Guttering in Maidenhead

Maidenhead is a town of mature trees. They line the roads up from the station, fill the gardens of the larger houses towards the river and shade the villages around Cookham and Bray, and every autumn they drop their leaves straight into the gutters. A blocked outlet or a sagging run then sends rainwater down the walls instead of to the drain. We come over from Wokingham, about 9 miles away, to sort gutters out across SL6.

Most gutter problems here start with a blockage, so the first job is usually clearing the leaves, moss and silt and unblocking the outlets and downpipes. Joints that drip are then cleaned and resealed, and brackets that have let a run drop are refixed. Where the guttering on a period house is cracked or brittle, new gutters and downpipes are fitted to a steady fall.

Rotten timber behind the gutter is a common find on older houses, and our Maidenhead fascias and soffits page explains how that is put right. If water from a blocked gutter has found its way into the roof, see our Maidenhead roof repairs page, and our Roofers in Maidenhead page covers everything else we do in the town.