[joehagan]

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.



 

is there someone selling them local/ ireland?

[Glyn H]

Hi Joe
There will soon be an agent covering  Northern Ireland and Ireland
If you email me I will put you in touch.

Sorry removed email to prevent being bombarded with SPAM from automatic senders
Glyn

[Kevin R]

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

An Omnivac is really the bit of kit that is making the difference as companies don't want to see people using ladders and fair enough. I do a lot of gutter clearing / cleaning for commercial customers in my area. I also offer a few other services that sort of mesh together, for example high-level cleaning, cladding and window cleaning from ground level. When I bought my Omnivac etc, I had a large commercial job for it, but since advertising it we have been busier with the gutter clearing side than anything else. Lets face it its pretty recession proof - boom or bust gutter blocks and become overgrown!

Hope that helps 

[Kevin R]

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.



 

The thing is with this bit of kit is it works - gutter cleaning is safer and easier. Granted it will not save you much time on the average semi because you have to consider setting up time but on an industrial unit or at height It will save you loads of time, keep you safe and do a really good job (if used correctly)

This is the next wfp 

[merson]

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.


dont feed the trolls !

 

The thing is with this bit of kit is it works - gutter cleaning is safer and easier. Granted it will not save you much time on the average semi because you have to consider setting up time but on an industrial unit or at height It will save you loads of time, keep you safe and do a really good job (if used correctly)

This is the next wfp 

[joehagan]

thanks guys that helps alot. so it seems this system is the business. id better move before some one else gets in on the patch!Kev do yo think i should just buy one and the work will be there or would you look about the work first ie do leaflet drop and round up a bit of business...

[joehagan]

Hi Joe
There will soon be an agent covering  Northern Ireland and Ireland
If you email me I will put you in touch.

Sorry removed email to prevent being bombarded with SPAM from automatic senders
Glyn

you are omnipole though glyn? shall i contact you via the shop?

[Marky Thomas]

I have had the kit for 14 months now and it is the best on the market.There is nothing to compare tbh. I did a fire station the other week and they'd paid top dollar (council footed the bill I s'pose.) anyway they loved the H&S side of it only one place where we needed a cherry picker but had a mate on that as he'd just finished painting a warehouse with one.I would say buy one now as with the credit crucnch you never know when things are going to get tight.

[Kevin R]

thanks guys that helps alot. so it seems this system is the business. id better move before some one else gets in on the patch!Kev do yo think i should just buy one and the work will be there or would you look about the work first ie do leaflet drop and round up a bit of business...

Just buy one, put a website up or add to yours, I would suggest a targeted Adwords campaign too, and you'll be too busy before you know it!!! 

[joehagan]

I have had the kit for 14 months now and it is the best on the market.There is nothing to compare tbh. I did a fire station the other week and they'd paid top dollar (council footed the bill I s'pose.) anyway they loved the H&S side of it only one place where we needed a cherry picker but had a mate on that as he'd just finished painting a warehouse with one.I would say buy one now as with the credit crucnch you never know when things are going to get tight.

had you previously been involved in this work?
how do you come up with prices, im afraid of starting too low and not getting the prices up, on the other hand start to high i might get damn all lol
espiecally with the likes of that fire station or any body like the council i wouldnt have a clue were to start. i suppose like my normal work (roofing carpenter) you would soon get the drift of it.
oh one other thing is the insurance required expensive, is there a revelent amount needed for commercial work ie £1 million/£10million?
sorry ive got so many questions, lucky to find this forum really eh 

[col222]

Where is a good place to get sample photos of the guttervac in action? I am taking Kevin R's advice and am putting a website together myself and want to put some relevant pics in it.

[Kevin R]

Where is a good place to get sample photos of the guttervac in action? I am taking Kevin R's advice and am putting a website together myself and want to put some relevant pics in it.

I borrowed a couple of Glyns (with permission when I started) now he's borrowed a couple of mine (with permission). Its always better to have your own of course, wearing your own gear as it sells you. Don't forget people that are looking for you have been trawling the web, If they see loads of the same photos you lose credibility. So if your going to borrow ask and secondly get your own as quickly as possible 

[col222]

Good point.

[TennetClean]

personally I HATE gutter cleaning with a passion.

I only tried it once, for a customer I had for a long time.  Took ages, was dirty work and not paid as much as window cleaning.

Gutters, pah, you can keep em.

[Kevin R]

personally I HATE gutter cleaning with a passion.

I only tried it once, for a customer I had for a long time.  Took ages, was dirty work and not paid as much as window cleaning.

Gutters, pah, you can keep em.

I would be happy if everyone in my area adopts this attitude 

[Marky Thomas]

I have had the kit for 14 months now and it is the best on the market.There is nothing to compare tbh. I did a fire station the other week and they'd paid top dollar (council footed the bill I s'pose.) anyway they loved the H&S side of it only one place where we needed a cherry picker but had a mate on that as he'd just finished painting a warehouse with one.I would say buy one now as with the credit crucnch you never know when things are going to get tight.

had you previously been involved in this work?
how do you come up with prices, im afraid of starting too low and not getting the prices up, on the other hand start to high i might get damn all lol
espiecally with the likes of that fire station or any body like the council i wouldnt have a clue were to start. i suppose like my normal work (roofing carpenter) you would soon get the drift of it.
oh one other thing is the insurance required expensive, is there a revelent amount needed for commercial work ie £1 million/£10million?
sorry ive got so many questions, lucky to find this forum really eh 

£2 per metre on commercials £45 per side domestics, plus a bit for the garage/porch/extensions if any. Glyns your man for this the ionics doesnt reach high enough and the nozzle I think is to big.

[joehagan]

I have had the kit for 14 months now and it is the best on the market.There is nothing to compare tbh. I did a fire station the other week and they'd paid top dollar (council footed the bill I s'pose.) anyway they loved the H&S side of it only one place where we needed a cherry picker but had a mate on that as he'd just finished painting a warehouse with one.I would say buy one now as with the credit crucnch you never know when things are going to get tight.

had you previously been involved in this work?
how do you come up with prices, im afraid of starting too low and not getting the prices up, on the other hand start to high i might get damn all lol
espiecally with the likes of that fire station or any body like the council i wouldnt have a clue were to start. i suppose like my normal work (roofing carpenter) you would soon get the drift of it.
oh one other thing is the insurance required expensive, is there a revelent amount needed for commercial work ie £1 million/£10million?
sorry ive got so many questions, lucky to find this forum really eh 

£2 per metre on commercials £45 per side domestics, plus a bit for the garage/porch/extensions if any. Glyns your man for this the ionics doesnt reach high enough and the nozzle I think is to big.

seems to good money. wold you do an offer to get started??

[Marky Thomas]

Can't see why - youll find it harder to up the price the next time if you start low.

[windowwashers]

I have had the kit for 14 months now and it is the best on the market.There is nothing to compare tbh. I did a fire station the other week and they'd paid top dollar (council footed the bill I s'pose.) anyway they loved the H&S side of it only one place where we needed a cherry picker but had a mate on that as he'd just finished painting a warehouse with one.I would say buy one now as with the credit crucnch you never know when things are going to get tight.

had you previously been involved in this work?
how do you come up with prices, im afraid of starting too low and not getting the prices up, on the other hand start to high i might get damn all lol
espiecally with the likes of that fire station or any body like the council i wouldnt have a clue were to start. i suppose like my normal work (roofing carpenter) you would soon get the drift of it.
oh one other thing is the insurance required expensive, is there a revelent amount needed for commercial work ie £1 million/£10million?
sorry ive got so many questions, lucky to find this forum really eh 

£2 per metre on commercials £45 per side domestics, plus a bit for the garage/porch/extensions if any. Glyns your man for this the ionics doesnt reach high enough and the nozzle I think is to big.

£45 per side on domestics where in the UK are you.... I really need to look at my prices as I am way to low 

[supernova77]

For domestic gutter work I charge £1 per foot... For commercial I charge £2.50 per foot.

Last year I was doing a fair bit of gutter cleaning work - because I pushed the service... This year I haven't bothered with it because I don't particularly like doing the work, although there is some good money in it!

The only specialist commercial company I've ever found for gutter cleaning is www.totalgutters.co.uk - I once enquired about subbing some work out to them and they quoted me about £800 a day labour (for 2 men) + cherry picker costs etc... 

Andy