[Smurf]

Social media works both ways you know and a bad word will travel a lot faster than a good one surely?

So what happens if you don't want to take on a job for some reason or another, they don't want to pay that much or they turn out to be messers/bad payers?

Oh and they find out it only takes you less than 4mins to do their 3 bed semi bay fronted house. Would they still see it as value for money...I don't think so somehow 

[nathankaye]

Social media works both ways you know and a bad word will travel a lot faster than a good one surely?

So what happens if you don't want to take on a job for some reason or another, they don't want to pay that much or they turn out to be messers/bad payers?

Oh and they find out it only takes you less than 4mins to do their 3 bed semi bay fronted house. Would they still see it as value for money...I don't think so somehow 

Thankfully ive not had a bad word against me yet, lol apart from on here.

In addition to providing a quality job, regardless of what field of work it is. A lot is said of a persons character. Im sure youve got jobs based not just on price Smurf, but down to your character im sure.
This goes a long way. But strength of character proves its worth not when things go easy, but when you might come accross obstacles for instance. Personally if ive come across difficulties with customers i deal with it in a professional manner when it is work related. Thats why i have customers who are happy for me to txt them to give heads up so they can clear a garden of dog poop rather than loose me, or customers hack back garden plants etc etc.  But if we have to part ways, i hopefully dont leave a bad taste in their mouth, so to speak where they attack online.

As far as speed is concerned, i feel its how you sell yourselve and your service.  For instance picked up a new job a short while ago. His cleaner not been for over a yr, but he was on wfp also. My first clean for him was a first clean, ie used ubik on frames to get it upto scratch. So it took a little longer. The guy told me he timed the previous chap and it took him just over 3mins and knew i did a good job because its taking longer. This chap is a carpenter. I explained  why it took me a short while and that my next cleans would be just as quick and i likened it to his work. He used power tools to cut etc. Would he go back to hand tools or do the power tools give him speed and perhaps more quality. He obviously agreed and so i likened it to my investment, how it helps me do the same job as traditional but quicker and perhaps better. The penny dropped and he doesnt have a problem with speed or price.

Im not going to slow down, just because people cant grasp how you can work at a comfortable speed and still provide the same good results.  Again more waffle.....i had an old dear in a bungalow trad cleaned. I perhaps was faster than most guys. She would always come outside and check every window n sill before paying because she thought it should take a set amount of time to clean properly. She was a persistant old dear (but we did get on great), untill the day she passed away, she never found a fault.

[SeanK]

I wonder was that down to your skill or her eyesight. lol.

[nathankaye]

I wonder was that down to your skill or her eyesight. lol.

  

[jonboywalton75]

What's he doing charging 7 or 8 pounds each
I'm like a veteran  footballer who lets the ball do the work
I'm 59 so I use my head
I reckon 90% of window cleaners are thick as pig pooo

Well if you multiply the 7 or 8 pounds x the amount of houses I clean, I can put up with anyone calling me thick. Oh and I use my head as well, by the time I'm 59 I won't need to clean any windows

Anyone doing 35 houses a day won't reach 59!!!!!!

[jonboywalton75]

KS must be very tall too just using an slx18 on every job. I'm also betting by now he has one arm longer than the other 

I clean 99% of my work with a Slx18,

I do 90% of mine using slx 18

[Smurf]

KS must be very tall too just using an slx18 on every job. I'm also betting by now he has one arm longer than the other 

I clean 99% of my work with a Slx18,

I do 90% of mine using slx 18

So are you saying out of say 500 you need a longer pole on about 50 of them... Yeah right 

[KS Cleaning]

I wonder......if the question was asked "who is the best window cleaner?" If everyone was on the same footing, what the answers  would be........im guessing we would all put ourselves forward.  Were all so proud of the fact that we own our own business and that dispite what anyone else does,,,,,,     
         "one" does it better still and to make sure that "one" believes that,,,,,well one has to out others down for ones own sake; "They must be charging crap prices"
"Quality must suffer"
"Had to be splash n dash"
"They must be in guiness book of records"
"How can you be soooo fit not to tire out"

One thing for sure, this thread has kept peoples interests..........for better or worse

Personally I take most things I read on here with a pinch of salt, most of my opinions come from my own experiences on the
glass and what others are up to in my neck of the woods.
Put it this way, none of the splash and dash guys in my area (and there are a few ) have any sort of reputation for quality
and tend to keep custom by offering a half decent clean at a cheaper price.
Why should I believe that any of the splash and dash guys on here would be any different ?

Some people are very good at getting the work, but cr@p at doing it.
If I think back through the whole of this last year, I can only remember 1 complaint due to workmanship, and even that I don't believe was my fault ( I know, it never is ).  That was because the poxy gardener turned up just as i finished cleaning the windows and started blowing leaves everywhere, including onto the still wet windows.

I just don't get complaints, I do the job properly.

I have an impeccable reputation for quality which is why I haven't advertised for years. Most jobs I pick up are through recommendations, including nearly all my commercial.

My fondest memory of this job is when I won a contract for a large healthcare centre, probably my best job. Windows in and out every 5 weeks, gutters 4 times a year, fascia cleaning once a year, all well priced.
They got rid of the last company because they were 'splash an dash'. The windows always looked spottier then my chin at the height of puberty. Top Sills were green, half the insides were always missed.
My price was higher then theirs even though they were vat reg and I'm not, but I got the job.
Within 10 weeks of getting the contract I'd cleared the gutters, cleaned fascias/soffits and cleaned the windows twice. It looked like a new building.
On my third visit to clean the windows I was doing the insides when one of the lady admin girls showed me an email sent to all staff from the boss.
In short it read, ' I hope everyone has noticed what a fantastic job our new window cleaner has done in transforming the look of our building. Please accommodate him in any way you can so we can keep the building looking it's best and well maintained at all times'.
When you read stuff like that it's a good feeling and you know your doing the job properly.
I only got that job because one of my customers works there and put my name forward for the tendering process. Iv since picked up around a dozen new customers from the centre, as well as 2 new centres.

Gutters 4 times a year Who's gonna be making an appearance on Watchdog now

[KS Cleaning]

What's he doing charging 7 or 8 pounds each
I'm like a veteran  footballer who lets the ball do the work
I'm 59 so I use my head
I reckon 90% of window cleaners are thick as pig pooo

Well if you multiply the 7 or 8 pounds x the amount of houses I clean, I can put up with anyone calling me thick. Oh and I use my head as well, by the time I'm 59 I won't need to clean any windows

Anyone doing 35 houses a day won't reach 59!!!!!!

Seeing as I only average 26 hours on the glass per week I should be just fine!!!!!

[Tosh]

I only did one house today. That was also 6 1/2 hrs.

Only one house again today. 6 hours this time.

[Tosh]

In fact it was one house on Monday.


Well one main house and 2 others on the estate owned by the fella that owns the main house plus three converted stable blocks now rented out by the same fella that owns the main house as separate apartments.

So thats one visit but 6 houses.

8 houses on Tuesday. All that reeling in does my nut


Thats 16 houses this week and one tomorrow.

[jonboywalton75]

I did one house a few years back
Took me 2.5 days

[chris turner]

I wonder......if the question was asked "who is the best window cleaner?" If everyone was on the same footing, what the answers  would be........im guessing we would all put ourselves forward.  Were all so proud of the fact that we own our own business and that dispite what anyone else does,,,,,,     
         "one" does it better still and to make sure that "one" believes that,,,,,well one has to out others down for ones own sake; "They must be charging crap prices"
"Quality must suffer"
"Had to be splash n dash"
"They must be in guiness book of records"
"How can you be soooo fit not to tire out"

One thing for sure, this thread has kept peoples interests..........for better or worse

Personally I take most things I read on here with a pinch of salt, most of my opinions come from my own experiences on the
glass and what others are up to in my neck of the woods.
Put it this way, none of the splash and dash guys in my area (and there are a few ) have any sort of reputation for quality
and tend to keep custom by offering a half decent clean at a cheaper price.
Why should I believe that any of the splash and dash guys on here would be any different ?

Some people are very good at getting the work, but cr@p at doing it.
If I think back through the whole of this last year, I can only remember 1 complaint due to workmanship, and even that I don't believe was my fault ( I know, it never is ).  That was because the poxy gardener turned up just as i finished cleaning the windows and started blowing leaves everywhere, including onto the still wet windows.

I just don't get complaints, I do the job properly.

I have an impeccable reputation for quality which is why I haven't advertised for years. Most jobs I pick up are through recommendations, including nearly all my commercial.

My fondest memory of this job is when I won a contract for a large healthcare centre, probably my best job. Windows in and out every 5 weeks, gutters 4 times a year, fascia cleaning once a year, all well priced.
They got rid of the last company because they were 'splash an dash'. The windows always looked spottier then my chin at the height of puberty. Top Sills were green, half the insides were always missed.
My price was higher then theirs even though they were vat reg and I'm not, but I got the job.
Within 10 weeks of getting the contract I'd cleared the gutters, cleaned fascias/soffits and cleaned the windows twice. It looked like a new building.
On my third visit to clean the windows I was doing the insides when one of the lady admin girls showed me an email sent to all staff from the boss.
In short it read, ' I hope everyone has noticed what a fantastic job our new window cleaner has done in transforming the look of our building. Please accommodate him in any way you can so we can keep the building looking it's best and well maintained at all times'.
When you read stuff like that it's a good feeling and you know your doing the job properly.
I only got that job because one of my customers works there and put my name forward for the tendering process. Iv since picked up around a dozen new customers from the centre, as well as 2 new centres.

Gutters 4 times a year Who's gonna be making an appearance on Watchdog now

The centre is in the sticks, surrounded by massive trees that just seem to be constantly shredding leaves.
They requested 4 times a year, who am I to complain

[Mick Kent]

I did 47 fronts today over 3 roads today out at 8.30 and home by 3.30, tonight im on a handover B&Q internal and travelator/balustrade glass clean roughly 9pm-12 at a guess which earns more than the 47 fronts today. Nearly a Bag of sand for 10 hours work. If only every day was as good.

[nathankaye]

I did 47 fronts today over 3 roads today out at 8.30 and home by 3.30, tonight im on a handover B&Q internal and travelator/balustrade glass clean roughly 9pm-12 at a guess which earns more than the 47 fronts today. Nearly a Bag of sand for 10 hours work. If only every day was as good.

Could it be argued that 47 fronts would be possibly less than 23/24 full house. 😉 😉

[Mick Kent]

Of course, thats my point. 2 mins a pop easy terrace fronts.

[KS Cleaning]

I wonder......if the question was asked "who is the best window cleaner?" If everyone was on the same footing, what the answers  would be........im guessing we would all put ourselves forward.  Were all so proud of the fact that we own our own business and that dispite what anyone else does,,,,,,     
         "one" does it better still and to make sure that "one" believes that,,,,,well one has to out others down for ones own sake; "They must be charging crap prices"
"Quality must suffer"
"Had to be splash n dash"
"They must be in guiness book of records"
"How can you be soooo fit not to tire out"

One thing for sure, this thread has kept peoples interests..........for better or worse

Personally I take most things I read on here with a pinch of salt, most of my opinions come from my own experiences on the
glass and what others are up to in my neck of the woods.
Put it this way, none of the splash and dash guys in my area (and there are a few ) have any sort of reputation for quality
and tend to keep custom by offering a half decent clean at a cheaper price.
Why should I believe that any of the splash and dash guys on here would be any different ?

Some people are very good at getting the work, but cr@p at doing it.
If I think back through the whole of this last year, I can only remember 1 complaint due to workmanship, and even that I don't believe was my fault ( I know, it never is ).  That was because the poxy gardener turned up just as i finished cleaning the windows and started blowing leaves everywhere, including onto the still wet windows.

I just don't get complaints, I do the job properly.

I have an impeccable reputation for quality which is why I haven't advertised for years. Most jobs I pick up are through recommendations, including nearly all my commercial.

My fondest memory of this job is when I won a contract for a large healthcare centre, probably my best job. Windows in and out every 5 weeks, gutters 4 times a year, fascia cleaning once a year, all well priced.
They got rid of the last company because they were 'splash an dash'. The windows always looked spottier then my chin at the height of puberty. Top Sills were green, half the insides were always missed.
My price was higher then theirs even though they were vat reg and I'm not, but I got the job.
Within 10 weeks of getting the contract I'd cleared the gutters, cleaned fascias/soffits and cleaned the windows twice. It looked like a new building.
On my third visit to clean the windows I was doing the insides when one of the lady admin girls showed me an email sent to all staff from the boss.
In short it read, ' I hope everyone has noticed what a fantastic job our new window cleaner has done in transforming the look of our building. Please accommodate him in any way you can so we can keep the building looking it's best and well maintained at all times'.
When you read stuff like that it's a good feeling and you know your doing the job properly.
I only got that job because one of my customers works there and put my name forward for the tendering process. Iv since picked up around a dozen new customers from the centre, as well as 2 new centres.

Gutters 4 times a year Who's gonna be making an appearance on Watchdog now

The centre is in the sticks, surrounded by massive trees that just seem to be constantly shredding leaves.
They requested 4 times a year, who am I to complain

Trees only shed ( not shred ) leaves in autumn, you are ripping them off you rogue

[chris turner]

I wonder......if the question was asked "who is the best window cleaner?" If everyone was on the same footing, what the answers  would be........im guessing we would all put ourselves forward.  Were all so proud of the fact that we own our own business and that dispite what anyone else does,,,,,,     
         "one" does it better still and to make sure that "one" believes that,,,,,well one has to out others down for ones own sake; "They must be charging crap prices"
"Quality must suffer"
"Had to be splash n dash"
"They must be in guiness book of records"
"How can you be soooo fit not to tire out"

One thing for sure, this thread has kept peoples interests..........for better or worse

Personally I take most things I read on here with a pinch of salt, most of my opinions come from my own experiences on the
glass and what others are up to in my neck of the woods.
Put it this way, none of the splash and dash guys in my area (and there are a few ) have any sort of reputation for quality
and tend to keep custom by offering a half decent clean at a cheaper price.
Why should I believe that any of the splash and dash guys on here would be any different ?

Some people are very good at getting the work, but cr@p at doing it.
If I think back through the whole of this last year, I can only remember 1 complaint due to workmanship, and even that I don't believe was my fault ( I know, it never is ).  That was because the poxy gardener turned up just as i finished cleaning the windows and started blowing leaves everywhere, including onto the still wet windows.

I just don't get complaints, I do the job properly.

I have an impeccable reputation for quality which is why I haven't advertised for years. Most jobs I pick up are through recommendations, including nearly all my commercial.

My fondest memory of this job is when I won a contract for a large healthcare centre, probably my best job. Windows in and out every 5 weeks, gutters 4 times a year, fascia cleaning once a year, all well priced.
They got rid of the last company because they were 'splash an dash'. The windows always looked spottier then my chin at the height of puberty. Top Sills were green, half the insides were always missed.
My price was higher then theirs even though they were vat reg and I'm not, but I got the job.
Within 10 weeks of getting the contract I'd cleared the gutters, cleaned fascias/soffits and cleaned the windows twice. It looked like a new building.
On my third visit to clean the windows I was doing the insides when one of the lady admin girls showed me an email sent to all staff from the boss.
In short it read, ' I hope everyone has noticed what a fantastic job our new window cleaner has done in transforming the look of our building. Please accommodate him in any way you can so we can keep the building looking it's best and well maintained at all times'.
When you read stuff like that it's a good feeling and you know your doing the job properly.
I only got that job because one of my customers works there and put my name forward for the tendering process. Iv since picked up around a dozen new customers from the centre, as well as 2 new centres.

Gutters 4 times a year Who's gonna be making an appearance on Watchdog now

The centre is in the sticks, surrounded by massive trees that just seem to be constantly shredding leaves.
They requested 4 times a year, who am I to complain

Trees only shed ( not shred ) leaves in autumn, you are ripping them off you rogue

Oh ok. So when is autumn nowadays? September? October? July?
A tree can be full of leaves in June before storm youratwat comes along and tears the thing apart.
When someone tells you they would like their gutters cleared 4 times a year at £500 a pop, you would turn it down I'm sure.

[nathankaye]

My six yr old son asked me last night if pirates are still alive. I told him yes but couldnt think of a suitable example to tell him.......i have one now lol 

Cant very well use my own example  lol

[Smurf]

Checking & clearing gutterring/downspouts 4 x per year is not as uncommon as people may think it is. If that's what a client wants then so be it as there is generally a good reason for a more frequient service. Mind after saying that 2 x per year is more the norm though on buildings that get blocked quicker than most.