Gutters and drainage
Gutter cleaning and repair in Nuneaton
A gutter that overflows in heavy rain is not always blocked. Just as often it is a dropped joint, a loose bracket, or a run that has lost its fall, and clearing it will not fix any of those.
What this covers
Clearing, resealing and replacing gutters, downpipes, fascias and soffits, and clearing the gullies underneath them. We tell you which of the three problems you actually have and price accordingly, rather than clearing everything as a matter of course.
Where a run needs taking down and re-hanging to get the fall back, we will say so at the visit. Where it genuinely just needs clearing, we will say that too, and it will be the cheaper of the two.
Common jobs
- Gutters cleared by hand and flushed, not just blown out
- Dropped and leaking joints resealed or renewed
- Loose or missing brackets replaced and the fall reset
- Downpipes cleared, re-clipped or replaced
- Gullies at the bottom dug out and checked
- Fascia and soffit repairs where water has been getting behind
What the housing round here does to gutters
Nuneaton is not one kind of house, and gutters fail differently depending on which part of town you are in.
On the estates built in the sixties and seventies, St Nicolas Park, Horeston Grange, much of Whitestone, the trees planted when the houses went up are fully grown now. Those gutters fill far faster than the age of the house suggests, and the plastic joints of that era are the ones that drop first.
On the older terraces in Attleborough, Stockingford and around Camp Hill, cast iron still turns up. It is heavier, it is usually repairable, and it is worth repairing rather than stripping off the front of a house that suits it.
Out towards Weddington and the north, interwar and postwar semis with deep eaves and, often, a conservatory or extension added later where the two gutter runs meet badly. That junction is where most of the leaks we get called to actually are.
Where the water goes when a gutter fails
Down the wall, into the render, and eventually into the plaster. A damp patch above a skirting board on an outside wall, with no leak anywhere inside, is very often a gutter or a gully rather than anything more serious.
We look at both while we are there, and we will tell you if what you have is a five minute job rather than the thing you were bracing yourself for.
Access, honestly
Terraced streets with no side access change how the work is done and how long it takes. We work that out at the visit rather than on the day, so the price you are given is the price.
Before the weather turns
A gutter cleared on a dry afternoon in September is a straightforward job. The same gutter in January, full and frozen, is a different one, and the water that has been running down the wall in between has usually done something you can see inside.
Our Winter Ready checklist sets out what is worth doing before autumn and what it costs to leave.
Also worth knowing
Our work is guaranteed for twelve months, covering our workmanship and the fitting. Products carry their own manufacturer guarantee, and if one fails we handle the claim for you at no charge.
We work across Nuneaton and its estates, and out across Warwickshire and the counties either side. If you are not sure whether we come to you, just ask.
Book a visit
We will look at the whole run, not just the corner that is overflowing, and put the findings in writing. The visit and the quote are free, with no obligation afterwards.