Why blocked gutters do real damage
An overflowing gutter doesn’t just look bad — it pours water down the outside wall every time it rains. Six months of that and you’ve got damp patches on the inside wall, rotting fascia behind the gutter, and rendered walls staining green from constant wet. £75 once a year prevents a £400 fascia repair and a £1,000 damp-treatment bill.
- Visual inspection of every gutter run
- Hand-clearing of leaves, moss, silt, debris
- Downpipe flush on every downpipe
- Drain confirmed running clear
- Minor repairs (reseal joints, refit brackets)
- Honest report of any larger issues
Signs your gutters need clearing
Water cascading off the side
The most obvious one. If water’s coming over the front edge of the gutter during rain, it’s blocked. Don’t leave it — that’s a wall-damaging amount of water.
Green stains down the wall
Algae growing on the wall directly below a gutter joint = constant slow leak. Joint needs resealing, gutter needs clearing.
Plants growing in the gutter
Always funny when you spot it. Means there’s enough silt for seedlings to root — the gutter’s fully blocked, has been for a while.
Sagging gutter sections
Weight of trapped water and silt pulling the gutter away from the fascia. Bracket fix while we’re up there.
How often?
Once a year is the right answer for most Surrey homes — late autumn after the leaves have dropped. If you’re surrounded by trees (especially oak, sycamore, lime), make it twice. Bear in mind this is the cheapest preventative maintenance you can do on a house.
Areas we cover
Across all of Surrey within 20 miles of Redhill (RH1). That includes Redhill, Reigate, Horley, Dorking, Banstead, Caterham, and the rest of all 15+ areas.
