— Exterior · Gutters
Gutter clearing and re-seating
Clearing blocked gutters and fixing the pitch and hangers before the next storm, not after.
— The problem
What usually brings this call in
Blocked or sagging gutters do not announce themselves until water is running down the siding or pooling against the foundation — by which point it is often a repair job, not just a cleaning one. A gutter that has come loose from its hangers or lost its pitch will not drain properly even once it is clear.
At a glance
- Trade
- Exterior
- Job type
- Gutters
- Usual timeframe
- Usually a single visit, half a day for an average house.
A representative exterior job of this kind — the sort of call that comes in — not a specific customer’s home or address. The photograph is trade stock imagery.
— How a job like this gets fixed
Step by step
- 01
Clear debris from the full run, not just the visible low points.
- 02
Check the pitch toward the downspouts — a gutter that is level or back-pitched will pond water regardless of how clean it is.
- 03
Re-seat and tighten hangers that have pulled loose from the fascia.
- 04
Reseal joints and end caps that have started to leak.
- 05
Confirm downspouts discharge away from the foundation, not against it.
— The outcome
Where it ends up
Gutters that actually drain in the next storm, with the hangers and pitch fixed so it is not the same call again in six months.
Why it books as one visit
A job of this kind rarely stays inside one trade once it is open. The same crew carries the plumbing, electrical and carpentry, so what turns up behind the wall is dealt with on the same appointment rather than becoming a second call-out on a later date.
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Exterior · Gutters