As always some great reply's, I have been in this business for 27 years, only in the last 4 years have I been employing people, not directly but sub contracting. As some have mentioned we have never really missed a week through the winter. Over the last couple of years our work load has been vastly increasing year by year, and now we have 4 subbing. I realize that now I have to run the business in a much more professional way. I am just trying to pick your brains as to how you all manage through the winter months. Over the last two years we have been directly asking customers if we see fascia's or gutters that need cleaning would they like it done? and the response has been amazing, so many say yes. The only thing that i am in the dark about is the contract. To get it right i would love to know more about.