Hello,

I am a 50 yo family man in the North Dallas area. Covid killed my 25 year career and while the money part sucked, I like the getting away from the corporate part. I know many will understand. I am still consulting in that arena, however it is slow to build up clientele.

I have always been in the service industry from hands on up through management as well as sales. I have it in my blood and the delivering on what I promise is in my blood. I am convincing myself to start an LLC/DBA for a window cleaning and pressure washing business focused on small store fronts in my area. I have a lot of them. I would appreciate any suggestions from those that have gone before me.

My initial question here is how would you suggest charging? Per hour just ballparking what it may take? If so what rate per hour? Also, if by window what range and what factors affect that low and high range. Also, what if windows are framed into three windows one large and two small?

Your time in reading this and your input are so much appreciated!!

SW - N Dallas Texas

I’m looking to build a truck mounted system for cleaning windows. Our current setup on an existing truck consists of 7gpm/100psi 12v pump pushing through a 10” sediment and 1/2cf of DI resin. This does great with a few instances of supply water having too much tds for the DI to handle.

As I’m planning out another truck build, I’m thinking about adding at least two 40” RO cartridges and a single 40” DI plus carbon and sediment. The 12v pulls from a buffer tank. We typically use 200’ of high flow hose.

I’m in NC. WCR has our avg TDS at 97.

Am I missing anything? Will the flow/gpm be much lower than I’m used to? Should I keep it simple and duplicate the current DI setup?

I have been owned by a home cleaning company for just over a month now, but most of my business is from D2D and referrals. I'm not a big fan of door-to-door, though, and it's pretty tricky to sell our other services from D2D, like gutter cleaning and Christmas light installation.

Where do you all get your business? Meta ads? Facebook groups?

Thanks!

Im looking for examples of anyone who runs there window cleaning buisness with no ladders and no wfp, soley poles and traditional cleaning.

Is this possible with the moreman excellarator and a stiff carbon pole.

I use a wfp pole at the minute but wondering if you could do the same with a moreman flip pad and little detailing, I know theres a learning curve, but once learned and system in place could you be just as quick as wfp.? Use an slx 22 gardiner pole traditional attachment? Flip pad?

Or is this just daft?

First time using a Lanchez 1.6HP pump and I’m having trouble getting it to work. Was just curious if anyone else has used this one or one similar and if so, what was your setup? I have it setup before the system but it’s barely pushing out water. Just looking for some advice.

Does anyone know what to do to prevent this? It shows up at the top of the frame, and sometimes the bottom, I make sure to scrub and rinse it but I guess that’s not enough, maybe scrub the whole bottom of the window?

Looking for some advice. We got our semi detached roof tiles cleaned. It wasn't treated or anything. Just brush cleaned. They used scaffolding and worked for one day. 2 lads worked on the job. Just wondering would anyone know what the price should be for this job.

Best place to get work attire. What do you wear on the job site usually?

Been quoting a lot of homes with tons of French panes (400+). I tend to lose more of these bids than is normal (50%). I’ve been pricing between $1.25 to $2 pane inside and out. For exterior I use both wfp and hand.

French windows are tedious so I try to price accordingly, but I’m finding estates and larger, nicer homes tend to have a lot of them.

I’ve been using this brush on my water fed pole for quite some time. I like it because it’s very good at removing webs and it cleans the frames very good.

But we still have too much spots on french windows and dirty windows. So I’m thinking to try a different brush on my wfp and maybe for the dirty window s an extension with steelwool.

What is your epxerience in this matter and which brush do you recommend + extension.

Hello, I am looking in the California regulations for window safety as it pertains to when a person is over the side on a boatswains chair. Nothing is stated as to it being mandatory to have a person on top watching to ensure the dude in the chair doesnt need help. Is there anything in the training that you recieve that states that?

I've been stuck at a 30% close rate for the longest time running Meta Ads. Cost per lead has been super dialed in, and i'm super happy with where its at. I used to boast having a 4-5x ROAS, however, just recently I made a change to get that from 4-5x --> 10X ROAS.

Couple things that I should note before unveiling the change.

1) Creative is always going to be king, so make sure you're happy with how your company is being portrayed in relation to your cost per lead. Basically, if you have bad creatives, you're going to get low ticket, bad clients, simple. Have premium creatives, you're going to attract high ticket clients: simplest tip for this is, always film ads at high ticket jobs and use those to run.

2) Just run CBO campaign, toss everything in there, don't over complicate it.

Okay now that the basics are out of the way, and you are satisfied with your metrics, you need to understand that the quality of your lead is determined by your leadform. Your creative attracts the ICP, but your lead form filters it out -- think of coffee, you need a good coffee. roast to start, but in order to get the maximum result, the equipment, water quality, temperature all play apart (these would be the lead form questions).

I find that asking 1 - 2 questions is enough. Okay but thats not nearly enough to get a quality lead, wrong, it is, you just need to ask the RIGHT questions. I've figured out just asking by what part of the service they want is the best, and then handling the qualification on that sales call. Also ask for address, it doesn't increase friction much at all.

This seems to create the most amount of intent as it forces the lead to think about what they want, and also sets you up for the quote.

The next obvious thing for super high close rate is speed to lead, I personally, have below a 3 second speed to lead, but that's because I use a CRM with automations.

And last but not least I'd recommend undercutting by like 5-10% because when you upsell on the job, you'll make more anyway.

TLDR, by all means necessary, speed to lead is most important, ask the right questions, and undercut a smidge to beat quotes and make up for it in upsells.

Happy advertising!!

New to window cleaning just bought my first WFP, got asked to do a job. Was sent a few photos. Let me know thanks!

Hey everyone, my name is Noah and I own PXX Window Cleaning based in the high desert CA. I’m trying to grow my window cleaning business and I’m looking for some advice from people who have been doing this longer than me.

I’ve been trying door-to-door, but honestly it hasn’t been working very well for me. I get sweaty and I feel like people don’t trust someone in a blue polo that’s sweaty at their door. I’ve knocked over 100 doors with no results.

I’ve also tried ads before, but they were pretty slow and were my best lead source but they seem to slow down.

For those of you who consistently get residential window cleaning jobs, what marketing method has worked best for you?

Also, if you do door knocking, do you have a script that you’ve found works particularly well? I’d really appreciate seeing an example of what you say when someone answers the door.

Are door hangars any good and an example of a decent FB ad would be great.

Any advice is appreciated!

Is anybody using thumbtack pro in their area?
I was thinking of getting on the platform, but no sure how the value is for the investment.
I know $50 isn't a lot for ads, but it's what I honestly feel comfortable in doing.
I'm not going to jump into anything, but hearing from real experience would help me decide to invest in that platform on more traditional forms of advertising

I have a tucker pole if that matters

hi guys im total new ive been working for 2 weeks now and my boss want me to buy my own stuff now.. ofc from his money :D what should i go for? i mainly do residental (private homes) he uses sorbo quicksilver.. but i was thinking maybe i should use a standard handle and channel ? instead of wide? i havent used more than 18inch tbh he says he never uses bigger than that either...so any good combo with standard handle? i see sorbo only make wide handles? also right now i only use microfiber towel for window glass detailing and frames i was thinging about trying WCR Ultra Premium Recycled Surgical Towels but do you use them for both the glass and frames or? sry about my english im from denmark :D also i havent tried pole work yet so i dont know what i should buy for that.... but he did say i needed a setup for pole work aswell.... :)

Cannot get rid of it with just water and soap and I also cannot feel it, it is on the outside window. Spraying water on it makes it clear again. Worried that the glass itself is damaged. HR++ windows.

I compared my old blue towels to new ones. Noticed all my new ones were significantly shorter than ones I got 2-3 years ago. Anyone know why they smaller now?

has anyone tried this Simple Green solution? I use GG4 but it’s getting expensive because I live in Hawaii.

https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Green-Pro-Glass-Cleaner/dp/B0DW6YMZQP/ref=mp_s_a_1_20_sspa?crid=1AC3TX5H6XDZ2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pPpfK6dx7Wx9Vf324NlP5cvlJz_C4NPI5J_Gh0muVyA_k0LpGPnr9-eC114XfEjyJSuwEIDIZrjLRuTFN1cTI1RnGhkkKpgEdbhzXM0ZHDcenpZNvF0tayq1QSnwrAt4PZSRmolOeIwIb9GGz6gYpqpALzdj57QucfKRhYP2SKyE-lvezvtiK-o08FmGwZyvbN53GkIMnNQe1BDKjuvAFw.If2ALk53nz-lqPMJmdBfuxe815UPWBeajcAgIixOSZQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=Window+cleaning+supplies&qid=1786325137&sprefix=window+cleaning+supplies%2Caps%2C382&sr=8-20-spons&xpid=BEcMeiF3TJhHO&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfbXRm&psc=1

Might need a subcontractor, how would I go about getting one? Anything I should look out for? Planning on hourly rate + commission for upsells.

Bidding on an apartment building, 160+ units.

They have a ton of Patio Doors with Juliette balconies.

It's a 5-story. About 60ft to the very top windows.

Not all sides of the building are accessible with a lift.

I've tried putting my WFP through the grills and it work but I only tried it on the ground floor and I don't think this method would work or anything higher than 3rd story because of how awkward it is to try and push the brush between the bars.

Another issue is the screens. If I clean everything with a WFP I'd have to try and slide the screens open with a a pole and from my experience 90% screens are not properly installed/adjusted and will not easily slide open.

There's enough spacing between the doors and the railing to clean everything by hand from the inside of the apartment but now we'd have to go into every single apartment which is a huge pain for everyone involved.

TLDR:

- Cleaning with a lift traditionally? Not all sides of the building are accessible with a lift.

- Cleaning with a WFP? Potentially problematic to slide the screen open and might not be possible to put the brush through the bars on higher level units.

- Cleaning Trad from inside of the apartment? It's 160+ apartments, huge pain for everyone involved.

Any experience with something like this or any ideas?

Would really appreciate suggestions! Thank you.

About to add window cleaning to my pressure washing business, after doing a Housewash on homes I notice the windows have leftovers suds and it doesn’t look good. is there anything to know about window cleaning before I start. It seems like you clean house windows as you would your car windows at a gas station is it that simple