We look first
Before anything comes out, we go round and see what is there. If the leaf is still coming down we will say so and put you in for a few weeks' time rather than doing the job twice.
Gutter Cleaning in Ferns, Co. Wexford
The honest answer is after the leaf is down and before the wet months settle in, which around Ferns means the back end of autumn. Do it in September and you clear it again in November. Leave it to February and it has spent the winter holding water.
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The right month
Not just whenever we are passing.
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After the leaf, before the wet
That is the window here.
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Cleared and taken away
It goes in the bag, not on your beds.
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From €75
Priced from photos, before we come.
The Ferns year, run by run
Each season puts something different into the channel.
WinterRain on a run that is already full
SpringCatch-up work, and the ditches starting
SummerSoil dust off ploughing and harvest
AutumnLeaf down, and the month that matters
Why timing matters more in Ferns than in most places
It is the rainfall, not the leaf, that decides the right week.
The leaf comes down late here
Hedgerows and mature trees around the north Wexford farmland hold on well into the autumn. Clearing a run in early September usually means clearing it again eight weeks later, which is a visit nobody needed.
The wet months arrive straight after
This countryside sees consistent rainfall through the back end of the year. Gutters stay wet for long spells, so anything left in them after the leaf drop does not dry out — it beds down and turns to silt.
Which makes February the expensive month
A run cleared in the spring has spent the whole winter holding water against the fascia. The clear costs the same; what it did not do was keep the water off the house for the months that mattered.
Around Ferns and out towards Camolin we work the gutter rounds from late October into December, which is when the leaf is down and the run is worth clearing once rather than twice. If you ring in September we will usually tell you to wait.
What changes the price in Ferns
The month you pick is not one of them.
How a Ferns gutter visit runs
Four steps, and the first one decides the price.
The run is cleared
Taken out in manageable lengths and dropped straight into the bag. Where it has gone solid it comes away in pieces rather than in one drag.
Then it is checked over
From one end to the other before anything is packed away. What comes under the job is the gutter run itself, and all of it gets looked at.
Everything leaves with us
What came out is bagged and on the van. The ground under the run is put back the way it was, and you hear straight what we found.
Everything the visit covers in Ferns
The run, cleared for the season ahead.
The Ferns round, and what else is on it
We are through here regularly, so a gutter clear rarely means waiting for a special trip out.
The village and the farmland around it, with Camolin next door and Monageer on the same run.
Wider out we cover Enniscorthy and Gorey, with Boolavogue and The Ballagh in between. Send a photo from the ground and we will tell you what it needs.
Questions about when to have it done
Including the times we tell people to wait.
Before winter or after the leaves?
Both, and that is the point — after the leaf is down and before the wet months settle in. Around here that window is roughly late October to early December.
Is it worth doing in spring instead?
It is better than not doing it, but the run will have spent the winter full. If you can only manage one clear a year, the autumn one is worth considerably more than the spring one.
What if the leaf is still coming down?
We will tell you to wait. Clearing a run beneath trees that have not finished shedding means paying twice for the same job, and we would rather book you in for a few weeks' time.
What exactly do you clear?
The gutter runs themselves — the channels along the roofline. Everything in them is lifted out and taken away, and the run is checked end to end before we finish. That is the job we quote for.
Book a gutter clear in Ferns
Tell us roughly when suits and we will put you in the right week. From €75, and no hidden extras.