Window cleaning quote the manager can check

What a window cleaning estimate should list

Price glass the way you clean it. This window cleaning quote counts panes inside and out, adds frames, sills, tracks and screens, and says how high your crew has to work, so the customer can check your count against their building. The Clearview office sample opens in the quote maker with every line filled; change the numbers and send it as a PDF, or have the template files emailed to you.

Window prices live or die on the count and the access. Your quote should say how many panes you clean, on which sides, how you reach the high ones, and whether frames, sills, tracks and screens are part of the job. Customers rarely count glass the way you do, so put your count in writing.

1. Pane count by sideExterior and interior panes as separate lines. Define a pane as one sheet of glass, and count French or divided lite windows per small pane or at a higher rate.
2. Window typesFixed, sliding, double hung, casement, skylights and glass doors all take different times. Tilt-in sashes are quick from inside; fixed upper lights may need a pole or a ladder.
3. Height and access methodGround floor, second story or higher, and the method: water fed pole, ladder, or a lift. Anything needing rope access or a boom lift deserves its own line and price.
4. Frames, sills and tracksA wipe of frames and sills is often included. Detailing sliding door tracks packed with grit is slow work and worth a separate line.
5. ScreensRemoving, washing and refitting insect screens, priced each. Note torn or bent screens before anyone touches them.
6. Hard water and building residueMineral spots from sprinklers, and paint or mortar splatter on new builds, need restoration products or a blade. Price it as its own task after a test patch.
7. FrequencyOne-off, quarterly, monthly or every four weeks. A regular route earns a lower visit price because the glass never gets as dirty.
8. Weather rulesWhat happens on wet or windy days, how much notice you give to reschedule, and whether you reclean outside glass if rain spots it soon after.

Sample window cleaning quote with example prices

Clearview Windows quotes Elm Street Offices for a full clean of a two story office: 46 exterior panes at $6, the same 46 panes inside at $4, and a $60 job line for frames and sills, giving a $520 subtotal. Washing 20 screens at $3 each is an optional extra the client can tick, so it sits outside the total. No deposit is requested for this commercial clean. The figures are examples.

Edit the Clearview Windows quote

4 lines are filled in, from exterior panes to screen cleaning. Put in your own window cleaning rates, then download the PDF.

Open the window cleaning sample

How to price a window cleaning quotation

Per pane is the most common basis because it is quick to count and easy for the customer to check. Some cleaners price per window, per house or by the hour for awkward commercial glass. Height and access matter as much as the count, so build them into the rate or add them as lines.

1. Per paneA rate for each pane, usually lower inside than out because there is no ladder work and less grime. Add a premium for upper floors, divided lites or neglected glass.
2. Per window or whole houseHomeowners like a single price for the house. Build it from your pane count anyway, so you can explain the figure when they ask why the neighbor paid less.
3. Hourly for commercial glassStorefronts, atriums and glass partitions vary so much that an hourly rate plus access equipment is often fairer. Estimate the hours and say you will call if it runs over.
4. Regular route rateA lower per visit price for monthly or quarterly service, agreed in writing, with the first clean priced higher when the glass has been left for a year or more.

If you hire a lift for high glass, show the hire on its own line at cost plus your markup and check it with the markup calculator. The pressure washing estimate template and the gutter cleaning quote pair well when a customer wants the whole exterior done in one visit.

Worked example: a two story house, inside and out

Residential jobs mix ground floor glass, upper floor glass and doors, and each earns a different rate. The rates here are examples.

1. Count the glassThe house has 14 ground floor panes, 12 second story panes and 2 sliding glass doors. Counting each door as 2 panes gives 30 panes per side.
2. Price the outsideGround floor glass and doors (18 panes) at $5 each is $90. Second story glass (12 panes) at $7 each for pole work is $84. Outside total: $174.
3. Price the insideAll 30 panes at $3.50 each is $105.
4. Tracks and screensDetailing two door tracks at $10 each adds $20. Washing 16 screens at $3 each adds $48.
5. Total and time check$174 plus $105 plus $20 plus $48 is $347. If two people take 2.5 hours, that is 5 person hours, or $69.40 per person hour, which you compare with your target.

Hard water staining, paint overspray or glass left for years can double the time per pane, so look closely at a few windows before you confirm the price.

What the window cleaning quote covers

Window cleaning quote mistakes

Window cleaners usually count right and price right, then lose the margin on something the quote never mentioned. Watch for these.

• Counting windows instead of panes, then finding each living room window holds 12 small lites.
• Charging second story glass at the ground floor rate and losing an hour moving ladders.
• Leaving screens and tracks unmentioned, so the customer assumes both are in the price.
• Missing hard water spots that no amount of normal washing will shift.
• Giving the regular route price for a first clean that needs twice the time.
• Having no rain rule, so every passing shower brings a request for a free reclean.