Do You Tip Gutter Cleaners

Jim casper 40 year contractor in the gutter business.

Do you tip gutter cleaners.

Go for 5 per person with a crew or up to 20 if it s just one person who did a great job in a reasonable amount of time. Alternatively if you feel the price was on the higher side or if the job didn t take as long as you were quoted you can feel comfortable not offering a tip at all. There are lots of ways to do the cleaning. Regular and thorough cleaning helps keep gutters in tip top shape.

Rather than handing out money to each mover give the sum to the foreman to divide among the crew specifying how much you want to. My sugestion is no way. No i do not tip those who mow my lawn clean my gutters wash my windows deliver furniture fix the furnace renovate the kitchen upgrade the wiring et cetera says cyndy gilbert of adelphi. Only if you tip other seasonal laborers.

Sarah smock marketing director for merry maids the nation s largest residential housecleaning service says relatively few clients tip during the year. Snow shovelers and pool cleaners didn t get much in terms of tips with only 10 on average. For service above and beyond by all means 15 or a ten spot. Some companies don t allow their technicians to take tips so if you were to offer and they refuse it s not because they are being rude.

Maids were one of the most likely to get a tip with 28 per cent saying yes but their tip amount was only 12 on average. For a big job tip 10 to 15 percent of the total cost of the job. You are welcome to though it is not necessary. When contrators send out technicians to work on gutters and roofing the company pays them a certain percentage to install the material itself.

Plumbers were also unlikely to get a tip with 19 per cent saying they should get one but they did receive 17 on average for a tip. Cleaning gutters in early spring will prepare them for the heavy spring and summer rains.