Many of the products that we use for our restoration projects require temperatures to be in the upper 30’s or low 40’s which means we slow down quite a bit in the winter months. However, we don’t stop scheduling work. We need to keep a steady backlog of available projects to perform. A few years ago, we worked straight through the winter because the temperatures never dropped low enough to shut us down. So we always want to keep a full schedule in case we have the opportunity to be busy.
Towards the end of the season, we ask that our clients have an understanding that the weather is unpredictable. There are certain periods of mild temperatures throughout the winter where we can accomplish small projects and there are periods where we just can’t get anything done.
An option is to erect an enclosure around our work area and pump heat into it. Though not always feasible or cost-effective, it is an option for projects where the schedule simply cannot wait. The cost of winter protection is typically due to the labor to erect the enclosure, the fuel or electric for the heating source, and the inefficiencies of hustling around a job site in the frigid temperatures.
As we look toward the winter months, it’s important to remember that we want to keep our technicians busy for as long as possible. If you have a project that could be done during the winter or if you have a flexible schedule, we should plan the project now so that we can jump on it as soon as the weather allows.