Eaves Trough Cleaning in Brighton, ON

Fall Cleanouts Before a Brighton Winter

Of the two yearly visits, late fall matters most. Once the leaves have dropped, whatever sits in the trough gets soaked and then frozen. Water that can't drain backs up along the eaves and builds into ice dams that can push under shingles. A winter near the lake can flip between rain and frost often, and each of those swings adds more ice to a blocked trough.

When troughs overflow, the water lands against the foundation and streaks down the siding. Siding near the lake already wears faster than it would inland, and overflow running down the same wall every rain speeds that up. On a waterfront lot where the ground is already wet, the extra water has nowhere to go. Downspout cleaning is part of every visit, so we know each one runs freely before we leave.

If you're only in Brighton between May and October, gutters are easy to forget. Spring seeds can fill a trough before you've arrived, and fall leaves come down after you've closed up. Booking both visits ahead takes care of it. A trough that sat full all summer can even sprout weeds, and those come out with everything else. Eavestrough cleaning on a single-storey home usually costs $125 to $200, and a two-storey runs $175 to $300 depending on roof size and downspouts.

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