[DanC]

Evening all, hope you don't mind me asking, but do you all have a limit on how far you would travel to do a job i.e 10/15mile radius etc?

Do you also take travel into account when pricing?

Dan

[AuRavelling79]

My farthest is 12 miles but I would travel an hour for a good job. (Say £200 plus)
I am actively looking for more closer work in the 1 to 3 mile radius.

[DanC]

well I would say mine is around 8-10 miles and I'm considering going a little further out, 10-15 miles for example, but I do but I don't want to charge a silly rate because I'm taking travel in account.

[Blue Frog Systems]

I currently travel 10 miles for a full days work.

Its about having enough work in that area to justify the travelling.

You wouldn't travel 10 miles to do 1x £10 house.

You would travel 10 miles to do 20x £10 houses.

If I have a job come in that isn't an area I already cover... I canvass the area. If I can't get enough work in that area I will pass the few jobs on to someone.

[DanC]

That's actually a sensible idea mate, thanks.

[darren clarke]

some times it is worth getting a job say 20 miles away and then knocking that area to get more

[dazmond]

8 mile radius for me, mainly very compact work although i would travel further for a well priced bigger job.less travelling,less diesel,more work,easier to collect,cheaper prices(less chance of being undercut!)

regards

dazmond

[geefree]

ten miles is nothing, nor is 20 ... if it pays to be in that place.

[Ian_Giles]

For me the distance is irrelevant if the price is right, if some wealthy guy with more money than sense wanted wanted me to travel half way around the world to clean his house then I'd do it gladly...you will often read of some moronic pop star who will pay ridiculous sums of money to have their hairdresser or favourite cook flown to wherever they might be to cut their hair or cook them one particular meal...

With any customer though I'd be honest, and tell them that I'd have to charge way more than a local cleaner due to time spent travelling.

Ian.

[Paul Coleman]

For my own work I currently travel about 17 miles to my furthest job but apart from that, nearly all work is within about 12 miles.
For a bit of subby work I currently go just over 20 miles.  The individual job isn't really worth it but I get a fair bit of work from that source and it averages out OK.
I would travel much further if the job size and profit margin were good enough.

[glen parva]

the whole of the uk if the money is right

[Steven Shoreditch]

Can you do a bungalow in Bournemouth Friday?

It's £8, but very nice lady.

[tomy jackson]

not even for a jump 

Can you do a bungalow in Bournemouth Friday?

It's £8, but very nice lady.

[martinsadie]

4 mile in one direction

[DanC]

Some usefull feedback here fellas, ta very much. I have to say, I don't post many comments on here but i do read the posts and I've found them very useful.

[Newannaive]

we got around 500 houses in 3mile radius 

[DanC]

Well that's impressive, I think I'll be quite a while yet though before I get near that.  I currently only do it on a part time basis (I also work FT) but I do enjoy it and I'm aiming to to do it full time.

[martinsadie]

Well that's impressive, I think I'll be quite a while yet though before I get near that.  I currently only do it on a part time basis (I also work FT) but I do enjoy it and I'm aiming to to do it full time.

i hope your telling the tax man your cleaning windows 

[DanC]

Ha ha, yes I have, I like my sleep at night thanks.

[Rob_Mac]

In the last two weeks I have been to;

Colne - Lancashire

York

Balham - London

Basingstoke

Somwhere else I can't remember

Tomorrow I will drive to Tadley down near basingstoke, I will drive back on Friday morning and on Sunday will drive back to Balham for the week, back over to Basingstoke for a week and then over to Biggleswade ( near to Ian @ Window Washers) where I am hoping he will get a pint in!!!

Between all this on the 11th i've got to be in court in Birkenhead because someone has not paid an invoice and i am in court to get it off them!!!

Rob

Rob