[ftp]

Used to pricing windows now and have a pretty good idea of what the market will stand in my area. But what about gutters? What do you think people will pay to have them emtied or emptied and outsides washed? What are your guidelines?

[Chris Galloway]

although it looks good custys will not want to pay much, it also depends on how affluent the area is.

personally i charge £3 per metre for fascia and gutter cleaning, and i charge £3 a meter for gutter clearance. However minimum is £10 for gutter clearance as i would need to inspect, as not all the gutter system may need cleaning. However for really dirty fascias and gutters it would likely to be £5/metre.

But its what your prepared to charge, and what you think you can actually get. Some people may charge more, because they can get the custom doing it.

[matt]

20 - 30  quid a side for a 3 bed semi

[Oakley Windows]

although it looks good custys will not want to pay much, it also depends on how affluent the area is.

personally i charge £3 per metre for fascia and gutter cleaning, and i charge £3 a meter for gutter clearance. However minimum is £10 for gutter clearance as i would need to inspect, as not all the gutter system may need cleaning. However for really dirty fascias and gutters it would likely to be £5/metre.

But its what your prepared to charge, and what you think you can actually get. Some people may charge more, because they can get the custom doing it.

So what would you charge for an inside gutter clearance and an outside clean off on a 4 bedroom detached house, where the gutters run the length of all 4 sides, each side being approx 10 metres in length?

[suds window service]

did a four bed today gutters fascias and the underneaths 70 quid.
 also did his conservatory full clean from top to bottom at 40 quid.

[suds window service]

oh then did his neighbours conservatory full clean at 40 quid.
then another neighbours conservatory roof at 15 quid.....not a bad day

[matt]

although it looks good custys will not want to pay much, it also depends on how affluent the area is.

personally i charge £3 per metre for fascia and gutter cleaning, and i charge £3 a meter for gutter clearance. However minimum is £10 for gutter clearance as i would need to inspect, as not all the gutter system may need cleaning. However for really dirty fascias and gutters it would likely to be £5/metre.

But its what your prepared to charge, and what you think you can actually get. Some people may charge more, because they can get the custom doing it.

So what would you charge for an inside gutter clearance and an outside clean off on a 4 bedroom detached house, where the gutters run the length of all 4 sides, each side being approx 10 metres in length?

120 quid for me

as it had gutters on al 4 sides, it doesnt have gable ends, thus no really high allmost 3 storey bargeboards

[trike]

two gutter cleans tomorrow next to each other 25 quid each

[Kevin R]

Here we go!  gutters will go the same way as windows - rubbish money for hard work. When will you chaps learn that gutter cleaning is dangerous or expensive (if you have invested in the latest gear). Houses have a minimum charge of at least £50, commercial charge at least £90 per hour or your just wrecking the industry for yourself. Look at the alternatives (roofers usually do this job, scaffolding, cherry pickers) stop being window cleaners with crappy window cleaning prices.

[Kevin R]

two gutter cleans tomorrow next to each other 25 quid each

You deserve to go bust at those prices 

[Chris Galloway]

Here we go!  gutters will go the same way as windows - rubbish money for hard work. When will you chaps learn that gutter cleaning is dangerous or expensive (if you have invested in the latest gear). Houses have a minimum charge of at least £50, commercial charge at least £90 per hour or your just wrecking the industry for yourself. Look at the alternatives (roofers usually do this job, scaffolding, cherry pickers) stop being window cleaners with crappy window cleaning prices.

Its bad enough trying to get £15 out of residential punters for a 4 weekly clean, let alone much more of guttering. I would rather price lower, and actually get money in my pocket then not get any money at all.. trust me if the price is not worth them having it done then they wont.  And again, it depends on who you are working for, and how well off they are.

Commercial you can price high, but with resi they will always find a beerboy, who will do it for even less. Just because there is legislation it means nothing to the beer boys or residential punters. were not all as lucky as those with lucrative commercial contracts, who insist on H&S.

So what would you charge for an inside gutter clearance and an outside clean off on a 4 bedroom detached house, where the gutters run the length of all 4 sides, each side being approx 10 metres in length?

Id check the internal first to see if it needed doing but thats 3*10*4 = £120 for fascias and gutter outside clean, and the same for gutter internal, if it all needed doing.

two gutter cleans tomorrow next to each other 25 quid each

But yeah that is a bit cheap, how much guttering is there? 8 metres in total? 

[trike]

two gutter cleans tomorrow next to each other 25 quid each

You deserve to go bust at those prices 

as far as im concerned 50quid for a hour and a halfs work is a good price any more i wouild be over charging im happy with that. front side and back.

[trike]

two gutter cleans tomorrow next to each other 25 quid each

You deserve to go bust at those prices 

as far as im concerned 50quid for a hour and a halfs work is a good price any more i wouild be over charging im happy with that. front side and back.the going rate here is 25 a three bed semi,like i have saiod befor,i only get 5 quid for cleaning 3bed semis windows,they wont pay any more.

[trike]

Here we go!  gutters will go the same way as windows - rubbish money for hard work. When will you chaps learn that gutter cleaning is dangerous or expensive (if you have invested in the latest gear). Houses have a minimum charge of at least £50, commercial charge at least £90 per hour or your just wrecking the industry for yourself. Look at the alternatives (roofers usually do this job, scaffolding, cherry pickers) stop being window cleaners with crappy window cleaning prices.

sory other way round,if i charged 50 i wouildnt go bust i wouild have no work anyway.

[elite mike]

hi guys
we have a minimum charge of £65.00 for gutter cleaning,

average bung or 3 bed semi

more for bigger properties

always busy

[matt]

Here we go!  gutters will go the same way as windows - rubbish money for hard work. When will you chaps learn that gutter cleaning is dangerous or expensive (if you have invested in the latest gear). Houses have a minimum charge of at least £50, commercial charge at least £90 per hour or your just wrecking the industry for yourself. Look at the alternatives (roofers usually do this job, scaffolding, cherry pickers) stop being window cleaners with crappy window cleaning prices.

50 quid a hour

here we go again, people charging silly money as they have a bit of kit that they feel makes them on par with a doctor

[Oakley Windows]

although it looks good custys will not want to pay much, it also depends on how affluent the area is.

personally i charge £3 per metre for fascia and gutter cleaning, and i charge £3 a meter for gutter clearance. However minimum is £10 for gutter clearance as i would need to inspect, as not all the gutter system may need cleaning. However for really dirty fascias and gutters it would likely to be £5/metre.

But its what your prepared to charge, and what you think you can actually get. Some people may charge more, because they can get the custom doing it.

So what would you charge for an inside gutter clearance and an outside clean off on a 4 bedroom detached house, where the gutters run the length of all 4 sides, each side being approx 10 metres in length?

120 quid for me

as it had gutters on al 4 sides, it doesnt have gable ends, thus no really high allmost 3 storey bargeboards

Thats what Id charge, approx 2 1/2 hours work there IMO, was curious to know what Chris would charge with his rates that appears to workout at £240.00, which IMO isnt likely to be tolerated by custys.

Matt

[jaykie]

cleaning gutters can be a really nasty job if you havent all the gear, i done a fascias and soffits job the other day, i charged £95 took 2 hours got a £15 tip as unblocked a down pipe on ground floor extension, and also got told id definatly be used again and recomended to others, I dont understand why people under charge for this type of job as custys no its not a job they could easily do and if they could they wouldnt do it as quick or safely.

[ftp]

I've always undercharged in the past on outside cleaning and soffits compared to other cleaners. I now have the capability to empty from the ground with a vac and so need to recoup my expense. I only know of one or two peoples prices which initially seemed high. I'm interested in everyones view. Because this might be a once a year clean for most i can see the possibility of pricing fairly high. the next month should be very busy once the leaves start falling.
 Regarding commercial then KevR is right - if they can't have ladders then they need specialist equipment = large hire costs for equipment and manpower.

[Chris Galloway]

although it looks good custys will not want to pay much, it also depends on how affluent the area is.

personally i charge £3 per metre for fascia and gutter cleaning, and i charge £3 a meter for gutter clearance. However minimum is £10 for gutter clearance as i would need to inspect, as not all the gutter system may need cleaning. However for really dirty fascias and gutters it would likely to be £5/metre.

But its what your prepared to charge, and what you think you can actually get. Some people may charge more, because they can get the custom doing it.

So what would you charge for an inside gutter clearance and an outside clean off on a 4 bedroom detached house, where the gutters run the length of all 4 sides, each side being approx 10 metres in length?

120 quid for me

as it had gutters on al 4 sides, it doesnt have gable ends, thus no really high allmost 3 storey bargeboards

Thats what Id charge, approx 2 1/2 hours work there IMO, was curious to know what Chris would charge with his rates that appears to workout at £240.00, which IMO isnt likely to be tolerated by custys.

Matt

tbh, ive dont a very similar house to this already. The lady only wanted the internal gutter clean, and at the time i was doing it for £2/meter, she had over 50 metres of guttering. Even i thought it would be too much - but she was prepared to pay it. I said hold on, i'll check first what actually needs doing.
Only approx half of it actually needed doin, its a fact the her guttering had been installed buy a bunch a cowboys, and really needed re doing, as its wasn't running away properly.  So she actually got a bill for £30 instead of nearer £60, and i spent over 2 hours doing the job on a ladder! (which was very wrong as i nearly came off sideways 3 times)

tbh, if i did the house as we say, i would actually throw in the window clean for free, because i would only make it dirty in the process, of doing soffits, fascias etc.

@ftp, ive paid out for the vac, but i dont intend to charge much cos i have a bit of kit, i think of it as a bit of kit that helps me do the job to a safer degree than doing it off a ladder, i dont see why my next gutter customer has to pay more than my last ones which i did by hand (especially if i have to ask them to use their electricity)

commercial clients are a entirely different to residential, as residential dont care about WAHR let alone know what they are. So you can charge £90 / hour for commercial, but for resi, unless you live in millionaires row, there is no chance of charging £50/hr, they will just find someone cheaper with a bucket and a set of ladders.

I tend not to charge per hour as some jobs you just dont know how long it might take, so i charge per approx metre, that why i can say definitely how much it would be, and take my time, and take a break now and then to rest arm, shoulders should i need it.