Pricing & Cleaning Extremely Dirty Windows | Kansas City MO

Reanna and I were contracted to clean up some old commercial buildings in downtown Kansas City. These windows hadn't been cleaned in years! In this video we price the job and show you some tips and tricks on how we clean really dirty commercial windows.
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[@tylerarobertson]

Luke is AWESOME! I’ve learned and grown so much in my window cleaning business because of this channel! I even started my own CZcams channel on marketing a service business because of this guy! Thanks Luke!

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Wow thanks man! What's the name of your channel?

[@tylerarobertson]

Tyler The Crimson Cleaner! Definitely check it out! Lots more to come 👌🏻😁

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

@@tylerarobertson just did! Great video man! Keep up the good work 😎

[@DrivenByLuckGaming]

How’s it goin now

[@DrivenByLuckGaming]

@@LukeTheWindowCleaner Luke come back

[@kevinanderson7536]

Very helpful! I don't know how there are thumbs down. Tips on broken glass👍. Tips on pricing (don't let the customer low ball you. I had one try that and not only did I stay firm but I got the job)👍. Tips on dirty windows👍. Thanks guys now you please follow through with a tint removal vid.

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Man thank you! Really appreciate the support!

[@cliffwilliams7876]

Hey guys. Really like your channel. I have learned a lot just by watching you guys at work. A really close and dear older friend of mine, retired yesterday and GAVE me his window washing business, supplies, customers the works. Not having a job rite now because of the pandemic I'm going to dive rite in. I have a lot to learn so please keep the videos coming!!

[@dawonnejackson4095]

Top-notch work! Not bad for an 1hr and 10 minutes of work! Me, myself would call that profitable. #Respect

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Thank you very much!

[@JohnLange]

i violently untapped the bell icon, and then gently tapped it again. Because I support this channel. #washlife

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

🤣😂🤣😂 thanks man! We love your channel too!

[@horsenaround2000]

Just watching and learning from you guys. I’m just volunteering right now....

[@ryanmossaway970]

My supplier sells a brass/bronze wool. Steel wool, I find, rusts easily, and it tends to scratch non-glass surfaces more easily if you're in a hurry. Way more expensive, but definitely lasts longer - you can even buy a bronze wool mop which I use a LOT on windows that haven't been cleaned in a while.

[@SalishSavage-1]

And tganks for all the great content

[@thetrickguy517]

LOVE your videos guys, keep doing what you’re doing

[@qualityswancleaningservice7767]

one of the best videos you guys made this year. great job lots of good real info.

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Wow! Thanks man! How have you been?

[@renostubbs8504]

Awesome team,you guys charge $275 for inside and out...looks like a lot of work.
Solid video man

[@EricThomasBland]

I like the 3m pad sweet

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Works great!

[@BlightBreedOfficial]

A friend and I just starting a window cleaning business in Australia and the pricing in America seems a little different to here in the land down under. $250 USD is around $340 AUD at the moment. It just seems a little pricey compared to something similar we would do over here. Am I over thinking it, or could prices actually be different here? Thanks a lot, love your videos :)

[@giuseppegreco5455]

Hi Luke salutations from Belgium my work is Tyler but I recently beginning to clean windows with a friend. And a like this 😁

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Hey buddy! Love your country! Visited last year .

[@mapools777]

Thanks guys! Great work and very helpful

[@contactsports777]

That is an awesome camera

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Thanks man!

[@jamesvr59]

Luke i applied for a real job today and i got it - a place called Pat and Turner - pat the wheel and turn the corner- ha ha - thats what we do right? - jimmy windows detroit

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@joeld4992]

I miss you guys so much

[@shaunstarks8528]

Super helpful, love when u do construction clean ups applying scrapers etc.

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@lancemarshall870]

I appreciate all of the videos y’all put out…Luke how would you go about cleaning the inside windows if they were tinted and had paint overspray?

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Thank you. Actually we are chatting about tint on our forum @ lukethewindowcleaner.com/community
Sign up and ask away !

[@michaelbarajas3831]

This video helped a lot thanks

[@kevincosgrove1277]

Awesome video luke you have window cleaning down to an artform totally mastered love your videos buddy kevin cosgrove ireland 👍

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Wow ! Thanks man!

[@BCAcademy504]

U guys are bad ass!!

[@mikepowell8420]

Just want to say thanks for taking the time to make these vids as i am very new just getting started. Did a popeyes chicken the other day and i wss having a really hard time getting the chicken grease off. Was wondering if you had some tips? Thank you

[@dillonh321]

Luke what's your opinion on plastic razor blades? I'm starting out soon and worried about scratching glass.

[@miketheglassguy7568]

Gotta get me one of those drywall pole sanders! Awesome vid guys, thanks! 🤙

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

They come in handy for sure !
Thanks man!

[@phasetwentyeight]

Luke, Reanna, love your vids, how you get the time for editing I don’t know... well done. Question: wire wool, should I, or do you worry about leaving small bits of wire wool on the frame or sill that may sit and rust?

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Thank you!
I have a very strict schedule for editing. Every 2 weeks I sit down and edit my videos for the channel.
Wire wool? Like 0000 steel wool?
Should be fine , especially if its wet. Dosent RIP off like you think it would.

[@itsyunggrave]

On your own do you think this job would be around 2hours? I have just started out, had my first few jobs these last two days and massively underestimated how long the jobs would take for what I priced up. Any suggestions? Hourly rate? Charge more? tips on how to speed up the process? Love your videos. Massive help :)

[@mustbsavdbyjesus]

Love it again!

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Thanks man! Glad to see ya here !

[@jasonlingard1861]

First clean use hot water makes it a lot easier or wfp outside first then traditionaly clean the outside one pole one trad
In the UK average price to clean residential outside windows is only £10.00 maybe double first outside clean £20.00 (8to10 windows) would love toe earn hundreds each clean

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Hot water would be Extremely helpful!

[@nwexteriors-sc]

How do you feel about the pure water DI water fed poles?

[@kylebryant206]

Hey Luke could you make a video on cleaning/recognizing different types of glass such as tempered, tinted, etc? If you don't have a video already. Thanks!

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

I will try to do that! Thanks, great idea for a video!

[@kylebryant206]

Thank you!

[@gabrielgianolla]

Hi Luke, just a quick question here, why would you not keep going all the way to the bottom of the window with the extension pole instead of have someone else doing it from the ground? Thanks.

[@KlikAndSeuss]

Good stuff Lukey. What ladders are you using in the video?

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Thank you! Those are Werner ladders. Can be found at lowes. Sorry I cant remember the specific name .

[@MrSuavecito77]

Hello guys! like your videos. For commercial window cleaning every when do you recommend windows be clean and is different than residential properties? Thanks keep the good work and thanks for the videos great support

[@romeoseatingchannel4720]

Can you do construction cleanup with WFP

[@eduardgil31]

cool

[@richardregis3777]

Great advice love your videos.just curious to know what solutions do you use in cleaning windows

[@andygonzalez658]

What's a 3 m wall sander is it micro fiber?

[@theespinozagrove]

Hey nice window cleaning guys what do you guys used to remove hard water marks on windows or how do you take off hard/calcium water marks on tinted windows I’m in Southwest Florida

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

I usually use a1 from titan labs ...that and 0000 steel wool.

[@Xkea1]

Hey I'm trying to start window washing ,and am a little worried about paint, watersports,and other materials that can get stuck to Glass due you have any tips on that

[@victorcruz6383]

what are the best tools to use in the beginng

[@SalishSavage-1]

What kind of steel wool do you use?

[@jarederhardt]

Hi Luke, I do love your videos. On this video you use a squeegee on a swivel and I’d like to know what it was......is it a Wagtail?

[@cheriejohnson9445]

Hi Luke & Breanna, I’m thinking of providing this service to my customers and would like to know if you guys would give me a list of tools to get started. I would like to use the belt setup Breanna uses along with the other tools. There may be something already out there that you have but I wasn’t sure where to find it. Thanks so much! I love watching your videos!

[@kobechrome138]

Nice !

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Thanks man!

[@bradcruise9730]

what size blade do you use.. Do you use the blade on all dirty windows

[@qazwerspoil]

What’s the pole attachment you used for the steel wool on the outside?

[@bobthomas4651]

I always like ur videos. How did that ever clear work. It goes well with mt. Dew , ding dongs and Reese cups.

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Lmao 😂🤣😂 honestly I haven't tried it yet!
Thanks man

[@josemiguelmaciel5343]

Hi there luke! Great video man i was curious of what type of camera you use to record the videos? By the way im also a high rise window cleaner form the bay area and i watch your videos all the time.

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Wow ! awesome! thanks for tuning in man!
We use a gopro 6 and a 5.

[@JRMDWRM]

How did you do the quote exactly?

[@LaughinLoneStar]

@6:10 It should feel like butter, that's what I tell my techs. :)
Kinda cool, your steel wool scrub strokes look just like your wetting and squeegeeing strokes. I do the same thing, the brain's circuits are well formed.

[@juanserrano1007]

Luke where did you buy the step ladder you were using? And how much was it?

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

I bought that one at lowes. I think it was around 100. Its a werner....cant remember the specific model. Very versatile ladder.

[@geovanysoto2465]

What do you do when you come across hard water on glass ?? Have you made a video about that ? Is there certain method you go by?

[@kymbo72]

yeah i was wondering the same thing.

[@gregorygarcia4788]

I have my own business of cleaning windows,I just need help with pricing them

[@randyrhodes6691]

By the hour!! And over bid it!! Lol If you get? Great,if not🤷‍♂️

[@jccautodetails]

Hey how are you brother I’ve been following your channel for sometime now and I admire your job... I own a detailing company myself and I saw the opportunity of including this service to my customers houses I actually did a couple houses and they came out pretty good (I must admit that I learn a lot from you) but last week I face one of my biggest challenges one of my customers house was so bad ...the windows had this thick layer of hard water and I try everything ,vinegar magic eraser and some chemicals I bought specially made for that and nothing happened ...I was wondering if you can give me advice of how to remove really really bad and thick hard water spots thank you so much!!!

[@highonnecter9666]

Another comment he said a1 and 0000 wool?

[@brandonevans174]

Great video. Where do you buy the pole and holder for the steel wool?

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

The 3m pad holder can be found at lowes or home depot. The carbon pole is a old WFP that I converted into a trad pole. The aluminum pole can be found at window cleaning resource

[@stevenhughes1110]

Wow! What State are You in?

[@ChrisC-hg6fo]

No pane count? 250 seems a little low for basically a con clean on that much glass. idk maybe here in Seattle prices are just higher

[@Fosellar]

Yes they are. Its seattle.

[@red0034]

Off-topic a little but what do you think about making a hard water removal video

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

I dont do a ton of hardwater removal. When we do it next I'll see if we cant make a video about it !

[@outcastedobeone4914]

What scraper are you using between mopping

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

That's a 6 inch Unger ninja scraper

[@outcastedobeone4914]

I find out in the desription

[@HectorDiaz-xk7iy]

New subscriber 👍 did you guys ever go back if so what was the new price t.i.a.

[@sport279]

no 1

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Thanks man ! Really appreciate that!

[@taojones4941]

Nice close buddy.
What city are you guys in?

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Thanks man! Kansas City MO

[@wollefderfensterputzer]

😎👍

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Why thank you sir! How are things going ?

[@Pepeagain3985]

What ear phone do u use ? Thanks

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

I think they are lg tone

[@EricThomasBland]

Also great job on the Better homes and garden house 🏡 keep kicking but you too! 👍🏼

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Thanks !

[@nomore1371]

What percentage do you profit from your business? After overhead and all that is paid.

[@leonardocleaningllc1952]

Ok $250 bucks how is that even possible charging for those few windows?
Second here in Texas 90% of the first time windows that I clean are about 500% dirtier then those windows outside of the paint over spray.
Customers down here only want to pay about $1.00 per Pane for both sides.
Fish windows charges about that price and so does a lot of the solo window cleaners.
So how exactly are you guys getting customers to pay that price of $250?

[@leonardocleaningllc1952]

Dallas customers wouldn’t pay more then $50 for that store cleaning both sides.

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Hey buddy!
Idk maybe it's just the difference in our markets. But I actually think they are pretty similar from what I understand. I hear all kinds of things...too cheap ...too expensive. We charge what we are comfortable with 😁
Grime and filth never shows up good on camera lol. But o yeah , we have cleaned way way worse then this. It did have a good amount of overspray and adhesive at the tops on the interior. But yeah $275.00 ,2 people ...right at 1 hour and 10 min. Was a nice little job to be squeezed in on our Friday route.

[@leonardocleaningllc1952]

Luke The Window Cleaner Thank you, a lot of customers down here for store front work don’t want to pay more then $1 per Pane. So I’m trying but kinda at a loss.

[@dawonnejackson4095]

Wow! Those TX prices would put me out of this business. Although I don't do storefronts, at the moment I do construction clean up only (Turner, Elford, etc.) which does very well here throughout Ohio. They tend to value quality over pricing, got to give them the proper results though for the price. I have removed everything from cement/silicone to paint/factory stickers. I charge properly for an initial clean, first clean and then a final clean on all bids for curtain wall windows (ext/int) and all interior glass.

[@dawonnejackson4095]

@@leonardocleaningllc1952 I think that's what kept me away from store fronts hearing about the low pricing/minimum loyalty.

[@thisisDaleyD]

Is there a way I could talk to you through email. I’m in the process of starting my window cleaning business and trying to find out a few things as far as registering and LLC, insurance. Please let me know. Thanks

[@typerightseesight]

after work were gunna go hang off the edge of skyscrapers whadia think? czcams.com/video/kpS7vhvkIQM/video.html

[@thomasrentz1912]

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[@ivanhernandez7395]

250 in and out? That’s too cheap bro

[@josephrichardson2365]

Forget the windows.. time for a beard video my man.

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Lol 🧔

[@peteswindowwashing9730]

Way to stick to your prices! Its so frustrating to me hearing how cheap people are willing to discount there services. They are hurting everyone in the industry when they do that. Including themselfs!!

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Thank you! We stay firm to our pricing 😁

[@dexterblake4842]

.

[@jasonlingard1861]

To earn not toe lol

[@greatjob8735]

An hour and ten minutes? riiiiiight...

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Lol you got me....it really took 8 hours and 45 mins. We called in another company to help. We needed a few booms for the back windows. We then had a crew of 8 hang from the front to clean those windows. We pressure washed the interior glass then subbed out a carpet cleaner to vacuum out the excess water. After that us and the other 16 guys labored inside with wfps to get the inside cleaned.

[@deanburgess8989]

Classic American diet...

[@matttora106]

Damn that is cheap !!!

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

$137.00 per hour on that job ...not my best but its ok.

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

Are you at like $400 per hour? Idk we try to stay competitive yet still charge a fair rate.

[@matttora106]

Didn’t mean to sound negative at all mate ! Sorry if it came across like that, I would have charged $350 for that job but I have to remember I’m from across the pond so prices are very different

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

No offense taken !