[rycalshaw]

hi guys,i,m thinking about doing gutter cleaning as an add on,done some research and there isn,t a gutter cleaner advertised anywhere in my town,though i,m sure some windys would do it on request.there are some 38000 properties in the area and it seems a pretty untapped market,what i would like to ask the people in this field is what in your opinion would be a realistic expectation of jobs per week on average.i,m going to embark on a leafleting campaign....

[Kev Martin]

We supply a gutter cleaning company with our vacs to fit their own designed attachment for gutter cleaning.  It may be worth you contacting them!  Here is their link

http://www.dreamteamcleaning.net/

Kev Martin
Marble Life ltd

[Wc Solutions]

flyers give printmarketuk a go, very good service, speak to Gaz.

we had 5000 flyers done.

double sided
full colour
gloss paper
inc design work
in vat n del

total £90

gutter vacs can be a lot of money but give these guys a call:

guttercleaningsystems.

we are looking at there clarke 30L machine

[BDCS]

I've got the omni-vac but I have also got some adapted bits and bobs. I would say its a good income stream which for us only comes from a very basic website and WOM from the existing customer base. Income is about £80/hour for clearing contents and a little less for the cleaning of the outsides depending on how it's done. It also leads to drain work. A camera is useful as is a considered pitch

[Scoop]

Use the leaflets but speak to as many people as you can. It's incredible how many people respond to "I've just added gutter cleaning to my business." In a town of your size I would think 4-8 jobs a week and probably a lot more when the bad weather comes but you can influence this yourself greatly.

One technique which works well is to have a camera on a light telescopic pole and to go door-knocking offering a free 'look inside your gutters'. People are usually so horrified that they sign up on the spot. Also don't let people tell you that the gutters don't need doing because they don't live near any trees. Moss still grows freely in them (look for rooves with moss on them) and most modern roofing tiles produce a fine silt which washes into the gutters with the rain. Even new-builds need it doing after a year. Look for large weeds growing out of the gutter - it's amzing how many you see when you start looking. Also if you see any flat rooves, they often get piles of small gravel in them washed off the bitumen roof surface.

Good luck 

[Kev Martin]

Use the leaflets but speak to as many people as you can. It's incredible how many people respond to "I've just added gutter cleaning to my business." In a town of your size I would think 4-8 jobs a week and probably a lot more when the bad weather comes but you can influence this yourself greatly.

One technique which works well is to have a camera on a light telescopic pole and to go door-knocking offering a free 'look inside your gutters'. People are usually so horrified that they sign up on the spot. Also don't let people tell you that the gutters don't need doing because they don't live near any trees. Moss still grows freely in them (look for rooves with moss on them) and most modern roofing tiles produce a fine silt which washes into the gutters with the rain. Even new-builds need it doing after a year. Look for large weeds growing out of the gutter - it's amzing how many you see when you start looking. Also if you see any flat rooves, they often get piles of small gravel in them washed off the bitumen roof surface.

Good luck 

This post is informative, innovative and helpful.  You have given me some food for thought and I am not even in the gutter cleaning industry.

Thank you

Kev Martin
Marble Life Ltd

[rycalshaw]

it certainly is,cheers scoop your a gent....

[Scoop]

Thank you. You're very welcome, but to be honest the tip about canvassing with a guttercam was posted on the forum by someone else a few months ago so I have only passed it on.

[mathewl]

Great solution,,worked in an awesome manner,, tahnks .

[Ged]

you might try an add in local rag to gauge any response. probably worth a few quid expense just to see what response you get in addition to cold calling