Hi Dave
At the moment my wfp system is very simple, all I use is a di bottle connected to a customers outside tap.I have this little setup on a fold away sack trolley I got from homebase for £25. I didnt have any room for anything else seeing we were using the family car (a clio)
Most of my work is larger private housing. If anyone calls looking for a quote its standard operating procedure to enquire if they have a tap. Everyone does these days.
Have just changed to a renault kangoo so am in the market for a 125 litre flat tank.
hopefully this will allow me a bit more flexibility.
Pricing can be hard to get right. I generally go for £0.75 per upper window, but it depends on size, sometimes I quote a bit more. I have made a few mistakes in this area, on a few occasions if you underprice a job why not tell the customer you made an error? Think of it this way. If you don't say anything to them you will end up resenting doing the job, and as soon as something better comes along you will end up dumping them.
Dont be afraid to be more expensive than the opposition. What people want is a good job done by someone they feel comfortable with coming on to their property.And someone who will return on a regular basis.
One of our Unique selling points is that I work with the missus, this really has been very helpful in putting prospective customers at ease.
Wfp has increased my hourly rate by around by around £5+ per hour, but on some jobs it still makes sense to use my ladders.
As for conservatorys and soffits? I ( I do these on my own) try for an hourly rate of £25. Some jobs will take far longer than others due to the amont of grime on them. So I try not to quote a price beforehand, if pushed by the customer I give them a guestimate.
This works for me because I dont specifically offer this service, I only do these jobs when requested to.
Any who have had their roof cleaned I recommend that they let me clean it every 3-4 months.
Hope some of this helps.
ps I'm not in Dungannon :
Im In DUNDONALD!!!
cheers
Ian
