Worst winter in my 21 yrs shining... It doesn't help that the forecasts are so unreliable, if you could trust that it was going to pee it down all day you could  mentally relax and make the most of the time off but instead your looking out of the window every 10 mins thinking "it's stopped, I ought to be out there". Cleaning in the rain round here is a surefire way to lose customers, I'm in the driest (usually) part of the counrty and  theres  little sympathy for turning up  when it's raining. I will ask sometimes if they mind in light rain before starting but  you can tell in their voice that even those that do  say yes aren't overjoyed. I totally get wc on the west side of the country having to be bit  more hard faced about it, you have to earn a  living, but round here there's usually plenty of dry days to catch up on. But not so far this year, wettest I've ever known it.

The issue isnt that no one will have them done in the rain its that youve had 3 or 4 people moan and you see that as no one wants them doing. Youve taken the opinion of a few customers and got it in your head that you will lose all your work.  So now you dont work in the rain and this makes it worse with customers thinking you wont be out if its raining. 

You asking for their permission compunds this even more, you arent sure so they arent sure. You dont ask customers if you can clean their windows you tell them you will be round tomorrow to clean them . If they question the weather you explain why it wont affect them and they can leave the round if they arent happy. Youve basically created your own problem.

If you only clean 90% of your round this month and the rest skipped or you dumped them isnt that better than cleaning only 50% of it because you were too scared to work in the rain, explain to people, offer a rain guarantee and ultimately start replacing the ones who moan.

You cant run a reliable, regular window cleaning round in the UK like that, it rains something like 160 days a year on average!

Worst winter in my 21 yrs shining... It doesn't help that the forecasts are so unreliable, if you could trust that it was going to pee it down all day you could  mentally relax and make the most of the time off but instead your looking out of the window every 10 mins thinking "it's stopped, I ought to be out there". Cleaning in the rain round here is a surefire way to lose customers, I'm in the driest (usually) part of the counrty and  theres  little sympathy for turning up  when it's raining. I will ask sometimes if they mind in light rain before starting but  you can tell in their voice that even those that do  say yes aren't overjoyed. I totally get wc on the west side of the country having to be bit  more hard faced about it, you have to earn a  living, but round here there's usually plenty of dry days to catch up on. But not so far this year, wettest I've ever known it.

This is not the way to run a window cleaning business IMO.

Just go out and get it done whatever the weather and only have days off in the very worst of weather.

You ve got to be firm but polite with your customers. The weather is changing all the time.

You shouldn't be asking them either just crack on.

Quote from: Scottish Cleaning Service on February 08, 2026, 09:16:19 am

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Quote from: Scottish Cleaning Service on February 07, 2026, 03:21:45 pm

I don't go out if its heavy rain. I have told my customers that I may miss a month due to black ice or adverse weather. They are all happy when I told them, there's always tomorrow. Hard with DD customers but I have decided to pay them back in cash when I return the next month. Its a tough call if you are relying on the money.

You should easily have time to get round your work that month with 100 customers....

I manage it with 300+ customers only working 20 hours a week with plenty of spare time!

Exactly, that's what I like about this job. If I spend a full day then I would be finished by Wednesday but once I have made a few ton I slow down and want to go home.

Been in my mates garage Friday and Saturday getting all the warning lights out. One was about the hub so we fitted a new one and sensor. The light only needed the plug pushed in as the clip was broke and lastly the brake needed a new sensor. Only have to fit a new exhaust tomorrow before the Mot. Its so easy with a ramp and my tank was half full.

Once you get to 60 up here we get a bus pass and know its time to slow down.

I thought you were always fully booked for work with all your home maintenance jobs.

I have a good few jobs to do but I need to be motivated to do it. Money used to motivate me but with the pension and mortgage ending i don't see the rush. I have a tree to cut down and many trees to prune, a few gutters to do with the vac, a gutter to move, a hip tile and gutter to repair for my mate and my mum has volunteered me to paint my cousin's bedroom.

I have lost 4 days getting my van Mot and servicing my system. Its all go now and back out for my afternoon shift. Thursday I will have the money for another reel and new 25 foot pole so at least I have something to focus on.

Quote from: Scottish Cleaning Service on February 09, 2026, 04:00:18 pm

Got another year's Mot today so I think i will put my new steering lock on my steering wheel at night. All we can do is make it difficult for them to take it. Don't think they would want an 18 year old van but we never know.

Your that worried people are going to steal your 18 yesr old van you put keys in thr micro wave and a steering lock on it. 

You could leave the keys in the phucking ignition switched on and no ones still taking it.

Hope you are right but I have some power tools in the back all the time. Its just the inconvenience.

Just surprised it's coming out at 0 ppm......used two tds meters to double check......bet I haven't changed the resin in nearly 2 years....when I looked at the resin today it was still that golden yellow.......any idea how the thing in the Di vessel cap comes out?