Guttering in Bury St Edmunds, Ely and Thetford

How guttering works

A gutter that overflows in one place is usually not blocked. It is either sagging between brackets so the water pools and goes over the front, or the fall runs the wrong way. Clearing it makes no difference and it is back within a month.

The damage a failing gutter does is to the wall, not the roof. Water running down brickwork for a couple of winters gets into the mortar, and on a solid wall property that shows up as damp on the inside long before anybody looks up at the gutter.

Brackets are the part that decides how long a gutter run lasts. Fixed at proper centres into sound fascia timber, a uPVC gutter is fine for decades. Screwed into a soft board at whatever spacing was quickest, it will sag by the second winter.

What the job includes

• New uPVC or aluminium gutter, brackets, downpipes and hoppers
• The fall reset so water runs to the outlet instead of standing
• Brackets fixed at proper centres into sound timber
• Downpipes taken to the drain or the gully rather than onto the path
• Clearing and flushing on runs that do not need replacing

Signs you need it looking at

• Water pouring over the front edge in heavy rain
• A green stain running down the wall below a joint
• Standing water visible in the gutter when it is dry
• Gutter sagging between brackets
• Plants growing out of the run