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fez

  • Posts: 193
Re: price £££££
« Reply #20 on: January 13, 2004, 07:07:11 pm »
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Hi Mark
          I would price my work at £25 an hour and would expect to be able to clean about three, Three bedroom semis an hour if they are close together.

Steve


You and me both, I charge £7- £8 for a three bed semi. I aim for three an hour - £20 -£25 per hour.

How anyone could do 8 - 9 semis per hour on their own is completely beyond me!

mark1

Re: price £££££
« Reply #21 on: January 13, 2004, 07:27:21 pm »
steve 4 an hour you must have bigger houses down there

fez

  • Posts: 193
Re: price £££££
« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2004, 07:28:27 pm »
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£4 for a 1 bed flat :o :o :odownstairs ur havin a laugh :) :) :)



Actually, my customers are very happy with that price. ;D I don't think that I rip anyone off :).

mark1

Re: price £££££
« Reply #23 on: January 13, 2004, 07:41:22 pm »
any scottish cleaners out there with a price guide

mark1

Re: price £££££
« Reply #24 on: January 13, 2004, 07:44:19 pm »
how long does that take u fez ??? ???5 mins

Peter Fogwill

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Re: price £££££
« Reply #25 on: January 13, 2004, 07:44:47 pm »
£5 or £6 for a semi, without a conservatory.

Peter

Polepro

Re: price £££££
« Reply #26 on: January 13, 2004, 07:46:10 pm »
Think about it like this, no one pays you when you're sick, on bank holidays or any other holiday for that matter. Look at Christmas, two weeks without income and then if the weather is bad you could loose more days still. Then you've got other things to pay for, some that you have'nt allowed for, an accident, a blown engine, kit to replace.

Every year I see a new lot of window cleaners come and go. Why? there's loads of work, its simply that they did not charge enough to sustain themselves.

Charge as much as you think the customer can stand, provide the highest level of service and reduce the time on each job by being efficient and well practiced at your skill. This way you will push your hourly rate up to £40 plus where it should be!

Tom

mark1

Re: price £££££
« Reply #27 on: January 13, 2004, 07:50:04 pm »
a 3 bed semi peter,new build ??? ???

STEVE71163

Re: price £££££
« Reply #28 on: January 13, 2004, 07:51:42 pm »
Hi Tom
         What part of the country are you in to be able to get £40+ an hour ???

Steve

fez

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Re: price £££££
« Reply #29 on: January 13, 2004, 08:18:09 pm »
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how long does that take u fez ??? ???5 mins


10 - 15 minutes. ;D

Staybright

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Re: price £££££
« Reply #30 on: January 13, 2004, 08:24:05 pm »


To add another comparison, I used to work as a locksmith in the city. We used to charge 140.00 pound to open and change a yale lock, this would take me about 5 mins tops and the cost of the lock is 4.00. Now thats what I would call a rip off but at the end of the day that customer needed me and my skills at that moment in time and paid accordingly!! same applies to window cleaning, they need/want us, our job is to find them thats all. 8)

Peter Fogwill

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Re: price £££££
« Reply #31 on: January 13, 2004, 09:35:12 pm »
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a 3 bed semi peter,new build ??? ???


Yes

Peter

Peter Fogwill

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Re: price £££££
« Reply #32 on: January 13, 2004, 09:41:36 pm »
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Hi Mark
          I would price my work at £25 an hour and would expect to be able to clean about three, Three bedroom semis an hour if they are close together.

Steve


Steve, 3 an hour dosnt seem very much, that is 20 minutes each, seems a very long time on the one house.

If you cut that time in half you would be on £50.00 per hour.

Peter


STEVE71163

Re: price £££££
« Reply #33 on: January 13, 2004, 10:09:50 pm »
Hi Peter,
            How many would you do in an hour ??? I don't know if the accepted standards are different in the South but i have never known anyone do six an hour consistently all day  :o

Steve

STEVE71163

Re: price £££££
« Reply #34 on: January 13, 2004, 10:29:24 pm »
Anyone in the South got any feedback ??? It does seem different but why ???

Steve

g_griffin

Re: price £££££
« Reply #35 on: January 13, 2004, 10:50:32 pm »
It seems to me everyone is too concerned about what others are earning. I don`t make 20-25 pound per hour although I`d like to it doesn`t mean I`m going out tomorrow and demanding it.

What happens if someone comes on and say they make 100 pound an hour do we all tell our customers thats what you`re now going to be charged beacause "such a body" from down "wheres it called" charges.

   The grass is not always greener.
But I am when I read what you  :-X`s make.  ;D

     Gerry.

sham33

Re: price £££££
« Reply #36 on: January 13, 2004, 10:52:53 pm »
Im from the south east and i do 3 to 4 semis an hour at £8 each. If this guy does 9 in a hour im not surprized he cant charge more than £3.50. Bet theres run marks down the window and black sills.

STEVE71163

Re: price £££££
« Reply #37 on: January 13, 2004, 10:54:22 pm »
Hi Gerry
           I am not really interested in how much anyone is earning. I am just worried that i am getting past it being only able to do three an hour ;D ::) ;D

Steve

Mikey Warner

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Re: price £££££
« Reply #38 on: January 13, 2004, 11:02:13 pm »
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steve i do about 8 or 9 an hour


You guy's smell anything???

Better tell terry we've found someone to beat his world record!!

I know, it smell's like Poo!

Mikey

Majestic

Re: price £££££
« Reply #39 on: January 13, 2004, 11:04:53 pm »
Is all your work in the one street , do you have anyone helping you 8)