Gutters that actually move water.
Cleared by hand, flushed until they run clear, and checked for the problems you can't see from the ground.
Why it matters here
Ontario freeze-thaw is what does the damage.
A blocked eavestrough in July is an inconvenience. The same blockage in January holds water, freezes, expands, and starts pulling the trough away from your fascia — or backs meltwater up under the shingles.
That's why the autumn clear-out matters more here than almost anywhere. Get the leaves out before the first freeze and the whole system does its job all winter.
- Debris cleared by hand, bagged and taken with us
- Downspouts flushed and run until the water comes out clean
- Trough face and fascia wiped of black streaking
- Photos and a written note on anything we find
- Ground-level drainage checked for where water is going
On the day
What a gutter visit looks like.
Clear
Leaves, needles, shingle grit and the tennis ball. All of it out by hand, into a bag, into the van.
Flush
Water down every downspout until it runs clear at the bottom. A clear trough with a blocked spout is still a blocked system.
Wipe
The visible face of the trough and the fascia behind it, so the black tiger-striping goes with the leaves.
Report
Photos of loose brackets, split seams, sagging runs or missing end caps — with a plain note on what's urgent and what can wait.
Timing
Twice a year, and one of them is not optional.
If you only do it once, do it late autumn.
The autumn visit has to come after your trees are actually bare — clearing in early October usually means doing it again. If you've got mature maples or pines overhanging the roof, two autumn visits is the honest answer, and we'll say so rather than pretending one will hold.
Gutter questions
Straight answers.
Do you work off the roof or off ladders?
Ladders, with standoff stabilisers so the weight never rests on your eavestrough. We stay off roof surfaces wherever we can — walking a roof shortens its life, especially asphalt shingles in hot weather.
I have gutter guards. Do I still need this?
Less often, but yes. Guards keep the big leaves out and let the fine stuff through, so instead of a blockage you get a slow build-up of grit and shingle sand that eventually mats up. Most guarded homes are fine on a once-a-year schedule.
Can you fix a sagging or leaking gutter?
Small things, yes — re-securing a loose bracket or re-seating a downspout while we're up there. Split seams, replacing runs and re-pitching a whole side are a gutter installer's job, and we'll tell you that rather than patching it and hoping.
What do you do with the debris?
It leaves with us. Some companies dump it in your garden bed or your green bin and call that included — we bag it and take it away, and your lawn looks like nobody was there.
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