The best ways to wash down a gutter

We specialise in cleaning roofs for various UK clients. By taking a manual approach, our team can offer the finest services for roof cleaning Windsor can ask for. What makes this different from power washing is that the results last a lot longer. Not to mention, our methods don’t risk damaging to your property.

Make sure you think about your gutters

Roof cleaning WindsorIn addition to tackling dirty roofs, we also handle gutter cleaning work. The gutters surrounding the roof of your property are critical to its efficiency. This is in terms of how well rain water travels away from the building. If there is an issue with a gutter, it can produce damp concerns due to penetrating water.

What you need to do is ensure there are no faults in your guttering. This could be holes, dirt, or clogs. Any of them can mean that water won’t make its way into a drain, soakaway, or rainwater harvesting system. It can cause a series of issues.

Clearing all the major gutter debris should be your principal objective here. However, it is not the only part of the maintenance. You will have to wash down your gutters as well. This might not seem that important, but it will allow you to dispose of any final waste matter. You will have a totally clean gutter afterwards.

How to wash down the gutter?

There are multiple ways you can accomplish this task.

Firstly, you can try using a hose. This will likely be the best approach. Beginning at the start of your gutter run, go up a ladder with your hose. By starting in this position, you will be working with the slope of your gutter rather than against it. Run your hose with a good flow. What this shall do is wash any matter that remains down the run towards the downpipe. The flow is going to clear a decent level of the gutter from one position. Although, to fully clean everything you could have to move your ladder to the centre of the run.

Another option available to you is to use a bucket. Grab one and fill it with clean water. Next, move to the top of the ladder. Tip the bucket gradually to produce an adequate flow. It shall carry any dirt that remains towards your downpipe. Unlike with the hose, there is no constant water flow here, making this method less effective. If you are lacking a hose however, this practice will certainly suffice. Come to us if you need the leading services for roof cleaning Windsor has.

Finally, you can try using a specialist gutter cleaner. Such utensils are primarily for cleaning guttering systems from the ground. Basically, this will be a long pole that has a hose running through it. There will be a sprayer attachment on one end and a hose attachment on the other. The hose shall be positioned with a bend so it hangs over your gutter and directs water down to it. These are handy tools. You may miss a few things since you won’t be able to see the gutter, but it is safer because you won’t need to climb and work on a ladder.

We help various clients with roof cleaning in Windsor

At Berkshire Roof Clean, we offer the best services for commercial and domestic clients. We give everything a through treatment here, including the gutters. In addition, we look at the long term. What we mean is that we supply preventative measures to stop future problems.

So, if you would like to work with us and get the best roof cleaning Windsor can offer, feel free to get in touch. We give you exceptional results and great value for money.