Gutter Cleaning FAQs, Nottingham

Terraces and bungalows from £95, semis from £120, standard detached houses from £145 and large or three-storey houses from £160. All prices include VAT and are fixed before we start. Conservatory, extension and garage gutters are quoted separately. Full details on the blocked gutter page.

Fixed means fixed. The price is agreed from the property type and postcode before we start and it does not go up on the day because the gutter turns out to be packed solid. The only extras are ones you know about in advance: conservatory, extension and garage gutters, which are quoted with the job.

Every gutter run on the house cleared with the SkyVac from the ground, every outlet and downpipe flushed until it runs, debris bagged and taken away, GoPro footage of every run before and after sent to you the same day, and anything we spot — a failed joint, a dropped run — photographed and pointed out.

No call-out fee. The smallest job we do is a terrace or bungalow at £95, and that is the full clean with downpipes and footage, not a call-out plus extras.

By card on the day — we carry a SumUp tap-and-go machine and you get a receipt straight away, the same as in a shop. Landlords and businesses can be invoiced and pay by bank transfer.

No. We work Saturdays 9am–5pm and Sundays 10am–4pm at the same prices as weekdays.

We price per house, and the price is already fixed and fair, so we do not run neighbour discounts. Where we can save you money is the Gutter Health Plan: two cleans a year at £10–£15 less per visit, fixed for 12 months.

Yes, for almost every house. Postcode and property type is enough; a photo of the front of the house helps if it is unusual. Tall buildings, blocks and commercial sites get a quick free look first.

Send your postcode and property type through the quick form, call 0800 086 2887, or email info@guttercleaned.co.uk. We reply with a fixed price and the slots we have, usually the same day.

Usually within the week anywhere in Nottingham. If water is coming into the house, ring rather than fill the form — blocked gutters that are doing damage go to the front of the week. We cannot promise same-day, but we often manage it.

We plan the week around blocked gutters, so an overflow that is causing damage is fitted in as soon as we physically can — sometimes the same day, usually within a couple of days. There is no emergency call-out fee; the price is the same fixed price.

Postcode, property type (terrace, bungalow, semi, detached, three-storey), whether there is a conservatory, extension or garage with its own gutter, and a phone number to call you back on. A photo of the front of the house is useful but not essential.

Yes. Ring or text as soon as you know and we move it — there is no cancellation charge. We just ask for as much notice as you can manage so the slot can go to someone else.

Light rain is fine; the SkyVac does not care. We only move a booking for heavy rain, high winds or ice, because working with long poles in a gale is not sensible. We will text you the day before if the forecast looks bad.

The whole of Nottingham and the surrounding towns, with no travel charges. Every suburb has its own page with local prices and recent jobs — see areas we cover.

Yes please — the SkyVac runs off mains power, so we need an outdoor socket or a plug just inside the door. Once we are set up you can carry on with your day. For rental properties we arrange this with the tenant.

Electricity, yes — one standard 13-amp socket. Water, no; we bring what we need to flush the downpipes.

About 45 minutes for a terrace or bungalow, an hour for a typical semi, and up to two hours for a large detached house with garage and extension gutters or a three-storey house. That includes the GoPro before and after and flushing every downpipe.

No. Every job is done from the ground with the SkyVac Industrial 85 on carbon-fibre poles, up to four storeys. Nothing touches your walls, your roof or your conservatory glass, and no one is above head height on your property.

No. Everything that comes out of the gutter goes into the SkyVac’s drum, is bagged, and leaves with us. Paths and drives are checked before we go.

Video, on every job. A GoPro on the end of the pole films every run before we start and after we finish, and you get both the same day, easiest by WhatsApp. It is included in the price. See the gallery for what it looks like.

Yes, with a photo. A failed joint, a bracket pulled out of a rotten fascia, a cracked downpipe collar, a slipped tile — if we see it, you get a picture and a plain explanation the same day. We do not do repairs, so we have nothing to gain from finding problems.

Every clean comes with a 30-Day Free Return. If a gutter or downpipe overflows within 30 days because something was missed, I come back and clear it free. This covers the gutters and downpipes on the original job. It does not cover new blockages from storms, falling branches or nests built after the clean, or damage that needs a repair. Full wording in our terms.

Yes, on every clean — every outlet and downpipe is flushed until it runs clear, and a packed pipe is rodded as part of the job. If only the downpipe is blocked and the gutter is fine, we can do the pipe on its own. See downpipe unblocking.

Yes, from the ground with the SkyVac’s angled reach poles, which extend over the conservatory without resting on it. Nobody walks on the roof. See conservatory gutter cleaning.

Yes, up to four storeys from the ground — roughly 12 metres. Three-storey houses are priced from £160; blocks and taller buildings are quoted per building. See high-level gutter cleaning.

No. We clean and we report. If a joint has failed or a run has dropped we photograph it and tell you, and you get the repair quoted by whoever you choose, with our footage to show them. Not doing repairs is deliberate: it means our report is never a sales pitch.

We clear the moss out of the gutter as part of every clean. We do not clean the moss off the roof tiles — that is a roof-cleaning job. We will tell you honestly if the roof is going to keep feeding the gutter, so you can decide between a twice-a-year clean and a roof clean.

No, only the inside of the gutter and the downpipes. Green or black marks on the outside of the gutter, the fascia or the soffit need a wash-down, which is a separate job. We will not pretend a clear gutter is a clean fascia.

No. Guards keep out leaves and twigs, but moss, seed, silt and roof grit go straight through or build up on top, and a guard makes the gutter harder to clear when it does block. If you have guards fitted, tell us when you book.

Those are the ones we like. Compost, plants, pigeon droppings — it all comes out with the SkyVac, and the price is still the fixed price for your property type. Our Woodchurch Road job in Arnold filled six builders’ buckets; see it on the Arnold page.

Yes — £1M public liability insured with Hiscox. The certificate is available on request, and for commercial sites we supply it with the RAMS as standard.

Stephen Fudge, the owner. Gutter Cleaned is owner-operated: the person who quotes the job is the person who does it and answers the phone afterwards. No subcontractors, no call centre. Stephen spent years as a Local Authority Cleaning Inspector and has 25+ years in exterior cleaning.

It is the safest way to do it. No one is on a ladder, on your roof or on scaffold, so there is nothing to fall and nothing to land on your car or your conservatory. The Work at Height Regulations say to avoid working at height where the job can be done another way — for gutters, it can.

Yes. Risk assessment, method statement, public liability certificate and insurance schedule are supplied for your site file on request, and DBS and inductions where the site needs them. See commercial gutter cleaning.

No. The SkyVac is a vacuum; it lifts moss, silt and debris out of the gutter and nothing is sprayed or washed onto your garden.

Ask four things. How do they reach the gutter: from the ground, or off a ladder against your wall? Will they send you footage of the job? Is the price fixed before they arrive, or “from”? And can they show a public liability certificate? A gutter cleaner who answers all four without hesitating is a safe booking. Then read their Google reviews rather than the ones on their own website.

Not if the job can be done another way, and for almost every house in Nottingham it can. Ladders against a plastic gutter bend it, ladders on a conservatory roof crack it, and a ladder on a wet drive is the most common way a gutter cleaner gets hurt. Ground-based vacuum cleaning reaches four storeys with nothing touching the house.

For a standard semi, somewhere between £90 and £140 is normal across the city. Below that, check whether downpipes and taking the debris away are included. Above that, ask what you are getting for the difference. Our semi price is £120 fixed, including VAT, with downpipes flushed and GoPro footage sent the same day.

You cannot see into a gutter from the ground, which is why the trade has a reputation problem. Ask for before-and-after footage of every run, not a single photo of the worst bit. We film every run on GoPro and send it the same day, and it costs nothing extra. If a gutter cleaner will not show you, ask yourself why.

Yes. Give us the tenant’s number and we text them to agree a time. We only need a socket inside the door. The footage and the invoice come to you, not the tenant. See landlord gutter services.

Yes. Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 puts the structure and exterior on the landlord, and names drains, gutters and external pipes specifically. A clean before the damp is far cheaper than the damp.

Yes, quoted per building after a free survey, with RAMS and insurance documents supplied, out-of-hours where trading hours matter, and a planned maintenance schedule if you want one. See commercial gutter cleaning.

Yes. Landlords and businesses are invoiced after the visit with the footage and any defects list attached, and pay by bank transfer.

Once a year for most houses, after leaf fall in November. Houses under trees, backing onto a park, or with a north-facing concrete-tile roof that grows moss are better twice a year, autumn and spring. That is what the Gutter Health Plan is for.

An autumn and a spring clean booked in advance at a lower per-visit price — £85 to £145 depending on the house — fixed for 12 months, with a reminder a week before each visit and GoPro footage both times. No contract, nothing up front, pay per visit. See the Gutter Health Plan page for prices by property type.

No. You pay each visit on the day at the plan price. If you want to stop, tell us and we take you off the list. Nothing to cancel, nothing to refund.