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Once rain starts spilling down the walls or a downpipe falls silent, we come out to Puttenham and break through the blockage – sodden leaf plugs, rooted weeds, needle mats and choked swan necks – until water runs freely again.
A gutter that has stopped working is a different job from one that just needs its yearly tidy. By the time water is sheeting over the front edge, there is usually a solid plug sitting in an outlet, a hopper full of black sludge, or grass and saplings rooted along the run. Our gutter clearing in Puttenham targets exactly those problems: we dig out the compacted material, pull the plants out by the roots, and then chase the blockage down through the downpipe until it is gone.
Much of this is handled from the ground with a powerful vacuum on poles that reach around 12 metres, which copes with the steep cottage roofs and tall gables found in the village. Packed outlets and valley gutters are often finished by hand from a ladder, footed safely on the ground. Where wire or foam guards have been fitted and are now clogged themselves, we lift them out, clean underneath and refit them. Downpipes are worked from the bottom upwards and flushed through, and if the trouble turns out to be in the buried drain, we will tell you so you are not left guessing.
The Hog’s Back shelters Puttenham from the north, but it also acts like a chute. When a gale crosses the ridge, loose leaves, twigs and beech mast tumble down the southern slope and land on village rooftops in a single night. Gutters that were coping beforehand can be overwhelmed within a week, and the first sign is often water bursting over a porch or soaking a doorway.
Then there is Puttenham Common, a sprawl of heather, birch and pine just south of the village. Pine needles behave differently from broad leaves: they slide down tiles, lock together at outlets and slowly turn into a dense peat that grasses love to colonise. We regularly find small birch saplings and clumps of moss growing out of gutters on homes nearer the common, and those roots have to be teased out carefully so the gutter is not pulled off its brackets. Older cottages with clay tiles also shed moss in winter, which slumps into the gutter and sets hard.
Combine that with long runs on converted barns and old hop buildings, low eaves hidden behind climbers, and downpipes that discharge into Victorian-era gullies, and you have a recipe for repeated overflows. We clear blocked systems across the whole of GU3 around Puttenham, along the lanes towards Seale and Wanborough, and down towards Shackleford and Compton.
Clearing is about finding the stoppage and removing it properly, so the same overflow does not return with the next downpour.
Using your photos and a look along the roofline, we pinpoint where the water is backing up – usually an outlet, a corner joint, a hopper head or a section where plants have taken hold.
Compacted needles and silt are vacuumed out, weeds are pulled by the root, and stubborn plugs are loosened by hand from a ladder so nothing is forced down into the downpipe.
We work the downpipe from ground level upwards, removing debris at the shoe and bends, then flush water through from the top to prove the pipe is open.
Any guards we lifted are cleaned and refitted, muck is bagged up from paths and flower beds, and you get a quick message with photos once the gutters are draining.
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Our team turns up when promised, operates safely at ground level using advanced high-reach systems, and when necessary, works safely from access equipment to ensure every section of gutter is fully cleaned.
We make sure every gutter is completely cleared, repaired where needed, and functioning as it should. With our customer-focused approach, free quotes, and guaranteed workmanship, you can rely on SuperClean Gutters to deliver a 5-star experience every time.
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We use the latest professional vacuum systems on the industry, along with high-reach poles that allow us to clear even the hard-to-reach gutters from ground level.
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Some warning signs mean a simple clean is no longer enough and the gutter is actually blocked. Ring or message us if you spot:
Acting soon after a storm or a wet autumn stops trapped water rotting fascia boards or creeping into old stonework.
A clearing job is quoted on the specific problem rather than a generic rate. What sways the figure:
Photograph the overflowing sections and any affected downpipes, send them by WhatsApp, SMS or email, and a free fixed price normally follows on the same day.
They are quite different jobs. A routine clean removes the loose build-up before it causes trouble. Clearing is for gutters that have already stopped flowing, so it involves breaking up compacted plugs, removing rooted plants and freeing downpipes. It is often needed when gutters have been left for several seasons or after a storm has dumped a lot of debris at once.
Homes beside the common take a steady fall of pine needles and birch litter, so they do refill faster than average. After clearing we can suggest a cleaning interval that suits your plot, and if guards are fitted we make sure they are clean and seated properly so they help rather than hinder.
We take our time with rooted growth. Grass and seedlings are loosened and lifted out by hand where possible, so the roots do not lever the gutter off its brackets. If a section has already been pushed out of line, we will show you and can usually realign or replace it.
Yes. Brush, foam and mesh guards often trap a layer of fine debris underneath. Guards come out, the channel underneath is emptied, the guards get a rinse, and back in they go, bedded down snugly. If any are damaged beyond use, we will let you know.
We clear the downpipe itself and the shoe or bend at the bottom, and we can lift leaves out of an open gully. If the blockage is further down in the underground pipework, you would need a drain-unblocking firm instead, and we will describe what we saw so you can brief them.
We aim to fit urgent overflow problems in as soon as our diary allows. Send photos of the affected area and mention that water is coming over the edge, and we will tell you when we can get to Puttenham.
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Storms rarely stop at the parish boundary, so we are also clearing blocked gutters in the villages around Puttenham. The links below take you to each village page.
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Photograph where the water is spilling over and message it to us. We will come back with a free price for clearing the blockage and getting your downpipes running.
