How to Start $900/Day Window Cleaning Business 

thanks for taking the time to do the interview!!

This was very inspiring! I’m looking to starting a business doing this in my area! Just bought a squeegee and scrubber yesterday now doing more research! Practiced on my friends house! Hoping to get the ball rolling soon!

@@shotbyjosh1613best of luck man! If you need any advice feel free to hmu!

Dude you gave the game away in 5 minutes, lol... 💩🥲

@@vcash1112just trying to help folks that really wanna get in the game. Plenty of glass to go around and I think if their willing to out in the work, they deserve some help starting out. Not a lot of folks these days wanna put in the work!

Yes! Agree! Hired my first part time guy a couple weeks ago!

@@hallmanwindowwashing6484 i just called and barked at you

Couldn’t have done it w/o you!

Hi there, It's great to find ourselves on the same path of window cleaning, and I wish you all the best and plenty of health! I have a question: When you ask your friends or partners who also do window cleaning for help, do you expect them to work for less because you secured the job? Or do they get paid what they ask so you don't lose the bigger job? I find myself in a similar situation where someone approached me asking for help, expecting me to work for half of my usual rate for the job. I agreed initially because I wanted to assist him, hoping he would reciprocate when I needed help. However, I felt he was trying to take advantage of me, so I declined. How do you handle such situations, and what's the general practice where you are? I'm from Germany.

⁠​⁠thanks for the questions! Expectation is key here, lay out the ground rules and payment/hourly before hand. If a job is big, maybe recruiting some fellow cleaners is better in the long run because you gain a client hopefully repeating! If your subbing out work, here in the states I’ve seen guys do it for no less the 50-70% of the job. So say, if I sub out a bigger job or even any job to a guy, I’d pay him 70% of total made from that job. If your working hand in hand with the gentleman or gal who recruited you to help, maybe you have a daily minimum that you need to hit so you tell them you’ll take no less then said minimum. Or if you agree, set an hourly rate 25-30$ an hour seems well for an experience guy. All this is key BEFORE the job. Also, do you get paid day of or when client pays? All questions to consider!

Thanks man, I appreciate it👍! Have the best of luck!

Thanks for the support! It’s a grind! Have a fantastic season!

Congratulations man! Definitely something to be proud of! Why don’t you seeing yourself long term? Just curious!

I want to be in automotive doing vinyl wrapping, ppf, business decals, window tint, speakers, etc. I like the idea of working indoors, temp controlled, no more heights, avg job would pay more. I hope to get it started on the side slowly 🤞

@@boostdis3114 all it takes is that first step. Just start!

Where do you stay

Awesome, thanks for the compliments! ! Where are you at? Name of company?

Border counties of St. Joseph and mostly in Branch Counties. Clean-N-Restore Press Wash. I actually knew your story from the ITF interview.

awesome! I hope 2024 is amazing! @@taddmcmichael9061

Welcome to the argument in my head! Thanks for watching!

thhats why you wont hit 7 figures @@hallmanwindowwashing6484

Because eventually you get old and your body wears out. It's nice to have employees to handle the easy, repetitive stuff while you take care of the challenging things. Burnout is real and good employees help that out so much. It's also nice to be able to go on vacation or take time off for emergencies while the business doesn't miss a beat.

@@gabersg love this!

If he hires someone for $30hour ($210/day), he could do at least 50% more jobs so he could make $1350 a day instead of $900. Plus he won’t have to decline bigger jobs. And hes probably losing a lot of potential clients due to how booked he is, he just doesn’t know it

Awesome! Way to go man! 💪🏼

Thank you sir! Yes it is! 👌🏽

Dope! Any questions or anyway I can help lmk! Thanks for watching!

When you first started did you just go knocking door to door or did you have a system ​@hallmanwindowwashing6484

I use Markate! Jobber is good too! How’s the season?

I’m working on it 😅 that dad life

I see it as helping you stay in shape, while it is definitely more expensive Initially, it pays for itself instantly. The way I have this van set up, guarantee it takes someone longer to get the squeegees/ladders out for exterior then it does me to grab my pole, turn my system on and go. As far as insurance and fuel, maybe costs me 1.5 mpg and doesn’t add any for van insurance, just gotta cover your equipment, minuscule. I also, other then changing filters which takes no time at all, I’ve done nothing to it. I will add some stuff for when the snow flies but I think someone who wants to get in the wfp game, it’s hands down worth it.

Both have their place. Having a WF option opens up a ton of opportunities. It also reduces the amount of time on a ladder, which reduces the risk to your Worker's Comp (half of what I used to pay) as well as increases our per manhour profit by 50% at least. Staying trad only limits a growing company.

You 100% can!

I started last year just me and my brother 21 at the time, literally went to Home Depot, spent $47 on materials and made $300 on the second day of doing it for 6 hours, 3rd day made $500 in 8 hours. Doable 100%

@@RussCoree agree totally! Nice work! How y’all doing currently?

​@RussCoree what'd you do to get your first clients?

normal water can leave water marks on the windows, but if you mix it with dawn dish soap it won't leave water marks

you can use normal water as long as you squeegee the windows dry. the purified water can be used as a spotless rinse--no need to squeegee. non purified water will leave spots when it dries.

Thank you sir!

That’s called waterfed pure window cleaning. You need a filtration machine to clean the water for you! Check with Tucker (reach higher ground) company or WCR for help! Window cleaning resource!

Can’t go wrong! Just keep the filters clean!

​​@@hallmanwindowwashing6484really ,lol

@@vcash1112 what? Lol

I’ve added a few services to my company with hopes of marketing them soon. But what really do is hoard nuts! Like squirrels, we know when our season starts and ends, be ready for the winter by SAVING MONEY!

Agreed! But if you want to be more productive and earn more. Water-fed is a must. No way I could hit 140k figures in my business in 8 months without it. I’d be strapped to 2 homes a day rather than 4 I can do now.

It’s a silencer! They have the 2.0 out too! Expensive! But the best! No leaks!

See what the going rate is in your area. Call competitors in your area ask for a qoute! All areas are a bit different!

You utilize water fed by scrubbing the glass with your nylon, boar hair or hybrid brush, rinsing thoroughly and letting it dry. No squeegee needed. The name of the group is “into the flow”!

@@hallmanwindowwashing6484 thanks for that info. How do you decide when to use a scrubber for outdoors or the water fed pole? I guess for windows up high a water fed pole would be ideal? Also, is it even worth investing in what they call a starter kit, or will it be wasting money if you think you will upgrade later? I know it's my call but I'm just asking since you had the experience.

I use Water fed every change I get. Even if I scrub with strip washer and steel wool and rinse with pure water on exterior lower windows. As far as the starter kits, to many variables to say. How bad is your water near you? A lot of wells? How much will you be using?

@@hallmanwindowwashing6484 I live in Georgia near the outskirts of the city limits(Atlanta). No well water.

Thanks!

I utilize (pure water cleaning) which is the process of purifying water down so clean that when you scrub the glass and remove all the dirt, when you rinse, it dries spot free! I do utilize dawn dish soap on interior mixed with pure water!

Absolutely! That’s how I got started.

While it is less, to be transparent. I’ll be around 135-140k revenue this year. I should gross around 90k probably more, new kid this year. After taxes.

And yes, your right about the getting hurt thing. I’ll be hiring in the next couple years

I had Fin-Print do them! They’re outta Canada! Great service and awesome products!

I agree! No one will have the umpf and motivation as the owner will. Finding key folks are essential!

I agree! I don’t get paid until the client is satisfied!

@crusheranders4562 hahaha, does his gaffer pay him b4 he does his work?? Me thinks notmlol

That’s my next step. Goal is by time I’m 40! Slow but steady! Thanks for the advice!

The body won't wear out if you eat prime-dietary which keeps the body prime. I'm age 55, landscape contractor, I slog it out, labor. Doing great,… because of diet: Meat(some safe undercooked), truly raw dairy, eggs (some raw yolks), some fruit, some veggies/greens (low oxalic types), NO STARCHES, NO pasteurized/homogenized dairy, some beer (usually craft lights), some wine, minimal liquor,…. and water and salt. Don't eat junk, no sodapop (sparkling water is ok if you like),….. although you can get away with more junk before age 40, but after age 40, best to phase out the junk by age 50,… or else…!

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The opportunity is massive!

I'd guess, WOW

Thank you very much for the inspiration on this and info -- your a good guy

It definitely helps with any missed spots with the squeegee. I have tested it. I use pure water any way I can when cleaning interiors. It absolutely is better than tap.

@@hallmanwindowwashing6484 sure thing, after 16 years I can’t say I’ve noticed any difference when doing that myself… whatever works for you… the spotting is usually a soap thing and not a water thing… unless you’re cleaning with mud water

😅 it’s a learned language

What I’m getting at is, when I first started, I thought the window had to be absolutely perfect, I slowly realized, when cleaning we look AT the window but the clients look THROUGH the window. Big difference. I had to un learn how to be a perfectionist! Sometimes 99% is good!

I’m sorry to hear that man. Keep pushing! Make connections and get out of your comfort zone! You’ll get 1! Door to door if you need to just don’t be to pushy! Where are you located? I tell folks not to rely 100% on the Initial run. Start it when you have a job so it’s not all or nothing! It really helps!

Normal water will leave the windows looking worse then when you started in regards to water fed. If you’re using a squeegee, no problem. But if you want to use water fed you have to get a machine to purifi the water so it will dry spot free!

Thanks!