My pricing, thoughts?

It’s not that I don’t believe that it can be that much in certain markets. This market all the window guys charge about the same. The customers will not accept a price that is that high. It’s the same in construction California you pay 400 to 500 per square foot for a house. In Florida or Texas it’s 100 to 200 per square foot. Each market has the pricing that it will support.
Also it depends on the house here. I charge 145.00 it might only have 10 windows. That’s 14.50 a window. Clients pay that all day long.

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Small houses, I get it.

This house has 72 different size panes of glass inside and outside job, plus 21 glass balcony panels…$1,118. The gutters the homeowner added ended up being more than first thought, ad on $350 = $1,468.

I am sure he would be just thrilled to pay half of that, but the job is worth my price all day long, and he happily pays it.
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That is a house and a half. I would price a house like that the same way you did if not a little more. Most of the houses in my area are not like that and the resident is looking at a return of value. Your customer is happy to pay you because your price is about what they expected. They know that the house is big and that it will cost.

Don’t get me wrong charge what the market will bear. Not all markets are the same. I wish I could get 600 or 700 for a house. We just don’t have that market. We also don’t have storm windows and old wooden window frames and a lot of the items that add cost and time. I also get to work all year. I don’t have to deal with weather like you do.

I’m in Florida where the residents go to the mountains in the Summer. :frowning:

The “value” they get, is HOW you make them feel. No one really needs to hire a window cleaner. We ARE a luxury service.
I have had people tell me I am TWICE the price of “the other guy”. But after heating me sell my value, more often then not, they still hire my company.

I know not every market can bear the same prices across the board. I’d say my hourly average is about the same as most here. There are some guys who don’t get that, there are others that get more. Nothing wrong with it, if you are happy and satisfied where you are at, but if you want more, it’s out there. You just have to put the work in to finding the ones that will pay more, and sell to them.

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What area are you? What distance do you cover to find higher end customers? Provide that return value for them in they way you act, dress, look, and the level of service you provide.

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Garry how did you come to your price on that house. I am doing some houses that size for way less… And I think I can get more. Would love to hear your pricing… People are scared to give it on here though thinking there competition will steal it so I will understand if you don’t want to give up your special sauce lol

I have a normal price that I use for a normal window; single pane or double pane, same price. Across the board most average windows fall into this price range.

Then you come across windows that are not “average”, the price does not go down if it is smaller of course. :wink: Show up with gear, clean a window, price is the price.

Then there are some, like in the picture, that require difficult ladder sets, investment of a WFP system, indoor kit for stairwell windows, etc. The price goes up - sometimes $1 or $2 more, sometimes $6 or $8 more - just depends on no longer being a 4’ x 3’ window, it is now a 5’ x 6’ or 8’ window, or?

Should the charge per window be the same? One could do that - count the windows x $4 or $5 = $X. As the picture example, that would greatly leave money on the table and use all of your energy and experience to get the job done in superb manner.

I’m not dodging your request for MY exact formula, I’m just trying to get you to formulate within your own mind how to get to a formula that makes you a successful business. This particular job started out at less money, then he added the glass balcony panels, then this week added the gutters. So it is a huge job with certain risk involved. Being windy the last several days I have to go back on Friday to finish the gutters. No big deal for me as it is only 5 minutes form me, and he is a Quarterly Maintenance Customer. Repeat business is great!

Long story short, have a set base price, add factors into it when it no longer is a base price job. Collect, repeat.

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People aren’t afraid of competition stealing our pricing it just a forum that cover many different communities and countries that my price may not be the same as yours. It is bad advice, just stay clear is best.

Startups need to figure it out by trial and error in their market.

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