Eaves Trough Cleaning in Bowmanville, ON

Gutters on Westside Bungalows and Taller Homes

The mid-century bungalows on Bowmanville's Westside are single-storey, which keeps the ladder work simple and the price down. Gutter cleaning on a standard single-storey home usually runs $125 to $200. Low eaves also tempt people to do it themselves, and plenty do, but a scoop from the ladder doesn't clear a packed downspout. That's often where the real blockage is. We run water through every downspout until it flows freely at the bottom.

When water can't get down the downspout, it spills over the front edge of the trough and lands right beside the foundation. Older houses closer to downtown, where upkeep has sometimes been put off for a while, often show it as rot starting in the fascia board or a damp patch in the basement corner below. Pedro's inspection background helps him read those signs from the ground before the ladder even goes up.

Fall matters most. Clear troughs going into winter let meltwater drain instead of freezing at the roof edge, and that freezing is how ice dams start pushing water up under the shingles. We recommend one cleaning in late spring, once the seeds have dropped, and another in late fall after the leaves are down. With our base here in Bowmanville, booking both visits ahead is no trouble.

Pedro handles eaves trough and gutter cleaning. For how he approaches eaves trough cleaning in general, see our eaves trough & gutter cleaning page.