[mick hay]

im about to get a gutter vac, can anyone who has one convince its a good investment?

[Avo]

Im in two minds as well which ones you looking at getting? 
Guess once you have it you have it so least you can just use it as and when its needed hey also i dont do millions of gutters insides but when i do i hate doing them ha ha (soooo messy)
My question would be are the cheaper end vac's like clarke 20 and 30 any good because i'd buy those at them prices.

[mick hay]

if i do, it will be the clarke 30. I dont do any gutter cleans at mo, but am wondering if it really is a good earner!!

[Avo]

They look pretty good don't they mate... I just wonder if the poles will fit in my van.. If and when I normally do gutters I pole them with a gutter scoop which works very well but I hate the mess and the ladder work. Just looks nice and simple with the vac. 

[Pittmonkey]

Hey Mick

Will give you a bell later m8.

Wayne

[Nick Day]

Hello,

Just to let you know the poles are 5'3" (1.6 m) long in total.

[mick hay]

Hey Mick

Will give you a bell later m8.

Wayne

cheers Wayne...have you got one?

[Avo]

Should easy go in the van then do you own one?

[mikecam]

Got one of Nicks ones.


I forgot to do a before photo !!
Found it easier over large extensions to get up so you're underneath the gutters rather than leaning right across. They will do it but the poles are a bit heavy if you're going across. Just take the vac up !!


They certainley empty them out fine though.

[Dave Willis]

I have a large 3000w vac with a generator that gets towed behind the van. I also have a 1500w Lidl vac that stays in the van all the time and uses the customers electricity.

If you want commercial work then go for a big vac and generator. Domestics then the small vacs are fine provided you don't expect miracles - they won't clear a well blocked S bend but will suck out silt and leaves from the gutters.

[mick hay]

So do you all find them a good add on? plenty of work for them? Are the custies paying the price you want?

[Dave Willis]

No shortage of work, just depends how much you expect to charge. Most of my customers want everything done outside plus soffits etc.

[mikecam]

So do you all find them a good add on?

Definateley preferable to using a ladder and a scoop !!!

plenty of work for them?

There is for ours!!

Are the custies paying the price you want?

Not sure i understand this question, if they don't pay the price we want then we don't do them?

[mick hay]

well, ive been told on average for a 3 bed semi, with 3 lengths of gutters, (with no real problems) would take 30 mins, from arrival to leaving, so to me thats worth £45, just emptying.

To clean outsides soffits etc, extra £75.

Sound fair?

Are you also getting custom from outside your window customers too?

[Avo]

So £15 per side for the inners then... I normally charge £15 to £20 for washing down fascia n guttering but if they went for both I'd give discount to incorrage both jobs been done..
Gotta get me a vac I thinks  

And nice pic's there matey looked like a nice little job is that the Clarke 30

[taylored]

get off the ladders and get a vac done 4 in the past week, 3 of them could not be cleaned without a vac

[Steve CM]

are my eyes playing ticks on me or is that really a vac on the roof?

[mikecam]

are my eyes playing ticks on me or is that really a vac on the roof?

yeah, usually i strap it on my back like a back pack and then vaccum away from the top of the ladder. Thats how i've been told its best.

[P @ F]

has anybody got a link to these 1.6m poles you are using , where are they from ?

Cheers Rich

[mikecam]

So £15 per side for the inners then... I normally charge £15 to £20 for washing down fascia n guttering but if they went for both I'd give discount to incorrage both jobs been done..
Gotta get me a vac I thinks  

And nice pic's there matey looked like a nice little job is that the Clarke 30

yeah its the 30 mate.