Clearing gutters in cold weather

[Smurf]

Went out to do a bit today and my goodness was that cold. The wind was whipping up too so felt like -5

Before I leave for a job in cold weather I tend to check the temp which was about 1c in my back garden this morning. Then I reach into my conservatory gutter to see if the standing water is frozen or not. Doing so gives me a good indication if the jobs I'm going to do are also going to be frozen or not.

Is it just me or do you guys do something similar?

 

[boarcity]

tother week i got up ladder to find gutter was frozzen solid. customer down below says , hold on i can get you a kettle of hot water

no,no, no ! i can do it another time...

jus hang on mate,, let me get you some tools

reluctantly cleand out his gutter using an old file minus handle

 

[kev]

Gutter cleaning is for the summer lol wouldn't entertain it in the winter, nobody where i come from asks for it until summer anyway, which i thought was common practice

 

[Smurf]

I bet you were not a happy bunny when he insisted to help you with some hot water and tools

I've found It certainly can make the job so much harder/longer to do when gutters a frozen solid depending how much crud is up there. You also can’t use a guttervac when the gutters are frozen solid either as I've found out on more than one occasion too.

tother week i got up ladder to find gutter was frozzen solid. customer down below says , hold on i can get you a kettle of hot water
no,no, no ! i can do it another time...

jus hang on mate,, let me get you some tools

reluctantly cleand out his gutter using an old file minus handle

 

[kev]

How do i create my own post on here, i wrote a big page earlier about the best wfp system to start off with for beginners and it seems to have disappeared

 

[Smurf]

I do gutter clearing jobs all year round

Gutter cleaning is for the summer lol wouldn't entertain it in the winter, nobody where i come from asks for it until summer anyway, which i thought was common practice

 

[Dave B]

I have done a few gutters lately

Not as many as autumn when the leaves fall but enough to keep the extra cash coming in

Had a few gutter clean inside and our inc fascia jobs the last couple of weeks

Tends to be people who then get me to email invoice for their landlords rather than homeowners

 

[Smurf]

Go into your messages and copy the message you sent me and post it in the forum instead might help.

How do i create my own post on here, i wrote a big page earlier about the best wfp system to start off with for beginners and it seems to have disappeared

 

[Dave B]

And one very lucrative one with ivy all over one end of the fascia (first floor extension)and then 2nd floor clean plus front

Spray with flash/water leave to stand

Scrape with wide scraper

Wipe

Job done but charge high

 

[kev]

I am talking about regular customers though who i have had for years, i rarely get random people asking me to do theirs

 

[kev]

Smurf it asked me to put in someones name so i went in to members and and your name was one of first that came up, that's why i done that, ok thanks i'll try that

 

[Smurf]

Most jobs I do they already have a regular window cleaner and winter months are usally busy for me too.

I am talking about regular customers though who i have had for years, i rarely get random people asking me to do theirs

 

[Smurf]

@Gav has posted vids on how to use the site you may find helpful @kev

http://windowcleaningforums.co.uk/threads/video-how-to-use-the-site-and-functions.12535/

 

[SPCleaning]

How do i create my own post on here, i wrote a big page earlier about the best wfp system to start off with for beginners and it seems to have disappeared

I can't find any post about WFP for beginners Kev, is it a thread with another title?

 

[kev]

Most jobs I do they already have a regular window cleaner and winter months are usally busy for me too.

All right mate, where i'm from it's the window cleaners that do the guttering

 

[kev]

I can't find any post about WFP for beginners Kev, is it a thread with another title?

Sorry mate because i am new i havn't got to grips how this works properly, it is in my messages but i dont know how to get it onto the forum, the most i have sussed out is how to reply to someones message

 

[Dave B]

Kev i think you are using start a conversation

Wrong bit that is for private chats

Go to forums

Choose your forum and click on create thread

 

[kev]

Kev i think you are using start a conversationWrong bit that is for private chats

Go to forums

Choose your forum and click on create thread

Ok thanks davey

 

[Smurf]

@kev best delete your post here and post in waterfed pole section:thumbsup:

 

[kev]

Ok cheers smurf

 

[Smurf]

These are some example pic of the type of frozen gutter jobs I do.

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Sods frozen solid

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