Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Rcs on February 22, 2010, 08:10:40 pm
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Worked right up to Xmas before the snow hit luckily sinse then rain moe snow more rain and minus temperatures
is it worth working during Jan feb
everyday it's something new
my bank balance is dropping faster than west ham
my only employee is considering getting a regular job with a regular income
can't really blame him as he still has bills to pay
anyone else in the same boat
roll on the summer
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most of us in same boat .got to b worst winter iv seen in 16 yrs .mind u im a newbie lol
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Got plenty of work but can't do anything with this weather
rain forecast all this week again down here
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i can honestly say ive worked every day mom to fri for the last 5 weeks i stay in stirling scotland apart from the odd 11 oclock start due to minus conditions its been sound here .
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Dopping faster than West Ham!Bloody cheek.We're going on a late run for Europe...
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i have 2 admit the regular money does sound very tempting ::)
ive layed out thousands on wfp new van ect ect :-[ had so much time off last year
due 2 my 3rd back opp. just dont need this rite now :-[ if it dont change soon im gonna
have the bloody wolfs at my door :-\
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finnished dec 17th started back 11th jan worked most days;
still got the sack off some old cow; where have you been? she started a newby whos been
puting flyers out.
but anyways having two weeks off from next week ::)
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It was bad for a few weeks but the past 6 or so have been good to work in or at least where I am they have. I wonder whether some have got used to not working and are put off by the slightest bit of cold or wet ???
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weathe rin scotland for me past 2-3 weeks been very good considering. normally this time of year it's raining heavy all the time but al we keep getting is hard frosts every morning. gonna pay for this weather i reckon
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dont know about u lot, but i do seem 2 lose some of my get up n go.
seems like it got up n went :( all i wanna do is work.
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I wonder whether some have got used to not working and are put off by the slightest bit of cold or wet ???
I think that's very fair comment. Personally I find this miserable weather saps all motivation.
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it is true that
im at home as the missus is really poorly so go to look after baby as no one else to do it but i wish i could be at work gonna be working weds - sat so not too bad
but i found after the snow if it wasnt for the money lost i didnt fancy going out and it was easy to think "o its too bad to work in"
but the best way to find out if its too bad to work in is to go and do it and very rarely have i founf its too bad apart from the odd shower or really minus cold but how often ? not very
plus you feel loads better than if you stayed in looking out
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Yesterday and today show the difference in my work attitude this winter. In previous winters (and up until last August) I did not work in rain.
Last August round here it was pretty rainy most of the month and I bit the bullet and put out "rain guarantees" (as per the professionals' advice on this forum) and worked in showery and drizzly conditions. I have not had one "not today" or cancellation since or indeed one call back to deal with marked windows either.
Yesterday I started at 11am due to poor weather but worked until 3pm when it got bad again. Previously I would have probably written off the day and faffed around but at least I got 3 figures in.
Today the forecast was drizzle at 10am and rain/snow at noon onwards and again I might have written the day off or perhaps earned £40 and gone home. But I phoned up a custy to get permission to start at 8am; went like Billy Whizz and when the rain got heavier I finished with a house where I knew the owners would be at work. So home at 12 with over 3 figures again.
So these aren't "good days" by my current standards, but they are acceptable and better than nothing.
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Exactly how it has been for me too Malc the last 2 days, would normally have written it off but eventually needs must and all that.....
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got out 4 abit 2day b4 the snow startes again :D done some of our best work
took 2of us 2hrs 30mins we done £257 wfp thats gotta b good ;D
if it aint dont tell me cause im happy with it :D
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got out 4 abit 2day b4 the snow startes again :D done some of our best work
took 2of us 2hrs 30mins we done £257 wfp thats gotta b good ;D
if it aint dont tell me cause im happy with it :D
I'd be very happy with that "Hits" me old China!
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What do you mean by rain guarantees
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I did ok to be honnest, I took 5 days off at x-mas that was booked in, but moved them around alittle, plus I had a few more days off due to a foot of snow. But the end all was I worked about 2.5 weeks on the month over xmas and new year and took what I would normally take in three so it was a good 2.5 weeks. Every other month has been perfectly on target. I also always plan to be about 50% down at xmas anyway so -25% was actually good for me.
We do use trad poles allot which gets some done when its alittle too icy on the ground for ladders.
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Yesterday and today show the difference in my work attitude this winter. In previous winters (and up until last August) I did not work in rain.
Last August round here it was pretty rainy most of the month and I bit the bullet and put out "rain guarantees" (as per the professionals' advice on this forum) and worked in showery and drizzly conditions. I have not had one "not today" or cancellation since or indeed one call back to deal with marked windows either.
Yesterday I started at 11am due to poor weather but worked until 3pm when it got bad again. Previously I would have probably written off the day and faffed around but at least I got 3 figures in.
Today the forecast was drizzle at 10am and rain/snow at noon onwards and again I might have written the day off or perhaps earned £40 and gone home. But I phoned up a custy to get permission to start at 8am; went like Billy Whizz and when the rain got heavier I finished with a house where I knew the owners would be at work. So home at 12 with over 3 figures again.
So these aren't "good days" by my current standards, but they are acceptable and better than nothing.
Too many of the houses I do are carry throughs and to be honest I wouldn't want a set of wet muddy ladders being taken through my house. It's one of the problems where I live: mainly terraced houses with no sensible back access.
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wots the nane of ur business?..... FRONTS ONLY WINDOW CLEANING lol ;D
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wots the nane of ur business?..... FRONTS ONLY WINDOW CLEANING lol ;D
Would love to do fronts only. Unfortunately most of my customers want front, back and in.
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i hate cleaning the inside windows, used 2do them n charge double bubble.
just cant b bothered with m anymore.
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i hate cleaning the inside windows, used 2do them n charge double bubble.
just cant b bothered with m anymore.
I don't like doing them either but I reason at least it's safe and I'm in the warm and I get chances to nick things :o
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Malc,
gotta work with you & learn
if 3 figure days are just ok wid you then I has to help you on anormal 4 figure day!
Kevin.
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ha ha ha ha ;D
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i hate cleaning the inside windows, used 2do them n charge double bubble.
just cant b bothered with m anymore.
I don't like doing them either but I reason at least it's safe and I'm in the warm and I get chances to nick things :o
Excellent. What a tealeaf! :o ;D
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Decided to give my soon to be gone if this weather continues only employee some moral support today
in the cafe at 7.30
at the first job at 8.30
balaclaved up wearing army camo gear to keep warm-look like a Ira terrorist
pull my weapon of choice from the back of the van and get in 4 hours of solid graft
then it rains
canvassing for a hour
3 new jobs
another 2 hours grafting
over 240 quid earned
I ask myself the question why couldn't the lazy bas:::d
do that for the last 6 weeks or do I have to spoon feed him forever
as someone said it's all in the mind
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PAYMENTS n CASH FLOW..... 20years this june i will ave been cleanin windys, trad n last 3yrs WFP... when i done all my research on these sites some 3yrs ago now to what system 2get, hot cold, build ya own or buy complete system all done, im pleased wiv my choice of system that much im now the proud owner of 2of them, but one thing stood out on custie payments, it was gettin custies 2pay by standin order!!! 3yrs on n im pleased that i went S/O, some custies hated it n some loved it, the way i looked at it is im payin someone 2hrs a nite 5nites aweek and me out wiv em aswel, if i paid meself the same as my employee this works out 2 £36.00 anite thats £180 aweek on collectin alone then petrol n wear n tear on me car, so totalin about £230 aweek, ouch!!!So i could loose £230 worth of custies awk n still be no worse off, but it went better than i taut, prob only lost £230 in a 4wk turn around, iv guaranteed me custies 13cleans a yr n 2date im only 3days off that target from 3yrs ago on 4wk turn around, not bad!!! n thats only cause this weather at mo, last yr some custies got 14cleans n also the yr b4 aswel, it didnt go wivout its probs, that took bout a yr 2sort out but all goes well now n new custies are told bout these probs so we know what 2look out4, so im almost guranteed me money n still got some custies who like 2pay cash, happy days!!! now new custies get 3 choices, (1) pay cash on day, (2) pay by S/O 4weekly or monthly or yearly, (3) do online payment, i do take some cheques but set a limit of £40, iv not looked back, most eves i get 2do what i like n if i needed 2 i can go knockin its GR8, HOPE this post helps some of you guys like the post 3yrs ago helped me 2 change my life. sorry bout the spellin n phone text talk!!!
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PAYMENTS n CASH FLOW..... 20years this june i will ave been cleanin windys, trad n last 3yrs WFP... when i done all my research on these sites some 3yrs ago now to what system 2get, hot cold, build ya own or buy complete system all done, im pleased wiv my choice of system that much im now the proud owner of 2of them, but one thing stood out on custie payments, it was gettin custies 2pay by standin order!!! 3yrs on n im pleased that i went S/O, some custies hated it n some loved it, the way i looked at it is im payin someone 2hrs a nite 5nites aweek and me out wiv em aswel, if i paid meself the same as my employee this works out 2 £36.00 anite thats £180 aweek on collectin alone then petrol n wear n tear on me car, so totalin about £230 aweek, ouch!!!So i could loose £230 worth of custies awk n still be no worse off, but it went better than i taut, prob only lost £230 in a 4wk turn around, iv guaranteed me custies 13cleans a yr n 2date im only 3days off that target from 3yrs ago on 4wk turn around, not bad!!! n thats only cause this weather at mo, last yr some custies got 14cleans n also the yr b4 aswel, it didnt go wivout its probs, that took bout a yr 2sort out but all goes well now n new custies are told bout these probs so we know what 2look out4, so im almost guranteed me money n still got some custies who like 2pay cash, happy days!!! now new custies get 3 choices, (1) pay cash on day, (2) pay by S/O 4weekly or monthly or yearly, (3) do online payment, i do take some cheques but set a limit of £40, iv not looked back, most eves i get 2do what i like n if i needed 2 i can go knockin its GR8, HOPE this post helps some of you guys like the post 3yrs ago helped me 2 change my life. sorry bout the spellin n phone text talk!!!
If only that were the only problem! ;D
PARAGRAPHS PLEASE! ;D ;D
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What do you mean by rain guarantees
This:-
Dear Customer,
So that we keep your panes and frames gleaming we provide a regular service and keep to a reasonably predictable schedule; however it can be a bit of a juggling act getting the balance between arriving on time and not cleaning in really bad weather.
To preserve schedules we clean in drizzly and showery conditions too. Please be assured that the purified water system (unlike the previous traditional method) contains no soapy residues - and this means that your windows will remain clean despite squally showers that may land on the glass during the cleaning and allowing to dry process.
However, in the rare event that you feel the rain has marked your glass then please do not hesitate to call us back within 24 hours of the original clean and we will gladly clean the offending window(s) again.
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Thanks for that-could be useful if this weather continues
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What do you mean by rain guarantees
I guarantee not to turn up ;D
Ian just used the word "asinine" in his post on the WILLIS thread. Good word that. As in "Another one of Gold's asinine posts." Could apply to some of Ewan's too! ;D
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>Ewan's "antonym"
Come on mate; we haven't had spring or summer yet! Don't wish the year away! ;D
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only one more month of cold weather :-\, then its april showers and june july aug will bring tropical rain :o sept should be ok ;D oct/ nov wet and windy :-Xthen its back to cold and snow. ::)
Maybe you should have got a proper job ;D ;D