I’m brand new here and having a little problem interpreting some of the posts. Specifically, when members give prices they charge per pane, I’m assuming that it’s usually one side of the pane that they’re talking about - so if someone says “$1.00 per pane”, he/she means $2.00 to do in and out. Does that sound right?
Also, I had a residential window cleaning business about 10 years ago. I sold it because I had too much going on at the time. But I remember pricing thermal double-hungs at about 8.00 per window, and if it had screens, I’d add an extra $1.00. I averaged about $40.00 per hour, and I’ve seen others here at WCR claim to average around $70.00 per hour. So I’m trying to figure out what was slowing me down back then - as I’m about to start up another residential window cleaning service. Ten years ago, I scrubbed, did a little razor scraping (as was usually necessary on the outside due to bug droppings, tree sap), squeegeed, and inside I wiped the sills and ledges.
Does that sound like to standard procedure for others here? Should I charge extra for wiping sills and ledges? or for bug spots?
And finally, what brand of squeegees do you all prefer? Ettore, Unger are the only two I used in the past.
Many thanks in advance, and also thanks to the owners for this resource!
[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Ettore leads the pack but a lot of guys really like Unger. The owners of Window Cleaning Resource are Unger users. The super channels by Sorbo, Ettore, Pulex and now the new Slayer are very popular as well. They are very strong but too bulky for my personal liking. I like the lightest squeegee I can find so I use Steccone Feather Weights made of aircraft aluminum. The $70 vs. $40 per hour has a lot to do with professional window cleaning skills and technique. How picky you want to be can reduce your hourly production rate. Recently and window cleaning friend used a phrase that made me think. [B]Are you cranking it?[/B] I think some of the guys get in a groove and don’t let up. Now, I ask myself am I cranking it?[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#506373][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#506373][FONT=Verdana]Pane pricing can be confusing on the forums because we all do not fallow the same rules. I think the general rule is the price is for in & out unless other wise stated. Sometimes a pane is very small like on a 6x6 window. They go from about 50¢-$1.00. We usually call them cut ups or French panes to clarify. A residential window pane like a 1x1 double hung window usually goes for about $3.50-$4.50, that’s $7-$9 a double hung window. Commercial plates of glass are priced differently. Good luck. You’ll be able to figure it out as you read the posts and ask for clarification when necessary.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR]
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I think you are mistaken. I read a post quite some time ago. There was a split quite some time ago, decades. I don’t recall all the details, but they are two different companies now. Ask Craig Aldrich. He is a big Steccone fan and I believe he wrote the post or at least he would know about the details.
You can say that again. I think we tend to refer to a pane the same way as whoever trained us. I started using Jim Willingham’s factor bidding and he separated interior panes from exterior panes.
Thanks to the heads up from my friend Mike I found that Morse-Starrett make the Steccone line of tools, not Ettore. They have been doing so since 1938 according to their website.
