at first glance they look like low prices, But look at how much he can earn working 4 days every month £1186 even if just one man does them and it takes 6-8 days its still bloody good money.
Hi mate,if round 1 takes 2 men 1 day a fortnight then it takes one man 2 days a fortnight.
If round two takes two men 4-5 hours then it takes one man 8 to 10 hours a fortnight, which will equate to 2 days realistically. So there is four days a fortnight to do the work, the work per fortnight is 237 + 356 =593 for 3 and a half to four days work.
Now look at the prices. Round one £356, terraced at £2.50 a pop, well 100 of them will get you £250 and at £6 a pop roughly 19 semis wil get you to the £356 mark.
Round two, £237 and at £2 a pop you'll need 100 terraced, and at £5-£6 a semi it maybe 8 semis to do.
So a rough guess of 200 terraced fronts and maybe 27 semis to do £593? Of course i'm guessing and have no idea how the ratio of terraced to semis equates. But i do know how long it takes to do 100 terraced fronts and i know how long it takes to do 10 semis,as does anyone looking here.
I realise that its all largeley academic, and however, £593 for four days work is good money of that there is little doubt. I would only take issue of his claim that £6 for a semi in the Northwest is good money. Its not, its pretty much average to low for a trad fortnightly cleaner.
To put that into perspective i charge and get £7 for a terraced front, albeit monthly.