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To ask how much you pay your window cleaner.

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EveryFlavourJellyBeans · 28/04/2025 13:05

How much do you pay your window cleaner?

Particularly interested in answers from people in three bed detached houses.

Mine has gone up in price again. Latest bill is £24 for less than ten minutes work. 9 windows on the house.

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GasPanic · 28/04/2025 13:48

10£ a month. Just cancelled it because it only really needs doing once every 6 months IMO.

BoredZelda · 28/04/2025 13:48

£10 for 13 windows and two double patio doors.

I think the difference might be location. I live on an estate where half a dozen other properties have their windows done on the same day. My mum pays more for hers, but she lives rurally.

The window cleaner might only be doing 10 minutes at your house, but they have to travel to and from your house, and do admin for invoicing and banking etc.

niki26 · 28/04/2025 13:45

£20 - semi detached in Surrey. 6 windows and some bifolds doors. He is here for quite a long time though!

GRex · 28/04/2025 13:45

itsnotabouthepasta · 28/04/2025 13:27

It's not a 'karcher-like' device. The inside of my husbands van with the tank, filtration system, softeners, mineral levels you'd be surprised how technical it is.

The "climbing ladders" window cleaners are usually the ones who only clean the glass and charge extra for the sills. They also tend to miss huge bits on the corners from where they've reached over and not been able to reach the whole window.

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As a customer, I agree there is a difference. Ours brings his own distilled water, he has extenders as well as ladders, he comes inside to do the skylights, everything sparkles around the window afterwards. Well worth it.

Lincslady53 · 28/04/2025 13:44

Lancashire. £15 whenever we ask him to call. 4 bed house, plus conservatory.

planthelpadvice · 28/04/2025 13:43

£20 for 9 windows including a large-ish bay window, glazed back door and a set of French doors. I'm in the South East.

ThirdStorm · 28/04/2025 13:42

£27 every other month. This is for 10 windows and 2 garage doors. I think this is a good deal.

24Dogcuddler · 28/04/2025 13:41

£8 every other week 3 bed detached, conservatory. North West.

Redhairandhottubs · 28/04/2025 13:39

£20. 6 windows and the glass in the front and back doors.

VivIsBlonde · 28/04/2025 13:39

8 windows 2 doors, £15 every 12 weeks!

user1471457354 · 28/04/2025 13:38

3 bed townhouse with patio doors and 7 windows and we are £13 in Scotland.

itsnotabouthepasta · 28/04/2025 13:37

JDM625 · 28/04/2025 13:34

Thanks for the info. I've never had a window cleaner but my neighbours both do. 1 side uses a ladder and the other the cleaning equipment on the pole.

No idea what they charge though.

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I hope that didn't sound snippy by the way!

The tank is really complicated - he's out there every week adjusting the filtering system to ensure that it is 100% pure water. Doing so means that it genuinely provides the best possible clean. He replaces his brush heads every few months - in places where it's hard water, these systems are vital.

Apart from anything - the second you've put your rag in the water bucket on a ladder, you've instantly created dirty water! So I genuinely cannot understand why people prefer it!

Partyatno10 · 28/04/2025 13:35

Mine just does the ones at the front and charges £10 East London

JDM625 · 28/04/2025 13:34

itsnotabouthepasta · 28/04/2025 13:27

It's not a 'karcher-like' device. The inside of my husbands van with the tank, filtration system, softeners, mineral levels you'd be surprised how technical it is.

The "climbing ladders" window cleaners are usually the ones who only clean the glass and charge extra for the sills. They also tend to miss huge bits on the corners from where they've reached over and not been able to reach the whole window.

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Thanks for the info. I've never had a window cleaner but my neighbours both do. 1 side uses a ladder and the other the cleaning equipment on the pole.

No idea what they charge though.

Ashesof2046 · 28/04/2025 13:31

JDM625 · 28/04/2025 13:25

Out of interest, are they climbing ladders and actually cleaning the window by hand, or standing on the ground with a karcher like device on a pole?

Van with a tank with some sort of pole device attached.

letsnotIRL · 28/04/2025 13:31

North East here, we pay £5 a fortnight, 3 bed property with huge French doors.

yeesh · 28/04/2025 13:31

£5 for just the front of the house

EleventyThree · 28/04/2025 13:31

JDM625 · 28/04/2025 13:25

Out of interest, are they climbing ladders and actually cleaning the window by hand, or standing on the ground with a karcher like device on a pole?

Meant to mention this. Ours clean by hand and use ladders. No fancy equipment!

Thatroomismine · 28/04/2025 13:29

12 windows, 1 set French doors (4 bed semi). £7.
Yorkshire

itsnotabouthepasta · 28/04/2025 13:27

JDM625 · 28/04/2025 13:25

Out of interest, are they climbing ladders and actually cleaning the window by hand, or standing on the ground with a karcher like device on a pole?

It's not a 'karcher-like' device. The inside of my husbands van with the tank, filtration system, softeners, mineral levels you'd be surprised how technical it is.

The "climbing ladders" window cleaners are usually the ones who only clean the glass and charge extra for the sills. They also tend to miss huge bits on the corners from where they've reached over and not been able to reach the whole window.

feelingbleh · 28/04/2025 13:25

Terraced house 5 windows. For a one of clean £20 outside and £30 inside its a lot cheaper the more often you do it. I think its £12 outside for 4 weekly clean. This includes doors, sills, frames etc

JDM625 · 28/04/2025 13:25

Out of interest, are they climbing ladders and actually cleaning the window by hand, or standing on the ground with a karcher like device on a pole?

MargaritaPracticallyCan · 28/04/2025 13:24

£15 once a month for all windows up and down,. including three Velux on a sloping roof and four doors (two are french doors). North West here.

itsnotabouthepasta · 28/04/2025 13:23

My husband runs a window cleaning company.

Your window cleaner will have to price according to the following:

  • Public liability insurance
  • Equipment - maintenance and replacement (brushes, hoses, filters, water, softeners)
  • Travel - mileage
  • Van maintenance
  • National insurance / Tax
  • Database software, website hosting, phone, email
  • Banking - especially if having a business bank account
  • Salary - plus cover for sick pay/holiday pay

All of these costs are going up constantly and need to be brought into the pricing structure.

Your price will depend on a) how often you have your windows cleaned, b) travel - are you easily fit into the rounds? If his travel time prevents him from taking on other houses, that's factored into the pricing structure

My husband typically charges anywhere between £10-£45 depending on how many windows, the size of them, are they easy to get to? Do you have a conservatory that needs doing?Are there skylights/solar panels that need cleaning? Is there easy access to the back of the house or does he need to bring in his window cleaning back pack that allows him to come through terrace houses without using a hose), is the windows particularly dirty due to birds etc? Does the customer want the oldfashioned squegee or water fed pole method? Because one takes 1 hour, one takes 15 mins.

GroovyChick87 · 28/04/2025 13:22

£7.50, front of terraced house.

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