[joehagan]

LOOKING AT STARTING A NEW BUSINESS WONDERING WHATS THE BEST WAY TO GET INTO THIS. REALLY PONDERING OVER THE WHOLE VACUUM THING. DO I MAKE A DIY OR WHICH IS THE BEST ONE ON THE MARKET TO BUY. IS OMNIPOLE AND UPKEEPER THE ONLYS ONES OUT THERE... HELP

[windowwashers]

LOOKING AT STARTING A NEW BUSINESS WONDERING WHATS THE BEST WAY TO GET INTO THIS. REALLY PONDERING OVER THE WHOLE VACUUM THING. DO I MAKE A DIY OR WHICH IS THE BEST ONE ON THE MARKET TO BUY. IS OMNIPOLE AND UPKEEPER THE ONLYS ONES OUT THERE... HELP

Omnipole are the leaders IMO for good reason.

If kev R  spots this post he will i'm sure help you with your questions, I have just got back from cleaning gutters myself traditionally, messy job

[joehagan]

THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE. DO YOU ALWAYS WORK TRADIONAL OR HAVE YOU THE OMNIVAC

[windowwashers]

THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE. DO YOU ALWAYS WORK TRADIONAL OR HAVE YOU THE OMNIVAC

Trad at the moment as no space, I do not have a vac yet, but the omnipole gutter vac is the one I will be getting as soon as I move.

Ian

[joehagan]

(Trad at the moment as no space, I do not have a vac yet, but the omnipole gutter vac is the one I will be getting as soon as I move.

Ian )

i presume you are a window cleaner, do you get alot of gutter jobs. can you see it a worth while venture to invest money into. ive been reading round on this site and that seems to be the general thought.
im a joiner/roofer in n.ireland and already have alot of the gear, ie van, box trailer, ladders, generator, powerhose. work got very slack here recently so a mans gotta keep thinking i suppose my fear is if the work is out there and getting it!!!

[joehagan]

Id appriciate any views anyone has on this. very tempted to just jump in with two feet. Anyone recently get into this type of business. what first steps did you take?

[Central Window Cleaners]

We can drum up enough work to keep me going 2 days a week doing gutter cleaning and conservatory cleaning and that is without canvassing.

I all my work from my website or window customers, could easily make it a full time business if i have the time to advertise and canvass it better.

I do all of mine trad at the moment, looking at WFP for conservatories soon.

[joehagan]

please pardon my ignorance........ whats wfp?

[windowwashers]

(Trad at the moment as no space, I do not have a vac yet, but the omnipole gutter vac is the one I will be getting as soon as I move.

Ian )

i presume you are a window cleaner, do you get alot of gutter jobs. can you see it a worth while venture to invest money into. ive been reading round on this site and that seems to be the general thought.
im a joiner/roofer in n.ireland and already have alot of the gear, ie van, box trailer, ladders, generator, powerhose. work got very slack here recently so a mans gotta keep thinking i suppose my fear is if the work is out there and getting it!!!

Yes I clean windows, and I will be investing in the vac when the space becomes available. I get quite a few gutter jobs, off customers and also from my website.
there are loads of houses that need there gutters cleared, i do not spean any time getting gutter jobs they come to me, I know full well I could make it full time along side window cleaning my problem is space, time and staff.

Ian

[LSB]

i fully intend to start up a stand alone new business to run alongside my w/c round ,
gutter cleaning and complete conservatory cleaning
( i will buy omnipole etc and wfp trolley ) , i had planned to be ready for early summer , but im waiting to move !

[joehagan]

(Trad at the moment as no space, I do not have a vac yet, but the omnipole gutter vac is the one I will be getting as soon as I move.

Ian )

i presume you are a window cleaner, do you get alot of gutter jobs. can you see it a worth while venture to invest money into. ive been reading round on this site and that seems to be the general thought.
im a joiner/roofer in n.ireland and already have alot of the gear, ie van, box trailer, ladders, generator, powerhose. work got very slack here recently so a mans gotta keep thinking i suppose my fear is if the work is out there and getting it!!!

Yes I clean windows, and I will be investing in the vac when the space becomes available. I get quite a few gutter jobs, off customers and also from my website.
there are loads of houses that need there gutters cleared, i do not spean any time getting gutter jobs they come to me, I know full well I could make it full time along side window cleaning my problem is space, time and staff.

Ian

thanks ian. pretty positive outlook then.

[joehagan]

i fully intend to start up a stand alone new business to run alongside my w/c round ,
gutter cleaning and complete conservatory cleaning
( i will buy omnipole etc and wfp trolley ) , i had planned to be ready for early summer , but im waiting to move !

so you think its the next step? seems to be the mindset on this forum that commercial is the road to go. i think that would be a big step tho with insurance requirements and may be needing work statements etc. dont know just guessing. maybe its not that big of deal??

[poleman]

please pardon my ignorance........ whats wfp?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxqvqJK6s34

[bluez]

Joe,
I am in the nw of Ireland and like many of the above get quite a bit of gutter cleaning, most of it from existing customers.

Last week I began the design and planning for a new stand alone gutter cleaning business that I intend to run along side my window cleaning business.

I am confident that there are as many jobs out there as necessary, particularly with strong branding, image and marketing. I will be the only business specifically offering gutter cleaning and think I can vey quickly become the market leader in my region with a bit of smart planning.

As the specialist (hmm ) in this area I intend to charge accordingly.

I would imagine that if there is enough work in my area that it should not be too different from where you are.

[joehagan]

lol water fed pole  nice one im learning all the time on this site

[poleman]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFI7lwOMnFU&feature=related

[joehagan]

you invested in one of these vacuums ye bluez?

[Kevin R]

With a little marketing you will make a good living from gutter cleaning commercially. In fact with proper investment in the right tools, full awareness of the costs to do the job in the "usual" way (this varies from job to job) and knowing your health and safety you'll make a killing 

[joehagan]

hi kev some one mentioned you earlier! as i said before im a joiner/roofer in n.ireland and already have alot of the gear, ie van, box trailer, ladders, generator, powerhose. wat steps would i take to get into this business. kinda get the feeling im in at the start of it. do you work at this line off business

[bluez]

I have had a demo of the guttervac and have not been overly impressed,They look ok,  I am still considering if I will buy one for the pr aspects of it more so than the actual work end of things tbh. Mind you I said that about wfp so what do I know.

A bit afraid that if I buy one and market down those lines that I will then allmost by default have to use it for every job and I dont want to have to do that.