Eaves Trough Cleaning in Oshawa, ON

Bungalow Gutters and Damp Basements in Oshawa

On a bungalow, every trough drains close to the foundation. When a trough overflows or a downspout clogs, the water drops straight down beside the basement wall instead of being carried off. In the old houses near the lake, where basement moisture is already a familiar problem, that makes things worse. Gutter cleaning, and making sure each downspout empties well away from the house, is a cheap first step before anyone starts talking about waterproofing.

A big maple or oak over the roof changes the schedule, with seeds packing the troughs in spring and leaves filling them in fall. Some houses need a summer visit as well. Maple seeds can even sprout in a trough that stays damp, and a trough heavy with wet debris pulls on its brackets until a section starts to sag. The late-fall cleaning, after the leaves are down, is the one not to skip.

Newer houses north of Taunton are a different job. The trees there are younger, so the troughs collect more shingle grit and windblown debris than leaves, but downspouts still clog. If the house is a two-storey, cleaning runs $175 to $300 depending on roof size and how many downspouts it has. While we're up there, we look for sagging sections, leaky joints and brackets pulling away from the fascia.

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