07725 314415Gutter Cleaning & Clearance in Totnes
High-power vacuum clearance from ground level. No ladders against your house. We work all over Totnes and the surrounding Devon area — Bridgetown, Follaton, Dartington and the towns between.
The Moore & Franks approach in Totnes
Totnes climbs from the Dart up its famous steep high street, dense with listed Tudor and Georgian buildings whose gutters are a genuine challenge — old cast-iron, awkward valleys and rooflines packed close together. Surrounded by wooded river country, the town gets a heavy autumn leaf load, and with the Dart close the damp is never far off. Blocked guttering on a listed frontage is the last thing an owner wants. Moore & Franks clear the runs by vacuum from ground level, flush the downpipes, and treat period ironwork with the care it needs — no blasting, no ladders, no damage. Devon family firm, 25 years, fully insured to £5m.
Across the river in Bridgetown the terraces carry north-facing slate roofs that green over quickly in the shade off the valley, and that moss sloughs into the gutters as a wet grit. On the steep streets a blocked downpipe sends water straight down a rendered frontage. We clear each run from the ground with the vacuum, empty the hoppers, and flush the downpipes so the water is carried clear rather than tracking down the wall.
Out at Follaton and the western fringes the newer rendered estates bring modern deep guttering that blocks just the same, and the low valley light keeps the render lichen-spotted and slow to dry. Roof runoff drives that growth into the runs, and an overflow streaks a pale gable fast. We keep the runs clear and the pipes flushed so the water stays off the elevation, which saves the far bigger job of soft-washing a stained wall later.
Out in the surrounding villages — Dartington, Ashprington and Stoke Gabriel — the oaks and beeches lining the Dart drop a heavy leaf load into gutters every autumn, faster than on open ground. Larger detached homes with long runs gather a real volume. Our vacuum poles reach the full length from the drive, whatever the span, we bag the debris, and plenty of owners have us back yearly so the runs are emptied ahead of the leaf fall rather than after.
Our Totnes customers are typically within 30 minutes of our Exeter base. We cover the wider TQ9 postcode area and the surrounding villages (Bridgetown, Follaton, Dartington, Berry Pomeroy, Ashprington, Stoke Gabriel).
A clear, repeatable process.
No surprises, no upsells. The same method every job — that's how you get the same result every time.
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Survey & quote
We confirm run length, height and access before quoting a fixed price.
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Vacuum clearance
High-power wet-vac with carbon-fibre poles clears every run from the ground.
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Downpipe check
Each downpipe flushed and checked for blockage; minor blockages cleared on the spot.
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Tidy up
Any debris that fell during clearance is collected and removed — borders left clean.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions we get asked the most. If yours isn't here, drop us a line — we reply same day.
A standard house starts at £80 + VAT, with bungalows usually less. In Totnes the listed buildings on the steep high street, which need a careful, slower clear, are what can add time, so we look at the property and give a fixed figure up front.
Yes — Bridgetown, Follaton, Dartington, Ashprington and Stoke Gabriel are all on our round, along with the high street and Fore Street. It is about thirty minutes from Topsham, so the TQ9 area is a straightforward run for us.
Entirely from the ground. The vacuum draws debris out through the poles with nothing leant against fragile cast-iron or old render, and we flush the downpipe after. On the listed frontages of the high street this is the only sensible way of working — nothing rests on the building at all.
Call or send a message for a same-day reply. Totnes is a short trip down from Topsham, and for the outlying village homes that gather plenty of leaf we can arrange a yearly visit and return before each autumn.
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Send a couple of photos or book a site visit — fixed price in writing before any work starts.