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Kleankings

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As the washing season slowly comes to an end, I am curious, how many of you guys adjust/cut your prices as a means to generate business? I am not interested in lowering my wood/deck restore prices, but I am interested to know if any of you guys take this approach.
 
No I do not lower them. I learned here to stick to my prices. in fact if it was the middle of winter I would charge more.
 
Different seasons means different lines of pressure washing. House, deck, surface cleaning will be near impossible in the freezing temps, but there are other lines that open up with the cold weather. Some go into snow removal and do that once the temperature drops, others sit back and plan for the next year.

My best money making times happen in the colder months because I carry water and have insulated my setup from the cold.
 
Different seasons means different lines of pressure washing. House, deck, surface cleaning will be near impossible in the freezing temps, but there are other lines that open up with the cold weather. Some go into snow removal and do that once the temperature drops, others sit back and plan for the next year.

My best money making times happen in the colder months because I carry water and have insulated my setup from the cold.

What is it that you do in the middle of January?

Me personally, I have zero interest washing in the middle of the winter.
 
As stated, I have no plans to lower my rates either. I was just curious to see what you guys were thinking and or doing. We still have a few more decks to restore and whatever else may come along. All in all this was a good year for us. I am actually looking forward to some down time. Northeast winter is suppose to be a bear this year.
 
I charge more in colder months. I once did a driveway seal in late November and nearly doubled my prices. They loved the work and thanked me for squeezing them in last minute. A customer has known the work needed to be done all year, there's no logic to waiting until winter, and if you insist on having it done that late in the season then it should cost more. It certainly cost me more, keeping the body warm, the truck running for when the hands go numb, etc.
 
This past year Jan-March was on average around -5`F to -10`F, I did everything from 10 hours on frozen tracks, to a massive 3 month job on a new airport runway. Conduit jetting, steaming, culvert thawing, even fleets are still game to 20`F in the sun light. I also do lots of work for heavy equipment rental companies that are always getting machines back and having to send them out no matter what the temperature. There was other stuff, but hopefully this gives you an idea.
 
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