[Davo]

Company local to me has just gone national, and they charge three to four hundred pounds so I would say hundred pounds is cheap


Andy

 
unbeliverble how do they get away with it

Yeah, earning profit like that, have trading standards been informed...there should be a law against it!!!!!



Mark

[Dale Smith]

Wow...... I simply cannot believe the prices..... what am I doing to myself....
If this is what peeps can get I am seriously undercharging....
Saying that though, with TFR and WFP they don't exactly take long do they?
They must use all sorts of cleaning agents & stuff...... dont' they... do they? 

[frames to panes]

Makes me laugh - i've had one complain because i charged £20! Took me ages, then she tells me she pays£30 just to have her hair set!

[Mr. S]

Day off today

On FARGIL website they say treating PVCu to polish, what do you think they use? Or does anybody know? is is as good as wfp and a good scrub?

Cheers Craig

[Londoner]

Old WFP brushes never get thrown away no matter how tatty they get. They just get used for conservatory roofs.
I have never used tfr but a good strong mix of washing up liquid works just fine. If you are starting out you may want to save yourself a few bob.

[Davo]

Company local to me has just gone national, and they charge three to four hundred pounds so I would say hundred pounds is cheap


Andy

 
unbeliverble how do they get away with it

Yeah, earning profit like that, have trading standards been informed...there should be a law against it!!!!!



Mark

Law against profit!  

Yeah to listen to some of the posters on here you'd think so!!!

One poster charges £20 a clean, another will charge £80 and be made to feel like a dreamer by others who cannot envisage anyone obtaining that price.


BTW the statement was made very much tongue in cheek, if they want to charge £400-£500 a job good for them, it definately gives others a chance to earn good money while at the same time discounting.


Mark

[Helen]

BTW the statement was made very much tongue in cheek, if they want to charge £400-£500 a job good for them, it definately gives others a chance to earn good money while at the same time discounting.
Mark

A man after me own heart if the profit is there, go for it....... just imagine being in a quote off against these people

[Londoner]

Bet they get a lot of knock backs. What they offer is more than just a scrub of the roof with a brush.
They offer, and market, is a total refurb package, inside and out upvc and everything.

Still a good business idea though.

[tonylee]

Makes me laugh - i've had one complain because i charged £20! Took me ages, then she tells me she pays£30 just to have her hair set!

hair set , yes. but i bet the roof looks better!

[jonah]

British people are unique ! They want to feel the sun and expand their castle . . . . . ie plastic extension with windows !        If they love it and have paid £1000,s on it surely they want to maintain it ?    Just a small tip if you are the w/c and somone asks you to quote , tell them you know somone who does conservatory maintainence and get your mate to do it !   And you can do the same for your mate !

[Jago]

I have charge £15 just for a quick spruce with wfp on about 8 panels and it took me 15 mins but i have also charged £40 for one that took just over an hour both small but both now clean. they want them done every 3 -4 months so all good for me.
but and i mean BUT if it was bigger and filthy i would charge up to £250 for some of the pain in the ass ones that i have seen. I think with WFP and TFR still could be done under 3 -4 hrs
J

[Davo]

What do you think to these prices matt, squeeky and mac mac, you normallly have so much to say.


Could you see this as an add on to your window cleaning business, or are you too busy?




Mark

[jonah]

What do you think to these prices matt, squeeky and mac mac, you normallly have so much to say.


Could you see this as an add on to your window cleaning business, or are you too busy?




Mark

Best not to get personal I find !

[Jago]

I think it can be a good addon as you can deff do in the rain as it is easier in the rain I think

[L.J.Thorpe]

i thought most window cleaners did con roofs and fascias etc as for prices i try to price these jobs higher than my rate for window cleaning.....not always high enough but that will be changing from now on

[L.J.Thorpe]

What do you think to these prices matt, squeeky and mac mac, you normallly have so much to say.


Could you see this as an add on to your window cleaning business, or are you too busy?




Mark

it is always hard to judge from text ,but that comes across as a tad provocative

[Davo]

No not at all, just looking for some balance to the thread, they may provide an insight as to why experienced cleaners dont bother with this type of cleaning, or why they price at the levels they do.

They all seem to have strong views on "real world" pricing in relation to the window cleaning trade, their thoughts on this would be very much appreciated.








Mark

[Davo]

So I take it no one of the "real world" of pricing has an opinion on PVCu cleaning prices.

Oh and if you were in a position where customers didnt want to pay you much for cleaning windows, or they cancelled you because they didnt like the pole, would you consider offering this service ?

Mark

[macmac]

So I take it no one of the "real world" of pricing has an opinion on PVCu cleaning prices.

Oh and if you were in a position where customers didnt want to pay you much for cleaning windows, or they cancelled you because they didnt like the pole, would you consider offering this service ?

Mark

Davo, i will suggest that YOU go out next week & price some con' cleans up @ 500 quid a throw, come back & report your findings & we'll take it from there

Tony

[Davo]

Mac mac, theres not much middle ground with you is there? I havent said Id charge £500.

The question is, do you think at the prices some companys charge that a window cleaner offering a very similar service would be "dreaming" if he were to charge between £100-£250 to clean a similar conservatory?

BTW I could sell em at £500 if thats what I wanted to do, but I dont think thats a volume price point.



Mark