Window cleaning work in Co. Laois
Window cleaning is round work: the same houses on the same streets every few weeks, which is why it builds into steady income faster than almost anything else here. Access is what decides the price — ground floor is straightforward, anything above needs poles or ladders and the cover to match.
Rural work looks different from city work, and the difference is worth knowing before you start. Properties are bigger, jobs take longer and pay more per visit, and you travel further between them — so the professionals who do well here build a round in a few towns rather than chasing single jobs across the county.
What comes up in this trade
- Domestic rounds repeating every four to eight weeks
- Shopfronts and small commercial premises
- Conservatory roofs and hard-to-reach glass
- One-off cleans before a sale or viewing
What the work needs
- Pole system or ladders, and the insurance for working at height
- A water source or your own tank
How it works for you
- You choose which requests to take — nobody assigns you work
- You set your own price with the client directly
- You keep the client afterwards; there is no commission on the job
- You say which areas you cover, so you are not offered work an hour away