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Gutter Cleaning with Roof Service with your roof cleaning project

Everything a roof wash removes ends up in the gutters. Book them the other way round and you pay for the same job twice — and this is the most common scheduling mistake homeowners make with these two trades.

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In short

What is gutter cleaning with roof service?

If you are having the roof cleaned and the gutters cleared, the order matters. A roof wash pushes moss, algae residue and debris down the slope, and all of it lands in the gutters. Clear them first and you will be looking at a full gutter again the same afternoon. The correct sequence is roof first, gutters last, in the same visit — and it should be written into the quote that way rather than assumed.

The job

How gutter cleaning with roof service actually works

Scope both jobs in one quote, in the right order

Ask for the roof work and the gutter clearing on the same visit, with the gutters explicitly scheduled after the roof. Two separate bookings weeks apart is how homeowners end up paying twice.

Watch for: A roof-cleaning quote that mentions gutters only as an optional extra. If it is not sequenced in the scope, it will be sequenced by whatever is convenient on the day.
Roof washed, debris allowed to reach the gutter line

The wash runs its course and everything it dislodges collects where gravity puts it. That is expected and not a sign of a careless crew.
Gutters and downspouts cleared, then flow-tested

Debris out by hand, then water run through to confirm the downspouts and any underground drain actually carry it away. Roof-wash residue is fine, wet and slumps into leaders more readily than dry leaf litter does.

Watch for: Clearing without a flow test. After a roof wash this matters more than usual, because the material that has just come off the roof is exactly the kind that blocks a leader.
Runoff dealt with rather than tipped on the beds

Whatever is scooped out of the gutter has cleaning solution in it. It should be bagged and removed, not dropped onto the planting below.

Watch for: Debris raked off the roof edge and left where it falls. That is where the landscape damage complaints come from.

Money

What does gutter cleaning with roof service cost?

Bundling gutter clearing into a roof-cleaning visit is normally cheaper than booking it separately, because the access and setup are already paid for. Roof height, gutter run length and whether guards have to be lifted set the difference. See the Cost Guide for current ranges.

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Straight answer

When gutter cleaning with roof service is the wrong call

Everyone else ranking for this is paid when you say yes. Here's when you shouldn't.

You only need the gutters done. If there is no roof work planned, this is simply gutter cleaning and belongs with a gutter specialist — you are not getting anything extra by having a roof-cleaning company do it.
Your gutters have guards fitted. Guards have to be lifted and refitted, which many roof-cleaning crews do not do and do not price for. Get that stated explicitly or you will find them left off or damaged.
The gutters need repair rather than clearing. Sagging, separated joints, pulled fasteners and rotten fascia are not solved by cleaning, and a roof-wash crew is not the trade that fixes them.
The roof work is only on one slope. Then only that run of gutter needs redoing afterwards. Paying for the whole perimeter because it was bundled is not a saving.
You have already had the gutters done this season and no roof work is planned. There is no benefit in resequencing a job that does not need repeating.

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FAQ

Gutter Cleaning with Roof Service — questions people ask

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Should gutters be cleaned before or after a roof wash?

After. A roof wash sends moss fragments, dead algae and general debris straight down the slope into the gutters, so clearing them first means clearing them twice. The only exception is a gutter so completely blocked that water backs up over the fascia during the wash itself — in that case the sensible plan is a rough clear first and a proper clear at the end.

Will the roof cleaning solution damage my gutters?

Aluminium and vinyl gutters generally handle the diluted runoff of a normal roof wash, and it is passing through in quantity for a short time. Where it is worth asking the question is on copper gutters and on any painted or finished gutter system, because those have finishes that can react. If your guttering is anything other than standard aluminium or vinyl, raise it before the work starts.

Can the same crew do both jobs?

Usually yes, and that is the practical reason to bundle them — the ladder work, the setup and the site protection are already in place, so the incremental cost of the gutters is lower than a separate booking. What you should confirm is that the gutter portion includes downspouts and a flow test, not just scooping the visible debris out of the trough.

What about the underground drain?

This is the part that routinely gets missed. A gutter can be spotless and the water still have nowhere to go, because the blockage is in the buried leader beyond where anyone can see. Running water through and watching where it comes out is the only way to know. Ask specifically whether that test is included, because it very often is not.