[AuRavelling79]

Sorry if I missed it but how are you getting on with getting wfp Roger?

[windows_chepstow]

He's saving up for one I think!

[Sir Squeaky]

No, saving for presents, time off, road tax, income tax...etc...etc...

Expensive couple of months.

Doubt I'll even think about before the summer.
With all the moaning about it on here I may not bother at all.
People stressing about a day or two off...clearly costing too much to run. :

[Terry_Burrows]

hey you got it in one

[edd]

mine carnt cost to much to run just bought an X5  couldn't of done that working on ladders 

[macc]

No, saving for presents, time off, road tax, income tax...etc...etc...


People stressing about a day or two off...clearly costing too much to run. :

Not me Rog.  .

I switched a year ago. All my work is completed on time every 4 weeks since i changed. In the summer it was fantastic, what took a week trad took me 3-3.5 days. Got loads done at home on my extension this year.

But to be honest with you its this time of year i would say it realy pays for itself. Even better i'm not up ladders in the wind & gusts, no worries about ladders slipping.

About 3 years ago a mate tryed talking me into switching to wfp, every thing you say is what i said, wfp, cr*p, if only i listened.

If they banned wfp, there's no way i would go back on ladders.

As for your comment above, when i'm sitting at home & most are at work & i see my pride & joy sitting in the drive doing nothing, knowing my work is up to date & i've taken extra on, i know the investment is paying for itself, making me more money & giving me time off.

Macc

[Sir Squeaky]

Fair enough Macc, but why is only the polers who get worried about time off?
 
I can make enough not to worry about it.

[macc]

I think its because us "polers" have gone soft. LOL.

Do whats right for you Rog, it got to the point where i hated ladders & wc. It was the right decision for me. I'm lucky it worked out because i dived in with the van & all the kit but its paid off for me.

The only advise i can give is give it loads of thought, if you decide to go for it, the 1st 6 months are a night mare, but then it only gets better.

All the best mate. 

Macc

[Sir Squeaky]

Do whats right for you Rog, it got to the point where i hated ladders & wc. It was the right decision for me. I'm lucky it worked out because i dived in with the van & all the kit but its paid off for me.

That's the reason I'd consider it.
I get fed up with it, and it would be like a new job.

I've no problem with my technique, and I know I do a very good job.
It does get boring though.

[AuRavelling79]

Fair enough Macc, but why is only the polers who get worried about time off?
 
I can make enough not to worry about it.

I reckon what happens is that we live to our new standard of income and so when we lose time we get concerned about our income. (So if we earned £15K and spent £15k then the worry is the same if we earn and spend ...say... £30K)

The trick is to earn £30K and spend £20K!

  I'm still working on that one!

[Pj]

Fair enough Macc, but why is only the polers who get worried about time off?
 

Because, when doing trad work, a day off could lose them maybe £60 or so.  Doing wfp, a day off could lose them, in some areas £300 and more!

Perhaps those are extreme figures, but realistic.
There's an argument in favour of both:  The trad w/c has £60 less for the day, so not much to worry about.  The wfp user may have £300 less for the day, so worries far more than is needed!
Why worry?
I still use both methods almost every day.  My ladder days were over before I started wfp.  After 19 years up and down the ladder, for me personally, my knees and feet and heart wouldn't stand any more.  But I'm back doing 2 and 3 storey buildings in weather that I wouldn't have considered working in when I was just a lad in my thirties!

[TDW]

Stick with it squeaky.

I couldn't earn enough trad so I had to go WFP, but you of can earn enough and happy going up ladders then why bother.

TDW

[JM123]

£60 a day trad?  Come on, anybody could manage £100 a day trad surely.

[Fast 1 *]

If you work a FULL day,you can earn alot more than £100 trad.All depends on your prices

[windows_chepstow]

If you work a FULL day,you can earn alot more than £100 trad.All depends on your prices

Squeaks is pretty cheap mind.  I was once asked to give a quote and quoted 15 quid, which was a fair price.  The guy's mouth dropped and he said, 'but my current window cleaner only charges me 6.50!'.  Needless to say I didn't get (nor want) this job (some people ).

I didn't know he had a window cleaner already when he asked me to quote and some months later I saw Squeaky cleaning this place.

It made me smile.

[JM123]

time to up the prices squeeky!! you only charge him £6.50 and he was still asking other wcs for a quote!!  maybe time to change your squeegee rubber too!!

[Sir Squeaky]

Please remember Tosh talks a load of rubbish about me guys. :

I charge £6.50, him £15?

Either he's got my price wrong, or he's an enormous wfp rip-off.
I have my bets on the latter...

I did £51 in an hour and a quarter this morning, so obviously I need to increase my prices. :

[JM123]

£51 in an hour and a quarter - trad?  bet you couldn't manage that all day. 

ps its lashing down here so staying in today.

[Sir Squeaky]

£51 in an hour and a quarter - trad?  bet you couldn't manage that all day. 

Ok fair enough, it was shops.

I can do at least half that rate all day though.

[JM123]

thats still not bad going - although you lot on the mainland are all able to charge a lot more than we can get away with here.  Average price for a 3 bed semi is £1.20