Power Washing and Roof Cleaning Forum

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

How's the phones

Liberty SoftWash · PWS Vender

Slow!

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I think for us NE guys the season is going to end early.

SprayWash · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Still screaming here! Booked out right now through 3rd week of Sept for residential. Weekend commercial stuff through mid October.

Dave · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Phone keeps ringing. This month is starting out better than last month.

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

Phone calls dropped of considerably before the holiday weekend. This combined with all school districts opening on the week prior to and after the holiday weekend has caused us to slow down.

Hank

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

SprayWash wrote:
Still screaming here! Booked out right now through 3rd week of Sept for residential. Weekend commercial stuff through mid October.

You guys got it there. Four good seasons to work!

Eric Schnaible · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I'm typically slow with residential. Fortunately I just signed my biggest commercial job last night and I have two more booked So I'm pretty happy.

SprayWash · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Art O wrote:
SprayWash wrote:
Still screaming here! Booked out right now through 3rd week of Sept for residential. Weekend commercial stuff through mid October.
You guys got it there. Four good seasons to work!

And if I didn't have to charge Florida rates, I'd only have to work three of thuse seasons!!!

Barry Landis · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Slow here also. It's been for awhile.

We have a couple new start ups in the area cleaning roofs for half the price that we have been getting.

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Barry Landis wrote:
Slow here also. It's been for awhile.

We have a couple new start ups in the area cleaning roofs for half the price that we have been getting.

Price's are droping around here also, Dam Internet price shoppers don't help either.

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

Barry Landis wrote:
Slow here also. It's been for awhile.

We have a couple new start ups in the area cleaning roofs for half the price that we have been getting.

Here is my rant...Like Barry we have some newbies starting up. One doesn't even visit the site. He tells the customer he will do it for 15% less than any other written quote. That in itself is an ugly situation. Another is north of me advertising most roofs for $300.. We have another guy with a website showing him wide open throttle pressure washing a roof. There are at least three others riding around with big box trucks. They do pressure washing, lawn clean ups and grass cutting. Another guy states he will do exterior cleaning by the hour with $35.00 clearly listed.

Ok I'm finished and feel a little better.

Hank

Ed Thompson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

My numbers are down from last year. Phones are a bit slower. But we got lean and cut out the dead wood in many areas of the business. When times are good I can still get the feeling like I should be doing something more or buying this or that. Sometimes the best move is to do nothing, ride the wave and just chillax. I still toss the calls I don't want. My phone sales skills are at their peak. Thank God I spent the last few years building up reviews to separate myself from the all the new low-ballers.

Diamond Roof Cleaning · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Phones have picked up in the last 3 or 4 days. I'm doing the same as ed and riding the wave and trimming some fat. Going to try and make a big finish for the end of the year. As a side note just watched wolf of Wallstreet and that movie was not only great but it did pump me up a little.

As far as competition, we have 2-4 companies on angieslist offering roof cleaning for 250.00. Up to 2000 Sq ft on any size home. I think I'm done with AngiesList. They allow these companies to put these low ball offers out there and depend strictly on up selling. Also we have well know companies just going around and pricing roof and house washes for less than 600.00. It's a shame what has happened to this market but it was bound to happen just wish it was later than sooner.

-- Edited by Diamond roof Cleaning on Sunday 7th of September 2014 12:31:30 PM

PRISTINE ROOF CLEANING · Johnny B

Mike you are on target... Wolf of wall street ..... Great movie it does work..

PRISTINE ROOF CLEANING · Johnny B

Working in ed's area the week of the 15th booked a room for me and my guy.. 12 roofs lined up .. From monroe twp, To Edison. Gonna tear that **** up.... 12 x 4 = YEH!!!!

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

Dan,

Am I reading 12 roofs at $400 each?

Hank

SprayWash · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I totally understand about trimming the fat, not there yet but I understand it, and need to do it!!! It's not what you make....it's what you keep!

John Aloisio · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Phone calls have been strange since late July. Very sporadic and just not the same amount of them as I expected. We have been working fairly steady on residential, but the commercial work has been filling in to make the weeks better. Last week was not so great, but this week is packed and into next week as well. My commercial stuff has been the big offset the last two month, being able to fill out weeks when needed with high dollar stuff. Hoping to finish the year strong like everyone else, but I keep hearing about a Northeast snowstorm before Thanksgiving. cry

i am done complaining and trying to figure out why people charge what they do, and just going to focus on my business and what I do. No matter what we say or do people will charge what they charge and it always be sticking point. we have all taken jobs that we thought about afterwards and said....I think I took that too cheap! for whatever reasons...in the area, near another job, my sister knows them, I want to do more in that neighborhood, etc.... Just do what you do and he rest of the people will weed themselves out. They will com and go but we all need to remain a constant.

Diamond Roof Cleaning · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Dan where the hell you been?

Dave O · Retired Member

Calls have picked up after Labor Day. I did four quotes Saturday.

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Still quite here. I did a sign run on Sunday. Got one call. Internet is dead also.

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

My rant(bitchin) must have been read by the exterior cleaning gods as the phone was ringing off the hook today. We finished a roof cleaning in Paupack, PA and all the estimates were on the way back. We are now booked through next Wednesday.

Hank

gutterdog · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I didnt read everything. But I get it. I thought I was the only one.

Thank you angies list, this year.

We did better last year with just the website.

We had a big deal go out last weekend. Sold 9 roof washes!!! Nuther big deal going out siding wash, next weekend I think.

There is nothing we are doing wrong?

gutterdog · Approved Exterior Cleaner

waxman18324 wrote:
My rant(bitchin) must have been read by the exterior cleaning gods as the phone was ringing off the hook today. We finished a roof cleaning in Paupack, PA and all the estimates were on the way back. We are now booked through next Wednesday.

Hank

We will get back there too! Awesome!!!

gutterdog · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Ed Thompson wrote:
My numbers are down from last year. Phones are a bit slower. But we got lean and cut out the dead wood in many areas of the business. When times are good I can still get the feeling like I should be doing something more or buying this or that. Sometimes the best move is to do nothing, ride the wave and just chillax. I still toss the calls I don't want. My phone sales skills are at their peak. Thank God I spent the last few years building up reviews to separate myself from the all the new low-ballers.

+1

gutterdog · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Recently I have ask people, Before you hire someone, check out their reputation, check out mine!

Ed Thompson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

mike, what are the terms of "The Big Deal"?

Diamond Roof Cleaning · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Angieslist get any where from 20-40 % of the sale.

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Diamond roof Cleaning wrote:
Angieslist get any where from 20-40 % of the sale.

Thats nuts!