Gutter Cleaning

[GW Lawncare]

Heys Guys,

I was thinking of trying to do a flyer for just gutters, since weather has been warmer lately around here, to get my foot in the door with spring cleanups and possibly season accounts. I tried a search for pricing of it separately, but didn't find anything. What kind of pricing goes into gutters, by the foot?? Hour?? I know it has some to do with market, but could use some general suggestions.

Thanks
GW Lawncare

[awm]

for me a lot depends on what type house u talkin about.
a good walkin roof is somethin i do for 20- 30 dollars for my regulars . twice a yr. takes anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes.
for noncustomers with yuk built up in their gutters ,i charge according to the difficulty.50 - 200 depending on how many stories etc. if u goin to do steep roofs,get the whole climbing setup an dont pinch pennies in that area.always have a primary and secondary life line.it will save your life someday.
my son is an adjuster ,so he goes up to inspect anything.
hes always talkin about losing somebody he knew ,cause they assumed everything would work rite. later now

[Turfdude]

Check w/ your ins. co. first! You may only be able to provide this service for your regular accounts as part of a leaf clean-up service. I know w/ Farm Family Ins. that this is the rule of thumb.
Just make sure your a$$ is covered - CYA.

Bob

[PAPS]

Every once in awhile, I get a customer who asks me we can do they gutters. I charge a minimum of $50.00 for an easy roof. And I tell the customer its dangerous, and if it was easy, you'd be doing it. And we get our price of $50.00 every time. But, if we do (3) gutter jobs a year... thats a lot.

[LAWNS AND MOWER]

$30 minimun and that's only if I can get on the roof and used my backpack blower. 2 storys- $50 min. If the gutters are swampy price goes up. Last fall I cleaned out about 40 gutters. Had one of the driest falls on record so gutter cleaning was a breeze. Did a condo complex this past fall. 14 units, took 6 hours and charged $50 per unit. Not bad for 1/2days work.

LAWNS AND MOWER

[RB]

We do it for free! All res. properties are ranch or split level. During leaf clean up it takes us 5 or 10 minutes. Customers appreciate it.

After you blow them out one or two times, there is usually only dry leave in there anyway. The customer appreciates it. We make it up in other ways.

Ron

[Lawn Dog2001]

To me gutter cleaning has nothing to do with Landscaping/Lawn Care. I do not offer gutter cleaning at all. I do not like ladders. I do not like heights. Im am 6'2 and around 280. The bigger they are. The harder they fall.;)

[bob]

The only gutter I clean are my own. Your taking a big risk should you fall while cleaning Mrs. So and So's gutters. Who will help you cut grass when your legs in a cast.

[thartz]

I've been ask to clean gutters and I feel the same as previous posts; I don't see that as lawn care. I always tell the client I will sub the service to a friend ofmine who owns a roofing business since his insurance covers this type of work . they seem to accept the idea since I tell them if he falls off their roof their homeowners won't have to cover the accident .

[Turfdude]

Originally posted by Lawn Dog2001
To me gutter cleaning has nothing to do with Landscaping/Lawn Care. I do not offer gutter cleaning at all. I do not like ladders. I do not like heights. Im am 6'2 and around 280. The bigger they are. The harder they fall.;)

Geez Dog,
Then you'd lose more $ filling in that big hole too. lol
Bob

[SpringValley]

I do it for free also during the fall leaf pickups. There have only been two requests from my more elderly customers and they have nice walking roofs that I can use my backpack blower to clean the gutters. Only took 5-10minutes and they were very happy.


Matt:blob3:

[kutnkru]

Originally posted by kutnkru
Simple enough to get your arse killed or do structural damage to the property.

I would recommend that you call a licensed roofing contractor and get an estimate from them. Add 10% to it and submit the price. BTW strickdad is doing it how we price also with a $50 minimum per roof for single homes. $75 minimum for commercial sites.

$1 ft - single story
$2 ft - second story
$4 ft anything above 2 stories.

After careful consideration and re-evaluation at the sound advice and judgement of TLG I hired a local sub to it and he charges $20 story. He was more than happy to get a list of homes with split level gutters and I was extatic to finally keep my feet on the ground this season.

FYI you will need to get insurance listed for tree removal type services because your grounds policy for lawn/landscape work WILL NOT cover you. ;)

Hope this helps.
Kris

[LawnCrafters]

I charge by the hour, with a $30 (1hr) minimum. Most single story houses can be done in 15-30 min.
So if you pack a bunch of jobs in one day, you can make more than double your normal hourly rate.

[65hoss]

Kris is correct. Your GL policy for grounds maintenance will not cover it. Your feet have to stay on the ground for you insurance to work. Same with tree work. If you can reach from the ground your covered. If not, your screwed.

With that said, I do occasionally clean gutters, but only for my regular customers. Only for single stories, no 2 stories for me. Usually takes less than 5 min with a bp blower. I usually get an add'l $25-$35. When other people ask, I always just tell them I can't. My insurance will not cover it if my feet are off the ground. That usually solves the problem.

[gogetter]

Has anybody asked thier insurance provider how much the increase would be for this service?
I would imagine that it's probably not cheap if it's compared to tree work as I've heard that tree service insurance is rather high, but I'd still like to hear if anyone has any kind of numbers.

If not, guess I'll call my agent Monday.