Professional Gutter Cleaning in Broward and Miami-Dade

Professional gutter cleaning in South Florida is a different maintenance problem from the rest of the country, and the reason is simple. There is no autumn here. Trees shed year-round, so gutters fill continuously rather than once a season.

We clear gutters by hand across Broward and Miami-Dade, flush the downspouts, and check the fascia while we are up there. Call (954) 203-4767 to book, and book before storm season rather than during it.

Why South Florida Gutters Clog Faster

• Live oak and ficus drop leaves and small twigs all year rather than in one autumn flush
• Palm fronds and seed pods, which are heavy, fibrous and block a downspout outright rather than gradually
• Sea grape and royal poinciana litter, particularly near the coast
• Wind-blown debris after every squall line and tropical system
• Nesting birds and, in older neighborhoods, plant growth taking root in the standing organic matter

A gutter that would need clearing once a year in a temperate climate needs it twice here, and more under heavy canopy.

What Overflowing Gutters Damage Here

Fascia and soffit

This is the expensive one. Water spilling over the back of a blocked gutter runs down the fascia board, and in our humidity wet wood does not dry out. Rot follows, then the gutter loses its fixing, then the soffit goes. Soffit and fascia repair costs several times what the cleaning would have.

Termite attraction

Persistently damp timber at the roof edge is exactly what subterranean and drywood termites are looking for. Gutter overflow is one of the most common moisture sources we see feeding an infestation.

Stucco staining and wall saturation

Water sheeting down an exterior wall marks stucco and finds its way behind it at any crack or penetration.

Slab and landscape erosion

Concentrated overflow at one point washes out planting beds and undermines the soil against the slab.

The Part Most Gutter Cleaners Miss on a Tile Roof

This is where a roofing company doing your gutters differs from a general cleaning service, and it matters on almost every home we work on.

A blocked gutter does not only overflow outward. Water backs up over the rear lip of the gutter and under the bottom course of roof tile, where it reaches the underlayment at the most vulnerable edge of the roof. We have traced plenty of interior leaks along an exterior wall back to a gutter that had not been cleared in five years.

The second issue is the roof itself. Clearing gutters on a tile roof means being on or beside tile, and tile breaks under the wrong footfall. Weight belongs on the lower third of each tile where it laps the course below. Crews who work on shingle roofs all week and step wherever it is convenient leave cracked tiles behind, and you find out two summers later when the underlayment underneath has failed.

We repair tile roofs for a living. We know where to stand.

What We Actually Do

• Clear all gutter runs by hand and bag the debris rather than blowing it onto the roof or into the landscape
• Flush every downspout and confirm water is discharging, not just disappearing into a blockage further down
• Check underground drain discharge points where the downspouts run below grade
• Check hangers, spikes and gutter pitch, since a gutter holding standing water is either sagging or pitched wrong
• Look at the fascia and the tile drip course while we are at the edge, and tell you what we found
• Leave the site clean

How Often, and When

Twice a year is the realistic minimum in South Florida. Under mature oak, ficus or palm, three or four times is closer to right.

Timing matters more than frequency. The clearing that earns its money is the one done before hurricane season, in May or early June, because a clogged gutter and a tropical downpour arriving together is what causes the damage. A second visit in November clears what the season deposited.

What to Ask a Gutter Cleaning Service

• Do you bag the debris or blow it onto the roof and grounds
• Do you flush the downspouts or only clear the troughs
• Are you insured, and does that cover damage to roof tile
• Will you tell me if you find rotten fascia, or just clean and leave

Where We Work

We clean gutters throughout Broward and Miami-Dade., including Hollywood, Davie, Cooper City, Weston, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Dania Beach, Pembroke Park, Miami Lakes, Coral Gables, & Boca Raton.