Gutter Cleaning in Black Hill: House, 2 Sheds, Carport and Solar on a Large Rural Property ($870)

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Rhonda's place in Black Hill is a very large rural property, and this wasn't one roof. Mark vacuum cleaned the gutters on the house, two sheds and the carport, cleared a blocked downpipe, and cleaned the solar panels and the solar hot water panel, which had lichen growing extensively across them.

The job at a glance

Customer: Rhonda
Location: Black Hill
Property: Very large rural property: house, two sheds and a carport
Roof type: Metal
Problem: Overhanging gum trees filling the gutters on the western side, one blocked downpipe, lichen on the solar panels
Service: Gutter vacuum cleaning on all four buildings, downpipe cleared, solar panel and solar hot water panel cleaning
Price: $870
Result: Gutters and downpipe flowing, lichen off the panels

The problem

Gum trees hang over the western side of the property, and their leaves and sticks had filled the gutters on that side. Where two roof sections meet, the debris had banked right up.

Gum leaves and sticks banked up where two metal roof sections meet on a rural property in Black Hill, before cleaning — Before: gum leaves and sticks banked up where two roof sections meet

One downpipe was blocked as well. On a rural property, every gutter and downpipe on every building is a place for dry leaves to build up, and dry gum leaves sitting on a roof are bushfire fuel.

What Turbovac did

Mark vacuum cleaned the gutters on the house, both sheds and the carport, and cleared the blocked downpipe. Turbovac works from the ground wherever possible, with ladders and harness where access needs it.

Gutter on a Black Hill metal roof after vacuum cleaning, leaves gone and channel open — After: leaves gone and the gutter channel open

The solar panels

While he was there, Mark also cleaned the solar panels. Lichen was growing extensively across them, in spots all over the glass.

Rooftop solar panels in Black Hill covered in spots of lichen before cleaning, with gum trees beside the house — Before: lichen spotted across the solar panels

Lichen spread across solar panels on a rural Black Hill property, paddocks behind — Before: more lichen on the panels

The same Black Hill solar panels after cleaning, lichen removed — After: the same panels with the lichen removed

Clean solar panels on a Black Hill roof after the lichen was removed — After: clean panels

The solar hot water panel got the same treatment.

Solar hot water collector panels with lichen along the bottom edge before cleaning — Before: lichen along the bottom of the solar hot water panels

Solar hot water collector panel after cleaning on a Black Hill roof — After: the solar hot water panel cleaned

What it cost

The whole job was $870, quoted up front. That covered the gutters on four buildings, the blocked downpipe, the solar panels and the solar hot water panel. A standard home's gutters start from $250.

Got a big property with more than one roof?

Sheds, carports and granny flats all have gutters too, and they fill up from the same trees. Call Mark on 0431 103 323 or visit turbovac.com.au for a fixed-price quote covering every building, with solar panel cleaning available as an add-on.

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