[Adam_london_uk]

How do you prices yours up?

Im thinking hourly rate although I know others price by the metre.

[Blue Frog Systems]

Gutters inside or gutters outside ?

I have been doing alot of fascias and guttering lately (just the visable bits from the ground) and i guess my price to be honest.

[Adam_london_uk]

Like you just the visable stuff from the ground. I have an hourly rate in mind but to be honest I did a house today in an hour and thinking about what the customer is getting I think is worth more than my hourly rate.

[Window Washers]

How do you prices yours up?

Im thinking hourly rate although I know others price by the metre.

I would never price gutters on an hourly rate, price per job as they are normally one-offs or yearly

[Tosh]

How do you prices yours up?

Im thinking hourly rate although I know others price by the metre.

Never price by the hour; you don't know how long it will take and it's best to give a fixed price prior to doing the job (and if you get it wrong; tough).

And you can't really price by the metre; there'll be height and access issues that'll throw that calculation out.  10 meters of easy access gutter cleaning is obviously much easier than 5 meters of difficult access gutter cleaning.

It's not a nice job either; 'professional gutter cleaners' charge well for this job; and so should you.

Personally, it's not a job I like, I did a big one today; and it paid well, but I had mud everywhere; even in my hair by the end of it; and grit in my mouth (it was a bugger).

If I can't get more out of gutter cleaning than I can window cleaning, I won't do it.

[AuRavelling79]

Look you, Tosh - just send Wor Lass up the ladder - her smaller hands will fit in the gutter far easier. You just stand at the bottom holding the ladder.

Sorted!

[Tosh]

Look you, Tosh - just send Wor Lass up the ladder - her smaller hands will fit in the gutter far easier. You just stand at the bottom holding the ladder.

Sorted!

Wor Lass would; she has no problems climbing a ladder; she just can't lug one about; she's only 8.5 stone and just over 5 foot tall.

I may as well do these sort of jobs by myself, using a Rojak ladder stopper, a ladder stand-off (sometimes where practical), and a WFP to wash the PVC (where applicable).

But with regards to Wor Lass, I don't like to work her too hard; her nose would bleed; and she'd force me to do housework; which would make my nose bleed.

[Tosh]

Adam,

What kit do you use to clean gutters?  Some of the guys here use lances on the end of pressure washers to 'chop' the muck out.  Some - the posh ones - even have CCTV cameras on the end of poles; how clever is that!

Me? I use ladders to get the debris out of the gutter - use my 'Mark 1 eyeballs' to check - and a WFP to wash the PVC (if required) out.

I quote for these jobs and tell my customer I'll do them within the next couple of weeks and I do them when it's rainy (like it was today in South East Wales).

My method is to use a Rojak Ladder Stopper; a hefty set of ladders; and a ladder stand off.

A ladder stand off (I see from your back posts that you're new to this job) is a device that fits onto your ladders; it's like two big 'arms' that sticks out from the top of your ladders.  It helps for access when you have a property where the gutters are some distance from the wall.  Sometimes windows get in the way; and you have to 'fanny about' either dropping the ladder stand-off down a few rungs, or raise it; depending on the window.

Never ever put your ladders on a plastic gutter; not at height; to get access to cleaning a gutter.  That's just asking for trouble.

A Rojak ladder stopper (or similar) is a good device for preventing your ladder from slipping beneath you. 

[Adam_london_uk]

Thanks for the advice im actuall from the window fitting trade so very used to being up ladders for hours on end!

Yeah wfp for me! I have not thought about actually clearing the gutters yet. Not to sure people will pay for it.

[johnny_h]

i price it as £30 per side so usually £60 front and back

[Tosh]

Thanks for the advice im actuall from the window fitting trade so very used to being up ladders for hours on end!

Yeah wfp for me! I have not thought about actually clearing the gutters yet. Not to sure people will pay for it.

Yes they will pay; from a building maintenance point of view, blocked rainwater goods may cause damp problems.

[martinsadie]

How do you prices yours up?

Im thinking hourly rate although I know others price by the metre.

Never price by the hour; you don't know how long it will take and it's best to give a fixed price prior to doing the job (and if you get it wrong; tough).

And you can't really price by the metre; there'll be height and access issues that'll throw that calculation out.  10 meters of easy access gutter cleaning is obviously much easier than 5 meters of difficult access gutter cleaning.

It's not a nice job either; 'professional gutter cleaners' charge well for this job; and so should you.

Personally, it's not a job I like, I did a big one today; and it paid well, but I had mud everywhere; even in my hair by the end of it; and grit in my mouth (it was a bugger).

If I can't get more out of gutter cleaning than I can window cleaning, I won't do it.

its easier to use your hand than your head 

[Handyman Window Cleaning Services]

you should price by meter, take in to consideration if they have soffit boards, have chok-a-blok the insides are do the want a extra flush, are you just cleaning the out side only.  do they have barge boards.

i split my gutter care in to 3 grades

Bronze
Outside of Gutter and Fascia cleaned only / Inside of Gutter cleared only.

Silver
Outside of Gutter, Fascia and Soffit Boards cleaned and Inside of Gutter cleared.

Gold
Outside of Gutter, Fascia and Soffit Boards cleaned and Insides of Gutter cleared, finally 'Brushed & Flushed'.


soffit boards and miscelanius upvc is priced sepretly.

i find on average upvc cleaning costs 8-10x the price of the window clean.