When Does Olde Oakville Clean Their Eaves?

In older neighborhoods like Olde Oakville, and Lorne Park in Mississauga, there are a lot of tall trees which necessitate cleaning the eavestroughs at least once a year, and often, twice a year would be good, in the spring, and in the fall.  In newer subdivisions where the trees don't even reach the eavestroughs, the owner may be able to go five years without cleaning the eaves.  

 

However, new roofing jobs result in a lot of roofing granules coming off the roof, and into the trough for several years after the roof was put on;  This is not much of  a problem for blocking downspouts, but could dam up the water flow for an inch deep or so.  Normally that wouldn't be a big issue, unless the slope of the eavestough is wrong.   In areas with tall trees, the leaves often sit on the downspouts, not letting the water though.  Ninety percent of eavestrough downspout blockages are caused simply by a mat of debris sitting flatly on top.  

 

In the ten percent of the time when the blocked downspout actually is plugged inside, then I have to use a plumber's snake to try and free it up.  If it is severely impacted, then I have to unscrew the downpipe section, remove it, clean it manually, and then re-install it. 

 

Aarre