Gutter Cleaning in Raymond Terrace: Leaf Piles on a Tile Roof and Gutter Guard Full of Debris ($330)

3 days ago

2 min read

Susan's home in Raymond Terrace is single-storey with a concrete tile roof and metal roof sections built against it, with trees on every side. Leaves and sticks hadn't just filled the gutters: they had piled up on the roof itself, where the tiles meet the metal roof and around a skylight.

The job at a glance

Customer: Susan
Location: Raymond Terrace (Port Stephens)
Property: Single-storey home surrounded by trees
Roof type: Concrete tile, with metal roof sections
Problem: Gutters full of leaves and dirt, debris under the gutter guard, and thick leaf piles on the roof
Service: Gutter vacuum cleaning and roof debris removal
Price: $330
Result: Gutters emptied and the roof cleared

The problem

The gutters on the tile roof were full of leaves and dirt.

Gutter on a concrete tile roof filled with leaves and dirt, Raymond Terrace — Before: leaves and dirt in the gutter

Part of the house has gutter guard. Mesh keeps the big leaves out, but fine debris still gets through and packs down underneath it.

Gutter guard mesh with debris packed underneath, Raymond Terrace — Before: debris packed under the gutter guard mesh

The bigger issue was on the roof. Where the tile roof meets the metal roof, leaves and sticks had built up into thick piles, one of them right around a skylight. A pile like that holds water against the roof and keeps feeding debris into the gutters.

Thick pile of leaves and sticks on a tile roof beside a skylight, Raymond Terrace — Before: leaves and sticks piled around the skylight

Leaves and sticks piled where a tile roof meets a metal roof, Raymond Terrace — Before: the pile where the tiles meet the metal roof

What Turbovac did

Mark cleared the leaf piles off the roof and vacuumed out the gutters right around the house. Turbovac works from the ground wherever possible, with ladders and harness where access needs it.

The result

Tile roof and metal roof cleared of leaves after cleaning, Raymond Terrace — After: the roof cleared around the skylight

Tile roof gutter emptied after vacuum cleaning, Raymond Terrace — After: the tile roof gutter emptied

Back gutter cleared under trees after cleaning, Raymond Terrace — After: the back gutter cleared

Red metal roof gutter emptied after cleaning, Raymond Terrace — After: the red metal roof gutter emptied

What it cost

This job was $330, quoted up front. Standard homes start from $250; the price depends on the size of the home and what needs clearing.

Got gutter guard?

Gutter guard helps, but it doesn't make gutters maintenance-free, and it does nothing for leaves that pile up on the roof. If yours hasn't been checked in a while, 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.