Cleaning Gutters From the Ground
A gutter vacuum is a wet vacuum on the ground, a carbon pole up to the gutter and a curved nozzle that hooks into it. A camera on the pole shows the inside of the gutter on a screen, before and after. It reaches three storeys with nobody on a ladder, and clears a bungalow in well under an hour. 68,667 households in Cork city live in a house rather than a flat, and nearly all of them can be done this way.
What a vacuum does well, where a ladder still wins.
Free, no obligation. One local company prices it, not five.
- 3 storeysreached from the ground
- Camerabefore and after photos
- €60 to €180a bungalow
Gutters before the vacuum, and after
Real jobs, shared by the Irish companies that did them.
What it reaches
- Bungalows and two-storey houses on every side.
- Gutters over a conservatory, a porch or a flat-roofed extension, where a ladder has nothing to lean on.
- Three-storey townhouses from the footpath.
- Gutters behind a hedge or a narrow side passage.
What still needs a ladder
- Soil packed hard, with roots through it.
- A valley or a parapet gutter out of sight from the ground.
- A downpipe blocked halfway down: that is rodded.
- Loose brackets, which are fixed by hand.
The photos are the proof
You can't see into your own gutters. The pole camera can. Ask for a photo of each run before and after, sent with the invoice. It is the simplest way to know the job was done, and it shows any cracked joint or missing bracket.
What it costs
| Job | Typical cost | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Gutter cleaning, bungalow or single-storey house | €60 to €180 | Often done from the ground with a pole and vacuum |
| Gutter cleaning, two-storey terrace or semi | €70 to €280 | Two or three sides, how full, how easy to reach |
| Gutter cleaning, two-storey detached house | €120 to €280 | All four sides, the length of the roofline |
Cleaning a house is at the reduced 13.5% VAT rate. Ask for a written price that includes it.
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What it costs in CorkEvery house type. €60 to €180 for a bungalow.
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Why gutters overflowFive causes, and which ones a clean fixes.
The Cork gutter year124 mm falls on the city in December. Clean before it.
Sheds, shops and blocksLong runs, valley gutters and yearly contracts.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
Is a vacuum as thorough as cleaning by hand?
For moss, leaves and loose silt, yes. Packed soil with plants in it needs a hand finish.
Does it make a mess?
No. Everything goes down the pole into the vacuum drum and is taken away.
Can it be done in the rain?
In light rain, yes. Wet moss lifts easily. Not in high wind, when a long pole is hard to hold.
Get your gutters cleaned before the December rain
One local gutter cleaning company. Free, no obligation. Nothing is booked until you say yes.