How to Start a Gutter Company
If your area needs a better gutter company or doesn't have one, you may be in business. especially if in starting your own gutter company you can service a sizeable area of homeowners and contractors. Customers are always seeking to improve the aesthetic appeal of their homes or prevent erosion and water damage, so your team of skilled installers should be ready to install a variety of gutters for your customers.
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Things You'll Need
- Location
- Gutters
- Downspouts
- Business license
- Qualified installers
- Workers' compensation insurance
- Liability insurance
- Bonding coverage
- Website
Instructions
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Define your service radius. Then find a location for your gutter supply company within your radius and establish your business. This includes securing a business license or incorporating your business, purchasing bonding coverage and purchasing liability insurance.
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Stock your gutter store with a variety of gutters that are popular for your region and that will appeal to homeowners looking to simply replace their existing gutter for cheap and to contractors looking for gutters that will provide an aesthetic appeal. Offer aluminum, steel, copper and zinc options (if popular) to accommodate customers of various income levels. Offer seamless, half-round gutters, sectional, fascia and K-style gutters, gutter guards, machines, snow guards, screens, downspouts, gutter color options, hangers and gutter accessories.
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Hire qualified installers to maintain and clean gutters, repair or remove existing gutters and downspouts and install new drainage systems. Outfit them with the necessary tools and equipment. Unlike many contractors, gutter installers aren't required by the state to hold a license or certification. Implement a training system to ensure that your contractors are familiar with the products you sell and how to install each. Design checklists that your employees can use to ensure they understand the scope of the job and ensure that clients know what services to expect. Then purchase company vans for your employees, commercial auto insurance and workers' compensation insurance.
Hire a sales staff to answer phones and help homeowners find drainage equipment that is right for them.
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Purchase a website. On it, include a photo gallery of completed work, detailed information about the various types of drainage systems that you sell and helpful tips for maintaining gutters.
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Network and get clients. Contact roofers and real estate agents to find new or existing homes in need of gutter installation. Join a contractor, homebuilder or roofer's association. Register your gutter company with the Better Business Bureau. Join your local Chamber of Commerce.
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