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Eavestroughs & Drainage

Eavestrough Cleaning in Toronto & the GTA

Nobody calls about gutter cleaning until something forces the issue: water pouring over the edge in a storm, a downspout that has gone silent, or icicles the size of your arm hanging off the eaves in January. By then the clog has usually been building for a season or two — maple keys in spring, leaves in fall, and shingle grit all year round, packed into a wet mat that never dries out.

A proper gutter clean out is done by hand from a ladder, not with a leaf blower from the ground. Everything comes out of the trough, the downspouts get flushed with water until they run clear, and elbows that are packed solid get taken apart — downspout unclogging is where most of the actual blockages live. While we are up there, we look at slope, hangers, seams and the fascia, because the ladder is already against the house and problems are cheap to catch early.

The honest schedule for most GTA homes is twice a year: late fall after the leaves are down, and spring after the keys and blossoms drop. Homes with no overhanging trees can often get away with once. If your real problem is that you are cleaning eavestroughs four times a year under a big maple, we will tell you — that is a gutter guard conversation, not an endless cleaning subscription.

What this covers

  • Hand removal of leaves, needles, keys and shingle grit from every trough
  • Downspout flushing until water runs freely at the bottom
  • Disassembly and clearing of packed elbows and offsets
  • Bagging and removal of all debris — nothing left on the lawn or in the garden
  • Check of slope, hangers, seams and corner mitres while we are on the ladder
  • Resecuring the odd loose hanger or strap where it is a quick fix
  • Photo report of anything that needs real attention, so you can see what we saw
  • A straight answer on whether your trees justify gutter guards

Just need one small job done?

Clear one blocked downspoutClean all eavestroughsWinterize eavestroughs before freeze-up

What affects the price

  • House size and total linear footage of trough
  • One storey versus two or three — height drives time and setup
  • How much debris is up there; a skipped year or two roughly doubles the job
  • Tree cover, especially mature maples and pines directly over the roof
  • Blocked downspouts that need disassembly rather than a simple flush
  • Roof pitch and access where trough sits above a lower roof or an addition
  • Season — frozen debris in early winter takes far longer than the same job in October

Every home is different, so we don’t publish flat prices — the quote is free and based on your actual job.

Eavestrough Cleaning near you

We take quote requests across the GTA. Local pages:

TorontoEtobicokeNorth YorkScarboroughEast YorkYorkMississaugaBramptonCaledonVaughanMarkhamRichmond HillAuroraNewmarketKingWhitchurch-StouffvilleEast GwillimburyGeorginaPickeringAjaxWhitbyOshawaClaringtonUxbridgeOakvilleBurlingtonMiltonHalton HillsHamiltonSt. CatharinesNiagara FallsGrimsbyNiagara-on-the-LakeBarrieInnisfilBradford West GwillimburyNew TecumsethKitchenerWaterlooCambridgeGuelphOrangeville

Common questions

How often should eavestroughs be cleaned in Ontario?
Twice a year for most houses with trees nearby: once in late fall after leaf drop, once in spring after maple keys and blossoms come down. No overhanging trees, once a year is usually fine. The fall clean matters most — debris left in the trough over winter freezes into a block that feeds ice dams at the eaves.
When is the best time for fall gutter cleaning?
After the leaves have mostly finished falling and before hard freeze-up — in the GTA that window is usually late October through November. Clean too early and the last leaf drop refills the trough; too late and you are chipping frozen debris. If a big early snowfall is coming, a slightly early clean beats none at all.
How do I know if my downspout is clogged?
Run water into the trough with a hose, or watch during rain: if little comes out the bottom while the gutter overflows above, the downspout is packed — usually at the top elbow or where sections join. Silence during a downpour is the giveaway. Flushing fixes some; packed elbows need to come apart to clear properly.
Can clogged eavestroughs actually damage my house?
Yes, and it is the cheapest damage to prevent. Overflowing troughs dump water beside the foundation, which is where most wet basements start. In winter, a clogged trough full of ice adds weight that pulls hangers out of the fascia and gives ice dams a head start. The rotten fascia we replace behind old gutters almost always traces back to years of overflow.
Do you clean eavestroughs with guards installed?
We do — guards reduce cleaning, they do not eliminate it. Fine debris still gets through mesh, and surface-tension covers collect grit in the trough below over time. Guarded systems typically need attention every few years instead of twice annually, and some snap-in covers have to come off and go back on, which adds time to the job.

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