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Title: pricing help required
Post by: richie_tracey on September 06, 2005, 08:13:11 am
Hi folks
First let me say what a great forum this is full of understanding and helping people.
I am a part time window cleaner and I am getting asked more and more often to clean out gutters which i do using just my hands/sponge etc how much should I be charging for this service?
Many Thanks in advance

Rich
Title: Re: pricing help required
Post by: Davindo Cleana on September 06, 2005, 08:59:04 am
Sponge! Rich, welcome first of all - we are quite a mixed and lively bunch and hopefully you will add to this
But back to sponge - do you clean the gutters back to original - Wow
I just scoop the rubbish out and give thanks that I got back down safely

Charge at least £25 per side - and if its full of vegetation which is reluctant to come out, charge more

Off a ladder this has got to be one of the most dangerous task

Hope this helps :)
Title: Re: pricing help required
Post by: davidsabishop on September 06, 2005, 02:58:16 pm
£1 per metre.
Its dirty and dangerous and I stopped doing it
Title: Re: pricing help required
Post by: stevef on September 06, 2005, 04:17:58 pm
1.50 per meter I use gutter tool on a pole and a bucket this  reaches about 2m each way then move along then just give the guttering a wipe
Title: Re: pricing help required
Post by: Wayne. on September 06, 2005, 04:48:07 pm
wouldn't be cleaning any ones gutter for less than £40 if your doing it of a ladder, the higher the risk the more you want for it, but sure if the gutter is loaded with stuff then add extra for your time, have never used a sponge, I just pull out whats in there and use a small brush,
Title: Re: pricing help required
Post by: richie_tracey on September 06, 2005, 05:07:54 pm
Hi All
Thanks for the pricing info.
Just to let you know the sponge was for wiping the inside and outer gutter once i scooped out the rubbish.

Cheers
Title: Re: pricing help required
Post by: pjulk on September 06, 2005, 06:29:00 pm
I would charge at least £20 per side.
the easy way to do gutters is with a pressure washer and extendible lance.
If its got mounds of grass growing from it you will need to pick that out by hand first then pressure wash it.
3 bed semi about 30 minutes 45 if you are stretching it and charge about £60.

Paul
Title: Re: pricing help required
Post by: daniel b on September 06, 2005, 07:47:48 pm
we use a garden trowel to scoop out what we can, then a pressure washer with lance,a 3 bed semi takes us 1+half hrs and we charge between 60 and 100.

Dan