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If you’ve ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you.
Each Monday, the Money blog speaks to someone from a different profession to discover what it’s really like. Today we speak to Kieron Fosher, window cleaner and owner of KF Specialist Exterior Cleaning in Kent…
To get into the industry, most people… either buy an existing round or start from scratch with basic equipment and build up gradually. You can start with ladders and tools for under £1,000 if you really want to, but to run a professional setup with a van and purified water system you’re probably looking at £5,000 to £15,000 to get going properly.
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Chasing payments can be frustrating… The physical work is the easy part. Managing the admin and cash flow is where the real business side comes in.
An employed window cleaner in the UK might earn somewhere between… £22,000 and £30,000 a year depending on experience and location. If you’re self-employed and have a solid round, it’s very realistic to take home £30,000 to £50,000 before tax. Once you start building a team and running multiple vans, it can go a lot higher than that.
My top tip for avoiding streaky windows at home is… don’t clean them in direct sunlight because the water dries too fast. Use a proper squeegee and wipe the blade after each pass. Most streaks happen because people use too much soap or a dirty cloth.
A tiny drop of washing-up liquid in warm water is… more than enough for clean windows. People tend to overdo it with products and that’s what causes smearing.
Pricing depends on quite a few things… Property size matters, but so does access, how often the windows are cleaned, where the house is located and how efficiently it fits into your route. A typical three-bed semi in many parts of the UK would sit somewhere between £18 and £30 a clean.
People often think it’s just a…
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