[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

have any of you guys got anything that could help me put something on paper  ? its my first ever quote so any info would be great please

the job is a big block of flats that's four storeys high ! and you guess it , there a guy cleaning it with a ladder on own his own ! standing on the top run of a triple !!!

so ive been out and had a good chat with a tenant and they have said even those he as insurance with all the new laws once a tenant as made a complant in writeing to the management team its now falls under the duty of care with them to make sure  hes safe

 if northing is done to make him work safer then they could get sued off his family in the event off a death because she as put it in writeing about using a pole system ?? is this write ?? , all the tenants own the management company   

[Tom White]

Hi Susan,

It's unclear what you actually want.

Have you been asked to quote and wish to do a formal type quote on paper?

If so, that's easy enough and I'd also attach to it a copy of a method and risk assessment and a copy of your PL insurance.

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

Hi Susan,

It's unclear what you actually want.

Have you been asked to quote and wish to do a formal type quote on paper?

If so, that's easy enough and I'd also attach to it a copy of a method and risk assessment and a copy of your PL insurance.

not sure what they want my good friend , I am dealing with two  old ladies that have been swore at buy there nasty old window cleaner , and a solicter that said if he dies they family will sue them and could take there flats !

I am looking to put down on paper why  wfp is better , safer , ect ect sorry to be a pain just not very good at this writeing stuff and with it being my first ever window cleaning quote I don't want to make a pigs ear of it

[AuRavelling79]

Find out who the management committee are and talk to them.

[robertphil]

what town is it in

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

Find out who the management committee are and talk to them.

already booked in to see them next Friday  

[rosskesava]

When you see them be honest and say you've never had to do a written quote before and ask them what they require on paper and don't rely on memory, write it down as they say it.

Sometimes it can be as simple as the address of the place to be cleaned, and something like 'clean all windows and frames', the frequency and the price.

Susan, email me at kesavaross@gmail.com and I'll email back the last quote I gave. I'm sure you'll get the idea from that.

[Mike #1]

Just write down what you think is right i use Google Drive which auto saves every time you stop typing . And then you can just amend and tweak by going over it a few times  then once it is perfected you can email the the quote ,

Had a similar problem myself a few weeks a go .

You might surprise yourself with what you come up with , If you are smart enough to run a successful business i am sure you will manage fine . Mike

[windowswashed]

Just put in a quote to whoever runs the management for the flats and leave it with them to sort out which method of cleaning they prefer to employ after there tenants meeting.

[AuRavelling79]

Dear Flatpeople,

Thank you for the opportunity to quote for your window cleaning; I have X years experience and we have a family run business of myself and X employees. We clean all sorts of properties from a small terraced house up to schools and commercial premises.

As you undoubtedly know, window cleaning has undergone huge changes over the last ten years - with safety for workers coming under the spotlight more and more.

My instincts are to use the "common sense" approach to safety - and common sense dictates to me that with the waterfed pole system now readily available then anyone using ladders on the upper floors of a premises like yours is putting themselves at needless risk - and putting you in danger of unwelcome litigation even when instinct tells us that a tradesman should be responsible for his/her own safety.

Indeed in Bath Somerset recently a Hotel chain was fined £15,000 for allowing a window cleaner to precariously use parapets and balconies to clean windows and the window cleaner was fined £2000 himself! Heaven knows what would have happened if he had fallen four storeys onto a passerby!

But what about clean windows? Be assured that the method we use in skilled hands will leave your windows gleaming and the tenants satisfied. Overleaf are my prices and options of regularity; if you have any questions or any further details are needed such as my public liability insurance, payment terms or references then please let me know.

I understand how busy we can be and if I don't hear from you in a week or so then I will contact you to receive your further instructions.

Warm regards,





Susan Dean
Posh Burd Window Cleaning to the Gentry


There you go Susan - and the quote should have frequency options (every two months/quarterly or what ever) and the less often you go then the more you should charge per visit.

I do two blocks of flats at 3 storey with about 20 per block with 4 windows per flat plus a couple of external stairwells windows and doors. And charge £100 each on a two monthly basis payable in one cheque. It takes two of us about an hour as there are no balconies, juliet balconies or access issues. If there were then I'd charge a lot more.

One is invoiced the other I just knock the door of the Queen Bee committee member, sign a ticket and get a cheque for £100.

Take as long as you need on the first clean though - it is an investment for the future.