What happens to an Outdoor Cleaning Business in WINTER?

To Elizabeth Turel....brilliant!

Winter is hard for me as a flower grower/florist and I usually close. Hard times. But it bounces back quickly in jut Spring. Thanks for great content as usual 😊

According to Tradman screen wash in your water will stop it from freezing that's for window cleaning

To refa42 ​...Great idea. Thanks for reminding me. We live in Canada, same thing.
Regarding: "Here in Finland it gets really cold and dark during the winter, and that affects exchange students a lot. They get advised to start taking vitamin D. I also have to take vitamins nowadays. If I don't, eventually I'll be too tired through the days no matter how much I sleep, which then affects the motivation. I started taking the vitamin D with my morning coffee year around and haven't had an issue since. Maybe that's something people out there who get tired and lack motivation during dark winters could try too." I take it with a multivitamin.

Glad to hear your well timed advice Sid. Takes a special person to share their knowledge with others. Take care.

Just wondering Sid if you do carpet & upholstery cleaning during the winter? BTW I was watching a guy pressure washing the roof of a house opposite me today. No goggles, no hi-viz, no safety helmet and he was standing on top of the roof. At one point he was sitting on the middle of the roof spraying both upwards & downwards! Scary stuff to watch.

Excellent advice sid.well done and keep up the great work 😁👍🏻😁👍🏻😁👍🏻😁👍🏻😁👍🏻😁👍🏻😁👍🏻😁👍🏻😁👍🏻😁👍🏻😁👍🏻😁👍🏻😁👍🏻😁👍🏻😁👍🏻

Great tips there Sid👌👍 Has you know my main trade is Carpet & Upholstery cleaning with Gutter clearing bolted on to my business. I'm booked nearly up for November for gutter clearing/cleaning plus i get asked if i could do pressure washing which i have just bought the same as your old one (Wilks) just to see how it goes.. From Richard

Stay warm out there, guys

Always excellent advice buddy

Sid, I wish you and your family lots of health and wealth this coming holiday/winter season.

me, who does not in any way have anything to do with owning an exterior cleaning business: i see i see. good tips. will definitely use this one in the future

Winter, what's that?

A other idea for the cold month is to have a snow/ice service.
It can be as simple as using a snow shovel, broom, rock salt and a smile. Clear the driveways for people at there home or shop front. It's often a nice little money maker for those few days your normal job is just not possible. Plus you still be able to speak with those costumers and recommend your other jobs for when the weather goes warmer again.

You might only be able to charge a few bucks per costumer. but enough of them can still make your day more profitable then doing nothing.

Hello not seen Flawless for A while Is he OK??? Cheers

This topic sounds familiar lol! Our time falls back this coming Sunday the 7th and will be dark by 530pm! We've already had below freezing temps...I don't like winter! Take care and stay healthy!

Great Advice Sid 👍

You need to come and work here in Miami in the winter. We hardly get any cold days, we all complain about that. Very interesting your explanation as what you do during the wintertime. 🌝🌝🌝

Here in New England in the US most people who do work like yours end up doing snow plowing and other work like that. None of the jobs are fun in the cold, that’s for sure.

I watch your videos for the weird form of relaxation they afford. I also watch to help a uk based business during these weird times we now sadly live in. I must say though that I found everything you spoke about quite eye opening and gave me much to think about. Thank you for taking time out of your day to produce these videos Sid. I subscribed last week after finding you randomly placed on my home page (thank you algorithms). I’ve been working my way back through your videos and have enjoyed all - always leave a like! Wishing health, wealth and happiness to an Englishman (and his young family) from a disabled Scottish woman who particularly appreciated your mentioning rock salt!! 👍🏻

Brilliant work and thanks for sharing this with us take care

How do we get one of those Partridge Hoodies?? In the US?

Lots of information, and suggestions! On top of that, great work on the roof! Looks really good! Great video Sid, be well young man!

I was wondering what you do over the winter Sid. I hope you have plenty of jobs lined up for you. I also hope you get more Subscribers and New Members to help you over the rough patch. 👍

Solid advice as usual 😃👍🏼

Living in Australia, I can't really comprehend the low temps you have to deal with in winter. Some really good advice here. Have a safe winter.

Just a note regarding freezing water in wfp work, you can add isopropanol without affecting the water quality, get mine from window cleaning warehouse 👍🏻

Awesome tips, Sid! I wish you will still have loads of business during the winter months. 🙏🏾

You could always come to South Africa, cause we are going into summer now 😅

Really interesting and makes a lot of sense. Great to know you do ok even in winter.

Good vid mate. Yeah the idea of having enough to not work over winter is a good one but rarely works out lol

how far out do you travel for a job, maximum? just curious.

Biocide????
You mean Hypochlorite from farm sales shops 😂
A 25litre drum of Hypochlorite is about £25 from farm merchants, does a frighteningly good job.

Thank you for your good suggestions and experience.

Winter is as busy if not busier than summer we find

Nice one 👍 well done ✅

Hi Sid...Do you think one could get away with doing gutter cleaning without the machine and just do it with a scoop and a bucket or can you recommend a reasonable price vacuum machine.Thanks.

You too mate have good summer in the winter 🤗

A good tip in the winter is offer a service of putting up peoples outdoor Christmas decorations a lot of cleaning businesses locally to me offer this service and it’s a great way to keep an income coming in mate when it goes quiet mate 😊😊

so many white spots on this roof! hmm!

A physical job like window and roof cleaning is very tiring. It's no harm to have a couple of months rest. A know a few window cleaners who pretty much take a break in winter, apart from a base commercial route a few mornings per week. I'm not a full-time window cleaner and after 5.5hrs of window cleaning yesterday, I was exhausted LOL
One option would be to offer carpet cleaning services - it's all indoor and with a good machine, you can do pretty good

Really good tips! I would add, pace yourself, don’t worry too much, because someone will always need a roof looked after. You keep up with advertising and somehow it will stay in the back of someone’s mind, and they’ll remember to ring you and book you in.

Hi Sid

Great informative video. With regards to roof cleaning in the winter, a pressure washer with a hotbox or a dedicated steam cleaner would allow you to carry on? As it would not matter if the moss is frozen, the high temperature would still clean it.

Really informative video. Makes me appreciate how hard the work is. I will keep that in mind for my jobs n the States. I’m elderly and it is much harder for me to do my own jobs so now using contract work. Helps me ask detail questions before hiring a contractor.

Hi Sid, great video loads of tips! You said something about carpet cleaning. If you do those could you possibly do video of that?

this is my house 😭😭😭😭 HAHA

Hi can you send me the link for what you use for applying the sift wash please. Thanks

Do window cleaning

".... fully booked up for the next year and you are rich ..." 😀 <-- loved that line!

Employee the Irish

Very good advice . I do guttering and roofing in the winter