Gutter vacuum cleaning from the ground
A powerful vacuum, light carbon poles and a camera at the top. It clears two-storey gutters while we stand in your garden, and it lifts out the wet silt that hand-scooping leaves behind.
- Gutter vacuum from the ground
- Camera check inside the gutter
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How a gutter vacuum works
A gutter vacuum is an industrial wet-and-dry vacuum connected to a hose that runs up hollow carbon-fibre poles. A curved nozzle at the top hooks over into the gutter. Leaves, moss, silt and water are pulled down the poles into a drum on the ground, which we empty into bags and take away.
The poles come in sections, so we set the height for each part of the house: lower for a bungalow or a porch, longer for a two-storey back wall. A camera clipped to the top of the pole sends a picture to a screen in our hand, so we can see the nozzle in the gutter and steer it along the run.
Because the suction pulls water as well as solids, it deals with the wet sludge that sits in the bottom of a blocked gutter. That sludge is what blocks outlets, and it’s the part a hand scoop tends to smear along the gutter rather than lift out.
Vacuum or ladder and scoop?
Both can work. A hand clear from a ladder is fine for a short bungalow run. On most two-storey homes, the vacuum has real advantages:
- No ladder on the gutter. Plastic gutters crack and brackets bend when a ladder leans on them.
- Silt comes out too. Suction lifts the wet layer, not just the leaves on top.
- Tidier. Nothing is flicked onto paths, cars or the conservatory.
- Reaches over things. Conservatories, bay roofs and flat-roofed extensions don’t get in the way.
- You see the result. The camera shows the inside of the gutter at the end.
Where a ladder is the right tool, for a small hopper or a porch gutter, we use one carefully. We don’t climb on roofs to clear gutters.
What the vacuum can and can’t do
It clears gutters, outlets, valley ends and the tops of downpipes. It works in wet weather, which is often when people notice the problem. It can’t fix a gutter that sags, leaks at the joints or runs the wrong way. Those are fitting problems, and the camera usually shows them. When it does, we tell you what we saw so you can get the right trade in.
The vacuum is noisy for a few minutes at a time, a bit like a large household vacuum. We work steadily round the house and don’t need to come inside.
Where the waste goes
The drum on the ground fills with leaves, moss and black silt. We tip it into bags and take it away with us. If you’d rather keep it for compost, say so and we’ll leave the bags. Moss and leaves rot down well; the grit from concrete roof tiles doesn’t, so it’s usually better taken away.
Is it right for my house?
For nearly every Essex bungalow, semi, terrace and detached house, yes. Three-storey town houses and homes with very limited access may need a look first. Send a photo or your postcode and we’ll say. What is a gutter vacuum? answers the common questions in one place.
Gutter vacuum: questions answered
Is a gutter vacuum safe for plastic gutters?
Yes. The nozzle sits inside the gutter and nothing leans on it, which is gentler than a ladder against the gutter edge. Carbon poles are light, so they’re easy to control near the roof.
We guide the nozzle with the camera, so we can see it in the gutter and keep it clear of loose tiles and brackets.
Do I need to move anything for a vacuum gutter clean?
Just give us a clear path round the house and unlock the side gate. Cars on the drive are fine; the waste goes into the drum, not onto them.
If there’s a greenhouse, trampoline or garden furniture right under the gutter, we work around it or ask you to move it slightly.
Can the vacuum clear moss from the roof?
No. It clears moss that has fallen into the gutter, not moss growing on the tiles. Roof moss needs a roof cleaning company.
Moss on the roof keeps dropping into gutters, so homes with mossy roofs often need their gutters cleared more often. Why do gutters fill with moss?
Four steps, one visit
Free quote
Postcode and a photo, or a call. We price the job and tell you straight if the gutters don’t need doing yet.
Look first
The camera on the pole shows what’s actually in the gutter before anything is moved.
Vacuum out
Leaves, moss, silt and the odd tennis ball go up the pole into the drum, not over your path.
Test and show
Water down each outlet, downpipes checked, and camera photos of the clear gutter for you.
Questions people ask
How high can a gutter vacuum reach?
High enough for the gutters on two-storey Essex houses from the ground. Taller buildings and three-storey town houses need a look first so we can tell you honestly whether the poles will reach.
Can a gutter vacuum clean wet gutters?
Yes. It’s a wet-and-dry vacuum, so it lifts standing water and wet silt along with the leaves. Rain doesn’t stop the job.
Is a vacuum as good as clearing by hand?
On most houses it’s better, because it lifts the fine silt that a scoop leaves behind and nothing leans on the gutter. We check the result with the camera either way.
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