Guttering and Gutter Repairs

Guttering has one job, to carry rainwater off the roof and away from the building, but it is often the most neglected part of a house. Blocked, leaking or sagging gutters send water down walls, behind fascias and into foundations, so problems here rarely stay small for long. We deal with everything from a single leaking joint to a full replacement around the whole property.

Most homes we work on have UPVC guttering in half round or deep flow profiles, and we also fit cast iron style UPVC where a period property needs to keep its look without the weight and maintenance of real cast iron. Brackets are spaced and fixed to the fascia at the correct falls so water runs to the downpipe rather than sitting or overflowing at a low point.

A sagging run of gutter is almost always down to brackets that have come loose or a fascia board that has softened underneath them. Simply clipping the gutter back up without checking the fascia just means it will drop again. We check what the brackets are fixed into as part of any repair, not just the gutter itself.

Leaking joints are one of the most common calls we get. On older systems the seals in union joints perish and let water through even if the gutter itself is fine. We can usually replace the joint and seal without touching the rest of the run, keeping the job quick and the cost down where a full replacement is not needed.

Clearing gutters is something we get asked to do regularly, especially in autumn when leaves and moss from nearby trees build up fast. A blocked gutter overflows in heavy rain and can send water straight down the wall or into the roofline timbers behind it, so keeping them clear is one of the cheapest bits of maintenance a homeowner can do.

Downpipes get the same attention as the gutters they connect to. We reroute or replace pipes that discharge in the wrong place, replace cracked sections, and check that shoes and hoppers are secured properly so water reaches the drain rather than splashing against the wall.

Access is usually straightforward for guttering work, often done from a tower or ladder depending on the height of the property, though taller houses or terraces sometimes need scaffolding for safe working, which we would include in the quote. We cover guttering work across Coventry, Solihull, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton and Kenilworth, with every job backed by a free written quote and guarantee terms confirmed in writing.