Build a seasonal gutter cleaning route
A safe ladder-and-vacuum setup, a route priced by roof story and linear footage, ladder-work liability coverage bound, and two full seasons booked out with a standing customer list that rebooks by postcard or text.
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Who it's for
Physically capable people comfortable on a ladder, with USD 800–4,000 in savings and a vehicle, who want the simplest possible entry into home services. Best fit for someone who can run a spring push and a fall push, collect the money, use the off-season to rebook, and stay independent of home-service platforms that take a cut of every lead.
About this playbook
This guide turns one ladder, one gutter-vacuum kit and the streets of one city into a two-season booking calendar. It begins by proving demand on a single demo street — before a dollar is spent — then fixes a per-linear-foot, per-story pricing formula that stays profitable on three-story houses. You work out the break-even house count, form a single-member LLC, and bind liability insurance that explicitly covers ladder and height work. The plan prices the six dead months between the spring and fall seasons, and it ends not at registration but at a day-90 decision agreed in advance: continue, adjust, or stop. It does not cover roof repairs, pressure washing, payroll systems, or growing past a one-truck owner-operator operation.
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Phase 1: Prove somebody will pay
4 stepsPhase 2: Price one house and build the offer
3 stepsPhase 3: Run the numbers before you buy anything
4 stepsPhase 4: Get legal, insured and funded
5 stepsPhase 5: Book the first customers and the rebooking loop
3 stepsPhase 6: Run the season and make the day-90 call
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What you need first
Before starting you should have: a vehicle that can carry a twelve-foot ladder; confidence working at height on a two-story roofline; USD 800–4,000 available from savings; a city or town with enough single- and two-story houses within a short drive; and a phone number plus a simple way to take payment, such as check, cash, Zelle or a card reader. No business experience is required — the plan supplies the forms, the offices and the calculations.
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