Why your church should join GutterClear
Joining GutterClear will save your church community lots of money, time, organisation and worry. How?
First, you spend far less on repairs, because you avoid a lot of expensive defects.
How much will you save? It's difficult to be precise. But here is an example.
The Diocese of London found that if a church doesn't clear out its gutters for five years, (costing about £250 a year plus VAT), the resulting repair bill is never less than £25,000, and often a lot more. It has also set up a special gutter clearance programme, and you can read about it here.
Putting it another way, for every £1 a church "saves" by not carrying out well-planned preventative maintenance, it's likely pay at least £20 in avoidable repair costs, within five years. Or even more later.
Secondly, there are the savings of time and energy.
You won't have to arrange fundraising, committee meetings, grant applications and liaison with architects, Diocese, local authority and contractors, for repairs you have avoided.
Thirdly, there's the peace of mind. When it's raining hard, you won't be worrying whether the gutters can cope, or whether there will be a puddle of rainwater to deal with just before a service, unusable hymn books or a ruined carpet.
We think the average rural church will cost about £300 to visit. If that sounds a lot of money, think of what it will save you in money and effort, very soon.
We also think generous private individuals will be willing to "sponsor" the visit. It is a highly visible event, and they will see it as an attractive way to show how much they care about the building.
