07725 314415Gutter Repair & Drain Clearing in Totnes
Fix leaking joints, replace broken sections and unblock the drains and gullies underneath. 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 tidal Dart up a steep medieval main street, and its guttering carries plenty of history with it. The Georgian and Victorian townhouses along Fore Street and High Street, and the slate-roofed terraces in Bridgetown across the river, run aged cast-iron that leaks at the joints and overflows straight down rendered frontages on the steep streets. Autumn leaf fall off the oaks lining the Dart blocks downpipes and backs up gullies fast. With so many listed and conservation-area buildings, this is work that needs a careful, heritage-appropriate hand. We reseal and refit leaking runs, replace tired hoppers and downpipes, and clear the drains — sympathetically on the older fabric. Family-run, twenty-five years, fully insured, free quote.
Totnes has one of the oldest streetscapes in Devon, and the guttering on the merchant and Tudor buildings up the main street is often cast-iron of a profile you cannot just buy off a shelf. When one of these fails, a modern plastic run would look wrong on a listed frontage and can fall foul of the conservation area. We match the existing cast or heavy profile so the repair keeps the character, reseal the ageing joints, and keep the whole job sympathetic to buildings that have stood for centuries.
Working on the steep main street is a job in itself — it is narrow, busy and there is nowhere to leave a van, so reaching a leaking joint on a tall Fore Street frontage takes planning as much as skill. Over the river in Bridgetown the slate-roofed terraces are stacked just as tightly. We come equipped for the height and the awkward access, reach the run safely, and sort the joint or the dropped section without holding up the street any longer than we must.
Out in the surrounding villages — Dartington, Ashprington, Berry Pomeroy and Stoke Gabriel — the heavy tree cover feeds the gully drains as fast as the gutters, and a sound run still overflows when the drain beneath it is packed with leaf mulch. We rod the gully drains clear, reseat the downpipe shoes, and test the runs through with water to prove they get away. On the older properties out here the same careful, matched approach applies.
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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Find the fault
We check the full run in the wet if we can — leaks, sags, cracked sections and the gully below — so we fix the actual cause, not just the symptom.
- 02
Repair the gutter
Joints re-sealed or replaced, brackets re-fixed for correct fall, broken sections and hoppers swapped to match the existing system.
- 03
Clear the drain
The gully drain and gully under the downpipe cleared and rodded so the water runs away properly.
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Test & check
We flush the run through to confirm there are no remaining leaks and the drain takes the flow.
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.
There is no fixed price — each repair is quoted on the job. Careful matched work on a listed frontage up the main street, or the awkward access on the steep streets, costs more than a straightforward run in Follaton. We assess the building and the access, then send a free written quote with no obligation.
The whole area — Fore Street and the High Street, Bridgetown across the river, and out to Follaton, Dartington, Berry Pomeroy, Ashprington and Stoke Gabriel. We are about thirty minutes from our Topsham base, so Totnes and the surrounding villages are a regular run for us.
Yes. Much of the town is listed or in the conservation area, so we match the existing cast-iron or heavy profile rather than fitting a modern plastic run that would look wrong and may not be permitted. Everything is kept sympathetic to old fabric, and we will flag anything that might need conservation consent.
Not for us. The steep, narrow main street with no parking is normal ground here, and we come equipped for the height and awkward access. We work weekdays, eight until five, reply the same day, and the quote to assess the job is free.
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Send a couple of photos or book a site visit — fixed price in writing before any work starts.