[Shane sharples]

Hi all!
Would you say tradding the inside of a custys house takes longer than wfp the out outside?
If you charge £20 for outside- would you charge £20 for inside?
Cheers!

[SeanK]

Yes as its at least twice the hassle and not worth touching unless your getting more, if I was charging £20 for
outsides then it could be anything from £35 to £40 for the insides depending on the customer and how much clutter was
around the windows.
Personally I try to avoid if I can.

[Perfect Windows]

Yup, we charge insides at double the outsides.

It takes longer, you have to invade privacy, there's always furniture in the way, they have nets, ornaments, etc, you have to take your boots off.  Horrible and best avoided.

Vin

[Plankton]

It's something I avoid but I have thought it was usually double for insides. It would take at least twice the time if not triple. It would seem like an eternity if they haven't moved ornaments, plant pots, flowers, photos etc.

[chris turner]

Ask the customer to clear all sills, move furniture away from windows in advance, usually whilst I'm cleaning outside.
No need to take boots off, I have a load of carrier bags in the van, just tie around feet.
Most people just want the glass cleaned inside and as long as they've done all the above, the insides are a doddle, far quicker then outsides. That's if your quick with a squeegee of course.
If you can't squeegee and your using these waffle cloths or whatever then it would take far longer then outside.

[pdale]

Ask the customer to clear all sills, move furniture away from windows in advance, usually whilst I'm cleaning outside.
No need to take boots off, I have a load of carrier bags in the van, just tie around feet.
Most people just want the glass cleaned inside and as long as they've done all the above, the insides are a doddle, far quicker then outsides. That's if your quick with a squeegee of course.
If you can't squeegee and your using these waffle cloths or whatever then it would take far longer then outside.

I agree fully with this - If you're quick with a squeegee insides are a doddle and quicker than the outsides. If you're a WFP guy who has never really done trad it's going to take you ages.

[Mick Kent]

Yup, we charge insides at double the outsides.

It takes longer, you have to invade privacy, there's always furniture in the way, they have nets, ornaments, etc, you have to take your boots off.  Horrible and best avoided.

Vin

How do you clean insides?? You cant use a squeegie!

[SeanK]

Ask the customer to clear all sills, move furniture away from windows in advance, usually whilst I'm cleaning outside.
No need to take boots off, I have a load of carrier bags in the van, just tie around feet.
Most people just want the glass cleaned inside and as long as they've done all the above, the insides are a doddle, far quicker then outsides. That's if your quick with a squeegee of course.
If you can't squeegee and your using these waffle cloths or whatever then it would take far longer then outside.

I agree fully with this - If you're quick with a squeegee insides are a doddle and quicker than the outsides. If you're a WFP guy who has never really done trad it's going to take you ages.

Have to agree there is some truth in that but you still have to consider protecting anything that might get broken or
dirtied by dripping water something that isn't a concern on the outsides.

[andyM]

Ask the customer to clear all sills, move furniture away from windows in advance, usually whilst I'm cleaning outside.
No need to take boots off, I have a load of carrier bags in the van, just tie around feet.
Most people just want the glass cleaned inside and as long as they've done all the above, the insides are a doddle, far quicker then outsides. That's if your quick with a squeegee of course.
If you can't squeegee and your using these waffle cloths or whatever then it would take far longer then outside.

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[Tom-01]

We have only a couple where we do inside and out every clean, there's always someone in songs no hassle. I try to avoid them tbh as normally you have to book them in. Rather we just turn up, clean the outsides and go.

I charge +50% the outside price. So a £30 exterior clean is £75 for in and out.

[Perfect Windows]

How do you clean insides?? You cant use a squeegie!

Yeah, don't let the facts get in the way of a good insult.

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=190049.msg1637543#msg1637543

[M & C Window Cleaning]

In 30 odd years trad I got pretty quick with a blade but never found the insides to be quicker.  Now I'm eight years into wfp, tradding the insides makes me feel like I'm going at a snails pace. Though I help out some of my older customers with this I try to avoid if possible.

[Shane sharples]

Cheers lads, I thought as much , I charged £20 outside, £30 inside and then I thought was that too much? but she has a cat which malts hair all over the place, so I get covered in hair, iv got to move chairs etc , heating is on FULL blast which seems to dry the bloody windows before iv even got my squeegee on the glass! hard work but lovely customer, makes a nice brew and never questions the price 👍

[nathankaye]

In 30 odd years trad I got pretty quick with a blade but never found the insides to be quicker.  Now I'm eight years into wfp, tradding the insides makes me feel like I'm going at a snails pace. Though I help out some of my older customers with this I try to avoid if possible.

I agree. Ive traditional cleaned for 14yrs, mopping one window whilst blading the one next to it. I considered myself very fast at blading n loved bungalows.
Ive kept my inside cleans to a minimal now, as like u said, it now feels much slower and the faff of scrimming edges. I used to charge double the outside but thinking of increasing rate

[wfp master]

Ask the customer to clear all sills, move furniture away from windows in advance, usually whilst I'm cleaning outside.
No need to take boots off, I have a load of carrier bags in the van, just tie around feet.
Most people just want the glass cleaned inside and as long as they've done all the above, the insides are a doddle, far quicker then outsides. That's if your quick with a squeegee of course.
If you can't squeegee and your using these waffle cloths or whatever then it would take far longer then outside.

I agree fully with this - If you're quick with a squeegee insides are a doddle and quicker than the outsides. If you're a WFP guy who has never really done trad it's going to take you ages.

bang on.

[Tadgh O Shea]

Ask the customer to clear all sills, move furniture away from windows in advance, usually whilst I'm cleaning outside.
No need to take boots off, I have a load of carrier bags in the van, just tie around feet.
Most people just want the glass cleaned inside and as long as they've done all the above, the insides are a doddle, far quicker then outsides. That's if your quick with a squeegee of course.
If you can't squeegee and your using these waffle cloths or whatever then it would take far longer then outside.

Hi Chris, maybe you have never tried but for insides waffle cloths are quicker and more effective than using an applicator and squeegee, also no worries about wiping up spills and splashes. Tadgh

[Ian101]

If you can't squeegee and your using these waffle cloths or whatever then it would take far longer then outside.

or buy a karcher window vac

[8weekly]

That's the thing with a squeegee inside - the dirty water.

[windowswashed]

Always use to charge double the price for insides and insist on ornaments, etc moved . Not worth the hassle if anything goes missing unless they are going to stay with you as you go around the inside. Too much hassle organising a day and a time, just stick to wfp outsides unless commercial work.

[chris turner]

Ask the customer to clear all sills, move furniture away from windows in advance, usually whilst I'm cleaning outside.
No need to take boots off, I have a load of carrier bags in the van, just tie around feet.
Most people just want the glass cleaned inside and as long as they've done all the above, the insides are a doddle, far quicker then outsides. That's if your quick with a squeegee of course.
If you can't squeegee and your using these waffle cloths or whatever then it would take far longer then outside.

Hi Chris, maybe you have never tried but for insides waffle cloths are quicker and more effective than using an applicator and squeegee, also no worries about wiping up spills and splashes. Tadgh

To be fair tadgh iv never tried waffle clothes, I just imagined using them would be similar to 'ragging' a window, which is hard work.