Gutter Cleaning & Repair in Toronto & the GTA

In the GTA, eavestroughs fill on a schedule: maple keys and seed pods in late spring, then a heavy load of leaves through October and November, with shingle grit washing down all year in between. Skip a season and the first sign is usually water sheeting over the edge in a rainstorm — or, worse, an ice dam in February fed by a trough that froze full. In Toronto there is another layer: the City's downspout disconnection program moved many homes' downspouts off the sewer and onto the lawn, so eavestrough cleaning now goes hand in hand with making sure the discharge runs away from the foundation.

Proper gutter cleaning is more than scooping. The debris comes out by hand, then every run gets flushed with water to prove it actually flows to the downspouts — because a trough can look clean and still drain nowhere. Downspouts are where most blockages hide, packed into the elbows, so we take them apart when the flush says so. While we're up there we deal with what cleaning alone can't: pulled spikes swapped for screw-in hangers, sagging runs re-sloped so water moves instead of ponding, leaking end caps and mitred corners resealed, and extensions checked so the water lands away from your foundation instead of beside it.

For a free quote, tell us how many storeys the house is, send a photo or two of the front and back rooflines, and mention any known trouble spots — the corner that always overflows, the downspout that never runs. If you have gutter guards already, say so; cleaning under them is a different job than an open trough.

• Clearing leaves, needles, maple keys and shingle grit by hand
• Flushing every run to confirm water actually reaches the downspouts
• Unblocking downspouts, including disassembling clogged elbows
• Re-securing sagging sections with screw-in hangers
• Correcting slope so water drains instead of ponding
• Resealing leaking end caps, seams and mitred corners
• Downspout repair and replacing crushed or disconnected extensions
• Gutter guard installation where overhanging trees make cleaning a losing battle
• Directing discharge away from the foundation and walkways
• Photos of what came out and anything damaged we spotted up there

• Storeys and roofline — a two-storey house with dormers and multiple roof levels takes different ladder work than a bungalow perimeter
• Time since the last clean — fresh leaves scoop fast, while seasons of compacted, composted debris comes out slow and heavy
• Tree cover — a yard under mature maples fills troughs twice as fast and usually justifies a spring and a fall visit
• Repairs uncovered — resealing corners, re-sloping runs and re-hanging sections are add-ons we price honestly once we see them
• Guards — installing them adds scope, and cleaning under existing guards takes longer than an open trough
• Access — landscaping, sunrooms, low cable lines and steep side yards all shape where ladders can safely go

Every home is different, so we don’t publish flat prices — the quote is free and based on your actual job. See how handyman pricing works in the GTA.