[trees]

Just been asked to quote a commercial job but they want it worked out on an hourly rate is £15per hour reasonable for commercial or am i too cheap?

 

[leapstallbuildings]

Just been asked to quote a commercial job but they want it worked out on an hourly rate is £15per hour reasonable for commercial or am i too cheap?

 

Far too cheap

[geoffreyspecht]

depends do u need the work

[poleman]

at least double that for commercial work

[sparklebright]

Does sound cheap, depends how much 'flexibility' there is on the time the job will take, if you catch my drift...will you have to log exactly how long the job takes. As you can imagine how long a job takes can vary.

If you need it go for it, but try not to quote a job and then regret you've got it

[Blue Frog Systems]

Sounds like they want to know how long the job will take. By giving a price based on £15 p/h they can work it out.

To be honest £15p/h hour is too low for me. My residental works out about £25 - £30 p/h, so i'd expect that at least.  You have got to remember your not just paying yourself a wage, but tax/NI/vehicle costs/tools/insurance ect

Split it into  parts
£5 tools / vehicle
£5 tax / ni
£5 wage p/h

Doesnt look that appealing now

Unless you really need the work i would leave it. Nothing worse than a job your doing for peanuts.

[matt]

Split it into  parts
£5 tools / vehicle  so you work 30 hours per week and your van and tools cost you 150 quid    you need to shop around

£5 tax / ni  see a accountant, if you pay 1/3rd of your wages to the taxman, your doing something wrong

£5 wage p/h  see above, your wages split would be alot more

whilst not wanting to be picky


the 15 quid a hour isnt that bad if the guy needs the work, if he doesnt then he can choose to price more, the danger of the new comers is that they are happy with a lower wage, which in turn will mean the client will expect a cheaper price

[mlscontractcleaner]

My own opinion is that it's far easier to achieve a good hourly rate cleaning domestic customers than it is cleaning commercial stuff. Sometimes, at least here in Plymouth, there are so many window / contract cleaners going after the same work that it forces the price down and down 'til it's not particularly worthwhile having it on your books.

In my twenty years experience the main attraction of commercial work is that it's guaranteed income what ever the weather; our best hourly rates usually come from compact housing estates where one operator can get through six or seven houses / flats per hour all day long with the van hardly moving.

We like commercial but it can become too competetive at times.

[Scrimble]

£30 per hour at least

[mlscontractcleaner]

Seems like lots of you would be easy to undercut and still have a decent hourly rate. Please come to work in Plymouth; it'd make my job so much easier

[Martin ccs]

just tell them you dont charge an hourly rate!

yes im sure you must have an hourly target of income you want to achieve but thats your business.

price it per window and take into account how often the job is done and check for any probs on the job that may cause a problem or slow you down.

£30 an hour is average rate on houses but commercial jobs can be anything from £30 to £100 + per hour.

[trees]

MLS i am also in and around  Plymouth but relatively new to window cleaning so fingers crossed all will go well thanks for the advice all