[www.mrgutters.co.uk]

hi all

work is going well hope you boys are doing well too... i was aked to do abuilders clean what would be a reasonable amount to charge per sq ft or mtr as its my first one.

but please dont say earn how much you think you worth i just need a rough figure

its a 5 bedroom home with  geoergians all round .... 3 bathrooms. etc.

shawn

[Sir Squeaky]

Being georgian it sounds like best part of a day to do it properly.

I did similar and charged £85 and that wasn't georgian.

If you want a very rough figure, £50 is too little, £120 prob too much, but then it might be easy, with very little cement and silicon.

Sorry, but I don't think anyone can say accurately really, not seeing it.

Roger.

[rosskesava]

Per square metre?

Havn't a clue.

But.. from what you've said and this is a real piece of guess work - £95 for the job lot.

It's best to take some time and walk round and guess at the time it will take and then multiply by 2. Multiply that by say £15 for your hourly rate and then hope and pray and say it in a matter of fact way and point out why it will take so long.

Cheers

[www.mrgutters.co.uk]

oops forgot to mention its all internal windows and cleaning the whole house inside . all trhe rooms . and bathrooms and kitchen.


shawn

[s.hughes]

Run

[www.mrgutters.co.uk]

im thinking of running . ha ha

[Moderator David@stives]

After doing a builders clean about 3 years ago ,i would never do another one again .i gave the quote of £100 i thought it was a fair price,2 hours later and i had only done about a 1/10 th of the job .i thought no way never again and just walked off site.
I learned a valuable lesson that day .
You should ask if you can come to some sort of arrangement and charge hourly for as long as it takes .
There are so many variables with builders cleans that they can be impossible to quote correctly.
How about giving a daily rate .

Dave

[Dick]

By builders clean, does this refer to a brand newly built only or does it also include house extensions? I have been asked to clean a house that has recently had extensive work done on it, will I encounter any problems ie sealant, plaster, cement marks etc which will require time consuming work, via the trad method I need to know this to give a realistic price.

[Jake]

shawn

A house that size, to include external glass as well, leaving the property gleaming, i would charge £350-£450, it is a lot of work!

[poles apart]

Whatever price you decide on, make sure all the builders, plumbers, carpenters etc have finished. I priced six houses once and turned up with a crew only to find people still working in the houses and they wanted me to 'do what you can and come back to do the rest' I avoid builders cleans now!

Rod

[sair]

make sure its empty ask for a purchase order number if its a largercompany i would not charge less than 1000 . its a big house and lots of work involved

[www.mrgutters.co.uk]

looked today its 5 bedrooms 3 bathrooms... but its got dust cement etc on the floor here and there ,, i reckon 3 days work by myself.

its a new build.

shawn

[Moderator David@stives]

If you think it is 3 days and you have never done one i think you can safely double that .As i said earlier it is easy ro grossly underestimate the time involved .

Dave

[www.mrgutters.co.uk]

i am not going to do it then best leave well enugh alone.
thank you guys for your help though ,


shawn

[Moderator David@stives]

Yet again another satisfactory outcome   

[Thecleanerservice]

Yep Builders cleans.

Yeeeuuucccchhhh!
Been there, done that.

"Builders Cleans"  Self explanatory.

Should be done by Builders.  The dirty scumbags!!!

Pj

[Thecleanerservice]

You do realise that cement contains corrosive bonding agents from Sand originally.
Glass manufacturing also still is involved with Sand, although glass these days is stronger in some ways, in that it doesn't break so easily thus it is made more flexible.  Antique glass brakes easier because it's more brittle.
But the contradiction is that modern glass scratches easier than antique glass.
The reason?  The surface of new glass ends up soft, whereas the surface of antique glass is hard.

But you knew that already, didn't you?

Pj

[Moderator David@stives]

oh !!!!!!!!!!

[www.mrgutters.co.uk]

i enjoy the positive comments on here ... thank goodness i really didnt need this job.!!!

LOL

no its good you scared me off!

shawn

[Thecleanerservice]

I enjoy positive cement.

Superglue

Thinners

Solvents