Looking for gutter cleaning in Victoria, BC?

"Our gutters are flooding again!" - When your gutters are clogged, rainwater falling everywhere with leaves and dirt, what a mess there is. Why go through such a painful experience? Get your gutters cleaned and enjoy the rain with peace of mind.

What is gutter cleaning?

Gutters are the primary rainwater conductor in your house. Gutters are essential to prevent the water from collecting in different parts of your roof and prevent the water from spilling randomly all-around your house. Obviously, because of where the gutters are located, they do not only conduct the rainwater, but they also collect leaves and dirt, especially in Victoria, Sidney, and other cities of British Columbia, where there is so much vegetation. Therefore, doing gutter cleaning in Victoria, BC, will help you remove all the collected dirt and leaves found in the gutters, protect your gutters from spilling or breaking, and improve the flow of rainwater.

How does it work?

There are special vacuum cleaners to clean the gutters thoroughly. They include a very long tube that bends over in a U at the tip to vacuum the gutters. Thanks to these special vacuum cleaners, you can reach the gutters from the floor level, which protects you from working directly on the roof.

True, sometimes you must use a ladder to grab large amounts of leaves or even go on the roof to reach certain gutters, but it is highly recommended to avoid any of these activities due to the risk involved in working on heights. In addition, only professionals should work on your roof wearing the appropriate safety harness hooked to the roof anchor points.

Depending on the conditions of the gutters, it might be necessary to brush the inside of the gutters to remove all dirt from the gutters. Thoroughly removing this dirt allows the gutter to have a clean water flow, keeping your gutters unblocked for a longer time.

Why is gutter cleaning necessary?

Gutter cleaning is part of your house essential maintenance. If you don’t clean them, they can break and damage the roof or whatever is holding the gutters. Consider, for example, what happens when your gutter is obstructed due to leaves and dirt. Water stops flowing through the intended course, and it starts collecting and creating more weight than what the gutter can hold. The heavier weight ends up breaking the gutter, falling down and potentially breaking things underneath, or even worse, causing an accident. 

Another problem is our cold winters. If the gutters are obstructed, and there is water sitting on them, the cold temperatures will freeze the water, increasing the chances of material failure and accidents. Every house owner is responsible for keeping all gutters clean from obstruction maintaining an easy flow of water.

Is gutter cleaning safe to do on your own?

It all depends on what equipment you have at hand. When you don’t have any special equipment like gutter vacuums or safety harness and roof anchor points, then there are many risks involved in gutter cleaning.

If you plan to do the gutter cleaning yourself, ponder over these risks and do everything in your hands to protect your life. There are three main methods to clean your gutters. See the details of each one to understand the risks.

• Cleaning your gutters from the floor. By far, this is the safest and recommended way to do your gutter cleaning. Professional gutter cleaners use this method as their primary way to do their gutter cleaning. Providing excellent results, most of the time, there is no need to do any additional cleaning after vacuuming the leaves and dirt out of the gutters. 
  
  You use a special vacuum cleaner from the floor level designed to vacuum gutters. It includes a long and robust vacuum extension tube with a U-shape tip that reaches the inside of the gutters without problems. Starting from the corners of the gutter, slowly moving sideways, the vacuum removes all leaves and dirt. Don’t forget to wear your safety glasses and a mask to perform this job, especially if you are doing this during fall since there might be many leaves that will fall on you while cleaning. Since you are looking up, the falling leaves and dirt can easily reach your eyes; therefore, you need the glasses to protect you. Also, dead leaves stuck in your gutters create mould, and as they fall, you can breathe in that mould. Again, therefore, don’t forget to wear your mask.
  
  
• Cleaning from the roof. When vacuuming from the floor is not enough, you might have no other choice but to go on the roof to vacuum hard to reach areas or just throw down piles of leaves collected there through time. By far, this is the most dangerous method to clean your gutters due to the risk of falling from the roof. If someone is going to do this, let a professional team handle it. They can install temporary roof anchor points to hook their safety harness or use temporary ladder brackets to reach the gutters safely.
  
  
• Cleaning from a ladder. Finally, you can use a ladder to reach those hard to reach gutters and clean with your hands or brush the inside of the gutters. Of course, there are risks here since you are working on a ladder, where you can quickly lose your balance. If you do this method, make sure to read the British Columbia Occupational Health and Safety Regulation direction regarding the position and stability of the ladder.

Should you hire a professional gutter cleaner?

Gutter cleaning is not only dangerous but also very unpleasant and time-consuming. Therefore, it is better to leave this job to professional gutter cleaners in your area.

Chadam Cleaning is the best team for gutter cleaning in Victoria, BC. They are a highly skilled team that can get the job done safely and correctly, and they have a wealth of experience in gutter cleaning in Victoria, North Saanich, Saanichton, and Sidney, BC. So they are well aware of local challenges found in the area, like the roof moss that collects in the gutters and that is not easy to remove. Chadam Cleaning knows precisely how to deal with this type of situation, and what is more, they can work on your complete roof removing all the roof moss that also damages your roof.

Remember that cleaning your gutters is an essential maintenance task that you must often do, but leaving that in the hands of professionals will guarantee excellent results and protect your life from the risks involved.

Call Chadam Cleaning today to request a free gutter cleaning quote!

Chadam Cleaning

Address: 2031 B North brook Drive Sidney BC 
V8L 4J3 Canada.
Phone: (778) 922-2597
Website: https://chadamcleaning.ca/