Clean It Up
UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Mike Halliday on May 24, 2016, 02:53:57 pm
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I've a friend who is losing his job the end of August, he is looking at starting up a pressure washing bussiness mainly aimed at the domestic market.
I know from personal exp' how busy he would be in summer and spring but I tend to stick to carpet cleaning in winter so don't advertise for PW work?
How much work is there in the winter months? For a guy aiming solely for drives & patios
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I've a friend who is losing his job the end of August, he is looking at starting up a pressure washing bussiness mainly aimed at the domestic market.
I know from personal exp' how busy he would be in summer and spring but I tend to stick to carpet cleaning in winter so don't advertise for PW work?
How much work is there in the winter months? For a guy aiming solely for drives & patios
I would say still quite a bit as surfaces become a slip hazard in winter months what with algae & lichen growth.
Bit of rain and customers are on their arse especially decking. One lady called me after she had just come out of A&E as had her arm put in plaster when she slipped on her decking.
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That's what I told him, just wanted some conformation from people who work through the winter months.
We get customers who have paths cleaned In summer because they are a slip hazard, so I can see winter being even worse
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I've actually cleaned surfaces believe it or not with snow and ice on them before too ;D
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Just add a gutter vac to the washer and your busy all year
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Mike , he will need a regular income stream for the winter months , certainly would not get that from pressure washing alone.
As Carl mentioned , offer other services like gutter maintenance and build up a client base of customers.
As we all know it takes time to get established and gain the knowledge and experience as we grow our businesses
Ed
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Make enough money in the summer and take the winter off :)