Gutter Cleaning in East Maitland: A Garden Growing in the Garage Gutters ($100)

Davie in East Maitland didn't need his whole house done. He needed just the two gutters on his garage, about 7.5 x 7 m. The catch: those gutters had a garden growing in them.

The job at a glance

• Customer: Davie

• Location: East Maitland

• Property: Detached garage, about 7.5 x 7 m, two gutters

• Roof type: Corrugated metal

• Problem: Plants growing in the gutters, roots matted through the debris

• Service: Big plants pulled out by hand, then gutter vacuum cleaning

• Price: $100

• Result: Plants and roots gone, gutters clear

The problem

A shrub had taken root in the gutter and was growing well above the roofline, with grass and leaf litter around it.

Before: a shrub growing out of the garage gutter

When plants grow in a gutter, their roots bind the leaves and dirt into a solid mat. Water can't get through to the downpipe, so it spills over the edge.

What Turbovac did

The biggest plants were too well rooted for the vacuum, so Mark pulled them out by hand first, then vacuumed the rest out of both gutters. Turbovac works from the ground wherever possible, with ladders and harness where access needs it.

Mark with the plants and root masses pulled out of the gutters

The result

After: the garage gutter cleared

What it cost

This job was $100, quoted up front for the two garage gutters only. You don't have to book the whole house if only one building needs it. Standard homes start from $250.

Something growing in your gutters?

If you can see green poking out of a gutter, the roots are already holding water in it. Call Mark on 0431 103 323 or visit turbovac.com.au for a fixed-price quote, whether it's a whole house or just the garage.

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