Gutter Cleaning in Mulbring: Plants Growing Out of the Gutters and Over the Downpipes ($360)

Oct 14

2 min read

Marianne's rural property in Mulbring didn't just have leaves in the gutters. Large plants were growing out of them, mostly covering the downpipes. With the downpipes blocked, last night's rain had nowhere to go, and the gutters were sitting full of water when Mark arrived.

The job at a glance

Customer: Marianne
Location: Mulbring
Property: Single-storey rural home
Roof type: Metal
Problem: Large plants growing from the gutters, mostly covering the downpipes, gutters full of rainwater
Service: Gutter cleaning, now booked annually
Price: $360
Result: Plants cleared, downpipes open, rainwater draining again

The problem

When gutters are left long enough, leaf litter breaks down into soil, and seeds take root in it. On this home, grass and plants had grown tall enough to see from the yard.

Grass and plants growing along the gutter of a single-storey rural home in Mulbring before cleaning — Before: grass and plants growing along the gutter

A large clump of grass growing out of a Mulbring gutter, with gum trees behind — Before: a large clump of grass growing out of the gutter

The worst of it was at the downpipes. The plants were mostly covering the outlets, so water couldn't get out of the gutter at all.

Plant growing out of the gutter right over the downpipe outlet on a Mulbring home, vacuum pole in view — Before: a plant growing right over the downpipe outlet

A gutter that can't drain holds water against the fascia and overflows at the edges, and dry plant matter in a gutter is bushfire fuel on a property surrounded by gum trees.

What Turbovac did

Mark pulled the plants out and vacuumed the gutters clear, opening up the downpipes. Turbovac works from the ground wherever possible, with ladders and harness where access needs it.

Mulbring gutter with the plants pulled out and rainwater from the night before still sitting in the channel — During: plants out, with last night's rain still sitting in the gutter

The result

Once the downpipes were cleared, Mark watched the water run. The rain that had filled the gutters overnight drained away down the downpipes, the way it's supposed to.

The cleaned gutter on a rural Mulbring home, channel clear along the metal roof — After: the gutter channel clear along the roof

What it cost

This clean was $360, quoted up front. The owners have asked for an annual clean, so they'll get an automatic reminder from Turbovac next October.

Got plants growing in your gutters?

If you can see green sticking up from your gutters, the downpipes are probably blocked too. Call Mark on 0431 103 323 or visit turbovac.com.au for a fixed-price quote, and ask about a yearly reminder so it doesn't get this far again.

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