The cost £ of bad weather

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I can't stand rain. In the wrong job you say. Perhaps!

 

Based on lack of production but also the hassle that accompanies the other little things that wet weather seems to cause I made a rough guestimate of the damage to my business in financial terms and came to an absolute minimum of £300/day and often nearer £1k/day.

 

I can see no circumstance whatsoever where rain might enhance your profit against dry / cold etc conditions.

 

Sure you can have a day in the shed, machine maintenance gets done more successfully than fighting bogged machines or other dangers out on the job but that's the exception rather than the rule.

 

Current weather seriously p155ing me off.

[daveindales]

Weather is a pain. But if it's too bad, I just do it another day. It's not like your losing money or a job, just postponing it. Better to enjoy doing a job, than rush through a rainy day, getting ropes and trousers soaked. Just my opinion.

[benedmonds]

Weather is a pain. But if it's too bad, I just do it another day. It's not like your losing money or a job, just postponing it. Better to enjoy doing a job, than rush through a rainy day, getting ropes and trousers soaked. Just my opinion.

 

You obviously don't employ or have very understanding employees.. and clients.. Postponing a job for whatever reason often causes extra work as you have to call other clients and rearrange and basically is a PITA.

 

Same with people off sick... and jobs over running

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Weather is a pain. But if it's too bad, I just do it another day. It's not like your losing money or a job, just postponing it. Better to enjoy doing a job, than rush through a rainy day, getting ropes and trousers soaked. Just my opinion.

 

I'm talking timber contracting. No production means overheads double, triple and so on on a daily basis less fuel but that's about it. Deadlines too...

 

And afaics a lost day is lost forever, you can't make it back and you still have bills to pay so I'm struggling to reconcile your theory sorry.

[Gray git]

Your not Including the extra damage to a wet site that could end up needing reinstating. Forwarder has been running the track through our site all last week with very little damage even with climbing tracks on, today- torn to shreds and rutting even the hardcore!

 

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[fastrac]

any large project out side under taken by a company with staff and overheads is hit by rainy days really costly if prolonged. had a few guys working for a number of year not good on wet days looked very sad after dinner waiting to go home if doing a few jobs on those days you know the last one is getting done so cost you money .easy if you work alone look out of the window and change your plan for the day does not cost you as much then

[daveindales]

You obviously don't employ or have very understanding employees.. and clients.. Postponing a job for whatever reason often causes extra work as you have to call other clients and rearrange and basically is a PITA.

 

Same with people off sick... and jobs over running

 

I guess I am lucky. I have one part time very understanding employee. And a son on apprenaship, who is about to start with me shortly. I arrange my days that week around the weather. I can see what your saying. However, doing a job in really bad conditions can cause extra work too.

 

If people want to work in really wet and windy weather, it's up to them. I've done it myself, but I'm slowing down a bit now, and would rather potter about the garage, or get on with some paperwork.

[daveindales]

I should say, the employee is part time and we can arrange his days to suit the weather. Like I said, I am lucky to have that arrangement.

[Richard 1234]

While a lot of what has been said is true if you need your machine out everyday to make the numbers work you have gone wrong somewhere in your planning.

You know you are going to lose days to weather and breakdowns.

How you go about managing a long period of time is another matter though

 

 

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[daveindales]

Sorry, thought you were talking about tree surgery, not timber contracting. Should have read up a bit better.