[sf]

Started pushing gutter cleans today.Got 6 lined up for next week so far  £200  for a mornings work.Other than new builds i will be pushing this to each of my accounts for the next 3 months.Plus canvassing in evenings and weekends.I love autumn plenty of wet weather work.Happy days

[Steve CM]

We have nuts with gutters too. Good stuff!

[LHill]

Funny I've been contemplating the idea myself today, because I just bought one of those gutter scoops things and got no work to do with it. I like to think, it's better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.

I have done gutters before but I just stick my hand in there and dig it out.

Anyway..

I'm also thinking about trying to sell the installation of gutter guards. which could be fitted at the same time.

Also thinking of buying this to clear down pipes.

http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/420003

I don't think I'll ever buy a gutter vac.

[sf]

wouldnt bother with drain rods. Easiest and quickest way to clear a down pipe [fill a gallon jack with water and turn upside down in to neck of down pipe the pressure of the water clears the down pipe in seconds).Over the years i have cleaned hundreds of downpipes using this method.

[LHill]

what do you charge roughly.. if I say anything above a fiver they look at me like I'm a con man.

[sf]

£30 back and front 3 bed semi.Had 6 out of 21 customers snap my hand off today.Another 3 want it done next month

[LHill]

you going to try and sell them a gutter guard now I've mention it?

There's a few to chose from I'm just looking now..

this has me interested.
http://www.gutterguarduk.com/opportunities.html

[mci services]

you going to try and sell them a gutter guard now I've mention it?

There's a few to chose from I'm just looking now..

this has me interested.
http://www.gutterguarduk.com/opportunities.html

they are a pile of dung, the moss sits on top then the grass grows out of the moss, so instead of having an easy gutter clean where the muck just slides along, you have a big length of intertwined grass and moss and gutter guard

[sf]

Gonna stick to cleaning gutters only,quick easy money.

[Scoop]

Well done SF - canvassing is the way to do it. I'm amazed you can do 6 in a morning though. Are they all side by side? By a morning, do you mean 4 hours? Repacking and unpacking the van often takes me nearly as long as the job itself.

Re gutter guards, IMHO they are only useful when the house is sat under trees that are shedding loads into the gutters. Got one tomorrow under huge pine trees and not looking forward to it. The gutters are full to the brim after the recent high winds and gutter guards would have stopped this. Only problem is that you can't then clean them with a vac and even with ladders they're a pain and as Stu says if you leave them for too long they need ripping out before you can clean.

Perfect solution is my custy who has booked me to do his gutters 4 times a year - I can live with that 

[Alan McTernan]

Lhill, Why not buy a gutter vac? We have done 3 jobs this month that needed a gutter vac (3-4 floors up) and with regards to a gutter guard go for a gutter hedgehog much better way of doing it.

Regards
Alan

[mike roberts]

£30 back and front 3 bed semi.Had 6 out of 21 customers snap my hand off today.Another 3 want it done next month

assume you are only cleaning the inside of the gutters! Do you not find whilst cleaning them the outside gets dirty as well esp white upvc 

[APWS]

£30 back and front 3 bed semi.Had 6 out of 21 customers snap my hand off today.Another 3 want it done next month

assume you are only cleaning the inside of the gutters! Do you not find whilst cleaning them the outside gets dirty as well esp white upvc 

glad you dont live round here you would put me out of business in no time

[sf]

Price is to clean out gutters only off ladder take roghly 20 mins per house.3 houses in 1 village, 3 in another village 10 mins drive between both villages.

[LHill]

£30 back and front 3 bed semi.Had 6 out of 21 customers snap my hand off today.Another 3 want it done next month

assume you are only cleaning the inside of the gutters! Do you not find whilst cleaning them the outside gets dirty as well esp white upvc 

glad you dont live round here you would put me out of business in no time

The reason why I probably wont get a gutter vac..

[sf]

would never buy a gutter vac.wfp for windows other than ground floor next spring.gutter vac never.

[Andy Prittchard]

Gutter vac?  Never.  They really suck, big time.

[Scoop]

would never buy a gutter vac.wfp for windows other than ground floor next spring.gutter vac never.

Never a gutter vac? Then why a WFP? Surely you should be trad right down the line.

Seriously gutters off ladders, fair enough. But have you got someone to foot the ladders? If you do then you've substantially reduced your income. If you don't then ... please be careful. Also, how many times does gutter vac allow you to reach instead of climbing on roof, conservatory roof etc.

Re gutter hedgehogs, I have heard about these but never seen them in use. Are they any good?

[sf]

purely for safety got quite a few awkward windows on my round trad.wfp would make them a lot safer.No one will be footing ladder.Im always carefull.Would also possibly open up commercial side for me.

[richard jagger]

Dont sell gutter guard as you will be killing your own business.Just put a plastic pot scourer in the down pipe all t5he water will pass through the rest of the crud will stay at the down pipe so you can clean them again.The gutter scoop is a good tool as you can stand at one point a pull all the crud towards you by adding a extending pole.This will saving moving the ladder.