[shine services]

Hi all,
Just wondering what everyones hourly rate is for trad window cleaning and is there a big increase for wfp, As im trad so switching would lose alot of custom I fear.

I know my rate will differ from joe bloggs but just to see if im far off, Im above average price for my area but I feel its still far to low at £11-£12 p/h. this is because there is alot of slap n dash charging far to little for far too long.

[Justen Uff]

The Americans will find terrorist leaders before you get an honest answer to that on here matey

[dazmond]

anywhere between £20-£60 an hour depending on what work im doing(mostly wfp)but that is "on the glass"hourly rates.the hours spent filling up,admin,collecting etc etc all bring it down if you count it in.

£11-£12 an hour "on the glass" is way too low even for traditional window cleaning IMO!should be averaging £25-£30 an hour to make  half decent money in this game.

[cozy]

Trad should average about 140 quid an hour per man. WFP about 200 quid an hour (On the glass).

( runs for cover )

[Tom White]

Shine, Daz is right.  Now is it because you're slow or under-priced, or both? 

How much would you charge for a standard semi (if there is a beast) with 8 or 9 windows, and how long would that take you to clean?

[Dave66]

£15-£25 p/h wfp'in

[Wc Solutions]

some hours you will earn £25 and some hours you will earn £50 odd, try to think more about the days earnings mate.

one man trad should be able to do £150 a day, based on a 6hr day

[rosskesava]

some hours you will earn £25 and some hours you will earn £50 odd, try to think more about the days earnings mate.

one man trad should be able to do £150 a day, based on a 6hr day

Quite right. On average I clean about 30 £15 houses a day - and if I'm feeling fit I can do that before lunch at 11am having started at 10am.

£150 a day trad................ dream on.

[careless.david@gmail.com]

Take off your costs - fuel - vehicle - tax - etc & then what would suit you £££ ?

Depends on your area & competition - i find rough areas will pay what you quote due too no one wanting to work the area & better areas are a honey pot for all W/Cs & jobs are harder to find.

[P @ F]

Rosskesava , with you there mate , the tools are out again , when i was trad  i was lucky to see £80 for a days work , still good compared to the last job , my work was hard and a bit underpriced , but if i could earn £150 by hand then give me back my 325 beemer with a rack and no hassles .

Sure it could be done in essex , seen em all havin there vajazzles done in their spare time  , not in Plymouth though mate !

Rich

[GB Window Cleaning]

i love these threads... all the jealous windys with there underpriced work start bashing there keyboards 

there was a windy on here the other week showing off his new porsche! i think he said he started from scratch in 2008!

there is also a windy in my town who still rides a bike and earns just enough to buy a bottle of lidl washing up liquid a week 

so... to answer your question what you can earn seems to be in direct relation to who you are and your mindset!

[cozy]

i love these threads... all the jealous windys with there underpriced work start bashing there keyboards 

there was a windy on here the other week showing off his new porsche! i think he said he started from scratch in 2008!

there is also a windy in my town who still rides a bike and earns just enough to buy a bottle of lidl washing up liquid a week 

so... to answer your question what you can earn seems to be in direct relation to who you are and your mindset!

Didn't see that !!! Who?

[taylored]

thats the best way it can be put gb

[GB Window Cleaning]

cozy... i cant remember his name, sorry. can anyone tell us who it was? i can troll through all the old post if i must 
but i can assure you im not making it up!

[GB Window Cleaning]

found it, the windy with the porsche...

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=117768.0

so think before you price your next job lads! 

GB

[cozy]

I think you've mis-understood that thread GB. Lee Pryors has been going for years and has a fair sized business. He's no newbie. He runs a new franchise/ work system lately and is one of the high flyers in his area.
He really does do well.

That's not right Stan.

[Dave66]

some hours you will earn £25 and some hours you will earn £50 odd, try to think more about the days earnings mate.

one man trad should be able to do £150 a day, based on a 6hr day

Quite right. On average I clean about 30 £15 houses a day - and if I'm feeling fit I can do that before lunch at 11am having started at 10am.

£150 a day trad................ dream on.

no way 6hrs trad....maybe wfp

[P @ F]

Mr Dave morris has a porch ,  i cleaned it for him once ,and he's been in the game for donkeys ,he also has a rather spiffing porsche in the double garage , he said i could have a spin if he was driving , not fookin likely i said , he's the crapest driver ever  

RICH  

[GB Window Cleaning]

ok maybe i did misunderstand but here is his own words ive copyed and pasted for you to read! i think about what he said here alot actually...

"I really appreciate the kind comments guys.

Anyone can do it!

I started my business in 2003 with £200 and knowone to teach me anything and no forum to ask for help on, I just made it all up as I went along. I had never done a manual job or even been up a ladder untill my first day.

The one thing I am glad of is that right from the start I approached it as a business not a job. IMO that mindset makes all the difference

I always concentrate on 2 things 100% of the time

1 keep the customer happy

2 make as much money as possible"



inspirational i think!

GB

[GB Window Cleaning]

so... in seven years if you work hard enough you too can be very rich!