Gutter Cleaning & Repair in Maidstone

Gutters are easy to forget until they fail. When they block or leak, water runs down the wall instead of away from the house. That can cause damp patches inside, stained brickwork, rotten fascias and, over time, problems with the foundations.

Maidstone has a lot of mature trees, and the council has more than 1,000 tree preservation orders, so autumn is when gutters fill up fastest. Most homes benefit from a clean once a year, ideally in late autumn once the leaves are down. Homes under or near big trees may need it twice a year. If a protected tree overhangs your roof, you can't cut it back without the council's consent.

Many of Maidstone's Victorian and Edwardian terraces still have cast iron gutters and downpipes. Cast iron lasts a long time if it's painted, but rust, cracked sections and failed joints are common on neglected runs. In a conservation area, and especially in the Holy Trinity Church conservation area, where an Article 4 direction covers most changes to the outside of a house, check with Maidstone Borough Council before replacing cast iron with plastic. Post-war and newer homes mostly have uPVC gutters, where the usual problems are leaking joints and sagging runs.

Leaking joints can often be resealed, and sagging runs can be rehung on new brackets, which costs far less than replacement. If the fascias behind the gutters are rotten, replacing both at once means paying for access only once.

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