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jackcold

  • Posts: 9
Working all weather conditions
« on: November 12, 2014, 10:22:10 pm »
Working in all weather conditions.

Who does it?

I know a few people do work all year in all weathers, but lets hear your views guys.

Rob@Blast off

  • Posts: 875
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2014, 10:47:07 pm »
I do,as even on a dry day I get wet  ::)roll

Tom-01

  • Posts: 1348
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2014, 11:15:19 pm »
Working in all weather conditions.

Who does it?

I know a few people do work all year in all weathers, but lets hear your views guys.

Of course we do, why wouldn't we?

Caleb Morley

  • Posts: 376
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2014, 11:17:28 pm »
Yeah do it mate. Offer a free reclean or money back when you are ther if it's raining. I've only had yo honour it once in 4 years.

Marc Whitbread

  • Posts: 159
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2014, 11:49:14 pm »
We work all year round after all rain dosent make the windows dirty and we have a business to run and bills to pay!! the only weather we dont work in is solid ice and snow or in cases of torrential downpour just do gutter jobs instead.

dazmond

  • Posts: 23975
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2014, 12:29:44 am »
i work in MOST bad weather but sometimes i just sack it off and re schedule and take a well earned day off but most of the time i just crack on regardless.im a grafter though when i have work waiting to be cleaned! ;) :)

customers hardly ever moan.if they do i simply miss them out until their next due and move onto my next due job.simple. ;)
price higher/work harder!

Arnold Palmer

  • Posts: 20798
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2014, 06:39:08 am »
i work in MOST bad weather but sometimes i just sack it off and re schedule and take a well earned day off but most of the time i just crack on regardless.im a grafter though when i have work waiting to be cleaned! ;) :)

customers hardly ever moan.if they do i simply miss them out until their next due and move onto my next due job.simple. ;)

This.

As usual Dazmondo to the rescue.
#aliens

Michael Peterson

  • Posts: 1741
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2014, 02:17:05 pm »
Dazmond bath rarely sacks it off I've seen the pics of him working in he rain 😀

David stewart

  • Posts: 148
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2014, 08:34:29 pm »
Daz, how did you go about training your customers into letting them clean in all weathers? What did you initially tell them?
I've tried but no matter what technical jargon I try they just don't have any of it  ::)roll

SeanK

Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2014, 08:42:16 pm »
Daz, how did you go about training your customers into letting them clean in all weathers? What did you initially tell them?
I've tried but no matter what technical jargon I try they just don't have any of it  ::)roll


Don't give them the chance just turn up and clean, most wont even be there.

johnny bravo

  • Posts: 2699
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2014, 08:46:16 pm »
wfp  yes,  ladder work no, too slippy.

dazmond

  • Posts: 23975
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2014, 08:53:09 pm »
Daz, how did you go about training your customers into letting them clean in all weathers? What did you initially tell them?
I've tried but no matter what technical jargon I try they just don't have any of it  ::)roll

david i didnt!when i switched to wfp (over 4 years ago now) i made a decision i wasnt going to get behind schedule as much due to bad weather and customers just got used to it.sometimes ive had the odd comment but i just tell them i can work in all weathers with these systems! ;)

works for me  :)
price higher/work harder!

gary999

  • Posts: 8156
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2014, 09:12:01 pm »
worked in rainy conditions for last three days. :(..don't like it
but it pays the bills

Marc Whitbread

  • Posts: 159
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2014, 09:16:30 pm »
you get the odd customer that wont have it but most understand you actually have a business to run and no matter what theyre windows are going to need cleaning! majority of my customers are ok with it now.

Mr B shine

  • Posts: 145
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2014, 10:07:00 pm »
I am a trad cleaner and I don't work in rain, light drizzle yes proper rain no, I have no idea if it would make any diffrence to my customers. I also don't go out if I deem it to be to windy.
  It has little to do with what customers want or think, I have worked outside all my life in all kinds of weather, At points in my life I have lived outdoors 24 hours a day for months at a time.
  Now I don't have to so I don't  ;D

David stewart

  • Posts: 148
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #15 on: November 13, 2014, 10:28:44 pm »
Daz, how did you go about training your customers into letting them clean in all weathers? What did you initially tell them?
I've tried but no matter what technical jargon I try they just don't have any of it  ::)roll

david i didnt!when i switched to wfp (over 4 years ago now) i made a decision i wasnt going to get behind schedule as much due to bad weather and customers just got used to it.sometimes ive had the odd comment but i just tell them i can work in all weathers with these systems! ;)

works for me  :)
I'm making a decision to get a decent set of waterproofs and crack on with it, when I started out I made the mistake of letting customers dictate to me on issues like the weather which has really come back to bite me the last couple of weeks with constant rainy weather, no more mister nice guy haha ;D

windowswashed

  • Posts: 2578
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #16 on: November 14, 2014, 12:25:01 am »
Work in rain unless like today wind was between 60-95mph, too windy too fly a kite let alone clean windows. went out for 2 and a half hours before sunset after a long morning snooze.

gary999

  • Posts: 8156
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #17 on: November 14, 2014, 07:59:45 am »
Absolutely bucketing down here today..apparently will blow
over by lunch time, did contemplate going for a run but settled on
watching the tv and eating digestives until it improves out there ;D

jonboywalton75

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Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #18 on: November 14, 2014, 08:13:27 am »
What's on telly Gary?

gary999

  • Posts: 8156
Re: Working all weather conditions
« Reply #19 on: November 14, 2014, 08:19:51 am »
Everybody loves Raymond..not recommended..shall put total fishing
on in mo then shall move onto the Wright stuff on channel 5...I am running
out of biscuits but have some apple and blackberry pies in the cupboards

Lurrrvley! :D