Gutter cleaning is boring… right up until your gutters overflow and you’ve got damp patches, flaking paint, algae streaks down the wall, or water pooling at the base of the house. In the UK, blocked gutters are common because we get: lots of wet weather leaf fall in autumn moss shedding from roofs seed pods [...]
Replacing guttering is one of those jobs that feels “small” until it starts overflowing down your walls, soaking brickwork, staining render, or dripping onto paths every time it rains. The good news is gutter replacement is usually straightforward when you choose the right material and profile, and when the installer gets the fall (slope), outlets, [...]
Pine needles are the “worst case scenario” for gutter protection in the UK. They’re: thin enough to slip through many standard meshes, light enough to blow under guards in wind, and they often break down into a wet needle sludge that clogs outlets and downpipes. So do gutter guards work for pine needles? Yes [...]