Gutter Cleaning in Anna Bay: Narrow Carport and Awning Gutters Cleared with a Crevice Tool ($250)

6 days ago

2 min read

Russell's home is another smaller one in a retirement village at Anna Bay, and it had the two things Mark sees again and again on the coast: sand building up in the gutters, and carport and awning gutters too narrow to clean by hand.

The job at a glance

Customer: Russell
Location: Anna Bay, Port Stephens
Property: Smaller single-storey home in a retirement village, with carport and awnings
Roof type: Corrugated roof, curved awnings
Problem: Sand build-up slowing drainage, plus narrow carport and awning gutters
Service: Vacuum gutter clean, narrow crevice tool for the small gutters
Price: $250
Result: Sand cleared from all gutters, including the narrow ones

The problem

Coastal properties tend to get sand in the gutters. It settles along the bottom, holds water, and slows down how fast the gutter can drain.

Wet sand and debris along the gutter of a smaller home in an Anna Bay retirement village before cleaning — Before: wet sand and debris along the main gutter

Close-up of dark wet sand built up in an Anna Bay gutter, slowing the water from draining — Before: close-up of the sand built up in the gutter

Sandy sludge sitting in a gutter beside the house wall on an Anna Bay retirement village home — Before: sandy sludge in a gutter beside the house

Homes like this also have carports and awnings, and their gutters are narrow. There isn't room to get a hand in to scoop them out properly.

Curved awning beside the main roof on an Anna Bay home, with a narrow gutter between them — The curved awning sits right beside the main roof, with a narrow gutter between them

What Turbovac did

Mark fitted a narrow crevice tool to the gutter vac, which fits into gutters too small for hand cleaning. He used it on the carport and awning gutters, and vacuumed the main roof gutters as well. Turbovac works from the ground wherever possible, with ladders and harness where access needs it.

The result

The sand is out of the main gutters and the narrow ones, so water can get to the downpipes again.

Narrow gutter along a curved awning in Anna Bay after cleaning with a crevice tool on the gutter vac — After: the narrow awning gutter cleaned with the crevice tool

Narrow carport gutter on an Anna Bay home after vacuum cleaning — After: the narrow carport gutter

Main roof gutter in Anna Bay after vacuum cleaning, the channel open between the roof and the awning — After: the main gutter channel open

What it cost

This clean was $250, quoted up front. That price included the narrow carport and awning gutters. Standard homes start from $250.

Got narrow gutters on a carport or awning?

If your carport or awning gutters are too small to clean by hand, they may not be getting cleaned out at all. Call Mark on 0431 103 323 or visit turbovac.com.au for a fixed-price quote.

Related: see our Port Stephens gutter cleaning page for more local jobs.