[taylored]

new to w/c need help please. working in derby what would you minimum charge as dont like to under cut and get a bad name. very good level of work,window cleans not glass only.   THANKS

[taylored]

started at £7 is this ok?

[Susan @ MB Window Cleaning]

I have a minimum of £7.50 in Leicester and £8.00 in Essex
If you price £1 per window and £1.50 for french doors and patio doors you will be there or there abouts.




Matt

[taylored]

thanks matt good to know am not to cheap.

[lyndy]

I wouldn't have a minimum if you are building a round,if someone wants just five windows doing,they won't pay £8-£10.charge a fiver then at least you have another custy on your books,and may get more work from it when people see you cleaning

[Scrimble]

i charge min of 10 for a full house, 12 for 3 stories if just fronts then 6 only if i have others in the same street

[Ian101]

Min of £10 but do the very occasional £8 if its only 5 or 6 windows and no hassle with getting to them. Only exception are some 2 up and 2 downs I bought off a mate but these are  dead compact with 25 houses possible on same day.

Been canvassing a lot this last month and turned down a few houses cos "The last window cleaner only charged £3.50" and these are proper large houses with 10+ windows.

Dont go to cheap as you will end up being busy but crap income

[lyndy]

We get a lot of the last w/c charged £4,I tell them that's why he hasn't been for ages,I always stick to my price have wages to pay etc

[cleewindows]

What I do is see who think my quotes are cheap mark them down so Apr put prices up.

[taylored]

min of £7 is for 3 bed council house, when out door 2 door only 10 come to the door and i got 5 of them. not bad for 1st time only got 1 door slamer she really needed a w/c she said,I told her £9 as it was all leaded was i right to do this? last cleaner was glass only £1.75 5 years a go

[Neil271052]

£10 minimum and that's for front only here in Surrey.

Obviously prices are different in other parts of the country.

[darren clarke]

in cornwall  have min of £6, but a lot of my houses are 2 doors and 5 windows starter homes, as that is all they seem to build down here,  there is a awful lot of bungys down here but i avoid them as in 18 months of knocking havent picked up one yet, either get told no or we have one,  can go knock a council estate and pick up 20 in a day and end up keeping about 18,  i tend to lose more on private estates than council estates

[andyjm1]

£10 minimum is as low as you can go to reach the accepted minimum level of income a sole trader window cleaner can earn. When you have a full round you can then work on your business and refine the customer base and price.

It is easier to charge less and build the round bit quicker, but you will be selling yourself short. 

What exactly is the "accepted minimum level of income a sole trader window cleaner can earn" ?

Why do we need to charge £10 for a five minute job?

[taylored]

thanks for the feedback, think i stared off on the right foot going in at £7 not saying there will be no lower price's as cant charge the same for a 1 bed it wouldnt feel right. got to get the bread and butter before the 3 course meal

[andyjm1]

Who sets the window cleaning trade standard rate?

[cleewindows]

dream,dream,dream

£10 minimum and that's for front only here in Surrey.

Obviously prices are different in other parts of the country.

[andyjm1]

No one individual as far as I’m aware

If no one sets it, how can it exist?

[simbo]

£10 minimum is no dream,
do a good job and people will pay even more so if you are personable and not some scruffy dole scrounging tosspot that pretends to be a shiner with his dirty old rag. Personally won't do anything under £15 now cos i am good and not stupid. good job=good price=not having to run around like an idiot and have an accident.
dream, dream, dream about that
paul

[andyjm1]

Houses like in this picture take 5 minutes and we charge £6. There's another w/c does them for £4. There's no way we'd get £10 for them, but I think the hourly rate we achieve from them is quite sufficient anyway.

[richard jagger]

Have you  tried to get 10 quid. Window cleaning is not a charity.