Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ian Rochester on March 22, 2012, 05:41:00 pm
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Hard to believe but with all this good weather we have been having I am literally running out of work for the window cleaners, 6 of them have been going flat out without any slow down for bad weather etc and I am now having to pull work out of next week in order to keep them busy tomorrow, which in turn means next week will be short of a days work and so it goes on. Even picking up new work doesn't seem to slow them down. 8)
I'm not complaining, just stating a fact, anyone else come across this problem.
I may have to leaflet a new area to see if we can pick up a viable amount of work elsewhere, or push gutter cleaning a bit more, though with this weather nobody's really bothered about their gutterings ??? ::) ???
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Hi Ian,
We have the same problem, like you I'm going to leaflet and push conservatory roof cleaning and insides.
We picked up a lot of work last year but now with another van running, we are doing work faster.
Roy
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how excellent has the weather been up here recently Ian !! i cant believe it im still waiting for the big freeze lol
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Same here, fortunately Ive had a good level of work come in in the last few weeks to start to turn the tables a bit. Had a few gutters come in too as well as a few nice new window jobs. It was getting a bit close to the bone though a couple of weeks back.
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Same here but I'm happy to have a bit more time off and weekends!sod canvassing for more work!!!! ;D
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have so much working coming in right now that will soon be needing another guy, this years plans are coming on nicely.
Ian people do want gutters done at this time of year, I have picked up 3 this week
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Ian,even with the jet washing side of your business ???
Its really kicking in for us at the moment and my guys like coming off the windows for a change, and we really push it hard with our leaflets and door knocking :D
Roy
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same here this is the fastest iv ever got through my round im monthly but have 95% of work seperated into 5 wks and im going be on mondays work tomorrow,not had a day of for at least 6-7 wks, i could of done a fascia clean 2moro but il leave that till next saturday
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have a day off jackal!lifes too short to window clean your life away!!sounds like you deserve it!! ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I was thinking the same thing but I realised this was a five week month and everything done at the start of the month is due again so I will just do that and carry on the 4 week cycle, but to be honest even though it is a 4 week cycle I never normally achieve it
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Yeah same here we are exactly up to date to the day!!!!!
Luckily for us we have had 5 gutter cleans, fascia cleans 6 new customers, one of which is a £120 job and a new commercial job, Oh and quite a few people have booked in internal cleans so plenty of extras for us luckily this week.
I love the start of spring the influx of new customers and extra jobs ;D ;D
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Same here, day off tomorrow.
Bit of gardening and a bike ride are the order of the day.
;D
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Me,i would take aday off and and do a bit of extra training ::) ::) ::)
but there again i dont need to run out of work to find that excuse i normally do it anyway ;D ;D ;D
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have a day off jackal!lifes too short to window clean your life away!!sounds like you deserve it!! ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D
i would of had it off or just done the fascia job but i was behind in jan and febs work so although iv caught it up theres 1 days work thats on the wrong week still so just want pull it back,plus iv got sat/sunday off to chill
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enjoy the time off whats wrong with you ;D
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enjoy the time off whats wrong with you ;D
avnt been this motivated to get out and work since end of summer last year,plus i want to get as much money in as possible, doing work in the garden before summer that costs money and starting save up for wfp changeover so need £1500 for the equipment i want ;)
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We are snowed under,
Theres not enough days in the week, we will be out this sat and sunday too cleaning,
I usually head down to our caravan in wales at the weekends but its had to be scrapped this week.
I was off yesterday though pricing up even more work and today doing "admin" but the lads were at it. They like it more than me though,
Its all good fun,
Dean.
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just relax take a long weekend and enjoy the iminent heatwave 8)
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I'm not sure I would want to clean ahead of schedule. If it's 8 weekly and you do them on 7 weeks because you don't have enough work, i'd say you risk peeing people off.
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or push gutter cleaning a bit more, though with this weather nobody's really bothered about their gutterings ??? ::) ???
Ian. I agree with Window Washers. Gutters have been quiet for me over the winter but have really picked up in the last 2 weeks. I think it's the idea people have of getting the place spruced up in the Spring. Nothing to do with rain.
Will definitely be pushing them like mad now ;)
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live to work, not work to live. some of you really need to get a life window cleaning is boring mundane hard work, granted the money makes it worth it but its still a poop job all the same.
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live to work, not work to live. some of you really need to get a life window cleaning is boring mundane hard work, granted the money makes it worth it but its still a poop job all the same.
Wrong way around that fella for the point that your trying to prove. 8)
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It's a strange world, got three fascia/gutter cleaning jobs came in yesterday and a school has just confirmed they want their windows done over the easter shutdown (£600)
I will try and push the pressure washing more as that is quiet at the moment.