[birdymiller]

Mr Sparkle

I come frm Birmingham but I do have work in West Brom and Wolverhampton, I am also expanding further into Wolverhampton and my prices are igher than yours.

 2 bedroom house  =  £10
3 bedroom             = £10 - £12
4 bedroom             = £12 - £20
conservatory          = a Minimum of £5 (very small one) upto £25

On the 1st clean the price is doubled and if they want it cleaned less often than every 4 weeks, then a surcharge of 50% will apply, any clean longer than 12 weeks is classed as a 1st clean and priced accordingly.

I have no problem asking and getting these rates even on council estates.

How long does your 2 bed £10 house take 4 windows upstairs - 4 downstairs no longer than 5 mins for a tenner not bad

[WISEOWL]

Let me stress that I am not cheap 'per se'.

Its just that the majority of posters said the prices were too low and one or two baulked at the notion of a 4 pound conservatory saying 2 pound for the double doors alone.

Quite clearly, as experienced window cleaners we know that to do the doubles doors of a conservatory takes less than 30 seconds.

I have a very good friend who is a Quantity Surveyor for a major construction company with responsibility for authorising contracts etc. At the moment the 'glory' trades such as electricians and plumbers have cut their hourly rate from 75 to as little as 40 pounds simply to win work. Plasterers and decorators are as low as 15 or 20 pounds.

I am chuffed if you get work that pays 'x' amount, no problems from me...I would just keep a keen finger on the pulse of the nation and economy so as not to be found adrift After all...we are tradesmen too!

 

[Dave Turley]

hi mr sparkle, i'm based in wolverhampton also and i'd say you're quoting cheaply.

that said you are still building your round up, and you will pick up lots of work quickly at those prices.

pricing over the phone is definitely a big mistake imo.

give us a call if you like. i'm in the yellow pages under dave's window cleaning.

I can't be of too much help though as you're the competition!  lol

hi also to pure hydro cleaners! I tried looking at your website but the link takes me to the ciu forum homepage??

[williamx]

hi also to pure hydro cleaners! I tried looking at your website but the link takes me to the ciu forum homepage??

Try this www.purehydrocleaners.com

[Dave Turley]

ah that's better, thanks

[EZclean]

Its just that the majority of posters said the prices were too low and one or two baulked at the notion of a 4 pound conservatory saying 2 pound for the double doors alone.

Quite clearly, as experienced window cleaners we know that to do the doubles doors of a conservatory takes less than 30 seconds.

I have a very good friend who is a Quantity Surveyor for a major construction company with responsibility for authorising contracts etc. At the moment the 'glory' trades such as electricians and plumbers have cut their hourly rate from 75 to as little as 40 pounds simply to win work. Plasterers and decorators are as low as 15 or 20 pounds.

it doesn't matter how long it takes bud, i price per unit, and if one of the conny doors was a window in the brickwork of a house, then it'd be priced as a quid.

i feel sorry for sparkys and plumbers...... how are they surviving    i dont see many of there vans at Lidl

[WISEOWL]

The OP rates would be low here in Bristol but then Sheffield has had worse unemployment since the 70's.

How did you know I was in Sheffield?