Gutter Cleaning, Repair and Installations in Suffolk County, NY

Recent Gutter Cleaning Projects We Have Completed

In Huntington, New York, Lloyd Harbor area, we recently had a project where the client’s Yankee gutter system was leaking into their home. Yankee gutters are a form of gutter that is seen mostly in older historic homes. The gutter or trough is built into the actual roofing system and does not sit on the exterior of the home like many newer homes but inside of the roof itself. This can be a very involved problem.

In this project, we first attempted a cost-effective solution by lining the section of the Yankee gutter that was leaking into the home with new copper, and sealing it properly to waterproof the Yankee gutter system. This required our team to bend the copper to a custom size to fit perfectly. We were able to solve this in the most cost-effective and efficient way possible and eliminate the leak!

Another client located in Dix Hills, New York had an ongoing issue with water overflowing behind her gutters and into her home despite the gutters being cleaned out on a regular basis. Our technicians inspected the situation and revealed that the roof shingles were not providing enough of a “bridge” for the water to drain properly into the gutters instead the water was going behind the shingles. A simple solution was to install a “drip-edge”, which is a piece of aluminum flashing inserted behind and under the shingles and extend the “bridge” of the shingle into the gutter. We can proudly state that this customer has not had this issue since we did the work.

A new customer in Amityville, NY called us last year and informed us that water was overflowing her rain gutter system. Our first instinct was that the gutters simply needed to be cleaned. However, after inspecting the gutter system, we noticed that the area of overflow was exactly where a downspout was draining from the second-floor gutter system into the lower level (ground level) gutter system. In this case, the downspout was extended over the first-floor roof and inserted improperly and too snugly with an elbow into the gutter. During heavy rainfall, the water continued to splash. As a solution, we installed a larger 6-inch .032-gauge aluminum seamless gutter which allowed for a much greater water handling capacity and totally eliminated the splashing and overflow problem. Additionally, the larger gutter allowed the elbow enough room so that it was not inserted so tightly and causing the water to splash. The customer was so happy that they elected to replace the entire home’s gutters with 6-inch seamless aluminum gutters.

In Smithtown, New York, many of the homes are on larger properties and have extensive trees. One of our customers had his gutter cleaning done on a four times annual basis. However, this was simply not enough to keep up with the demand. The gutters were constantly full and overflowing with debris causing rain water to drain down the front of their home and into the basement windows. This caused several floods in the basement. As a solution, we installed a micro guard gutter leaf filter protection system. We have not had to clean this customer’s gutters for over three years. They recently called us and asked us to just come out and do a “spot” check even though the problem had been totally eliminated. The homeowner wanted to ensure that the system is working properly. Our crew inspected the gutter guards, reset them and flushed all the downspouts. By doing this, we can ensure that the gutter guards and the leaf filter protection system will be in proper functioning order for years to come!

Timber Ridge is a townhouse and condominium community located in Holtsville, NY. Spotless has been providing gutter cleaning services for over 10 years to this complex. We recently noticed that several of the townhomes and condos were in need of gutter replacement of certain sections that were damaged. Our team measured up the sections that need to be replaced, an estimate was provided in writing and they were installed several days later.

During one of our annual cleaning the gutters at Timber Ridge, we found multiple downspouts or leaders to be blocked. In this case, we attempted to clear the blockage by hosing the downspout with water. When that did not work, we took apart the elbows and cleaned them that way. In addition, we had to snake certain sections of the leader with a handheld snake to get them properly cleaned out and prevent overflow.

You may have come to this page by looking to find a gutter cleaning company near Suffolk County. If you have, call or text (631) 218-1940 to set up your FREE estimate and we will send a local member of our staff to your home for an estimate.

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