I have re read your posts and see you have a 300 gpd unit to be fair theses units arnt really suited for what we do they are more aimed at the hobby fish keeper , anyone needing a reasonable amount of pure for window cleaning needs a 4040 set up this will produce much larger volumes of water , it might seam expensive initially but will pay for its self in a very short time , that would be my recommendation the busier you get the more you will need .
I thought every unit would be on a water meter, especially drawing 5000 liters a day.
No, my unit has no meter in place, Now if it did have a meter in place i would be buggered... because once a meter is in place u can not take it out,,, they say in 10-20 years everythign will be metered, ive seen a few business premises that are reasonable and good buti cant move in them because they have a meter in place, i cant afford a meter unfortuantely, i would be out of business!
And u certainly will be confused if your sat there trying to figure out my water/ job count ratio etc lol , even my staff can work that 1 out nevermind someone outside the business haha but yeah... i can have 25 jobs on my worksheet one month they might not be so bad and i can get them done with 30 mninutes to spare... the month after the windows this time can be very dirty ! and i might only get 23 done, sometimes a house with heavy wind flow can get dirty every month etc, the windows in the winter are more dirty then they are in the summer. We already do gutter vacuuming,, i love it , better money then window cleaning and very satisfied customers when they see all the **** come out hahaha I mean never in a million years would i of thought i would own 8 Ford Transits ? I got a spare van / for breakdown and for when my 7th van gets fully booked.. the 8th van can go on the road and then i can buy another van and drive it as a personal van for a while and service it and kit it up etc ... so im always prepared for growth , thats the key in business <3 
Best to have a storage tank as this makes things a lot easier also a suitable size van tank I can do 20-30 houses a day with 350ltrs a day,
That’s an unusual situation all the industrial units down hear have water meters as standard Evan the older ones .No, my unit has no meter in place, Now if it did have a meter in place i would be buggered... because once a meter is in place u can not take it out,,, they say in 10-20 years everythign will be metered, ive seen a few business premises that are reasonable and good buti cant move in them because they have a meter in place, i cant afford a meter unfortuantely, i would be out of business!
I have a team of 6 people - and we used to have 650 litre tanks in them,,, but i took the plunge and upgraded them to 800 litre tanks ,,best thing ive ever done is upgrade the tanks., we all work differently and i found out what works for us the best, I know a few people can clean 25 houses with 350 litres of water and it may take some other window cleaners 1,000 litres to clean 25 houses , but every business works different ? And u certainly will be confused if your sat there trying to figure out my water/ job count ratio etc lol , even my staff can work that 1 out nevermind someone outside the business ? haha but yeah... i can have 25 jobs on my worksheet one month they might not be so bad and i can get them done with 30 mninutes to spare... the month after the windows this time can be very dirty ! and i might only get 23 done, sometimes a house with heavy wind flow can get dirty every month etc, the windows in the winter are more dirty then they are in the summer.
Ive got 7 vans officially on the road - 6 are always booked out with work , add ons are not as busy this month compared to November and December , its January though and every 1 is skint.. but its still going steady away... got a few add on jobs booked in this week but no where near the amount i had before xmas haha ? We already do gutter vacuuming,, i love it , better money then window cleaning and very satisfied customers when they see all the **** come out hahaha
The capacity is all in my head mate,, ive still got a few higher gears to go in to yet... and thats even with the area flogged full of window cleaners.. new start ups left , right and centre, but were still busy and theres stiill plenty of room for expansion in the next few years.
I wont be going into the roof cleaning market until i get a cherry picker so i cant see myself getting a cherry picker until 18-24 months time.. i think i need to be trading a minimum of 10 years before i look at a cherry picker so im gonna wait until i passed the 10 year mark as a window cleaner, going in to cherry pickers before 10 years experience is to soon.
Ive had a few customers asking me if i do driveway cleaning etc so im quiet happy im going to start offering the service in a few months ?
I have resin in stock all year round because i use a lot ! haha.... so i sell a few resin bags to people coming from Northallerton, Darlington, Durham, Sunderland ETC they ask me if i sell brushes and if i sell so and so part , and it puts ideas into my head thinking maybe i could open a little supplies shop for window cleaners? but i feel a shop would work with the amount of times im getting asked if i sell anything else, and the resin i get people are saying to me they are impressed with it and have said it lasts them longer and is also cheaper... im saving a lot of local window cleaners money ? ?
Im always looking at getting bigger business premises because i know im going to need further extra space soon within the next 12 months or so, It would be nice to have more space so i can have space for extra vans we will be putting on the road in the next few years ,, plus i want to get a big massive 20,000 litre storage tank of water plus i would also like to open up a little mini window cleaning supplies shop aswell , so theres a lot of concept ideas i got in my head ? I mean never in a million years would i of thought i would own 8 Ford Transits ? I got a spare van / for breakdown and for when my 7th van gets fully booked.. the 8th van can go on the road and then i can buy another van and drive it as a personal van for a while and service it and kit it up etc ... so im always prepared for growth , thats the key in business?
But we just got to take everything 1 day at a timea with all this pandemic situation, absolute nightmare to be honest with u, just want everything to be back to normal lol
I'm off for a lie down, I'm exhausted after reading that lot! ? In fairness you have got drive & ambition which are key to success. ?No, my unit has no meter in place, Now if it did have a meter in place i would be buggered... because once a meter is in place u can not take it out,,, they say in 10-20 years everythign will be metered, ive seen a few business premises that are reasonable and good buti cant move in them because they have a meter in place, i cant afford a meter unfortuantely, i would be out of business!
I have a team of 6 people - and we used to have 650 litre tanks in them,,, but i took the plunge and upgraded them to 800 litre tanks ,,best thing ive ever done is upgrade the tanks., we all work differently and i found out what works for us the best, I know a few people can clean 25 houses with 350 litres of water and it may take some other window cleaners 1,000 litres to clean 25 houses , but every business works different ? And u certainly will be confused if your sat there trying to figure out my water/ job count ratio etc lol , even my staff can work that 1 out nevermind someone outside the business ? haha but yeah... i can have 25 jobs on my worksheet one month they might not be so bad and i can get them done with 30 mninutes to spare... the month after the windows this time can be very dirty ! and i might only get 23 done, sometimes a house with heavy wind flow can get dirty every month etc, the windows in the winter are more dirty then they are in the summer.
Ive got 7 vans officially on the road - 6 are always booked out with work , add ons are not as busy this month compared to November and December , its January though and every 1 is skint.. but its still going steady away... got a few add on jobs booked in this week but no where near the amount i had before xmas haha ? We already do gutter vacuuming,, i love it , better money then window cleaning and very satisfied customers when they see all the **** come out hahaha
The capacity is all in my head mate,, ive still got a few higher gears to go in to yet... and thats even with the area flogged full of window cleaners.. new start ups left , right and centre, but were still busy and theres stiill plenty of room for expansion in the next few years.
I wont be going into the roof cleaning market until i get a cherry picker so i cant see myself getting a cherry picker until 18-24 months time.. i think i need to be trading a minimum of 10 years before i look at a cherry picker so im gonna wait until i passed the 10 year mark as a window cleaner, going in to cherry pickers before 10 years experience is to soon.
Ive had a few customers asking me if i do driveway cleaning etc so im quiet happy im going to start offering the service in a few months ?
I have resin in stock all year round because i use a lot ! haha.... so i sell a few resin bags to people coming from Northallerton, Darlington, Durham, Sunderland ETC they ask me if i sell brushes and if i sell so and so part , and it puts ideas into my head thinking maybe i could open a little supplies shop for window cleaners? but i feel a shop would work with the amount of times im getting asked if i sell anything else, and the resin i get people are saying to me they are impressed with it and have said it lasts them longer and is also cheaper... im saving a lot of local window cleaners money ? ?
Im always looking at getting bigger business premises because i know im going to need further extra space soon within the next 12 months or so, It would be nice to have more space so i can have space for extra vans we will be putting on the road in the next few years ,, plus i want to get a big massive 20,000 litre storage tank of water plus i would also like to open up a little mini window cleaning supplies shop aswell , so theres a lot of concept ideas i got in my head ? I mean never in a million years would i of thought i would own 8 Ford Transits ? I got a spare van / for breakdown and for when my 7th van gets fully booked.. the 8th van can go on the road and then i can buy another van and drive it as a personal van for a while and service it and kit it up etc ... so im always prepared for growth , thats the key in business
But we just got to take everything 1 day at a timea with all this pandemic situation, absolute nightmare to be honest with u, just want everything to be back to normal lol
Really where u from ? Down here its a mix some have and some havent
?????? lmaooo I actually cant believe i written that either lmaooo and thanks mate ?
Sww were one of the pioneers of water meters there are very little properties let alone commercial premises without them
You would probably be fine on a water meter.I know not ideal but it wouldn't be the end .You would claim the non sewage rate as you take the water a way and the bill would be plus vat which you would claim back.
Yes true but i dont mind paying a fixed £80 per month water bill each month , will happily do this for ever , they cant force u to have a meter in either so ill just pay this monthly figure all the time ? No messing around reading meters , just a £80 fee every month is good ?
i use the best part of 500L most days in 5-6 hours.....i dont trad anymore apart from the odd ground floor job...im DI only and it only takes me 30 mins to purify my water for my next days work...i work on my own....
