Back step or weather the storm?

[rapalaman]

Busiest I’ve ever been in over 30 years - booked pretty solid right through to the end of March. 95% small to medium domestic work. Put some in at higher prices and still got them.

lost some as they wanted them done “next week”

[Clutchy]

23 hours ago, rapalaman said:

Busiest I’ve ever been in over 30 years - booked pretty solid right through to the end of March. 95% small to medium domestic work. Put some in at higher prices and still got them.

lost some as they wanted them done “next week”

Surpised clients are willing to wait that long. 

 

Most of mine start moaning any more than 6 weeks 

 

Busiest we have ever been too, which seems to be the case for most as can't get any new staff 

[rapalaman]

1 hour ago, Clutchy said:

Surpised clients are willing to wait that long. 

 

Most of mine start moaning any more than 6 weeks 

 

Busiest we have ever been too, which seems to be the case for most as can't get any new staff 

Yeah I’m surprised too - keeping my regular and annual customers on their normal schedule and explaining to new ones when I quote and has worked so far. Normally 6-8 weeks lead time.

Doing three Saturdays out of four trying to keep up but it’s coming in quicker than we can clear it. Got three jobs of a week each and several 2-3 dayers came in within the last three Sundays quoting. May need to raise prices a bit more 😁

[woody paul]

It's gone a bit mad for me in the last couple of months. Last week I said to a regular customer as a joke I could do work in September, they said ok then just laughed then asked if I was series.    

[Barney]

Yep, quoting higher than normal at the moment. I love telling people that it will be end of January and seeing their reaction

[Mark Bolam]

It’s started to piss down now, which will drop some jobs even further down the list.

We’re meant to be on a sycamore reduction on Friday, that will be getting put back.

Makes more sense for me to head up to the log yard.

[rapalaman]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

It’s started to piss down now, which will drop some jobs even further down the list.

We’re meant to be on a sycamore reduction on Friday, that will be getting put back.

Makes more sense for me to head up to the log yard.

Exactly same here - next two days are written off but have a few bags of logs to deliver so will get them loaded undercover and ready to go 👍

[Ty Korrigan]

Strange times.

I've barely 3 weeks worth accepted which equates to 12 full days as I only work 4 day weeks.

Only 4 days for my subby climber too.

Nothing tasty is coming home, just hedges and small tree nibbling.

So quiet that I'm taking the whole 2 weeks of half term off to visit the UK and spend time with my kids here.

I have no idea why it should be like this.

Since September I've done several quotes of value, €8k and three around €5k

Maybe there is a new kid on the block hoovering up work by filling his new work diary with underpriced quotes...

Maybe I've lost my touch estimating.

Maybe my client base is worried about this Winter, the economy and politics...