Pristine Gutters – Gutter Cleaning Peterborough
Blocked gutters can be a really serious problem, they don’t just look unsightly.
The dripping water from a blocked gutter can be annoying too.
However, the worst thing about a blocked gutter is the expensive repairs that it can lead to.
When people search for Gutter Cleaning Peterborough and call us out, you wouldn’t believe what we find!
When you have a blocked gutter, the rainwater that comes off your roof has nowhere to go!
It can’t flow along the gutter and down the downpipe!
Instead it runs down the walls causing damage to your property.
Have a look at these photos of some blocked gutters we dealt with recently.
Gutter Cleaning Peterborough – What we find, in this case a weed sat in the top of someones downpipe.
Gutter Cleaning Peterborough – A blocked downpipe
A customer called us as she had damp coming through her walls inside the house.
Somebody had told her it may be due to blocked gutters so she asked us to take a look.
The photos are of what we found; it was agreed that the gutters and downpipes were certainly blocked and this is what had lead to the damp walls in the interior of her home.
Gutter Cleaning Peterborough – When damp takes hold of a room because your gutters are blocked.
Damp problems
Water soaking into your walls and causing damp inside your home is not just unsightly it’s costly to repair or redecorate.
Dampness inside the home also leads to health problems.
Take a look at the NHS website to see how damp and mould can affect your health.
If damp is left and the blocked gutters are not dealt with, then it can result in structural damage to your property too.
This is especially the case when it rains a lot, the gutters overflow with lots of water, and this all runs down your walls.
The heavy water running down the walls is too much for a brick wall to handle. This is why the water will seep into the interior of your home, causing dampness and mould in your rooms.
Gutter Cleaning Peterborough – Leave it out!
At this time of year, when rain falls, it is essential that you keep an eye on your gutters in general.
On rainy days have a look at your guttering and see if water is dripping from places it shouldn’t.
If you can see plants growing from your guttering, like our customer recently experienced, then contact us now as your guttering is definitely blocked.
If you think your gutters are blocked and need to be cleared then contact us now for a free, no-obligation quote.
Did you miss our blog 5 ways blocked gutters can damage your home?
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