The winter weather has left many London homes and businesses with clogged gutters, resulting in dirty water flowing down or even into windows. Dirty gutters are more than just a cosmetic problem making a business or home look unsightly. They can also cause structural damage to the building and lead to expensive repairs.

A gutter system is design to collect water and channel it away from the building's foundations. A gutter system that is clogged or not flowing freely can cause water to collect around the foundations, leading to cracks and eventual collapse. Pools of water attract bacteria and parasites, especially in the warm weather, leading to health and safety concerns.

Most gutter systems are held in place by wooden fascia boards. When gutters become waterlogged due to clogging, the wooden fascia boards rot away and need to be replaced. Dirty water can run down the sides of the building, down windows or even into the building through cracks and open windows. This damages wooden door and window frames, leading to deterioration and rotting.

Gardens can be affected by clogged gutters as water pours onto shrubs and flowerbeds, waterlogging the soil and killing plants. Water collection in the soil around the property also seeps down into foundations causing cracks to form and deterioration to occur over time. Underground systems can also be badly affected.

“Most people don't give a second thought to the gutters, but they actually need to be cleaned two to four times a year,” says Lee Gladden, IOSH trained Director of Regency Cleaning. “The frequency depends on the property. Trees and birds around the property and building can contribute greatly to the muck and debris that collects in gutters. It's best to clean gutters at every change of season.”

Cleaning gutters has always been a laborious task with workers manually sweeping out dirt and debris. This puts them at great risk and also risks damage to property if the gutters are cleaned too forcefully. To make matters worse, the gutters are seldom completely cleaned out.

Regency Cleaning in London has a high tech approach to cleaning gutters. They use the latest gutter vac technology to safely and successfully clear leaves, moss, general dirt and muck from gutters up to heights of 45 feet without the use of ladders.

The gutter vac is a system of light weight, carbon fibre pipes with a 3000w vacuum motor. The pipes suck up the muck and deposit it tidily into the cleaner barrel, ready for removal from the property. “This system will take care of leaves, moss, twigs and dirt from gutters and hoppers to leave your gutter system flowing freely and operating just as it should,” says Gladden.

“Power is not a problem. If the customer’s electricity is inconvenient or the customer is away from the property, Regency Cleaning brings their own fully functional, self contained generator to supply all the necessary power to complete the toughest gutter clean up,” says Alan Oliver, also a Director of Regency Cleaning.

To add to the technology involved in this advanced process, Regency Cleaning uses wireless CCTV monitoring to inspect the guttering before and after the cleaning operation. “Customers are welcome to view the CCTV images for peace of mind that the cleaning was necessary and the job has been completed to satisfaction,” says Oliver.

Regency Cleaning offers gutter cleaning to commercial and domestic clients in London. Their Essex domestic gutter clearing service is available throughout Harlow, New Hall, Church Langley, Sawbridgeworth, Bishops Stortford and surrounding areas. They offer free quotations and welcome any enquiries about cleaning commercial and domestic properties.

Regency Cleaning is a London based specialist cleaning company providing services to construction and property management companies across London and the South East. Their services include window cleaning using a variety of techniques, façade cleaning to the frontage of buildings that have stubborn dirt or discolouration, gutter cleaning using the latest in gutter vac cleaning equipment, pressure washing to maintain hard surface areas, cleaning cladding of buildings of all shapes and sizes, steam cleaning to remove dirt or graffiti and render natural stone without chemicals, and glass polishing to remove scratches from windows, doors, tables and windscreens. Rope access or cherry pickers are used to access difficult to reach or extremely high areas. Their abseilers are trained to IRATA standards to ensure adherence to safe working practices. Regency Cleaning is HAS, IRATA and IOSH accredited. For more details visit: http://www.regencycleaning.com/gutter-cleaning/