Too many cleaners in my area

[Dave B]

Amazing what you can find if you search, and I quote from his FB page,

"FAQ Here are the five most asked questions About Window Cleaning Answered for You...
1) How long does each monthly clean take ? between 20-30 minutes but i will stay as long as it needs so it is 100% clean Everytime."

So he's telling his potential customers it could take 20 minutes and then insulting everyone that says they can do a good job in less than 30 minutes

I wish he was near me as I’d use him
States that houses are £20 or £35 with conny
No sizes mentioned
So my big houses I would make more than that profit after paying him
I wouldn’t do a 3 bed terrace for less than £15 lol but I’m a cheap rush job cleaner

 

[Yogi1872]

30 mins to clean a monthly House? If anyone took 30 mins to do a monthly clean with me I'd tell him to stop taking the piss. You rinsing them with a water gun ?

 

[Dave B]

Apparently first cleans take 2 hrs also on his Facebook page

 

[Yogi1872]

I just done 5 3 bedroom detached and another one was a 4 bed detached in 1 hour and 15 mins with the pole.

 

[Pjj]

I wish he was near me as I’d use him
States that houses are £20 or £35 with conny
No sizes mentioned
So my big houses I would make more than that profit after paying him
I wouldn’t do a 3 bed terrace for less than £15 lol but I’m a cheap rush job cleaner

I like his quote “ if I can’t clean it nobody can “ ?????

 

[AllGleam]

We tried 3 an hour many years ago, that model is very risky, our cleans were ok doing it that way, but we lost a lot of customers over going too quick at 3 an hour, maybe it's the area i live in, but i know that most of the customers here get very upset if you leave before the 30 minute mark.. But then again there are a lot of customers that won't pay more than £10 for a clean, if you do cleans of less than 30 minutes... It's mostly because cleans of less time leaves bits on the glass and the cills

Sometimes when I've rinsed off glass you can see very small speckles ive worried about them before i use 4 jets on 14" at 19 flow at 55 cal its capable of 6 jet but then it loses pressure unless i ramp the pump up what i have realised it when it dries the particles aren't stuck on the windows they are perfectly clean due to fact the water has 0 minerals and doesn't stick when dried

 

[AllGleam]

Need to relax and work to what pace you want, everyone does can be as quick or as slow as you want both can produce good results its all about keeping on top of it and maintenance cleans are no hassle

 

[Oli]

At the end of the day once a window is clean it’s clean! If it takes me 1 minute, even if I stood there cleaning it for another hour it isn’t getting any cleaner is it.

 

[THL4KEL]

I just done 5 3 bedroom detached and another one was a 4 bed detached in 1 hour and 15 mins with the pole.

Shame on you. That's a Three hour job...

 

[Jaygti]

IIf the OP ,wants to waste time scrubbing and rinsing already clean windows , then so be it. Knock yourself out !
I couldn’t care less??

If he wants to continue to earn rubbish money , whilst those around him take it in- then so be it.

If the Ops technique is so poor that it takes him half an hour to clean a semi properly, then there’s little we can do. ?

 

[Chris34]

I just done 5 3 bedroom detached and another one was a 4 bed detached in 1 hour and 15 mins with the pole.

6 detached houses in 1 hour 15 minutes

 

[Yogi1872]

And how many houses did you pick up from when you canvassed the area where they all have a terrible window cleaner ?. This isn't something I'd do tbh but there's a realistic chance of it happening, I'd maybe watch what your saying about these bad window cleaners when canvassing there work as you might end up with a bit of a problem. I don't bother if someone's canceling there window cleaner to take me on, if roles were reversed and soneone took my work then thats my fault really and I wouldn't blame the other person. What I don't do is bad mouth people I've never met regardless of what the customer says about them.

 

[Dave B]

Especially when you don’t know who is on here
I can think of 3 in my area off the top of my head who are on here and I bump in to regularly

And how many houses did you pick up from when you canvassed the area where they all have a terrible window cleaner ?. This isn't something I'd do tbh but there's a realistic chance of it happening, I'd maybe watch what your saying about these bad window cleaners when canvassing there work as you might end up with a bit of a problem. I don't bother if someone's canceling there window cleaner to take me on, if roles were reversed and soneone took my work then thats my fault really and I wouldn't blame the other person. What I don't do is bad mouth people I've never met regardless of what the customer says about them.

 

[Yogi1872]

Especially when you don’t know who is on here
I can think of 3 in my area off the top of my head who are on here and I bump in to regularly

I usually talk to the other window cleaners of I see them during the month.

 

[Iron Giant]

6 detached houses in 1 hour 15 minutes

He only cleans the glass

 

[Yogi1872]

He only cleans the glass

Was using the pole today, so all of it got done. 12 and a half mins a house, I'm not sure how long some take doing houses but I'd have thought that's about the standard time it would be across the board really.

 

[Yogi1872]

6 detached houses in 1 hour 15 minutes

Yeah, don't make me make another video or il no be happy

 

[Chris34]

He only cleans the glass

Honestly? Don't know whether you're joking or if that's the truth ?

 

[Chris34]

Yeah, don't make me make another video or il no be happy

Yeah, you'll have to make a video, otherwise it's all talk. Put it this way, if I did that I'd be on £150+ per hour, so something is not adding up.

 

[Iron Giant]

Honestly? Don't know whether you're joking or if that's the truth ?

My thinking was if he doesn't touch the frames or sills when trad then why would he bother when wfp because no one in his neck of the woods cares

 

[Iron Giant]

Was using the pole today, so all of it got done. 12 and a half mins a house, I'm not sure how long some take doing houses but I'd have thought that's about the standard time it would be across the board really.

Depending on the properties location etc I do around four an hour on new build estates with all houses side by side but some are larger than others so there is a bit more graft in them