Dousland's gutter cleaning & clearing specialists

What's actually different about Dousland

By the time gutter cleaning & clearing becomes obvious from the road in Dousland, it has usually been quietly building for two seasons. Small Dartmoor village east of Yelverton on the road up to Princetown, which shapes how gutter cleaning & clearing on painted render and Dartmoor granite and natural slate actually plays out around PL20.

Granite and exposed render take a hammering from horizontal Dartmoor rain six months of the year. We're frequently in and around PL20, so booking-day flexibility is easier than people expect. Exposure here is very exposed - 8.8 miles from our PL3 base makes turnaround short.

We aim to send the written quote inside the same evening you get in touch, and we don't chase you afterwards. There's no doorstep pressure at any point in the process, and no fake deadline to sign a quote. We never sub-contract out — the crew that quotes the job is the crew that does the job. If your neighbour books at the same time we drop the callout portion — genuinely worth mentioning next door. The most common repeat booking pattern we see is roof every three years, gutters every year, walls every two. Boundary walls, garage doors and bin stores usually get added to bigger visits at cost, not full rates. Every visit finishes with a five-minute tidy — sand brushed in, debris bagged, tap turned off. Water usage is metered and quoted realistically — we never charge for water we didn't use. Pressure washing patios always finishes with a lawn edge tidy so borders don't end up sanded. Windows include the frames, the sills, the trickle vents and the cill drain holes, always. Downpipe inlets are water-tested before we leave, not just visually checked. Waste from moss removal gets bagged, weighed and taken to a licensed green-waste facility. There's a fixed weekend rate for genuine emergencies — no gouging, published on the enquiry email. Winter drive seals are cured under a tarp and a heater for the last two hours so overnight rain doesn't spoil the finish. Materials data sheets are available on request for any product we use on any of our work.

Typical problems on Dousland properties

• Damp patches behind gutter at the rear, almost always wet after a very-exposed week in Dousland - at very exposed exposure - worth flagging on enquiries this side of town.
• Saplings literally growing in front gutters of older granite cottages and 1960s bungalows - in the West Devon Borough Council patch - a job that suits softwash first, pressure never.
• Conservatory box gutters holding standing water - frequent on granite cottages and 1960s bungalows - 8.8 miles from PL3 - a maintenance item that gets cheaper the earlier you catch it.
• Fascia greening below gutter line - usually starts on the Yelverton-facing run - at roughly 50.499,-4.093 - typically half a day, sometimes a full day if access is tight.
• Drip-line erosion in borders below the worst-blocked sections in Dousland - on painted render and Dartmoor granite - a job where getting the order right matters more than the products.

Honest answers to common questions

Neighbouring areas on the gutter cleaning & clearing round