Was hired to do a job for beachfront resort. The previous company who did window cleaning charged $80 a window, exterior only. Some as large as 4 windows panes. They are large windows but that’s insane to me. I’m having trouble figuring it out becuse if I charged as a residential and even increased the price due to it being 3rd story windows, I come in under half that. I guess resort pricing is insanely different.
Did they basically charge this much because they knew the resort has plenty of money? Does anyone have experience bidding/invoicing upscale hotels?
Better idea of the job.
Windows are on the 4th floor. Only have 30 foot pole so had to use a ladder to reach the windows. There were 11 of these.
Then went of the roof top to clean a glass awning {5th floor - don’t tell my insurance lol) insane amount of bird droppings that needed to razor it off
Lastly did two large sliding glass doors to remover salt build up in one of the apartments, had the use the razor. I’m addition it was a faux patio, basically had to work as difficult angles and reach with an extension pole.
From how you’ve described this it sounds very difficult.
When you quote a job all of these things cost you time so it should cost your prospect money.
Climbing a ladder AND using a 30’ pole just to reach is a perfect example of you taking more time than a window that’s easier accessible.
Having to blade a lot of windows takes more time than just mop scrub clean onto the next window.
Without pictures or knowing what they charged versus what you charged or how long it took them and how long it took you, it’s hard to know for sure what’s considered “high price” or low balled
Hello. I’m in no way trying to be rude to you at all, what is your overhead like? Is it only you or do you have guys working with you? Do you have workmans comp and general liability insurance?
It may be that the other guy has a higher overhead than you do, and businesses understand that too. Most places get several bids before picking someone, and its usually the guy right in the middle who gets it if its a higher end place with competent decision makers, or lowest guy with decision makers trying to bail out a sinking ship or not giving two hoots about window cleaning as long as it gets done.
If you are a one man show, try putting yourself in that guys’ place with a huge overhead while trying to being bread home to the family. You might find the justification there…
3rd floor takes wayyy longer than 2nd floor, then 4th and 5th . . . whew
gross cost divided by windows might come out to 80 a window but its probably more like x for windows and then y for this and z for that etc all added up
sometimes different times of the year have way more to deal with too, so some services take way longer than another season’s service, maybe you scored on the easier service of the year
Thank you for putting it into perspective for me. I have definitely underestimated the costs of running a company that is not just myself. I guess I could only hope that I ever get to the level where my overhead justifies what the other company charges. Thank you!
