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I think it’s important to know that bidding styles can be more different among windows cleaners then window cleaning technique. Do your research for your area as well, it will take time to organize an efficient way for you to do bids.
Your prices are pretty accurate to mine here in the Dallas Area
Hey SteveO, who do you ask to speak to specifically when you go in for a bid? I’m trying to get started but I was told by a bank that I need to be a vendor.
Hey do you do contracts or agreements? Like bi annually or quarterly? Where they sign and you are their main window cleaner?
Something I've only run into a few times is that customer that calls you out to give an estimate three or four times over the years, but doesn't go with you. One, I told them I will not serve them at all. Another, when she had me come out for the third estimate, I noticed that every single window was scratched so severely, you could see the scratches through the heavy dirt from over 100 ft away. She probably saved $100 on the last window "washer." I bumped the price way up and put in writing that the windows have preexisting severe scratches. I also let her know that sometimes it costs a lot more to save a dollar. 🤷♂️ and told her that this will be the last time I offer her a free estimate. Thing was, I cleaned her neighbors windows 3-4 times a year and they were extremely pleased with my work and let her know. Sometimes you can't fix stupid; but you can charge for it.
For sure!!! I felt like a loser in the beginning when I would waste my time doing estimate for no work. When I had this first happen to me what a feeling of accomplishment knowing all the hours I spent learning back when RUclips videos where just wagtail guys cutting channel ends ABC talking about proper technique using the unger squeegee on a stationary piece of glass.
Hahaha. I love your last line.
When I started window washing 6 years ago I was in high school and was taught by my father who washed when he was in high school and college. He taught me $2 per pane outside and inside 😂. I was busy everyday for the summer just from referrals and realized a couple summers later how cheap I was lol
I charge $5 dollars per pane inside and $5 per pane outside. So a double hung window for me would be $20. I charge $2 for tracks and $3 for screens. I know it might seem high priced but most houses I come to the windows are so darn dirty because they haven’t been washed for 6 to 15 years or possibly even never… I also always remove debris
Just gave my first bid for my new business yesterday. Thanks for all the help Steve-O! Your channel made it alot easier than anticipated! 💪🤙✌️👌👍🇺🇸
You're welcome! Hope you get it!
Did you have to get a licence and insurance to do your first job?(Just Curious)❤
@obadahmed7638 I personally made sure I had my business license, insurance, company name, brand/logo, shirts, business cards, brochures, and top of the line traditional and water fed equipment before starting my first job. When I posted this comment, I actually didn't get the bid because of how unprofessional I did it. Walked in with my dirty work clothes on and handed him a bid written on the back of a piece of paper... Pretty embarrassing when I think about it. So I did some more research on how to present myself, binge watched/listened to WCR nation with Jersey, and have been following SteveOs techniques since. As an industrial/commercial electrician who's constantly surrounded by hectic environments, I very much appreciate my downtime cleaning windows as a side gig. And I love how little overhead it requires to get started when on a budget. Yet has a great selection of top of the line tools for dudes like me, and believe me when I say I love expensive tools. Good luck out there man, the window cleaning community is one of the best out there. Hope that answers your question and more. 🇺🇸💪💯🪟⚡️
"I still learn every single day in my window cleaning business." Should be the mindset for everyone in everything they do. Life has infinite lessons and pride is never our friend. I love your channel and most of your content. Thanks for making the time to help others.
Worst thing you can do is go broke while working hard, Make sure you're getting payed what the job is worth and be ready to walk away when someone else tries to tell you that your price is too high.
It's one thing to negotiate a bit, it's quite another when the "Client" wants you to work for nothing.
Bro!! Your in Colorado too! Im in springs and launched my window cleaning business in 2021. It came after a decade of seeing my grandpa and aunts window cleaning success. My grandpa actually still runs his part time back home in South Dakota after nearly 30 years. Your perspective has helped me tremendously you nailed it at the end of the video! It is s luxury service and they sre obviiusly calling us bc they dont want to get up on a ladder.
Ive been getting frustrated lately on a few bids. That I felt were fair. Im usually liw end $5 - $15/pane high end. Again this helped pick up my spirits a bit. Ive gotten the either verbal or non verbal overall "Wow your high priced response." As you said its a luxury service.
Im slowly learning my worth. Although I still negotiate and do come down. Im Getting better though, Thanks again.
"Don't stress the small stuff!" Words to live by, thanks for covering the head game as well as tools & techniques.
I’m jumping back to residential and I got a good refresher~ Thanks a lot!!! Multiple blessings your way brother!!!
Construction cleans-idk if you want them 😂😂😂 I’ve been doing full construction cleaning for years now exclusively and I support this message
Thanks so much for taking the time to help us newbs out
I'm new to window cleaning and have learned a lot from your videos I live in the shore and deal with a lot of salt ,it's a family business I just got into but I love it and no more labor like I used to do
I just found yesterday and I blown away at all the great information you offer. I have learned allot in the videos I've listened to so far. You sir are a pro! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Great advice! Also, first I’ve seen that give solid numbers. Agree with everything you said. I used to price windows individually but over the years can walk around around a house and get a good idea of time to do it. I bid shooting for $40-50 hour. I also charge a full day even if I may be there 2/3 of a day. It is a luxury service, if you are really detailed and have pride, the customers will love you no matter price point. I honestly rather get off a day from work than underbid my time. Aloha SteveO
Steve O great thorough video, one of the best I've seen.
Steve you are the man! Thx for taking the time to share this gold with us bro
Beautiful job, I hope all those learning can watch this and listen, nice video, very accurate
I like a business owner who actually enjoys spreading information business owners in my state are all about themselves and keeping their practices a secret to beat out the next giu
Hmmmm, learned many things, It's a good job for operators and expensive for clients, but I liked your logic. You people are professionals, doing a great job.
Great video, great advice, unfortunately, there are folks who charge super low prices and lower the bar big time for insured window cleaners like myself, however, I tried my best and people appreciate that, sooner or later they realize that cheap is cheap, quality is not...😉
That was just what I needed!! Thank you Stevo!!!
I’m expanding my pressure and soft washing business by adding window cleaning services. This video was super informative, thank you!
You are so welcome!
Great information on a complex topic. Much appreciated. Thanks.
This video has been extremely helpful. Im just now getting started in my area. Reside in Panama City, Panama. Prices will be different but there are plenty of high end to mutli-million dollar neighborhoods in the area. Glad you mentioned this is a luxury service, so not everyone will be your customer.
I just received my order with you today ... thanks for the catalog defenly I'll order more stuff...
Thank you, Steve for the great advice.
Thanks Steve O CMA Services here. Great stuff
Another home run.... I'm barely going to have 1 year into the business but I've learned a ton in the short amount of time.
Watching and doing are totally different good luck may you be successful bc somedays I just want to get a "real" job! NEVER I love my job most of the time.
I totally appreciate you. I went to 30 businesses Monday. Only 2 said they didn't want a quote. You gave me the confidence. Ill buy through you if that helps. Im definitely placing an order soon. Thanks again for all your killer tips.
Thank you so much! I was stuck on pricing for a while. This helped alot thank you thank you
Glad I could help!
AWESOME, even for a german window cleaner!
(But i notice, i`m getting older...;
Because You are so fast focused,
i had to take all of my small concentration to follow You!)
Man, I couldn’t help but be astonished. I love how in depth, but honestly Stevo, I definitely think your worth more! You can come clean my windows and pay you 2x all that. My company definitely charges a lot more. We do get some people who complain it’s a lot. But also it’s a luxury service and I have to pay my guys a living wage. Blue collar labor in my area is super low so people mostly understand.
Completely agree with you. I do charge a lot more then this in all honesty. Obviously still reasonable.
Except with the French windows, I do typically charge $1 to $1.25 for each separate square
It's saddens me that other companies clean windows for 25.00 on a bid I gave for 75.00 So a month after my bid I got the 75.00 job bc they couldn't get ahold of their old window washer. And I was shown there invoice.... when I figure my price I add to my final total I give customer bc I'm the best around my area. The estimate I didn't win 3yrs ago have called me to clean their windows and well that estimate is not correct I give my price I value my time why I'm still going 7yrs later
Curious whats a lot to you brotha? Im in texas and would like to know. I get people saying im at a good price and some have complained it was too much so we just never agreed to service.
This is gold. Thanks Steve!
Great video SteveO I learn a lot from you, thank you very much 🙏
Thanks for the continued content, Steve! I remember my first big job was a 2 story with 6 huge windows in the rear walk out. I WFP'd the exterior but when I came inside I was greeted by wooden mutton's on the outside of the glass. They were held in place by small clips and clipped off like one big tic-tac-toe frame. Not fun to remove/install when you're on a ladder 20 feet up working hands free. I believe they were Eagle brand windows. Beware!
Thanks man , this was very informative and enlightening.
Great advice SteveO !!
Great video Steve!
I don't like deep cleaning tracks so I charge $10 per track to keep them from wanting the service.
They end up paying $10 anyways.🙄
Thanks for your response Vcash97 been cleaning windows for 35 years I'd like to share this with you. To get around that, explain a window bid for windows, screens and light clean (( Meaning towel it makes it look ok )) If they want a brand new perfectly clean track that's ok to expect if it's dust and the windows have been serviced on a yearly basis. Most people will say that's cool etc.. no big deal just make things lok nice. Now there are people who've ((NEVER EVER)) Had a track cleaned, and they have mold, dirt, I had a guy who had a tree growing in a window track after I took the curtain and showed him he was shocked. So they are looking for the 1 person who will actually clean nasty tracks because the cleaning maid's janitorial cleaners won't, other window cleaners won't, so they are stuck! NOTE
Jess Amerisafe thank you for putting the detailed information on Tracy
Everything in this video makes a lot of sense,it is a luxury service. Super glad that I have seen this video, right in time for my first quote for this month.
I am in The Bahamas where window cleaning can become a profitable business.
Thanks for sharing your time and experience my brother.
Question,how do you market your product/business to get more leads???
Prices vary do much by area. Here in Central California, we get substantially more. Gas prices, employee costs, insur prices, all contribute to the final cost.
Great content. Thank you for sharing these golden nuggets
My pleasure!
Very informative. Thank you !
New subscriber here! Thanks for all the info I'm adding window cleaning to my new pressure washing business so I'll be binge watching all your content. PS. I see the BJJ medals in the background keep up the great work. OSS
Thank you
Awesome content thank you 👊🏼
From a residential home cleaners perspective on new construction builds Run for the hills. I did that for awhile to many unknowns like you said. Inside of the home is endless with dust and the new windows are a nightmare. Way to many jobs spent having to wipe down each wall in a house by hand because some moron forgot to put his bag on the sander etc..Run Forest run. Lol
No way I'm doing both sides of that 9 section window $9-10 total. That's a $20 window! Great video!
Great tips again by steveO. Certainly very useful for people with a new business or who want to work on their business! Unfortunately for me here in Belgium the prices are slightly different. But that makes it no less interesting. Take care man, I love every video!
Hey man, kunnen we even connecten via facebook oid ? Ik ben recent begonnen met onder andere glazenwasserij, regio Vlaamse Ardennen
@@nielslammens9702 Tuurlijk add me maar op Gianno Duyck 😉
We offer scratch repair, for our technicians only. If we scratch it, we can repair it. We do not advertise the service. Yet to have any issues with new blades and soaped windows. 🤜
Thanks for your help so far Steveo!
Great video! Thank you very much
I spotted those NAGA medals. I trained for a little while. Looking into getting back into it. I live too damn far from any gyms. Makes it hard to drive to class 2 or 3 times a week. Thanks for the video man. Great info.
Thanks man, used to do it but not anymore
Great video! Thank you so much :)
Good stuff as always
That was a great video!
SteveO, Thank you for the great content, we are just getting started and your channel is most helpful! Noticed the NAGA metals, nice! Are you still training? Started my journey 16 years ago...
Thanks SteveO
We charge $20 per normal pane and $30 for larger panes.
Great advice, bidding correctly takes time!! There’s days I walk away from a job thinking that was an awesome bid and there’s other days not so much. We have two different individuals in the town we service that charge 1/2 what we do if not less and it’s taken it’s toll on the commercial market, not quite as bad on residential!! It’s Frustrating when you bid a place and they say the other guy was half.....ok then why did you call us for a bid🤔🤷🏼♂️
Yea, a large town that I service has some of the lowest bidding companies around, I have recently been working there more with the new company. And I find that my bids in that town are taken as an insult lol Did a huge bid a couple weeks ago, same prices if I have used before, I even thought I underbid it and was worried about getting it and the guy said he would not accept an amount that high for a window cleaning service lol
Specially Hindus 😂
Great content Thanks alot !! 👍
this video is a freakin life saver. thank u so much
Great video 👌
Never heard of so many different services for window cleaning Jacksonville Florida here we wash windows clean the tracks out with a toothbrush and a shop vac and clean the screens by hand all for $2.25 a pain and for track and screen. Big windows and sliding glass doors are $5 each side. French windows are $8 each side for doors. sounds like you guys are making a killing wherever you’re at good for you guys. Florida is a very diluted market though. Good luck guys. Ps just in case anybody’s wondering it does not matter how high the window is up. the price is always the same. In and outside side of one window for residential is generally $9 a window. There is no right and wrong for prices everybody does their own thing. Good luck guys
10 in and out 5-7for outside have customers unlock the screens and post the check on the door.. Family owned father and son company and a once over is all you need most of thime
I think a lot of people don't like bidding because they don't want to lose the job, and also don't want to underbid themselves.
It takes a long time to learn that winning 50% of solid bids is far better than 90% of low bids.
Exactly! It can be so easy at the beginning to low bid but then it can be a snowball with cheap customers.
It sucks winning bids that are priced low or winning bids that I priced high bc I didn't want to win and crap they called bc they "loved" my personality. Personality got me fat check.
It's kinda funny to see the big differende in pricing around the globe. In denmark, most of us establish a price pr glass pane. Then ofcourse the size of the glass, decides the price. But pretty commonly for a "normal sized" glass would be 4-8 dkk. (1 usd is around 7 dkk)
This will be better for me I do car wash mobile use lot of water do this need water a lot
Good info bro thanks
Good stuff!
Glad you enjoyed it
Good talk steve
NAGA!!!
Awesome video
I personally cleaned the jetsons house back in early 2000 with Jacks windows and carpet cleaning
Thats awesome!!
Slam Freaking Dunk!!!! Best video Ever dude!!!
So I'm about to start wondow cleaning on the side, and the one thing I'm struggling with is giving a copy of the estimate/work order, to be more professional rather than just door knocking, asking g and getting paid cash with no receipt or invoice
Thanks for sharing
What do you use to cut channels?
Do you charge the customer more if you take out and put the screen back in? Or just a $2 flat rate?
Do you use deionizer water when your doing water fed poles? How about as your solution mix as well?
As a professional window clean biz owner for past 30 years..hubs cleans windows and pressure cleaning I run the office and we both do bids. Very impressed with your videos! Wish we could find steady great help..here in Florida...its so hard!! Take care.
Thank you! Appreciate it!
hello sir, here in Canada i charge 10 per window pain straight across the board and 5 per basement per pain then i will do garage doors and man doors and screens free i also do the siding 100 per side aka wall after all is said and done 1 house could be 800 + i only use a water feed pole and only the outside no inner
Ur overcharging if u are just using a wfp and not actually handwashing every window.
Thank you I have a new window cleaning business you have help me I'm in ohio
Glad to help
I see you're a fellow martial artist!
How much do you recommend changing for faux French panes, where it is a decorative frame on the inside that makes it look a windows has French panes?
Thank you. I bid a job this AM in Greeley that has those Pella windows with internal blinds that open up to be cleaned between the double panes. I bid them at $14 to $16 depending on size and $3.00 per screen. They have a second floor sun room in the back with two sky lights they want cleaned. I know it is full day or maybe a little more. I need the work and I like the customer. Priced whole job in and out plus tracks, sills ect.. at $695.00
Did you get the gig?
So…. Did you get hired?
Great videos . Quick question when do you decide to go traditional way mop and squiggy or WFP
Here is a video all about that ruclips.net/video/Z48YzMAMeR0/видео.html
For double hung or any windows do you recommend cleaning them from the inside rather then going out and doing them what do you think is faster? Im just trying to get a goid technique down for my business
Can you please give an example of a scratch waiver?
True true true !!!
Thanks a lot, this was a great video bc if you had never work for a window cleaning Co. you don’t know how much you should charge and probably no window cleaner will tell you or teach you to bid. Also I have a Question, I’m from New England área and we have tons of old house(100-200 even +300 years old) with original Windows and storms shutters how much should I charge for those windows? Some professional told just not taking those jobs but I’m starting this years and every Job count to me
For storms I charge $6 pane and an extra $5 to take them apart so usually its around $25-30 for a storm window
I have the supplies to start window cleaning but I’m just afraid because I’m not sure if I need a licence or insurance to actually do people’s homes. I’m 16 years old and I’m interested in the entrepreneurial world of business. All love and thanks for the info❤
Hey, for window cleaning you do not need a license like a doctor but I do suggest creating an LLC or SCORP and getting general liability insurance. Accidents happen so make sure you’re covered
SteveO, great informative videos. What equipment do you use to make your videos?
Typically a go pro and then edit in adobe premiere pro
I just bid a 1600 square foot single story and $350 in and out for a couple that is listing their home. No questions asked in WA state 🤙
A little confused on pricing. I'm a little old school who is starting up my business again in a new area. Not used to having minimums. Let's say you add up the windows and it doesn't equal to your minimum. Are you adding on to the minimum price or do you just keep the price at the minimum? Thanks for all that you do! And I agree, construction clean ups suck!
First time clean cost verse quarterly clean cost? Add % first time clean? +20%? 30%??
What time length of last time cleaned would you then say it’s a first time clean? Over eight months? Over ten months?
You mention pricing for cleaning in and out, what about price would you say just one side? 40% less? 50% less?
Hello from Reno NV, have you made a video on how to clean tracks?
Yes
Steve O , cool I see your a jujitsu man. Quick question. I’m a carpet guy but was asked to do windows at the college I clean at. Mainly the Presidents house. Three story. I clean the inside windows, do you charge per side. Second question, I have been asked to clean the outside ones now. What is the best water feed pole set up for just one account that I do once a year
Hey SteveO I've been cleaning window for about 5 years now on a small scale and now my business is growing. Thank you for all you advice it really helps. I'm doing windows in the Cleveland area I have a big job coming up with 117 windows. All of the are french style with 8 large windows with lead triangle panes in them. Would you price this on time or frame? I look foward to hearing back from you. Thanks again!!!
For French windows I price at $2-$3 for each individual pane and then $2-$3 for screens
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner Thanks for the feed back!!!
Do you have a favorite quote tool? I'm building one from scratch. (web developer and window cleaner 😛). I'm curious if you have a preferred tool OR what you would want to see in the PERFECT quote tool on your phone.
No le entiendo 😐 pero me gusta mucho sus vídeos 📹 😊
Love your videos! When you're saying $7 inside and out, do you mean $7 for the outside surface and an additional $7 for the inside?
Wondering this too
For both I think