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Title: Gutter cleaning prices. Help?
Post by: chez on November 06, 2014, 03:05:51 pm

Hey guys.
Can anyone assist in helping to give me an idea on how to price for gutter cleaning.
I clean the windows on a huge retirement complex and they have asked to give a quote on the gutter cleaning. I would have to purchase a gutter cleaning system, to reach 30 ft high. As they want it cleaned twice a year it would be better to purchase than hire.
Any help much appreciated.
Cheers Chez

Title: Re: Gutter cleaning prices. Help?
Post by: Jakey boy on November 06, 2014, 03:45:03 pm

Charge a day rate your happy with? Or split each section of gutter up and price each peice to break it down to them? id it's only a one off, I'd borrow or rent a guttee vac, but it may come in handy in the future if you know your going to be doing more...

Title: Re: Gutter cleaning prices. Help?
Post by: lal on November 06, 2014, 04:02:58 pm

 Hi Chez, the going rate from what I've seen on this and another forum to clear gutters is 3 pound a metre, I bought
 a guttervac in august as I was getting a lot of calls for gutter clearing, I started charging 3 euros a metre ( I'm based
 in Ireland now) but put it up to 4 euros a metre because the majority of gutters hadn't been done in years, so they
 needed a lot more effort, I think 3 pound a metre is a fair rate, hope this helps.
 
 Best regards
 Lal

Title: Re: Gutter cleaning prices. Help?
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Title: Re: Gutter cleaning prices. Help?
Post by: chez on November 06, 2014, 04:35:50 pm

Thanks lal and jakey boy....gives me an idea.
Cheers chez

Title: Re: Gutter cleaning prices. Help?
Post by: daveappleby on November 06, 2014, 09:51:30 pm

so people charge £3 per metre to clean gutters. Is that gutter vac only or if using a ladder? And just to clear out or wipe down exteria too??

Title: Re: Gutter cleaning prices. Help?
Post by: Blackadder on November 07, 2014, 01:38:17 pm

I charge £3 a metre to clean inside and £5 a metre in and out, using the customers outside tap water of course, then clean their windows with pure as a little bonus for them ;-)

Title: Re: Gutter cleaning prices. Help?
Post by: jd services on November 07, 2014, 07:50:37 pm

I would charge the same as Mark suggests for residential.... £3/5 Clear and clean... plus a free window clean.  On your retirement home however this will add up to thousands so you may have to trim it back a bit.

I've found with a decent vac I can get round a large modern detached property a lot quicker than round a small old terrace with difficult access, so a fixed per metre rate isn't always reliable.

Title: Re: Gutter cleaning prices. Help?
Post by: daveappleby on November 07, 2014, 10:19:38 pm

JD- what sized vac are you using?