Winter Time

[champers999]

So, for those of you less established or that can speak from experience, what sort of work do you do through the winter, this really is my first season and work is slow atm but fingers crossed that will change, people around our way dont generally get their windows cleaned through the winter, so Im looking some ideas to keep me ticking over through the winter.

I have heard chimney sweeping is a good earner, and maybe general garden tidy ups etc.

As always thanks in advance

Champs

 

[AGlassAct]

Gutters, fascia and soffits & Indoor windows. Not really interested in anything else but I would imagine the old soft wash and drive-way cleans would be a nice - but cold - change/addition in the winter.

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[Markyboy 50]

Windows all year for me

 

[TolishAPurd]

So, for those of you less established or that can speak from experience, what sort of work do you do through the winter, this really is my first season and work is slow atm but fingers crossed that will change, people around our way dont generally get their windows cleaned through the winter, so Im looking some ideas to keep me ticking over through the winter.I have heard chimney sweeping is a good earner, and maybe general garden tidy ups etc.

As always thanks in advance

Champs

It's your round, and if they want to be on it then they will have them done in the winter whether they like it or not. With that said, it's worth having a few other things to take your hand to when the whether is **** poor. It's amazing how busy this forum gets when the weather is bad./emoticons/wink.png

 

[David K]

Only Windows all year here .. /emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[peter rogers]

@champers999 where bouts in ni are you ?? theres a wealth of things to be done winter time

 

[Duncs]

if you graft when the weather fair , then you can chill when the weather is **** poor

 

[champers999]

@champers999 where bouts in ni are you ?? theres a wealth of things to be done winter time

Up in Coleraine m8

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

What you hear is wrong IMO. Perhaps 1% will drop off giving it 'no point doing them in winter' the rest will still want them cleaning.

 

[AGlassAct]

"People around our way don't generally get their windows cleaned through the winter, so I'm looking some ideas to keep me ticking over through the winter"

As others have said I also clean all year round - champers wanted advice on what other do IF they slow down. But from my little experience they want them cleaned all year round, especially when the family come round at Christmas.

A trad cleaner near me does chimney sweeping alongside his window cleaning - with the boom in trendy wood burners his September/November business has become the dominant earner for him. Not sure what the certification process is for that kind of work though?

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[peter rogers]

@champers999 u Sebastian ?

 

[champers999]

@champers999 u Sebastian ?

You have lost me mate?

 

[peter rogers]

Thought u were someone I know does windows up there

U be surprised mate jus trees cleaning thru winter and u be grand 99 per cent keep u on

 

[Diwrnach]

Windows IS what I do through the winter, windows is my bread and butter work, pressure washing in the summer is where I earn my main money, though I do get some slippy paths etc in the winter and gutters etc, but I started on the windows specifically to keep the money rolling in the winter.

 

[peter rogers]

Be confident up there mate.

 

[mark macca]

A pal if mine delivers bags of salt/grit to all the shops he cleans in the winter as a sideline so keeps a good reputation with he's customers god noes wee he gets it from but still has seen him thru a few winters as well as cleaning windows

 

[steve garwood]

Any potential customer that says 'no cleaning in the winter thanks', gets the answer 'then there'll be no cleaning in the summer thanks'

 

[Markyboy 50]

Any potential customer that says 'no cleaning in the winter thanks', gets the answer 'then there'll be no cleaning in the summer thanks'

I don't mind a few summer only jobs. It's nice for a few to drop off in the winter with the short daylight hours.