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Shrek

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Re: Best Addon you've done?
« Reply #20 on: March 13, 2018, 03:13:13 pm »
So today i did an addon job which was paid for over a month ago by a customer of mine.  I quoted the job high, because last few months i feel i have been underquoting on my services for addons so i have now massively upped prices.

Well the job was done in 2 hours and it was very thorough, there was 2 of us and we averaged £115 per hour.

Just want to know, is that good or bad for you guys?  For me thats the best hourly rate i have ever achieved in this specific type of business.

Usually though we average like £60 per hour on addons but trying to get those numbers higher.

What we saying?

If thats an increase for you and your happy with it, then thats all that should matter.
As you know its not always best discussing prices on here for all the many various reasons,

What's wrong with discussing prices on here?  We are all adults aren't we?  If anything if we all put our prices up together, customers would have no choice but to pay the prices.  Well except for the £3 a house shiners that claim benefits and it's all beer money lol.

I feel like an a forum we should all be able to be honest and open about everything.

For me it's good to know what the average window cleaner is charging so i know if my prices are too low or too high compared to the averages(not factoring area into this)

Manipulating prices is actually illegal. Wether its here or FB etc... we see prices discussed often, and people are slated as mugs or dreamers depending upon where they sit with their prices against your own (not you personally).
 Also as regards addon and extras............... its generally the same clueless muppets saying..... i'm getting £450 for this tomorrow.... and the night before they where asking on FB... "whats hippocloright and how you apply it?". They're doing everything from softwashing, to roof scrapes, UPVC renovation and gutter clearing........  The next day............"whats best way to get bird crap off a conny window? "
  Us window cleaners are the next generation of.... "i've some spare tarmac, you want your drive re laying while i'm here" or "i've lovley red paint that i can spray all over your roof tiles and stop mould and fungus"................ chancers who aint got a clue what they're doing.
  Having said that, i can see how unsuccsesful window cleaners might wanna chance their arm at any job to hit a big daily take (wether or not they actually know what they're doing) , they've nothing to lose. Ironically if they're asked to clean an interior window then they can't do it.
 Just thought i'd mention that as we're being honest and open  ;D

Manipulating prices is illegal..... that’s why it cost more to go on holiday during school holidays, because the companies are manipulating the prices!!

jo5hm4n

  • Posts: 948
Re: Best Addon you've done?
« Reply #21 on: March 13, 2018, 04:22:54 pm »
£115.00 each per hour?  If so that's great going for this area mate.

No mate it was £115 total with 2 of us.  Thats the best i have ever achieved, usually much lower around £50/£60 per hour, trying to increase prices though on certain addon jobs which im finding just take easy to get them looking good.


C & S

  • Posts: 75
Re: Best Addon you've done?
« Reply #22 on: March 13, 2018, 05:38:02 pm »
Addons

I find pressure washing gives the best hourly rate but I'm expensive so only get 1 out of 6/7 quotes no biggie.

My gutter cleaning days are my most profitable add ons I do.

 A day doing 2 or 3 fsgs is ok if priced right but fooked afterwards.

Ironically windows are my least profitable days.