Gutter Cleaning in Kings Heath

Gutter clearing here is done with a high-reach vacuum instead of a ladder and a bucket. Sections of carbon-fibre pole lift a suction head up to the guttering and draw out moss, silt, grit and rotted leaf litter, while a camera on the pole head lets us look along the run before we start and show you the before and after footage once it is clear. Fascias, soffits and downpipes are washed down at the same visit, so the whole line looks right and not just the inside of the channel.

Leaf load is the real issue in Kings Heath. The limes and horse chestnuts around Kings Heath Park have been dropping into the same gutters since the grounds opened to the public in 1908, and the long shared runs behind the Victorian terraces funnel three or four roofs' worth of debris into one downpipe, usually above a three-storey rear addition. The between-the-wars houses out towards Wheelers Lane and Barn Lane sit under garden trees that have had the best part of a century to grow. A blocked hopper announces itself as a stain down the brickwork or a damp patch on an upstairs chimney breast.

Once a year suits most houses, and autumn, after the leaves are down, is the sensible slot. We check the full run, clear it, flush the downpipes and hand over the camera footage so you can see what was sitting in there. If a joint is leaking or a bracket has dropped we tell you rather than quietly cover it over. Fascia and soffit washing can go on the same visit: send us the address and the number of storeys and we will price it.

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