[Lizzy]

Ah well then, in that case i'll forget all about a 4-week visit, i couldnt afford £50 every 4 weeks for window cleaning 

Stephen

Unless Macc offered maybe?   

[Paul Coleman]

sounds like he has 12 panes of glass

Yes indeed.  I did rush a bit when reading the post.  If I was in that area, it might well qualify for my £10 minimum charge rather than be a £12er.

[Bertie Boo]

Cheers Dave

Great Barr in North Birmingham. Its a big area though, a lot of the local chaps only seem to want to stick to 'their' roads....

I'll give Yellow Pages a look. How much can i expect to pay for WFP? I have 12 single windows in total (some are butted together to look like a double but they are actually 2 windows), plus two patio doors and a large sliding door....The other guy charged £6 to do it traditional style, took him about 15 minutes. I know i'll have to pay more - and i dont mind that- its just i dunno what it costs 

Stephen

If you ask someone local, I guess about £10.

If you ask a Clean-it-Up tall story porkies merchant, I'd say about £35.
So ignore the crap that's about to be thrown in your direction. :

Well let's see now.  I live in Sussex so a 300 mile round trip, bed & breakfast thrown in, plus a days sightseeing, there might be some change from £300.  On the other hand, it might be better to get someone local   
Seriously though, if you have 12 windows, don't be surprised to pay around £12.  I know there is regional variation in rates so you might get it for less.  I'm wondering if you might have made a mistake in parting company with him.  OK so he was a bit irregular but £6 sounds like a bargain to me.  However, regularly cleaned windows sound important to you so expect to pay more than you have been.

Hi Shiner

He may have been on the cheap side but you are correct, it wasnt the cost i am bothered about its the fact i need my windows doing. The fact he did them on a Sunday (his choice) suited me down to the ground but it makes me wonder wheteher he only comes when he needs more money. If he gave me notice he was coming it wouldnt have been so bad as i could have moved all the cr@p out of my garage and laundry room so that he can get through with his ladders, but most of the time i just ended up saying "Oh just do the front 'cos you cant get round the back"......

 

I just want someone who will be regular or at least tell me when he's coming.

Lizzie, i'd love  to have Macc polish me windows once a month...Can't see it happening though 

Stephen

[Paul Coleman]

Cheers Dave

Great Barr in North Birmingham. Its a big area though, a lot of the local chaps only seem to want to stick to 'their' roads....

I'll give Yellow Pages a look. How much can i expect to pay for WFP? I have 12 single windows in total (some are butted together to look like a double but they are actually 2 windows), plus two patio doors and a large sliding door....The other guy charged £6 to do it traditional style, took him about 15 minutes. I know i'll have to pay more - and i dont mind that- its just i dunno what it costs 

Stephen

If you ask someone local, I guess about £10.

If you ask a Clean-it-Up tall story porkies merchant, I'd say about £35.
So ignore the crap that's about to be thrown in your direction. :

Well let's see now.  I live in Sussex so a 300 mile round trip, bed & breakfast thrown in, plus a days sightseeing, there might be some change from £300.  On the other hand, it might be better to get someone local   
Seriously though, if you have 12 windows, don't be surprised to pay around £12.  I know there is regional variation in rates so you might get it for less.  I'm wondering if you might have made a mistake in parting company with him.  OK so he was a bit irregular but £6 sounds like a bargain to me.  However, regularly cleaned windows sound important to you so expect to pay more than you have been.

Hi Shiner

He may have been on the cheap side but you are correct, it wasnt the cost i am bothered about its the fact i need my windows doing. The fact he did them on a Sunday (his choice) suited me down to the ground but it makes me wonder wheteher he only comes when he needs more money. If he gave me notice he was coming it wouldnt have been so bad as i could have moved all the cr@p out of my garage and laundry room so that he can get through with his ladders, but most of the time i just ended up saying "Oh just do the front 'cos you cant get round the back"......

 

I just want someone who will be regular or at least tell me when he's coming.

Lizzie, i'd love  to have Macc polish me windows once a month...Can't see it happening though 

Stephen

You may have just told us why he wasn't bothered about you cancelling.  I know a lot of window cleaners (myself included) shy away from pre-arranging their jobs.  I used to do that years a go but it became too difficult to sort out.  If there are access difficulties, then you may well be stuck with a W/C who hasn't yet developed his business.  The trouble is that as soon as such a W/C starts looking for which jobs to drop or pass on, he/she is likely to choose the jobs with poor access.  Well that's what I did anyway.

[Bertie Boo]

Hey Shiner

i think u are right....it was never an issue when he came every 4 weeks, i was always prepared.

Then somewhere along the line he just started turning up when he felt like it.....usually he was half way through the front windows before i even knew he was here 

Stephen