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johnny bravo

  • Posts: 2699
Re: Gutter clearing
« Reply #20 on: September 16, 2014, 01:32:54 pm »
tool hire shops hire 12-14 triple extension ladders for those higher than a house,   around £20-25,  get them on a sat,  you will have them till monday. ;D
this is what i am doing for a job i have.     only 2 sections , around 10 feet section each, rest easy done by double extension easilly.

£160 for a mornings work.       - £25, ladders         another job to add onto your website,  good references for future customers.
this is how i want to build up my bussiness.     happy customers to recomend you

Rob@Blast off

  • Posts: 875
Re: Gutter clearing
« Reply #21 on: September 16, 2014, 04:28:21 pm »
£160  :o I had someone call yesterday wanting the gutters emptyed on a large three bed semi so i quoted him £50 to do the front and rear and he almost had a fit! so i asked him how much he was expecting to pay and he said oh about £20, yeah good luck with that!

wpclean

Re: Gutter clearing
« Reply #22 on: September 16, 2014, 05:09:36 pm »
Been doing it for 24 years. The only way to really get a gutter clean is by hand. Especially if it is impacted. You can get away with using a vac if it is a small amount of debree.
Sorry but don't agree, the gutter vac will clean most jobs if you have a powerful vac, and the right attatchments.   

Frankybadboy

  • Posts: 9022
Re: Gutter clearing
« Reply #23 on: September 16, 2014, 05:26:22 pm »
Been doing it for 24 years. The only way to really get a gutter clean is by hand. Especially if it is impacted. You can get away with using a vac if it is a small amount of debree.
Sorry but don't agree, the gutter vac will clean most jobs if you have a powerful vac, and the right attatchments.   
somone who never used a vac then  ::)roll :o

drive surgeon

  • Posts: 2812
Re: Gutter clearing
« Reply #24 on: September 16, 2014, 06:23:13 pm »
£160  :o I had someone call yesterday wanting the gutters emptyed on a large three bed semi so i quoted him £50 to do the front and rear and he almost had a fit! so i asked him how much he was expecting to pay and he said oh about £20, yeah good luck with that!


These are the customers you don't want mate. The ones that want everything done for dirt cheap. You got to market it professionally. We have a minimum charge of £70 for any houser gutter cleaning. Otherwise it's not worth doing by the time you drive to the job, spend upto an hour there and then drive back, that could be 2 hours of time. You can't afford to do it for any less really.

JandS

  • Posts: 4267
Re: Gutter clearing
« Reply #25 on: September 16, 2014, 06:24:08 pm »
It works for me and is really fast on some gutters...only slight headache I have had as been with those with internal bracing struts every 18 inch.
Having said that still take ladder and pop up for a quick peek or to clear really big sods.
Impossible done straight away, miracles can take a little longer.

Kevin Miller

  • Posts: 260
Re: Gutter clearing
« Reply #26 on: September 16, 2014, 07:42:42 pm »
Got my first gutter clearing job tomorrow, was unsure what to quote so went in at £60 and they said fine

Randall

  • Posts: 4
Re: Gutter clearing
« Reply #27 on: September 18, 2014, 02:53:01 am »
Make sure it has a lot of suction. I have had bad encounters with the ones I have used. Good luck.

Kevin Miller

  • Posts: 260
Re: Gutter clearing
« Reply #28 on: September 18, 2014, 06:55:45 am »
I used the pro gutter tools, fantastic piece of kit

JandS

  • Posts: 4267
Re: Gutter clearing
« Reply #29 on: September 20, 2014, 11:26:31 am »
Just got an Ankalada off e bay for £42, looks a solid piece of kit.
Impossible done straight away, miracles can take a little longer.