[tom20001]

guys im about to embark on a mission to get a load of commercial work so lil bit of help re; pricing

say a shopfront 7 foot x 7 foot and 32" door beside ; outsides only and insides?

i just dont want to talk myself out of potential custies by being too expensive

[Mike #1]

If you can do them for a fiver or less than you are in . A lot are not worth having one guy i know had every shop in the high street near me .

Then he got undercut £3-4 from bigger out of town firms they are lucky to mke a profit some spend more on diesel than they earn . Mike

[Paul H]

If you can do them for a fiver or less than you are in . A lot are not worth having one guy i know had every shop in the high street near me .

Then he got under £3-4 from bigger out of town firms they are lucky to mke a profit some spend more on diesel than they earn . Mike

+1

What you're describing isn't worth it IMO... unless you can get the one next to it and so on and so on....

I done a bit of a push lately ... got invited to quote on a property where they were currently paying £12 ... they clearly wanted it done for less... and as mike has described therefore making the profit very tight... so I just declined ...I try not to base business on cost alone .... there has to be a great deal placed on the quality of work.... you therefore have to find the right balance... and the right customer...

 

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

If you can do them for a fiver or less than you are in . A lot are not worth having one guy i know had every shop in the high street near me .

Then he got under £3-4 from bigger out of town firms they are lucky to mke a profit some spend more on diesel than they earn . Mike

here here , theres a guy in Colchester as most of the town ! works from 7am until 10pm at night and if he makes a 100 pounds aday hes buzzing !!  hes a bit simple and lives in a house that looks like a tip and stinks  hes doing well in his eyes

[TheWindowManChris]

If you can do them for a fiver or less than you are in . A lot are not worth having one guy i know had every shop in the high street near me .

Then he got undercut £3-4 from bigger out of town firms they are lucky to mke a profit some spend more on diesel than they earn . Mike

May sound sad however I have done that in the past just to build up my customer base.   I always make sure I make profit but I do as my lads might be passing thru the street and why not just pull up and clean the windows.

[jarvy]

Re op,charge what you think is a fair price.
Remember,commercial is quite cut throat so don't think you can charge big money for a small job like some of the millionaire shiners on here make out you can. 
Like said if you can get a few in an area at reasonable prices you can make not bad money

[geoffreyspecht]

If you can do them for a fiver or less than you are in . A lot are not worth having one guy i know had every shop in the high street near me .

Then he got undercut £3-4 from bigger out of town firms they are lucky to mke a profit some spend more on diesel than they earn . Mike

some of my shops are £30 plus