A cleared white gutter beside a mossy concrete tile roof, high above a back garden

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Gutter cleaning and repairs in Rotherham

Rotherham is about seven miles from me in Mexborough, and only Sheffield has more of my MyBuilder reviews. Gutter cleaning is part of that, but the jobs here lean another way: more of them are a gutter that leaks than one that is simply full.

What do people here ring me about most?

My Rotherham reviews on MyBuilder go back to 2021, and reading down the job titles the pattern is plain. Some are gutters that want emptying. More of them are a joint that has come apart, a downpipe that has worked loose from the outlet, a length bent out of line, or a leak that turns up every time it rains.

That is worth knowing before you ring anyone, because the two are different jobs. A full gutter needs clearing. A split elbow or a perished seal needs fixing, and emptying the run around it will not stop the drip. I tell you which one yours is once I have seen it.

A few of the jobs behind those reviews

  • A section of gutter and downpipe replaced. January 2025. Sorted there and then, on the first visit.
  • A small section of square line gutter and downpipe. May 2024. Square line is the square profile, and a short length of it was replaced.
  • Interlocking dry verge on a bungalow. September 2023. The plastic units that cap the gable edge of the roof, refixed.
  • A blocked downpipe. November 2022. It proved more awkward than the customer expected, and it was cleared all the same.
  • Cobble paving cleaned and resealed. October 2021. Not every call here is about water coming off the roof.

Does gutter cleaning in Rotherham mean you need to be home?

No. One customer had me round to look and quote while nobody was in, then booked a downpipe repair and a full gutter clean on the back of it. I also flagged something else on that house that would need doing later, and what it would take.

The clearing is done with a high-reach vacuum from the ground, which gets to three storeys, so nothing is leaned on your fascia boards and nobody walks across your tiles. Downpipes get cleared too and the muck leaves with me. Because you might be at work, the before and after photographs are how you see the job was done. The full method is on the gutter clearing page, and if yours is broken rather than blocked, read gutter repairs instead.

Booked for the gutter, turned out to be the roof

Two jobs here in February 2026 were posted as gutter work. On one, the fault was in the roof all along. On the other I cleared the gutters and replaced some roof tiles as well. If the problem sits higher up than the gutter, that is what I quote for.

Where the water really gets out

  • A crack running across the bottom of a white plastic gutter beneath a concrete tile roof
    A crack across the base. Clearing this run would not stop it dripping.
  • A white adaptor joining a newer white gutter to an older black run under the eaves
    Newer gutter joined on to an older run with an adaptor.
  • Fresh lead flashing along the foot of a brick wall where it meets a concrete tile roof
    New lead where the roof meets a wall.

What changes the price on a job here?

Rotherham is well inside the twenty miles I cover, so the distance adds nothing. What does move the figure is working out which job you have. A clear, a repair, or a roof fault showing itself at the gutter are three different amounts of work, and a photo cannot always tell them apart.

After that it comes down to the house itself: how high the gutters sit, how easy it is to get round the back, and how long it has been since anyone cleared them. I give you the number once I have looked, and if there is less wrong than it seemed, the bill is smaller.

Round here

Posted on MyBuilder as new guttering for the front of a house. The customer's own review lists what I actually replaced: a slipped tile and the gutter joints that had perished. May 2024.

Price right and no pressure to hire him.
MyBuilder review, Rotherham, March 2025

Can you do a drive or a roof while you are here?

Yes. A few of my Rotherham jobs have been drives. One in September 2024 was cleaned, re-sanded and sealed. The oil stains mostly lifted, the worst came out completely, and what was left is barely visible under the seal. The weather turned partway through, so I came back to finish it and kept the customer posted in between. The details are on driveway and patio cleaning.

Slipped tiles and a loose verge count as roof repairs, covered on roof and chimney repairs. Moss on the roof is scraped and brushed off, never pressure washed, which is explained on roof cleaning.

Before you book

Is one leaking joint too small a job to bring you to Rotherham?

No. An elbow joint that had come apart and a downpipe that needed putting back on the gutter have both been jobs of mine in the town. The quote is still free however small it turns out.

How soon can you get out once I have said yes?

Most go in a week or so after the quote, as long as the weather holds. One job here went in the next day, but that depends on what else is booked, so I would not promise it.

The downpipe is overflowing but the gutter looks fine. Is that still you?

Yes. It is part of the same system, and blocked or loose downpipes come up often here. The pipe gets cleared, or refixed to the gutter outlet, on the same visit.

What should I send you before you come?

A photo on WhatsApp, taken standing on the ground, is normally plenty for a first look. Take the back of the house too if that is where the trouble is, because getting round the back is part of what decides the price.

Are you just outside Rotherham?

Rawmarsh, Wickersley and Maltby are all on my patch, as is the stretch back towards Mexborough through Swinton. Every town I cover is listed on the areas page.

What happens when you get in touch?

Ring or WhatsApp 07515 154559, Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm, or use the quote form. Tell me roughly where you are and what you have noticed. I come out, have a look and give you a figure, which costs you nothing, with no call-out fee on top. If all it wants is one bracket refixing, you will hear that from me.

Gutters, roof or drive in Rotherham?

Tell me what is going on and I will come and look at it.