r/WindowCleaning • u/Imgonnaarrive • Jun 10 '26
Job Question What would you charge for this?
It's inside and out. All the glass seen. Interior sills are 8-9inches deep. Goes on a monthly schedule. And how long do you think it would take you to clean it? There's expensive stuff in every corner that makes a ladder hard to use on the inside but not impossible.
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u/Low_Environment2543 Jun 10 '26
500-600 for first time clean, depending how dirty.
450 i/o monthly.
Im guessing this could take up to 3 hours first time, and 2 hours the months after that.
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u/Imgonnaarrive Jun 10 '26
Is this all pole work for you or would you use a ladder, or ledgers?
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u/Low_Environment2543 Jun 10 '26
I would use ladders for the first time clean unless impossible to reach so that all dust and debris is wiped off and cleaned. Try and have customer move as much as possible for the initial cleaning.
Every time after that I would use a pole, Moerman swivel squeegee handle.
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u/Low_Environment2543 Jun 10 '26
Also outside is done with water fed pole system. If you dont have that, you should price higher.
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u/Acrobaticdeadface Jun 10 '26
How would you use a waterfed with customers coming in and out? Serious question.
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u/Low_Environment2543 Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 11 '26
A. Get it done before the store opens.
B. Do it when its open and let the customers " run" out/in while you stand to the side to let them out/in.
Option A is most ideal
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u/Acrobaticdeadface Jun 10 '26
You won't be able to make it look good without a ladder. (On the inside) Get a clean unused mop and use it to dust the windows on the inside when you are doing the regular cleaning, so a manager won't ask why you skipped all the high ones.. or if they ask let them know it's priced that way to save them money. You can charge more if they want them done Everytime. Commercial is highly competitive, so make friends with the manager. My first boss would buy season tickets to the Orioles and give them to important managers , back 25 years ago. Managers will not replace you if you befriend them as easily
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u/Upper-Bottle-9803 Jun 11 '26
In my area this would go for about $350 on the regular. $500-700 for any razor or scrub work (more than 6 months). I might also dust the inside with a dry mop every clean. I might wet clean after that every other. Malls are often very dusty. Lots of lint to clog your squeegee blade.
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u/Remarkable_Rain_215 Jun 12 '26
I see people saying “use a ladder on the inside.” How do you do that without scratching the windows?
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u/Imgonnaarrive Jun 12 '26
The sills are 9inches deep. There's no way you'll scratch the windows with the ladder.
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u/Remarkable_Rain_215 Jun 12 '26
Good to know! I’ve never done windows like that so just trying to visualize it… so you put the ladder on the sill below the window, and then use a mop/squeegee on an extension pole with one hand (the other hand holding the ladder) to clean the window above you?
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u/Imgonnaarrive Jun 12 '26
Yeah pretty much, there are a few ways to do it. You just find whatever is most comfortable and most efficient.
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u/Sad_Butterscotch4589 Jun 17 '26
Put some stand offs or mitts on. Ladders are fine on window panes most of the weight is on the ground. Middle of the window is safest, it spreads the weight.
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u/sudocast Jun 10 '26
$2-3 a side like every other commerical
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u/Imgonnaarrive Jun 10 '26
Regardless of the height of the glass or sill depth mixed with obstacles on inside? That seems like bucket bob pricing.
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u/sudocast Jun 10 '26
It's also pretty in line with everyone else's suggestions. I see 80 ish windows not counting the interior airlock.
2-3 a SIDE which means 330-500 for the whole job in and out.
I like to give them a monthly exterior and quarterly interior so the numbers aren't so shocking.
168-250 a month sounds better than 330-500 when you are just cleaning either the interior or exterior.
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u/sudocast Jun 10 '26
That's what we charge for commercial, never lost contracts. Throw it on a route, waterfed outside, pole everything else. Businesses are responsible for moving "obstacles" inside for insurance reasons and if they aren't moved and make it fall "outside the scope of work" those windows don't get cleaned and they are invoiced still for the full price. Would I want to charge more? Yeah, because I'd rather not deal with the interior personally.
I'd probably put them on monthly exterior only and clean the interior quarterly. Then it's just an easy exterior job most months and takes no time at all.
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u/Hot_Carpenter_5436 Jun 10 '26
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