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to think £200 to clean windows is ridiculous

90 replies

winwoes · 02/12/2025 12:17

I may be out of touch but 5 quotes to clean windows range between £185-£230

For context we live in a city in a typical 4 bed victorian terrace and the quote was to clean inside and out.

AIBU to think these quotes are ridiculous.

OP posts:
StickWars · 02/12/2025 17:08

Could you pay a window cleaner for the outside and a household cleaner for the inside?

I pay £7.50 for the front of mine (or I'd have to be in to let them at the back). When I was cleaning, I'd expect to do the insides in that sort of sized home in an hour max if fairly clean already and regular. Cleaner's rates will obviously vary by area, but it's likely going to be much cheaper if you split it as 2 types of cleaning like this.

AuntieDolly · 02/12/2025 17:01

That’s seems bonkers! Is it the annual charge for an 8 weekly clean?

gogomomo2 · 02/12/2025 16:56

We pay £25 for the outside only, do insides ourselves or you could get an inside cleaner to do them

WonderingAndOverthinking · 02/12/2025 16:54

It doesn’t sound like a “regular clean” - regular cleans are when you have the same cleaners come each time - but getting quotes makes it sound like you are looking for a new previously un-used cleaner?
My partner owns a window cleaning company and the first clean always costs more as it is more work. His prices then drop if they employ him for more “regular” cleans on a schedule as the windows don’t need as much work.

goingtotown · 02/12/2025 16:52

Probably the quotes are high because they don’t want the job.

IcyPuddles · 02/12/2025 16:40

If everyone charges about the same, then that’s the going rate for the job.

RealEagle · 02/12/2025 16:38

£22 every 2months for 3storey town house .Outer london borough .I do inside myself with a karcher window vac.

DeftGoldHedgehog · 02/12/2025 16:32

What? Are they cleaning windows or replacing them?

Our four bed semi detached costs £12.50 a time - outside only. SE of England, 22 miles from London and an expensive area to live.
Inside is easy. Mr Muscle spray and some kitchen roll, 5 minutes per window.

alecks · 02/12/2025 16:29

Is the quote for a year? I’m in Scotland and pay £7 for 7 windows:

youalright · 02/12/2025 16:19

I paid £50 for in and out 3 bed house but I'm up north

susiedaisy1912 · 02/12/2025 16:13

Is this a joke? We have 12 windows in our house and get charged £25. We live in the Bristol area.

Boomer55 · 02/12/2025 16:11

Blimey - I pay £8 for 5 outside windows to be cleaned. I clean my own inside. In London. That sounds a lot. 😳

SockBanana · 02/12/2025 16:07

I have 12 windows and a conservatory and pay £23 for a clean every 6 weeks - outside only.
Doesn't include the conservatory roof or any velux. I'm also not in London (but fairly close)

£200 seems a lot - is that through a window cleaner or a cleaning company?
How regularly would they be cleaned?

Dollymylove · 02/12/2025 16:06

Northern town.10 quid for 5 windows and a conservatory. Outdoor only. They use those extendable brushes so no ladders used.

Mydogisagentleman · 02/12/2025 15:40

£30 monthly. 4 windows front and back and French doors.
It is 3 storeys

kittywittyandpretty · 02/12/2025 15:30

That sounds like a. I don’t want the job quote. I do those all the time. If I don’t want a job I’ll quote an extra extraordinary amount and then if some sucker pays it, I’ll have to do it but I don’t want to.

Hotpants123 · 02/12/2025 15:30

Big 4 bed detached house here, 2 sets of bifolds cleaned for £25, done once a month. Takes 30 mins at most.

TheFormidableMrsC · 02/12/2025 15:29

I pay £20 every six weeks for a 3 storey end terrace. That includes skylights.

AdjustingVideoFrameRate · 02/12/2025 15:27

Crazy prices. I pay around £20 to £30 for a three bed terrace (outside only).

Cosyblankets · 02/12/2025 15:25

SixthWorstOption · 02/12/2025 14:11

They're taking the mick there. We pay £20 for a four-bedroom with conservatory!

Edited

For inside and out?

AngelsWithSilverWings · 02/12/2025 15:19

My 1930's 4 bed has so many windows.

My front room has a massive bay at the front and also two large windows along one side. Dining room has two large windows down one side plus French doors.

My bedroom has a large bay plus one large side window. DD's room has floor to ceiling glass and french doors to the front.

Windows absolutely everywhere in this house and we pay £18 a month for the extension pole method. Would be much more for a traditional window cleaner. We paid a man £15 for that when we bought the house 20 years ago but he retired.

alatusblack · 02/12/2025 15:03

I have a 4 bed house with a large modern extension made mainly of glass. I pay about £130 for inside and out.

Papyrophile · 02/12/2025 14:56

I have 14 windows, most of them nearly nine feet wide, and I pay £25 per clean about every six weeks. But I clean the insides!

CeciliaMars · 02/12/2025 14:52

We are a 4 bed semi detached and pay £30 for all outside windows, including bifold doors. I’ve never had it done, but he says it would be the same again for inside. South east commuter town.

SixthWorstOption · 02/12/2025 14:11

They're taking the mick there. We pay £20 for a four-bedroom with conservatory!