First wfp system advice needed

[Assynt Crofter]

Hi I'm just starting out a small cleaning round in the far north west coast of Scotland. I have a small budget as I'm not to sure how many customers I will get at first. 

I was looking at something like the Maxblast backpack system seems to come in around the £300 mark has anyone any experience of this? 

Quick question on pricing, do you tend to charge per house or per window? 

Im sorted with licensing, insurance etc. 

Cheers

Rich

 

[RWCleaning]

Hi Rich,

I’m a little away from you (Bournemouth, Dorset) so pricing will vary a bit from area to area.

Bournemouth is quite a expensive/ affluent area, so an average 3 bed semi ex-council style you can get £15-£18 on a 4-8 weekly clean. Other parts of the UK I hear going for £5-15. Then more in London. 

I still do a pound for your average 2 Payne window, £2 for a set of doors, £4 for a 5 Payne Bay window, £1 for a easy to reach skylight, £2 for askylight if I have to get my little ladder out. And I add £1 on for unpacking, £1 for packing up. But then as I said I’m in a area where house prices are expensive (over priced) and most of my work is 8 weekly so you can generally charge slightly more, but on the down side it takes a lot longer to get full.

But overall I just aim for a hourly rate ( minimum £30hr is the plan, but it still varies from £25-£32ish. That’s including driving time etc) that’s just a long term guide for you. Starting out I was happy aiming for £15hr. Maybe someone in Scotland can help with the pricing side a bit more...

But I also started with a backpack. The Gardiner one. I had two of them & seven 25l barrels in my Peugeot 206! It’s a great way to start of on a budget, within a few weeks/couple of months you’ve made your money back and maybe profit. It’s hard work lifting all them time. I had backpacks for about 15/16 months. I changed at the right time. 

How are you getting water?