Clean It Up
UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: davep on June 11, 2015, 05:07:43 pm
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Going to order this tmrw. Unless anyone can point out any drawbacks with it?
http://www.guttercleaningsystems.co.uk/3000carbonfibrekits.html
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It is a good budget system, but there are more powerful machines on the market, if you spent a bit more.
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More suck?
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find out how much just the 2" hose is and the carbon fibre poles/ In other words all of it without the vac
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More suck?
Yes, This is the best in my opinion -
http://www.spinaclean.com/industrial-gutter-cleaning-machines.asp
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Going to order this tmrw. Unless anyone can point out any drawbacks with it?
http://www.guttercleaningsystems.co.uk/3000carbonfibrekits.html
I sent them an email 26 march asking for a price for add ons to the equipment I bought from them and they never got back to me. :(
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Going to order this tmrw. Unless anyone can point out any drawbacks with it?
http://www.guttercleaningsystems.co.uk/3000carbonfibrekits.html
I sent them an email 26 march asking for a price for add ons to the equipment I bought from them and they never got back to me. :(
That is probably because the majority of the money is for the CF Poles and accessories because those vacs are less than a couple of hundred quid. About 7-8 years ago I needed a load of Vacs at very short notice and I had to supplement mine with two of those. One of them lasted a week and the other just over 2 weeks and that included replacement hoses in that period as well. However, I will admit that we were sucking slurry up with them.
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Is there a big market for gutter cleaning? Will people pay good money for it?
I have 2 big 3 motor wet vacs ( they look like 55gl drums with vacuum lids) I got them from techclean when I started PW but never needed to use them. I have various carbon poles and an extendable aluminium PW pole than I was thinking of attaching my 2 inch vacuum hose to them and offering the service
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Mike, ;) the trouble with gutter cleaning is you rarely ever see houses with gutters so obviously little demand
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The vacuums are a bit ropey - spinaclean are good but bloody expensive their distributors are much cheaper if you can find them :)
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Kev the poles are £365. How much is your vac?
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Kev the poles are £365. How much is your vac?
£359 + VAT it comes with the 50mm inlet fitting and 1 cuff from machine to hose . Note it comes with nothing else so you have to supply hose, pole and fittings.
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Have you a link to this please
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Mike, ;) the trouble with gutter cleaning is you rarely ever see houses with gutters so obviously little demand
Is this sarcasm? ;) ;). Don't all house have gutters?
But not all of them need cleaning, I have lived in 10-5 house in my lifetime and none of them have needed to have the gutters cleaned........ every home has carpets but only 15% of home owners have their carpets cleaned.
I would guess leaves in autumn are the big market for gutter cleaning, especially in area with lots of trees.
Unless you can get £70 for the smallest house then I can't see it being worth me doing, not being presumptuous but if I can't make the same hourly rate I get for pressure washing or carpet cleaning there's no point putting the effort into finding the work
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It's an add on to pressure washing Mike, and target all your clients in autumn.
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It's an add on to pressure washing Mike, and target all your clients in autumn.
Let me have your email or email abi@tilinglogistics.co.uk and we will send you the details
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Gutter cleaning is biggest earner for us, but not my fave work. We book a full day of cleans, and that way it is easier just throwing the genny in the van, and not having to take it out.
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Mike,
there are only 26.4 million houses in the UK, if only 5% of these need gutter cleans it would keep even me busy for at least a month. I charge £40 a side for 2 storey rising to £60 for three. I have a 13m ladder and charge superstar money to get that out ;D
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/family-demography/families-and-households/2013/stb-families.html
Sarcasm - me ?
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Go Soteco or Elsea on the Vac - the ISSA are the best
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I do quite a few gutters these days, wishing I had brought a better setup now though as my vac seems to have lost a bit of power and those god damm Ali poles are awful.
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I hate gutter cleaning, bad neck, faffing with the hose and vacuum all the time. I got a semi decent set up, 3000w and carbon fibre poles. What I find is if it's been raining and it's all wet the hoses clogg easy and need washing through.
I also think setting up the cam to view it is a pain and on pretty much all cleans you'll have to be up a ladder at some point.
Also the local window cleaners round here say 'I'll do it for £10' which makes your £60 look like a rip off.
I found commercial is the way forward or building that are just out of reach or too dangerous for a ladder, they also tend to pay a decent amount as they know the only other step is access hire.
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The grippa tank and omnivac are the best out there I think. Get a go pro not their camera as its a similar price and you can use the go pro for other work and personal life.
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Mike if you want to match your hourly rate of £70 you need commercial, you won't get it on domestic, or at least I dont. Does your son not work for you now?
Any domestic I get I tag on to the end of a day for a lad and its a bonus, but I certainly wouldn't be doing it. Got one on Tuesday, front of terrace (not quoted yet), window cleaner would do it for £10 probably so what do you charge? Like you said to have a guy go, set up, use genny and wages I just know I'll be too expensive.
Commercial on the other hand, regular contracts and better money, last three commercial have averaged £1250 although it involved access hire. We have a few apartment blocks on regular contracts where one man can do it in 3/4 day for £220-£300.
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Btw Kevs vacs are suppose to be very good by all accounts.
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I have one of Kevs vacs. Only used it for a few gutter cleans (small ones and not too bad) and my own gutters, but i have also used it while renovating my new house, for slurry, dust and extraction purposes and it hasnt missed a beat.