Gutter Cleaning with Roof Service with your roof cleaning project

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.

How gutter cleaning with roof service actually works

1. 1

   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 forA 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.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   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 forClearing 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.

4. 4

   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 forDebris raked off the roof edge and left where it falls. That is where the landscape damage complaints come from.

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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