The Day I Met Tessla

If I wasn't having fun I wouldn't do it. Everyday I meet new people and every couple days I meet new pets. Once I met a guy who had 7 albino German shepherds all in the same room with me as I was explaining about our gutter guards. The room was only about 12 x 12 feet. The air was thick with the smell of dog and the floating dog dust and hair which you could almost taste. He sat there proudly explaining why he loved his seven dogs....The house could have used a woman's touch though.

When I was a boy my brothers and I would beg dad for a dog. A classic, predictable scenario would follow...who would take care of it? who would pick up after it? ...of course we promised that we would faithfully do it all...what about in the harsh winter weather? ...of course we will....and on and on and on. Dad won, no dog.

When you measure people's houses everyday you occasionally find a surprise or two in the yard. You find yourself at the car wash after an appointment hosing off your shoes. Dogs bark at you. Little dogs nip at you. And all the Lab owner's tell you not to be afraid because the dog "won't hurt you, he'll just lick you to death." I don't know about you but I don't think that's a very good way to go and what would the epitaph read?..."here lies another salesman licked to death by a Labrador."

Needless to say you can get a little hardened to those puppy eyes. It was then I met Tessla. Tessla is bigger than a big Labrador but is only 7 months old. Tessla is going to grow more. Tessla will weigh more than my average customer someday. Tessla is a great dane. It's the puppies that always melt your heart and bring you back to having those happy dog thoughts, but usually the puppies are not 100 lbs already. My customer sat on the couch and I sat in the chair showing her Leaf Solution...Tessla sat on the customer's lap. I showed how the micro mesh keeps the debris out of the gutter system...Tessla started licking my product sample. I tried to talk but Tessla wanted the attention and licked and nuzzled me until I couldn't ignore. The only thing Tessla didn't do was offer to pay the deposit, though he did try to snatch the credit card from his master's hands when she tried to hand it to me.

Nice to meet you Tessla... The world's biggest lap dog.

Rainy Weekend

Watching out the window on this labor day weekend I watch the rain pouring down. There's been enough rainy days this year for sure. Hopefully you're not spending your weekend doing chores like gutter cleaning, but hopefully you're not putting it off either. If it's raining and your gutters are clogged damage will occur. Call SpringRock first thing after the holiday to get your gutters taken care of. We not only put a cover on them, but we completely clean them out, reseal them, reinforce the brackets and fix anything that's not perfect about them. Your gutters will work perfectly for years to come and help you to have less labor on labor day. See you soon.

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Whirly Headache

Though the weather has been strange the one botanical constant that we can count on is taking place: The helicopters are falling! Don't worry though, SpringRock is prepared. Call us today and let us save you from the maple invasion that is already underway. 888-212-3159.

Limitless Greed

The other day I was remembering something that happened at the company that I used to work for. We were in a sales meeting listening to the CEO drone on and on about sales percentages and profitability and other markets in his usual dry, uninspiring tone of voice when he said something that shocked us all. He said that he is beginning to realize that there is no limit to the price he could charge for the gutter system that they were selling....therefore the price was going up. They were already the highest priced system on the market. They already were quite profitable. They already lowered installers pay and salesman's pay to keep their bottom line fat and now he was saying that the price would just keep on rocketing to the moon just because he felt like it. Needless to say I didn't stick around too much longer after that. When greed inspires higher prices integrity has it's hand on the exit door. That company has been losing ground ever since. Let's face it, quality isn't cheap. People are willing to pay top dollar for something that will perform reliably, but why should they pay more than top dollar? They shouldn't. Customers know when they're having the wool pulled over their eyes. No matter how crafty the sales pitch is people still tend to follow their gut. SpringRock is committed to charge fair prices for the products that we sell. Call today for a quote.

Take The Bloat Out of Your Quote

Here are the top three customer comments we heard in the last week...People said these things to our saleman after having other companies out: 1. If I knew the price could be that high I never would have had them out 2. They're absolutely insane to think anyone would buy their gutter guard at that price 3. If I had a shotgun I would have shot him ....remember, these are things customers said about other companies they had out before they called us. If you have had a bad experience with other companies high pressure salesmen or bloated prices please don't give up. There are still good companies like SpringRock who will be down to earth with you and offer you top quality at realistic prices. Give us a call today or fill out the contact form on our homepage.

Time For Gutters

There is a time for everything....Now is the time for you to have maintenance-free gutters! While there are companies that come out and give quotes that average $5,000 to $7000 for clog free systems, most people don't need to spend that kind of money. Let SpringRock give you a quote for Leaf Solution and you'll see a product that is going to solve your clogged gutters at half the cost of replacement systems. Most gutters do not need to be replaced, but to make sure, our staff will full inspect your gutters with a camera and show you the pictures so you can see for yourself what condition your system is in. You don't just have to take some salesman's word for it. Call us today for your quote. We are already beginning to install this year...make sure you get on the list soon.

Clog's Hibernating For The Winter

So....I had a great Christmas and I hope you did as well.  For a week or two I hardly thought about gutters. The snow fell and our business slowed down in it's usual winter way as the freeze set in...something I look forward to every year after the extreme busyness of the fall season. Most people will not give their gutters another thought until the snow melts. The trouble is that there will be a rude awakening for anyone who didn't clean their gutters out in the fall. Since the debris will have been left in the gutters to hibernate all winter long when the cold rains of April come you will have to get on the ladder and do a most unpleasant job. The leaves will have turned into a stinky muck and your gutters will be a chore to clean. If you're not looking forward to this then you should call SpringRock in January or February and be the first on our installation list for the spring...I wish I could put a scratch-and-sniff into our web page to remind you how bad the gutters smell after a winter of decomposing debris, but then again, if you call us for your free estimate during these winter months then it's a smell you will never have to experience again. Don't be fooled by the frozen weather, spring will come and if your gutters are still clogged then all the water issues you had last fall will come back to haunt you again with all the costly consequences that go along with them. Call SpringRock today and ask for Peter or Tim.