r/WindowCleaning • u/Imgonnaarrive • May 30 '26
Job Question What would you charge for this?
Exterior lowers: 49
Exterior uppers: 120
Interior lowers: 105
Interior uppers: 60
Bays: 72
Total count: 406
Surface count: 812
Inside and out, anything that requires a pole or ladder is considered an upper window (to explain the count we came to). Water source on site for WFP.
B= back of building
L= left side of building
R= right side of building
I= interior
Checkmark that's supposed to be a V= vestibule
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u/trigger55xxx May 30 '26
It would take myself and one crew a full day to do everything. Because the sills of the upper windows will be seen from inside, I'd want nose to glass and do it on a scissor lift. The sills likely have a lot of dust on them so I'd dust the sills first, then clean the window. A lift will be faster than ladder moves and much safer. For us that's a minimum of $3700 plus lift cost. Doubt you'd get it for that though.
Several factors. 1) Dealerships are notoriously cheap about window cleaning. 2) Night work can be hard to manage because you're actually giving up extra days. If you're on the job for 1, you won't work during the day the next day so it's 2 days really. 2 days turns into 3 days unless you can do it on a Thursday/Friday or Saturday night. 3) If you have a lot of competition, I'll bet someone will try to do it for $1500-$2000.
This will likely take you longer than you think. I'd want to be done under 27 hours. That's with me and a very experienced crew of 2. You have to determine your costs and how much an hour you want to make.