[Mike Halliday]

I've a friend who is losing his job the end of August, he is looking at starting up a pressure washing bussiness mainly aimed at the domestic market.

I know from personal exp' how busy he would be in summer and spring but I tend to stick to carpet cleaning in winter so don't advertise for PW work?

How much work is there in the winter months? For a guy aiming solely for drives & patios

[Smurf]

I've a friend who is losing his job the end of August, he is looking at starting up a pressure washing bussiness mainly aimed at the domestic market.

I know from personal exp' how busy he would be in summer and spring but I tend to stick to carpet cleaning in winter so don't advertise for PW work?

How much work is there in the winter months? For a guy aiming solely for drives & patios

I would say still quite a bit as surfaces become a slip hazard in winter months what with algae & lichen growth.
Bit of rain and customers are on their arse especially decking.  One lady called me after she had just come out of A&E as had her arm put in plaster when she slipped on her decking.

[Mike Halliday]

That's what I told him,  just wanted some conformation from people who work through the winter months.

We get customers who have paths cleaned In summer because they are a slip hazard, so I can see winter being even worse

[Smurf]

I've actually cleaned surfaces believe it or not with snow and ice on them before too   

[BDCS]

Just add a gutter vac to the washer and your busy all year

[Aqua Power Solutions]

Mike , he will need a regular income stream for the winter months , certainly would not get that from pressure washing alone.
As Carl mentioned , offer other services like gutter maintenance and build up a client base of customers.
As we all know it takes time to get established and gain the knowledge and experience as we grow our businesses
Ed

[Charlie Allen]

Make enough money in the summer and take the winter off