[Ian101]

Gutter Vacs .... still umming and arring about getting one ??

[tlwcs]

My problem is if I knock an end cap off, or dis lodge a joint, then the ladders have got to come off.
Tony

[AuRavelling79]

I could get loads of work if I wanted but it's hard graft.

I've done a deal with Dan the Man. If he wants overtime on a Friday he can do the gutter cleaning jobs; if he does the whole job I get him to price it up and I charge £10-£15 for use of the van and fuel for the generator, wear and tear etc then he gets 75% of the balance.

So lets say he charges £100 for a job that takes three hours; we knock off a tenner for costs, so balance £90 and he gets 75% (£72.50) and I get £18.50.

He's laughing and gets paid £20+ per hour, my custy gets the service they want and I get a few quid over costs. I know it's quite generous but he is my son-in-law so I don't mind giving him an incentive.

[Fin Clearview]

I think you should add to the list...a good investment and your ladder has collected dust ever since 

[Ian101]

I think you should add to the list...a good investment and your ladder has collected dust ever since 

ladder ??

sorry don't know what they are ?? 

cant change questions once poll started

[colin purewater]

Gutter vac won't un block s bends

The ladders will have to come off any way

Buy a Clarke 30 Ian cheap as chips and do a good
Enough job on houses only £300 odd

I've had mine about 2+ years and still going strong
Easy money mate

[mike1986]

Ive found it is far quicker with domestics just to get the ladders off, however its great for commercial work.

[Perfect Windows]

The limit on a sole trader is the number of hours you can work in a year.

Despite what I thought were high prices, my hourly rate was less when I vacuumed gutters than when I cleaned windows so I dropped it.  It looks attractive because the headline amount is bigger but the hourly rate is what matters.

Vin

[robert mitchell]

Gutter vac won't un block s bends

The ladders will have to come off any way

Buy a Clarke 30 Ian cheap as chips and do a good
Enough job on houses only £300 odd

I've had mine about 2+ years and still going strong
Easy money mate

it won't always unblock s bends but its not true that they can't ,probably not with the clarke as the suction is quite poor but i have unblocked several with my 1800 nilfisk which is much more powerful (suction is more important than  watts) and its only £115 for the vac.

You have to price it right and not under estimate the time but you can make a good rate .

the most i have made per hour is £70 the least £20 (priced wrong)  .

it can be hard going  though compared to windows so may slow you down later .

[AuRavelling79]

Gutter vac won't un block s bends

The ladders will have to come off any way

Buy a Clarke 30 Ian cheap as chips and do a good
Enough job on houses only £300 odd

I've had mine about 2+ years and still going strong
Easy money mate

Yep I've got the Clarke 30 with a 2kw generator from Aldi that cost £179.

S Bends - we bodged up err ... manufactured a spike that lets you get down into an S-bend and break up the muck though I accept that sometimes they may be too clogged - not happened to us yet.

I do tell the householder that under no circumstances will we use a ladder and that we only clean the gutters, not the downpipes - I also tell them if there is a blockage in the S bend we will have a go but no guarantees.

It's an add-on. Useful if you've an empty day or the boy wants some overtime!

[MisterC]

Guys, can you recommend the best place to
Buy a Clarke 30 ?  If you guys think there ok
I would like to get one.

[robert mitchell]

The nilfisk 1800 has around twice the suction for a similar price and a better design of filter .

[MisterC]

Thanks for the advice. Will take a look

[James Bulton]

I have a nilfisk alto 30 and considering building a booster vac onto it for extra suction. I will use a leaf vac to boost the suction, and build it onto a trolly. The nilfisk works fine but sometimes when you have wet silt it will not remove it from the gutter and then I will switch on the booster to remove the silt.
 The only way I have got this silt out is to fluid the gutter and my nozzle has forks fitted on each side of the vac nozzle which stirs up the silt which I then suck up. But this is slower than a stronger vac. It work just fine on moss and leaves.

[robert mitchell]

i have had no problems with silt and also pulled out a piece of gutter shaped turf over a foot long .

[Cliff perkins]

did a gutter vac job today a right ball ache took over 2 hours only priced it at 1 hour.
sometimes i love em sometimes i hate em.
arms are killing me this evening
regards

[capn sparkle]

I may be wrong - but how do you fix a leaky seal?? 5 min job

[PoleKing]

I may be wrong - but how do you fix a leaky seal?? 5 min job

Griff will be along shortly to insert a seal gag.
Perhaps something to do with balancing and the circus

[G Griffin]

I may be wrong - but how do you fix a leaky seal?? 5 min job

You need a seal iron to do that. You can get them from most aquatic shops.
Just go in and ask.