I was asked to price up a reasonably large property today regarding just emptying clearing the gutters.
My usual rate for that is £3.50 a metre.
Ive seen people quoting up to £5.00 a metre for the same type of work which IMO is bizarre. To me just totally over the top, they must be so slow if they cant make a decent wage on less than that.
Anyway, I paced this place out today, it came to 78 metres. At £3.50 a metre that would have been £270.00. I knew just looking at it it wasn't going to be more than 3 hours work tops! I make good money but would find it hard to turn up at a job at nine in the morning and bugger of at midday approaching being £300 better off.
I would feel ripped off if I was the custard. And I dont like my custards to feel that way about me.
Mark, Id go in at personally, using an extending sweep/scoop which you can use at to increase your reach , so each ladder movement clears approx 15-20 feet a time.
Use a rojak or rubber matting.
Dont forget 640 metres is over half a kilometre, I think £1,000 is reasonable.
Good luck.
Matt