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H S and Son

Brace yourselves
« on: April 29, 2012, 04:29:22 pm »
For gutter enquires.

colin purewater

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2012, 04:44:06 pm »
I was thinking the same thing before!
Happy days  ;D
keep it simple

wpclean

Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2012, 06:12:12 pm »
I like the money these jobs can make, but I hate doing them. . . . . mucky dirty work  ;D

dazmond

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2012, 06:44:22 pm »
i refuse them and pass them on to local odd job guys!!i always hated doing them years ago and now with wfp and the work ive  got now I DONT FEEL I SHOULD TAKE THEM ON!!i cant be bothered risking my neck up a ladder either!!! ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


dazmond
price higher/work harder!

SB Cleaning

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2012, 06:47:40 pm »
i refuse them and pass them on to local odd job guys!!i always hated doing them years ago and now with wfp and the work ive  got now I DONT FEEL I SHOULD TAKE THEM ON!!i cant be bothered risking my neck up a ladder either!!! ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


dazmond
Get a gutter vac Daz ;)

Frankybadboy

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2012, 06:49:11 pm »
and 6mths time daz says..............................




 ;D ;D ;D

H S and Son

Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2012, 07:04:47 pm »
No he won't, he'll say



Happy Days

  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D   ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

sunshine windows

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2012, 09:08:34 pm »
Love 'em. Easy money.
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Chris Cottrell

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2012, 09:27:05 pm »
Already done 4 this month already, but yeah it's the season for it

Tomboler

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2012, 09:56:23 pm »
do most of you folks use gutter vacs then? I do 'em off a ladder but it's a dirty ole job.

Daft question.... but I'm gonna ask anyway,

gutter vacs suck water do they? you don't have to use when dry only



keyser soze

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2012, 09:57:27 pm »
i did 1 and quoted 60 quid .seriously just went up the ladder and it just clogged up at the hopper to the downpipe it took 5 mins .tbh i was a little embarrassed when i knocked on the door for payment but business is business.i love them jobs

Window Washers

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2012, 12:18:42 am »
Love 'em. Easy money.
most of the time they are, till down pipes full loaded
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Banbury Window Cleaning

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2012, 06:53:26 am »
I have 2 booked in tomorrow morning!! I charge £25 per side to empty and clean them so a nice litter earner as they dont take long!!
In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment."

Total shine cleaning services

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2012, 08:40:28 am »
Gutter vacs do suck up water as well and you don't get dirty cleaning the gutters, other benefits are once you get into they are quite quick and you can justify what you charge as your providing specialist equipment, they also attract the attention of the neighbours so is a good marketing tool, I had 2 gutter jobs booked in just before Christmas next to each other so put all the cones out and has my high viz on etc, the amount of interest it generated in the street I was working in was great, I started at 10am and by 1 o clock had taken £280, I bought the Clarke 30 which is all you need for domestics and this set me back £330 but has paid for itself many times over, it's all about being perceived as being professional so would always advise a gutter vac rather than doing by hand..!
Hope this helps.

Graham

David Salkeld

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2012, 01:49:17 pm »
i refuse them and pass them on to local odd job guys!!i always hated doing them years ago and now with wfp and the work ive  got now I DONT FEEL I SHOULD TAKE THEM ON!!i cant be bothered risking my neck up a ladder either!!! ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


dazmond

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AuRavelling79

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #15 on: May 09, 2012, 04:06:15 pm »
Gutter vacs do suck up water as well and you don't get dirty cleaning the gutters, other benefits are once you get into they are quite quick and you can justify what you charge as your providing specialist equipment, they also attract the attention of the neighbours so is a good marketing tool, I had 2 gutter jobs booked in just before Christmas next to each other so put all the cones out and has my high viz on etc, the amount of interest it generated in the street I was working in was great, I started at 10am and by 1 o clock had taken £280, I bought the Clarke 30 which is all you need for domestics and this set me back £330 but has paid for itself many times over, it's all about being perceived as being professional so would always advise a gutter vac rather than doing by hand..!
Hope this helps.

Graham

Mine arrived this morning - when it stops raining I'll unpack it.

Do you use custies leccy or generate your own?
It's a game of three halves!

Tom Kelly

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #16 on: May 09, 2012, 04:14:02 pm »
For gutter enquires.

If you're into Game of Thrones like me, the whole "Brace Yourself..." line made me giggle! :)

Dave.

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #17 on: May 09, 2012, 04:28:00 pm »
Gutter vacs do suck up water as well and you don't get dirty cleaning the gutters, other benefits are once you get into they are quite quick and you can justify what you charge as your providing specialist equipment, they also attract the attention of the neighbours so is a good marketing tool, I had 2 gutter jobs booked in just before Christmas next to each other so put all the cones out and has my high viz on etc, the amount of interest it generated in the street I was working in was great, I started at 10am and by 1 o clock had taken £280, I bought the Clarke 30 which is all you need for domestics and this set me back £330 but has paid for itself many times over, it's all about being perceived as being professional so would always advise a gutter vac rather than doing by hand..!
Hope this helps.

Graham

Mine arrived this morning - when it stops raining I'll unpack it.

Do you custies leccy or generate your own?

I used to use the customers power, but I had a couple of jobs around the same time where that wasn't possible. One was a school, at half term - with no one on site.  the other was a rental property before being let out.  I bought a 2.4kw generator for just over £200. 

It works a treat and makes you look even more professional IMO

Dave

AuRavelling79

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #18 on: May 09, 2012, 05:17:40 pm »
Thanks Dave - what genny did you get and where?
It's a game of three halves!

A@R WINDOWCLEANING

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Re: Brace yourselves
« Reply #19 on: May 09, 2012, 08:02:20 pm »
Picked up 3 gutter cleans today  all around 140 mark that will keep me going in the rain