Gutter Cleaning in Valentine: Where the Patio Roof Meets the Tiles, and a Blocked Downpipe Outlet ($440)

5 days ago

2 min read

Rani's home in Valentine is double-storey, with a concrete tile roof and metal patio roofs built up against it. Where the two roofs meet, the gutters sit in a narrow channel between them, and that's where the leaves had collected. One downpipe outlet was blocked.

The job at a glance

Customer: Rani
Location: Valentine (Lake Macquarie)
Property: Double-storey home with metal patio roofs and a pool
Roof type: Concrete tile, with metal patio roofs
Problem: Leaves in the gutters between the tile and metal roofs, and a blocked downpipe outlet
Service: Gutter vacuum cleaning
Price: $440
Result: Gutters emptied and the downpipe outlet open

The problem

Where a patio roof is built against the main roof, the gutter ends up squeezed between the tiles and the metal sheeting. It's hard to see from the yard and easy to forget.

Gutter running between a concrete tile roof and a metal patio roof on a double-storey home, Valentine — Before: the gutter between the tile roof and the metal patio roof

Leaves had packed into the gutter along the edge of the patio roof.

Gum leaves packed into a gutter beside a metal patio roof, Valentine — Before: gum leaves packed into the gutter

The worst spot was a downpipe outlet, blocked with leaves and sludge. With the outlet blocked, water can't get away down the pipe, so in heavy rain it backs up and spills over.

Downpipe outlet in a gutter blocked with leaves and sludge, Valentine — Before: the downpipe outlet blocked with leaves and sludge

The gutter above the pool had leaves sitting in it too.

Leaves sitting in the gutter of a tile roof above a backyard pool, Valentine — Before: leaves in the gutter above the pool

What Turbovac did

Mark vacuumed out the gutters, including the channels between the tile and metal roofs, and cleared the blocked downpipe outlet. Turbovac works from the ground wherever possible, with ladders and harness where access needs it.

Gutter vacuum pipe in the gutter between a tile roof and a metal roof, Valentine — The vacuum pipe working in the gutter between the two roofs

The result

Gutter between a tile roof and a metal roof emptied after vacuum cleaning, Valentine — After: the gutter between the roofs emptied

Downpipe outlet open after the gutter was cleaned, Valentine — After: the downpipe outlet open

Tile roof gutter above the pool emptied after cleaning, Valentine — After: the gutter above the pool cleared

Long run of tile roof gutter cleared, Valentine — After: a long run of gutter cleared

What it cost

This job was $440, quoted up front. It's a double-storey home with patio roofs and several gutter runs. Standard homes start from $250; the price depends on the size of the home and what needs clearing.

Got a patio roof against your house?

The gutters where an extension or patio roof meets the main roof are the ones that get missed. If yours haven'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 Lake Macquarie gutter cleaning page for more local jobs.