Downspout clearing in Raleigh, NC.
A clean gutter that ends in a blocked downspout still overflows. The clog is traced through the system and cleared, rather than pushed further down.
- Firefighter owned and operated
- 5.0 from 224 Google reviews
- Serving the Triangle since 2017
The blockage you cannot see
Most people find a downspout problem the same way: water sheeting over the front edge of the gutter in heavy rain, even though the trough looks clear from the ground. The blockage is usually at the elbow where the downspout turns, or at the bottom where it meets an underground drain, and neither is visible from a ladder.
Water that cannot get down the pipe goes over the front edge instead, which puts it against the fascia and down the wall. That is the damage worth avoiding, and it is why the downspouts get checked as part of a gutter clean here rather than treated as a separate upsell.
When it is a repair rather than a clog
Sometimes the run has simply come apart: a section pulled loose from the wall, a joint separated, an elbow crushed. Aaron's team traces drainage problems through the system and handles downspout fixes where that is what the house needs.
Raleigh Gutter Cleaning is firefighter owned and operated. Aaron Proctor runs it as a local small business, and the habits that come with the day job show up in the reviews: he answers the phone, he tells you who is coming, and the crew treats a ladder on a wet roof as something to be done properly rather than quickly.
What gets checked
- The full run, top to bottom. Including the elbows, which is where clogs sit.
- The outlet. Where the downspout meets the ground or an underground drain.
- Fixings and joints. A run that has pulled away from the wall is a repair, not a clean.
- The result photographed. So you can see the water moving.
Downspout clearing and repair across six Triangle towns
Raleigh
Downspout clearing and repair for Raleigh homeowners.
Raleigh
Cary
Downspout clearing and repair for Cary homeowners.
Cary
Wake Forest
Downspout clearing and repair for Wake Forest homeowners.
Wake Forest
Garner
Downspout clearing and repair for Garner homeowners.
Garner
Knightdale
Downspout clearing and repair for Knightdale homeowners.
Knightdale
Apex
Downspout clearing and repair for Apex homeowners.
ApexDownspout clearing and repair: what people ask
Why do my gutters overflow when they look clean?
Almost always a downspout blockage. The trough looks fine from the ground, but the water has nowhere to go, so it comes over the front edge in heavy rain.
Do you clear underground drains?
The downspout and its outlet are checked as part of the work. What is possible past the outlet depends on the house, so describe what you are seeing and Aaron will tell you what he can do.
Is downspout work included in a gutter clean?
The downspouts are checked as part of a clean, because a cleaned gutter that drains into a blocked pipe has not actually been fixed.
Get the gutters cleared before the next storm.
Call Aaron's team or send the short form. The business is open weekdays, 8 AM to 5 PM.