Gutter cleaning

A blocked gutter does its damage slowly. Water that cannot reach the downpipe spills over the front edge, runs down the same few courses of brick every time it rains, and soaks into the wall. The first sign inside is usually a damp patch high up in a bedroom corner, by which point the gutter has been full for a season or two.

We clean from the ground. A carbon-fibre pole carries a high-power vacuum hose up to the gutter, and a camera on the same pole shows us inside the run. That means no ladders resting on old cast iron, no boots on your flower beds, and pictures of every metre we clear. Ladders come out only when something needs a hand: a compacted outlet, a repair, a guard to fit.

Once a run is clear we pour water in at the far end and watch it reach the drain. If it does not, we rod the downpipe or tell you why. You get the before and after photos by email that evening, with a note of anything worth keeping an eye on.

What a clean costs

The price depends on the house, the height and how much of it you want doing. Front and back covers the two long runs where most of the leaves land; all round adds the sides, the porch and any bay. Use the quote on the prices page for your exact figure, or ring and we will price it on the phone.