[Carl@Cwc]

looking to change things round a little bit,
so:
does anyone work on the windows saturday and sunday on a regular basis?

if so what is your response customer wise ?

not wanting hypothetical answers , just those that actually do them please

[PAUL JAMES]

Hello mate and in response to your question we do work weekends. We started up about 18 months ago working weekends only as we (myself and my best mate) both have/had full time jobs. We quickly built up a very profitable round and I now also do two days during the week. It is getting to the point were I/we need to make a decision to go full time at it or not but we have decided to plough on over the winter and see how it works out early next year. All positive so far so fingers crossed.Customers are great and working a weekend means that you catch them in a lot of the time so build up good relationships.
Hope that helps and anymore questions please feel free to ask.
Paul.

[MWC]

Work Saturdays and have Mondays off. Wouldn't even think about working on people's houses on Sundays!

[windiewasher]

I work 3 weekends out of every 4 normally only till midday.
My custys love me doing them at the weekend.
Nobody has never complained.ive worked in factories at the weekend.whats the difference?
 i used to work weekends around my job when i first started out so my custys dont mind.

[home6442]

I work Saturdays and never find it a problem.
Don't start as early because some people like to sleep late and might get annoyed at being
disturbed.
Never work Sunday I honestly believe when you do a manual job you need at least one day
of rest to recharge the batteries.
What you would gain on Sunday you would lose over the rest of the week through being over
tired. But then Im 50.
Saturday for me isn't about extra cash its about not having to work in the minus temps over
the winter months.

[R.C Property]

when i first started out i didnt want to work weekends due to family.

then got a few that wanted only saturdays, and now as always i work every saturday, not always full days, maybe 2 full ones then 1 half day and then one only for a few hours,

one thing i have noticed though you do tend to pick more up at weekends because people are in and see you and ask you.

but never work on a sunday.

[windiewasher]

I agree you pick up more work at weekends.

[edward1]

 yes I work most Saturdays.
be carefull tho as it becomes a bad habit.

would never work sunday tho

[Carl@Cwc]

major staff probs mean im gonna have to do these days.
just wondered what peoples experiences were.

[PAUL JAMES]

Definitely pick more up at weekends. Four new jobs on saturday and one on sunday for us.

[dazmond]

i try and keep my weekends free if possible but as my girlfriend is working all day saturdays in her shop i do tend to work maybe 2 a month but i start later and tend to finish a bit earlier.

i dont work sundays.although i have when i was trad occasionally with no problems whatsoever.

the fact is you can work 7 days a week if you want!

i try and work 3 weeks a month and have the other week off.i dont always succeed depending on what works due but i try!!

[H2GoKent]

In ten years of window cleaning I have worked 2 Saturdays. I have 3 kids and I became a windy to see more of them.

[HampshireWindowCleaning]

I work every Saturday - canvassing all day, usually pick up quite a few customers as lots of people are home.

[Carl@Cwc]

In ten years of window cleaning I have worked 2 Saturdays. I have 3 kids and I became a windy to see more of them.

my ex of 20 yrs run off with my kids and, because of that i am having to extrude all areas to pay for a contact order of £10k plus.
to see mor of my kids...... ironic eh

[David Kent @ KentKleen]

In ten years of window cleaning I have worked 2 Saturdays. I have 3 kids and I became a windy to see more of them.

HERE HERE

[gavinb]

I only work 1 saturday per 4 week cycle for 2 hrs i dont want to work saturdays .

[wfp master]

Never on a sunday thats just desperate.

[Dean Taberner]

Nah,

I don't like windows.

[PAUL JAMES]

sfwc what do you mean by desperate mate?
Like I said in my post we have to work weekends as we have other jobs and are working our socks off to get the business off the ground. We have been going about 16 months and things are going much better than expected. Doing things this way means we have to work weekends-we really don,t have a choice if we want it to be a success. The only desperation from us is we are desperate to do well and desperate to run a successful cleaning company. We are getting there slowly but surely and will work weekends until we have to do so.
Desperate men do desperate things!!!
 

[Ian101]

In ten years of window cleaning I have worked 2 Saturdays. I have 3 kids and I became a windy to see more of them.

my ex of 20 yrs run off with my kids and, because of that i am having to extrude all areas to pay for a contact order of £10k plus.
to see mor of my kids...... ironic eh

you will need another 10k for more court action when she ignores the contact order ... ive been where your heading mate good luck with it