has got the hump now ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

bluez

  • Posts: 519
Re: Commercial window cleaning prices??
« Reply #28 on: February 04, 2009, 03:33:35 pm »
Slrobo
you should be looking at charging out at approx £250.00 a day for commercial work. If you are good and fast you can get £200.00 a day subbing with your own van.

Iwould be thinking similar to this but allow some room for movement, if you can get more get it and if you cant then take less.

Good luck, theres not a lot to it really, I would be interested in the carpet cleaning question regarding price as well.
hi