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--- Quote from: Evan on January 21, 2022, 03:11:34 pm ---I’m after some tips and advice with regards to gutter cleaning with gutter vac. Never done it before but thinking of buying one. It obviously needs plugging in…is it a ball ache if the job doesn’t have outdoor electric supply? Do you always have to use extension lead? Any more tips and advice would be much appreciated cheers.
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It depends on so many different things:
1. Are you going to be doing it full time, or just the odd few job for your custys.
2. Are they high buildings or just a 3 bedroom semi.
3. How much room do you have in your van.
4. what is your budget and more importantly what is your expected turnover for the year.
5. Customer electrics is never a problem for me, but get a good extension lead and a separate RCD for added safety.
Perhaps you could borrow a gutter vac from a mate to try, or maybe hire one and you will see the problems for yourself.
Also a camera is good (it's a good selling point for customers).
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Definitely. You need a camera to see what you are doing.
--- Quote from: JandS on January 22, 2022, 01:00:22 pm ---I always go quote for these.....stick the GoPro on the pole, mobile on the bottom of the pole and you get a good idea, and you can also take pictures, and, if they are in , show customer live what's up there.
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The trouble is that if there is a clear gutter because it's running correctly and you involve the customer, he could ask for a price reduction as there was nothing to clear. Got that Tee shirt.
Now, we don't offer a customer pre-inspection and I have removed the sd card from the viewer/monitor screen, so I can't record any work done. The cleans are done when the customer is around as we need an extension cable. They can see we have worked all the gutters.
If they ask after the job is complete, I will tell them that there wasn't much muck in that gutter, but this gutter was full. We leave evidence of how much we vacuumed out in a convenient flower bed.
I watched a gutter clearance franchisee working across the road from us. I have no idea how much he charged, but he spent at least half an hour doing a survey and showing the customer what was in his gutters. He got the job and left a while later. The home owner never asked for another 'survey' to ensure the gutters had been cleared properly. I was a bit puzzled by that tbh.
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Exactly - I will show them clear gutters after if they insist
Darran
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