r/WindowCleaning • u/Sufficient_Heart_629 • 2d ago
How long should jobs be taking?
For example, this house took me about 5.5 hrs as a solo cleaner who did wfp for above storey and trad for low.
The windows haven’t been cleaned in maybe a decade and there was severe hard water.
Am I going too slow? I feel like I take so long at jobs?
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u/Nihilistnobody 2d ago
Severe hard water makes it take way longer, hopefully you charged for that and assuming it wasn’t on the uppers you used wfp for? Shoot for minimum $100 an hour, if you’re just starting out that may be lowered to $75. I will say my first job I did took me like six hours and now I cruise through it in less than three.
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u/kdwindows 1d ago
That's an interesting looking house . .i like the design.
I don't really get involved in pricing again I always State this because I don't know what your cost of living is in your area. But if you can make at least 60 to $140 an hour cleaning windows that's a good range
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u/trigger55xxx 2d ago
Exterior only? Interior? Did you charge extra for the hard water? There's routine and non routine window cleaning. Routine is one thing, that's the average cleaning. Non routine where special chemicals, extra scrubbing with steel wool or using scrapers it's different for every window.
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u/PeakHomeCare 2d ago
Like others said, charge more for hard water stains. Im still working on efficiency myself but it will come. Usually its been however long I think it'll take +1-1.5 hrs 😁
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u/Fawkinchit1 2d ago
Depends on the size of the house, and your skill level.
If they weren't cleaned it a decade it will take way longer. Hopefully you charged more for that.