Gutter cleaning in Hamworthy

Moss off the tiles. Much of Hamworthy was built in the sixties and seventies, and a lot of those roofs are concrete interlocking tiles. Concrete holds moss far more readily than clay, and every heavy shower washes clumps of it down into the gutter, where it sets into a wet, heavy sludge with the grit off the tiles.

We dig that out by hand, scrape the silt off the bottom so the run has its proper fall again, and bag it at the ladder so none of it goes on your path. If the roof itself is carrying a thick coat of moss, we tell you, because the gutter will fill again quickly until the tiles are dealt with.

Bungalows. There are a good many bungalows in Hamworthy, and their gutters take the water off the whole roof at one low level. That makes them quick to reach, often with a vacuum on a reach pole from the ground where a border or a greenhouse makes a ladder awkward. It also means a long run carries a lot of water, so outlets block faster than people expect.

Terraces with a shared gutter. On a Hamworthy terrace the gutter is one run crossing several houses, and water does not stop at the boundary. If the outlet it drains to is on next door's side and it is blocked, your length fills up and overflows even though it is clean. We clear to the outlet, which sometimes means asking your neighbour, and it is often cheaper for two or three houses in a row to book the same visit.

Downpipes and gullies. Every downpipe gets water run through it while you watch. One that will not clear is rodded, and if it still backs up we put a camera down to see whether the blockage is in the pipe or the drain below. A gully full of silt at the shoe is cleared as part of the job.

Blocks and flats. The blocks near the quays and on the estates are booked through whoever manages them. We quote run by run, work round the parking, and report what we found.

Repairs, and what is not a clean. A union dripping at a perished seal or a loose bracket is refixed on the day if you agree. A run that sags between brackets, or old plastic that has gone brittle, needs replacing, and that is our fascia and guttering side, priced on its own.

No rate per square metre, because a metre of gutter behind a conifer and a metre on an open gable are not the same metre.

Getting to it. A bungalow in Lake with one straight run, a terrace where the outlet is two doors along, and a three storey block by Carter's Quay with cars parked under the eaves all take different kit and different amounts of time. A bungalow run comes off a ladder or a pole, a three storey gable wants a tower, and a valley gutter between two roofs wants a proper platform. The work at height rules are why the access is a priced line rather than something absorbed into a rate.

What is in it, and how far it has travelled. Leaf litter lifts out in minutes. Moss washed off the tiles sets into a wet mat that has to be dug out, and silt in a long run behind a hedge is heavier and slower than anything a photograph shows. The number of outlets matters more than the length, because that is where it packs.

Whether it is a clean or a repair. A joint that drips once it is running again, a downpipe blocked at the shoe, a length of plastic that has sagged between brackets: none of that is clearing, and it is the part that decides whether you are booking an hour or half a day.

Comparing quotes? Ask whether the downpipes are being run through or just the gutter cleared, whether the outlets and hoppers are checked, whether it is a clear or a clear and a check for leaks, and who takes the debris away.

We clear gutters all over Hamworthy, BH15, from Lower Hamworthy by the bridges through Lake and Rockley to Cobbs Quay and across to Turlin Moor, on the far side of Poole from our base in Boscombe. BCP Council is the planning and building control authority.

You are dealing with Bournemouth Roofing & Building, the trading name of Bournemouth Roofing & Building Ltd, registered in England and Wales, company number 15471719, which you can look up in a minute. Thomas Hannen's business, and he is the one who comes out to price the job, not a salesman. A verified customer's 10 out of 10 on Checkatrade. The visit and the written quote are both free. Before you book a visit in Hamworthy, you can read our customers' Google reviews, word for word, on our reviews page.

Most repairs in Hamworthy need no application at all. What decides whether a change to the outside of your house does is who the council is, whether a conservation area or a listing applies, and whether the place sits in a protected landscape.