What's the average profit in s day for one man doing residential?

What’s an average for one man just starting out in residential?

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depends on how much you charge and how many panes you can clean in a day. I can clean about 80 inside and out in an 8 hour day, at $5 per pane i can make $400 a day if i schedule it right. I know some guys arre gonna come on saying “80 panes a day? i do 80 panes an hour, and i charge $10 a pane” but I wanted to give you a realistic expectation, i’ve been in business about 16 months and my average so far this month has been about $350 a day

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Just was wondering, I did 2 exteriors today and made 300.i guess that’s good

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Yeah that’s pretty good for starting out.

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Look at it weekly. How hard was it to do 300 today?

If you have 3 of those days, you’re pushing $1000 per week = 52,000 per year. It’s not bad for part time work. :wink:

With my pricing, a 300 house would be maybe 3-4 hours worth of work depending on various things. A $600 day isn’t impossible to do.

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That’s not a bad at all for being solo for a days work. Most people in the general population would kill to make that much in a day.
Like Jared said if you do a few days a week at that rate your year end income will be pretty good your first year out!
Keep the hustle on and things will work out.

Most folks don’t want someone in their house before 9am or after about 5:30pm so at 50 an hour with a half hour for lunch you’re hitting 400 dollars. Averaging 70 an hour has you at 560.

The real trick is filling every hour with work. Even if you have plenty of jobs, they don’t always fit into a day’s schedule all neat and tidy.

My average residential day at this point is worth about 300 dollars over 5 or 6 hours. Many homes in my area are too big to do 2 in a day, but too small to make more than about 300-350 just from cleaning windows and screens.

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I tend to do about $350 for 6 hours of work at $3.50 a pane. ( there is a low market for window cleaning here, at least that’s what I’m seeing compared to the prices around the country)I then end the day with a couple hours of soliciting in the area I’m in. I have made 450 a day and I’ve made 250 as well. Proper scheduling is important. My biggest day this season so far has been $500 and it’s just me working

Most clients dont mind an 8am start time.

I like the hours of 8-12 or 9-1.

The key is to target the clientele that fits your needs. If all you can get out of your day is 5-6 work hours, focus on the clients that make that time worth it.
Work smart…

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Thats great use of your time, it will help you grow.

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Plus one. I think I was into my second year before I had a $300 day, and it blew me away. That was before WCR, and I had no clue what window cleaning was really worth.

Now $700 days are not unheard of, and I can safely schedule $500-$600 for one day and not be worried about working terribly late. I do like to start @ 8am for those bigger days, though.

I have had similar experience to @Samuel regarding job size. The $500-$700 days are almost always a single large job. I get quite a number of $350-$450 jobs that just make for a shorter work day, without enough time to fit in another job.

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It depends on a few factors. Is it a first time job or repeat customer, is it one large home or 2 smaller homes. Is it in and out or exteriors, where is/are the jobs located, etc. All those little things play a factor in how much you can complete in a day. I tend to make the most on large homes that I do on a regular basis. Those are the type of homes I target now. I can generally make $500-600 a day on jobs like that and occasionally more with the right jobs. Thats like a 5000-6000 sq ft custom home.

I would recommend making first time jobs lighter days and making repeat jobs heavier days. This way you have more control over the variables on heavy days and you don’t get overwhelmed and eventually burnt out. Of you want to go balls to the walls do it for a season and out money back to take a break afterwords. There is nothing worse than getting burnt out and having to keep working because you made commitments to customers.

I went all out for a year or two and was regularly doing 500-600 a day every day and I eventually burnt out and it killed me. Then I started falling short on jobs and making a mess of the schedule and kissed people off. I had to adjust my approach. Now I try to only schedule 1 job a day so I’m not running all over town and running myself thin. It allows me to take my time and take care of the customer. Its much more enjoyable as well. If it’s a smaller job then I try to sell add one and increase it or just take a light day or do office work. You can run into unexpected challenges in jobs, especially first time jobs, so make sure to leave extra time on the schedule.

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Great feedback, thanks guys!! Love gaining knowledge from you guys that have been doing it for awile!!

I love to start early and end early. On residential, I like to start around 8. That generally gives me time to do one large, or a couple medium, or a few odds and ends and still be home by 4 while the weather is nice.

As you improve, your pricing will get better and you’ll also become more productive. This will be how you get your raises. Being self-employed is an incredible opportunity to see the direct correlation between productivity and pay. Look at this early time period as on the job training. It’s like an apprenticeship as your skill grows.

At the end of the day, the words of my window cleaning mentor from 10 years ago generally hold true:

The worst day window cleaning is better than the best day at most other jobs.

$300 for a day’s work is a dream to many people. Sure, there are lots of people who make more than that. But keep it in perspective. That is a very good reward for an honest day’s work.

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Are guys all talking about gross sales, or profit? cuz there’s a big difference.

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