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November 18, 2024

I thought that I’d left the problem of moss filled gutters behind me when we left Scotland. But it seems that Suffolk is quite capable of growing a hardy moss.

Thanks to some long ladders donated by the neighbours, I could get up and see why our gutters were overflowing during storms. Although ours were clear, the neighbours had a plentiful collection of grass, moss and small plants. Due to the gutters being shared and flowing in their direction the our gutters were not clearing, it looked like a miniature aqueduct up there.

Several buckets later, all the plants and sludge was removed and the water was flowing nicely down the downpipe.

I’d not realised how bad our neighbours had got as I’d paid someone else to clear ours earlier in the year. Something to watch out for as they are too old to be running up and down ladders.

Blocked or broken gutters are definitely a must do job as they can cause other problems such as water ingress into the house, drips or green algae stains on your window frames and sills.

By Andy from Workshopshed One Comment

  Posted in: DIY Tags: Gutters, maintenance