Gutter cleaning

[GROUNDHAWG]

What's a good start on pricing gutter cleaning? I'm thinking $1 / foot for a basic one story and then going up from there for 2 or 3 story jobs??

[SECTLANDSCAPING]

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$100 min.. A smaller house will have 60-80' of gutters. I would do a dollar and change starting out. The majority of homeowners will not get on their roof. This eliminates the DIYers.

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[stevef1201]

Single story house up to 2000 sf-100
2-3000 sf-150
double for 'high' work (2nd story)
more for real high work

[Steve]

Keep us posted on how all this goes for you. How will you be marketing it?

[phouse65]

I have made the mistake of charging by the foot and when I got up to do them they were filled to the top with dirt and moss. Every gutter around the whole house. I was there forever and made nothing for the time and work put into it. Charge by the foot but check first what is in them.

[ratchetmaster2]

Wow. I'm seeing some really high prices here. I'm not sure I agree with those, but if it works, then hey.


Gutters can be really tricky. Sometimes the roof is at a low enough angle that you can actually get up on the roof and walk around. Sometimes the roof is too steep so you can only do it by the reach of your arms and then move the ladder.

Then again, some gutters are filled to the brim with junk. More likely, in my experiences, the gutters are pretty much empty, but with some clogs near the drains. One time I did a gutter job where I didn't even need a ladder to get on the roof. It was only clogged near the drains. I finished it in 10 minutes and I charged $50. I almost felt guilty charging that, but it filled up my gas tank.

I see some advice to check the gutters before you bid the job. How is that supposed to work? Go through the trouble of loading up the ladder, then setting it up, just to see how clogged the gutters are? Just charge like $80 for a small-medium house.