Gutter Cleaning & Repair London
Vacuum gutter clearance from ground level, leaking joint repair, gutter re-fix, downpipe replacement and fascia/soffit work. SkyVac and pole-camera — no scaffold on the vast majority of London terraces and semis.
Terraced 2-storey clean £120–£180. Semi £160–£240. Detached £220–£320. 3-storey +£60–£120. Gutter section replace £45–£85/m. Downpipe replace £140–£240. All prices include VAT.
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Gutter cleaning in London costs £120–£320 depending on property size, with a 3-storey reach surcharge of £60–£120. Leaking joints are repaired from £90, gutter sections replaced from £45 per metre and full downpipe drops from £140. Vacuum clearance from ground level — no scaffold on the vast majority of jobs. Same-week booking across all London boroughs.
Gutter problems we sort in London
London gutters take a beating. Plane-tree leaves, sycamore seedlings, moss mats off a clay-tiled roof, pigeon nests behind the hopper, and the standard mortar dust from decades of repointing all settle into the same channel and stop the water leaving. By the time the homeowner sees water sheeting down the brickwork in October, the silt layer at the bottom of the gutter is usually two to three inches deep and the joints have started to weep where the seal has been compressed by the weight of it.
Repair work falls into a short list of recurring jobs: cleared blockage, joint seal swap, bracket re-fix where the fascia has gone soft, fall correction where a long run has flattened off, hopper-head unblock at the top of a downpipe, and full section or drop replacement when the profile is past saving. We carry stock for the common uPVC and cast-iron-effect profiles, plus a working stock of universal joint kits and brackets, so most repairs are completed on the first visit.
For anything beyond the gutter line itself — slipped tiles letting water past the roof edge, flat-roof outlet failures, or a chimney lead flashing dumping water into the gutter — work is coordinated with the wider roof repair team on the same visit. Internal water-damage that has already started to mark a ceiling is handled alongside under general repairs.
How vacuum gutter clearance works
A SkyVac industrial gutter vacuum sits on the pavement or driveway and draws debris up through 12m of carbon-fibre poles into a sealed waste drum. The head sits inside the gutter, sees the entire run via a pole-mounted inspection camera, and removes silt, moss, leaves and nest material without anyone leaving the ground. There is no ladder against the brickwork, no scaffold licence to arrange with the borough, no neighbour disruption.
For repairs the same poles take a sealant gun, a small wire brush, a screw-bit driver and a bracket-removal hook. About 70% of joint and bracket repairs can be carried out from the ground in the same way. Anything that needs hand-tool work for more than a minute or two — a fascia replacement, a long downpipe drop, a hopper re-bed — gets a tower or a cherry-picker, scheduled and priced before any work starts.
Gutter repair pricing in London
All prices include VAT and the pre-and-post pole-camera photo report. The figures below are the typical London bands — the exact price is confirmed on the call from property type, number of storeys, run length and access. No call-out fee on scheduled work, no parking surcharge inside the borough.
| Job | What’s Covered | Typical Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced 2-storey gutter clean | Front + rear vacuum clearance from ground level, downpipe flush, photo report. | £120–£180 |
| Semi-detached 2-storey clean | All elevations vacuum clearance, hopper unblock, outlet check, photo report. | £160–£240 |
| Detached 2-storey clean | Full perimeter vacuum clearance, all downpipes flushed, fall check, photo report. | £220–£320 |
| 3-storey property — surcharge | Carbon-fibre pole reach to 12m. Added to the 2-storey rate above. | +£60–£120 |
| Gutter section replacement (per metre) | Like-for-like uPVC or cast-iron-effect, new brackets, sealed joints. Supply + fit. | £45–£85 |
| Downpipe replacement (full drop) | Single drop replaced top to bottom — pipe, brackets, shoe, hopper if needed. | £140–£240 |
| Leaking joint repair | Joint stripped, EPDM seal or union swap, full hose-test before sign-off. | £90–£160 |
| Fascia + soffit replacement (per metre) | Rotten timber removed, new uPVC fascia and vented soffit, gutter re-hung. | £70–£110 |
* Prices include VAT. Full pricing list on the pricing page.
What we cover
- Vacuum gutter clearance from ground level — no scaffold, no ladders against the brickwork
- Pole-camera survey before and after, JPEGs sent over WhatsApp on the day
- Downpipe flushing — silt, moss and tennis-ball blockages cleared with water and rod
- Leaking joint repair on uPVC, cast-iron-effect and original cast-iron gutter runs
- Gutter re-fix where brackets have pulled away from soft fascia or rotten timber
- Fall correction — re-pitching a flat section to drain properly toward the outlet
- Downpipe replacement — full drops, shoes, swan-necks and offsets in matching colour
- Hopper head unblock and re-bed at the top of a downpipe stack
- Fascia, soffit and bargeboard replacement in uPVC over rotten timber
- Bird-nest removal, mesh guard fitting and seasonal autumn-leaf clearance
How it works
Same-day phone quote
Tell us the property type, number of storeys and what you have seen — overflow, drip from a joint, plants growing out of the gutter. We give a fixed price band on the call from the figures above, with a firm number confirmed once we have eyes on it.
Pre-work pole-camera survey
On arrival we run a high-reach pole camera along every gutter run. You see exactly what is in the gutter, the state of the joints and the brackets, and where any falls are wrong, before any cleaning starts. No upsells off photos you cannot see.
Vacuum clearance and repair
A SkyVac industrial vacuum extracts moss, silt, leaves and nest material from ground level. Repairs — re-bedding joints, swapping brackets, replacing sections — are done from a tower or with extension poles. No scaffold for the vast majority of London terraces and semis.
Hose-test and photo report
Every gutter is hose-tested at the end of the visit — water flows from the highest outlet to the downpipe with no overflow and no joint drip. A photo report of cleared gutters and any remedial work is emailed before we leave.
Fascia, soffit and downpipe replacement
A gutter is only as good as the fascia behind it. If the timber has gone spongy, the brackets pull through under the weight of a wet, leaf-loaded gutter and the run starts to sag — even a perfectly clean gutter will overflow at the low point. Where the survey shows soft fascia, replacement uPVC fascia and vented soffit is fitted at £70–£110 per metre, including taking the old gutter off, fitting the new boards and re-hanging the gutter on fresh brackets.
Downpipes are replaced as a full drop — top hopper or swan-neck through to the shoe at the bottom — at £140–£240 depending on storey count and whether offsets are needed to clear a sill or a flat-roof bay. Cast-iron-effect aluminium downpipes are available as an upgrade on period properties in conservation areas; the look matches original cast iron but at a fraction of the weight and with no rust risk over the life of the run.
Why ignored gutters become expensive
A blocked or overflowing gutter is rarely the actual cost. The cost is what the water does on its way down — saturated brickwork that pushes damp through to internal plaster, rotten fascia and soffit that needs full replacement at four times the cost of a clean, water tracking back under the lowest course of tiles into the roof void, and a stained, blown wall finish that has to be hacked off and re-rendered. A £150 autumn clearance prevents £1,500 of remedials the following spring on a fair share of London properties.
The other slow killer is the downpipe shoe discharging onto a paved path that runs back to the wall. Water sits at the base of the brickwork, wicks up through the damp-proof course or finds a route in through an air-brick, and triggers a damp investigation that ends up costing more than re-routing the downpipe into a gully ever would have done. On the survey we flag any shoe pointed the wrong way and price the fix in the same visit — usually a £40 swan-neck part and 20 minutes of pole work.
Areas covered
Gutter cleaning and repair is carried out across all 32 London boroughs and the City of London. Highest booking volumes come from Camden, Islington, Hackney, Wandsworth, Lambeth, Southwark, Hammersmith & Fulham and Haringey.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does gutter cleaning cost in London?
Do you need scaffold to clean or repair gutters?
Can you fix a leaking gutter joint without replacing the whole run?
How quickly can you attend a leaking gutter in London?
Will you clear a gutter with plants and moss growing in it?
Do you replace fascia and soffit boards as well?
What about a blocked downpipe or hopper head?
Can a gutter overflow be a fall problem rather than a blockage?
Do you do landlord and property manager portfolios?
Are you insured for working at height?
Book your gutter clean or repair
Same-week slots, fixed price confirmed on the call, vacuum from ground level — no scaffold on the vast majority of London properties. Pole-camera photo report before and after, emailed before we leave the address.
Fully insured • £5m Public Liability Hiscox UK • PASMA tower-trained operatives • VAT-registered invoices