[Caleb Morley]

Hi All,

Ive decided to offer my existing customers gutter cleaning to bring in some additional work. I am going to employ a friend when doing it to foot the ladder etc.

Other than that are there any tools/equipment that you would recommend I buy?

At this stage Im not interested in a guttervac due to cost.

I am also planning on only doing gutters that are safe to access - so no climbing on sloped roofs. Any specifc tools need to reach awkward gutters from the ground?

Cheers,

Caleb

[Blue Frog Systems]

Drain rods are handy. Get into the middle and pull it towards you. Means only one ladder climb.

One of these too though my local hardware store sells them £3 cheaper

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bailey-Quality-Half-Moon-4-Drop-Scraper-for-Drain-and-Gutter-Cleaning-100mm-/110902047136?pt=UK_DIY_Materials_Plumbing_MJ&hash=item19d246f1a0

[Simon PolarBrite]

Gutter vacuums have come down a lot in price, for the safety aspect its not something to completely ignore, there are a lot of cheap ones out there.

Otherwise as an example - we do an agitation tool that screws onto a water fed pole which you could use to break up debris and flick out.

[Caleb Morley]

Hi BlueFrog,

Does that half moon screw onto a traditional window cleaning pole?

Simon - Do you have a link for the agitation tool?

Cheers,

Caleb

[Blue Frog Systems]

no, just onto a drain rod

[CF Facilities]

You can buy the drop scraper from Screwfix. Cheaper than ebay.

[Caleb Morley]

Colin - Thanks for that mate, ordered online from screwfix cheers

[Simon PolarBrite]

Simon - Do you have a link for the agitation tool?

You can find it online.
*link removed due to whinging*

[Caleb Morley]

Update:

Bought the half moon and 3.65m rod set. Used it today. Did the job fine. The rod set is in 4 sections. Using 3 sections is pretty crap as there is too much flex but you can get by with it. I wouldnt even bother with 4 sections. 1 and 2 sections are fine though. Also make sure you tighten the half moon frequently as it comes loose after a while.

Cheers for recommending lads.

Caleb

[Joey Heinz]

There's a dreadful cult video released this summer, with a kid called caleb , look at you tube caleb and sparlock !!!
Sorry your name just reminded me of that..

[rah]

Just becareful!

A guy I sold a lot of work too years ago just had a nasty fall!!

Broke his pelvis, ribs, arm & head injuries.

I was contemplating my gutter vac as it can be a pain in the Harris, but I'll be keeping it for the foreseeable future.

Good luck.