Gutter Cleaning for Sheds, Shops and Apartment Blocks
Commercial and farm gutters are bigger, higher and carry far more water than a house's, and the ones that matter most are the valley gutters between two roofs, which nobody can see from the ground. They are priced after a look: the length, the height, how they're reached and how often. Most are cleaned once or twice a year on a contract.
What's different about a big roof, and what to ask for.
Free, no obligation. One local company prices it, not five.
- Valley guttersthe ones that flood a building
- Twice a yearfor valleys and flat roofs
- Pricedafter a look
Building by building
| Building | The gutters | How they're reached |
|---|---|---|
| Farm shed | Long eaves gutters, often cast or fibre cement | From a platform or a vacuum pole |
| Industrial unit | Valley and parapet gutters, siphonic outlets | Roof access or a cherry picker |
| Shop or pub | Front parapet gutter behind the fascia | From the footpath, early in the day |
| School or hall | Long runs, flat roof outlets | Out of hours |
| Apartment block | Eaves gutters, box gutters, balcony outlets | Vacuum poles or a cherry picker |
Why the valley gutter comes first
When an eaves gutter blocks, water falls outside the building. When a valley gutter blocks, water comes in over the top of it and into the building. On a wide roof in a Cork December, with 124 mm falling on the city in the month, that is a lot of water with one way out. Valley gutters and their outlets are cleaned first, and photographed.
What to ask for
- Public liability insurance and a safety statement for work at height.
- How each gutter is reached, in writing.
- Photos of every run and outlet, before and after.
- A short list of any faults: split joints, rusted sections, loose sheets.
- A fixed price per visit, and the months it will be done.
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Cleaned from the groundA vacuum on a pole, a camera on top, nobody on a ladder.
Why gutters overflowFive causes, and which ones a clean fixes.
The Cork gutter year124 mm falls on the city in December. Clean before it.Gutter cleaning across Cork
- Cork city1,109 mm of rain a year
- Carrigaline1,178 mm of rain a year
- Cobh1,087 mm of rain a year
- Midleton1,108 mm of rain a year
- Mallow1,072 mm of rain a year
- Youghal1,033 mm of rain a year
- Bandon1,331 mm of rain a year
- Fermoy1,093 mm of rain a year
- Kinsale1,160 mm of rain a year
- Clonakilty1,366 mm of rain a year
- Macroom1,379 mm of rain a year
- Skibbereen1,403 mm of rain a year
- Passage West1,103 mm of rain a year
- Carrigtwohill1,112 mm of rain a year
- Blarney1,142 mm of rain a year
- Crosshaven1,101 mm of rain a year
- Bantry1,611 mm of rain a year
- Charleville996 mm of rain a year
- Mitchelstown1,145 mm of rain a year
- Kanturk1,148 mm of rain a year
- Dunmanway1,763 mm of rain a year
- Millstreet1,500 mm of rain a year
Plan your gutter cleaning
Four taps: the building, what's in the gutters, the trees and how often. You see our price and when to book it. Your number is only asked for at the end, if you want one gutter cleaning company that covers your part of Cork to ring you.
Questions people ask
How often should a commercial roof be done?
Twice a year for valley gutters and flat roof outlets, once a year for eaves gutters with no trees near.
Who pays in an apartment block?
The management company, from the service charge.
Can farm shed gutters with asbestos cement be cleaned?
The gutters can be emptied, but old fibre cement must not be scraped, drilled or pressure washed. Tell the company what the roof is made of.
Get your gutters cleaned before the December rain
One local gutter cleaning company. Free, no obligation. Nothing is booked until you say yes.