Gutter Cleaning and Repairs - Scottish Borders

Keeping gutters clean and unclogged by leaves and debris
can prevent serious water damage to your home as clogged gutters
and downspouts lead to dam-ups in the drain outlets with rainwater
filling up and then overflowing. This leads to gutters pulling loose
from their mountings while the water itself pooling for long periods
of time will rot wood gutters and rust metal ones. But more
dangerously, the over-flowing water runs down building walls
and saturates all materials, seeping inside and causing more
damage to windows, walls, doors, foundations, sidings –
and even flooding basements.

Checking Your Gutters

In general, gutters should be checked and cleaned twice a year,
in spring and autumn, although if your roof is directly beneath
many trees, you may need to do this more often.

The signs of a clogged gutter to watch out for are:

• Mounds of leaves and debris visible and spilling over the gutter.
• Gutters with black streaks down the sides
• Gutters pulling away from their mountings
• Splashes of soil on the building walls.
• Deep holes in the soil directly beneath a downspout.
• Rotting wood, especially in the corners, under a gutter by a downspout.

The alternative should you leave your gutters full of debris
over a prolonged time ( 6 months and over )
could cost you a very expensive damp proofing course aswell as
expensive building work should water seep through your brickwork.


InsideOut will effectively clean out your guttering
at a cost much lower than you think.

Why not contact Keith at InsideOut Garden and Grounds Maintenance
and Property Care Service to discuss your requirements.

Regards
Keith.

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