Commercial gutter cleaning in Hampshire and the South Coast

On a house, an overflowing gutter usually means a damp patch. On a commercial building the same blockage can run for months before anyone notices, because nobody on site is looking up. By then water may be in the fabric of the building, through a ceiling into an office or classroom, or down the face of a block onto an entrance.

Access makes it worse. Gutters on larger or taller buildings can't be cleared from a ladder in ten minutes, so a small problem left alone becomes a bigger job, with more set-up and more disruption to the people using the building.

Then there is liability. Water spilling onto a walkway, freezing on a path or soaking stock and equipment is a risk to occupants and visitors, and to your insurance position. A record that the gutters were cleared, and when, is part of showing the building was properly maintained.

We choose the access for the building, not the other way round. Many low-rise gutters can be cleared from the ground with a gutter vacuum system. Where we need to be at the gutter, we use ladders, our Easi-Dec access platforms (around two storeys, with guardrails, toe boards and stabilisers), scaffolding, or a cherry picker or other access platform for higher roofs.

Easi-Dec platforms go up and come down quickly, rest on pads rather than fixings, and can bridge over canopies, porches and low roofs, which keeps set-up short around entrances and working areas.

?To confirm with Blue Shield: Highest building or gutter height Blue Shield can reach, and whether it supplies its own cherry picker or MEWP or hires one in.

If gutters haven't been touched in years, or a leak has prompted a call, we start with a one-off clear of the whole system: gutters, outlets and downpipes, so water can get away from the roof.

For buildings and portfolios you manage year round, a planned programme is usually better value than reacting to leaks. Visits are scheduled ahead, typically before and after the heaviest leaf fall, and each site is cleared to the same standard every time.

?To confirm with Blue Shield: Contract terms Blue Shield offers: visit frequencies, how multi-site portfolios are priced and invoiced, and minimum term or notice period.

We photograph the gutters before and after we clear them, and note anything we find: cracked or sagging sections, failed joints, blocked or damaged downpipes, and places where guards would cut down future visits. You get a record you can file against the building, share with a landlord or client, or use to plan repairs.

The report comes to you as a PDF.

We work on commercial and residential property across Hampshire and the South Coast, including: