National Double Hung Price

That is what I am anticipating from the customer, a complete service. Whether inside and out, or outside only, the service would include the screens and sills. Outside only $5 per, but question was inside and out, so …

Central Virginia

$12.50

$12.50

$12.50

it did, without a single bump.

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Ajax, Canada

You probably don’t want to hear my answer, because it does not answer your question.

I do not do pricing per window. I do flat rates based on stories, square footage and age of windows, screens, etc. And, I do not have to travel for quotes.

This is for residential. And, it depends on my close rate.

The only time I do window counts for pricing is storefronts.

Guys, please bear in mind:

The customer does not care what you charge per pane, or window, or track or whatever. They just want to know the price of the job.

In my personal experience.

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Agreed, problem is I can’t run around all the time bidding houses AND washing them, just not enough time in the day. Typically I get a call asking about prices, we talk over what type of windows they have, and if it’s just simple DH without storms I give them a price per window and leave it to them what the approximate total cost will be. Now if they have many tyoes like palladiums, triangles and half moons, I try to find time to pay a bid visit.

Here in KY we have so many different types of windows, it’s ridiculous. Single pane, french thermals (Marvin), cheap vinyl thermals, 100yo period glass…yikes.

I don’t itemize services, screens and sills are included. Simple. People here appreciate that.

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Don’t give quotes per window.

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Guys don’t price by the window to try to make a few more bucks. Window and pane counts are a guide of time. Most of us have gotten it down to a science the correlation of windows/panes to the hourly rate.

Price however you want but a 1500 Sq. Ft. house is not always the same as the next.

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Today I get a call while in the field 20 mins until I finish this $700 job, long day.
She says" I want my windows cleaned, how much is it?"
I told her my minimum price and basically how many windows would be cleaned for that price she tells me she only has the minimum windows, the whole time I wanted to get off the phone and just finish my job off.
I told her 3 times while she was attempting to walk around the house counting up her windows, that I could come give her a free quote the next day.
I book my jobs so I always have either a morning or afternoon window after or before booked jobs so I can quote. Most of my bigger ticket jobs if I would have used a square foot or how many stories I would have left hundreds of dollars on the table.

Also since I updated my quote forms, I now give them a quote for all services I offer, windows, solar panels, house washing, driveways, gutters, roof clean & shower door restoration, then I have a package deal offer where I offer a discount if they bundle services together. I only started with this new quote sheets this week, given 3 quotes out only 1 picked a package, but 1 other got the driveway and paths done also with the windows, 3rd only wanted windows.

Who knows, I booked a job for this friday, single story easy job, not real dirty $450 the lady was shocked for some reason she was expecting $1500(?!@#$!WTF60 panes), she is a nurse at a old folks home I start the following Monday should get it done in 3 days for a handsome daily wage.

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I have to. Every window is different. Plus many customers want a rundown of the cost involved.

Columbia, MO

$5 - Outside only, no screens or tracks
$10 - In/out, includes washing screens and basic wipe of the tracks

We don’t charge less for windows without screens or tracks. We are pretty competitive price-wise within our market.

Per window pricing works quite well for me. It matches my hourly goal and my time estimate. See no need to change. Square foot pricing is all over the place. Some homes of 2,000+ sq ft have half the windows of another 2,000 sq ft home. I’m not a painter, I’m a window cleaner.

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Price to do the job is the price to do the job. The customer doesn’t get to dictate how you set your pricing anymore than they can tell the grocer or the restaurant how to charge for their business.

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I’m not understanding how pricing different windows and showing customers the result is letting them dictate pricing.

Sometimes they just want certain ones done, depending on their budget. I keep getting these comments, it’s kinda weird. I guarantee you I know what I’m doing.

That is fine too. $100 minimum (or what ever your minimum is), set the amount of windows you will clean for that price. Boom - done and done. You just went to the dark side of charging by the window. :wink:

Minimum? What’s that?:smirk:

It’s a time saver , an a money maker

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Northeastern PA.
I don’t do a la carte pricing.
My pricing automatically includes the sills and screens along with a quick go on the tracks.
Starting at $15 and going higher for distance or divided.

I disagree.

The only choice that potential callers have is inside/outside or both. Period. I am not interested in cleaning half of a house, or 10 windows or whatever. If a house has dirty windows then they are all dirty, especially when resi people only have their windows cleaned once or twice per year.

And if they are looking for a window cleaner, guaranteed they don’t just have “a couple” dirty windows. They will ALL be dirty.

I have a reputation and a standard of service that I will not comprimise. Either the client lets me do the job the right way or they are free to find someone else.

That is why I work with minimum rates, to weed out the people that are not serious.

I can’t even imagine telling someone $X.00 for ten windows (or whatever marketing term some are using), showing up at a dirty house and only doing ten windows. I could not take pride in my work, and I can’t imagine a truly happy customer.

Do not let customers dictate how you operate your business. Set your own standards.

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Are you here to learn from experienced pro’s in this industry? Or are you here to justify letting a customer push you around?

In Window Cleaning the primary cost involved is your time and expertise. You should use individual window pricing for yourself only, not the customer. Give them a total price for the work, period.

Does a plumber price out every gasket, pipe, fitting, etc., for every quote? No, because it is a waste of time, and THEY are the Professional NOT the customer.

If a potential customer does not trust you to provide a comprehensive quote, then you either need to move on, or perhaps adjust your sales technique. Or maybe get some more experience under your belt so that you have the confidence to accurately quote a job without having to justify it.

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Ha ha ha. I have been in this game for 20+ years, and I am still learning from this forum, and improving. You can too, if you don’t let pride get in the way.