Gutter Cleaning in Buckhead & West Atlanta

The crew scoops the troughs out by hand, runs water down every downspout and watches it drain, then bags the debris and carries it off your property. Along the way they look over the whole run, so a loose hanger or a weeping corner gets noted before the next Atlanta storm finds it.

Because a clean trough over a clogged downspout still spills over. Blowers and gutter gadgets reach the trough but leave whatever is lodged in the elbow, like a wedged sweetgum ball, and that clog only grows. Running water through each downspout is the one way to know the system drains end to end.

Aim for November into December, after most of the oak leaves and pine straw are down and before the winter rains set in. That single visit clears the fall drop. Homes under heavy pine or oak often want a second cleaning in spring after the pollen and catkins.

Fall debris sits in the trough and the first long, soaking rain turns it into a plug. Water backs up and spills behind the gutter, soaking the fascia until it rots, or drops straight down into the red clay along the foundation. On hilly Atlanta lots that runoff then cuts its own path through the yard.

No. We bag the debris and remove it, and we sweep whatever falls onto walks, driveways and decks. Leaf blowers spray wet pine straw and pollen onto windows, brick and porch furniture, which is why our Atlanta crews do not rely on them.

Watch during the next rain. Water sheeting over the front edge, plants growing in the trough, or a downspout that stays dry in a downpour all point to a clog. Spilling right beside a downspout usually means the downspout is blocked; spilling mid-run can mean a pitch or sag problem, and a Solutionist can tell you which.