What state are your gutters in?

From the ground a full gutter and a clear one look much the same, right up until the water starts coming over the front. Send one photo of your gutter line and this free tool will tell you what is sitting in it, how much of the run is affected, and what it means if it is left. No sign-up and nothing to pay.

A free gutter check for County Wexford homes. No sign-up, nothing to pay.

Add a photo of your gutter line

Take one now, or use one you already have on your phone.

Photograph the house on its own. If someone is in the shot, or a car registration or house number can be read, we can't use it — you'll simply be asked for another photo. Nothing you send is ever linked to your name or address.

How to get the best result

Daylight, and stand back far enough to get a whole gutter run and a downpipe in
Shoot along the line rather than straight up at it — you see far more of what is sitting in the run
Include the wall below the gutter, since staining there tells its own story
Keep the sun behind you — shooting into it washes the photo out

A few quick questions

These change what we'd recommend, so they're worth a moment.

What are your gutters made of?

Trees or tall hedging close by?

How high is the gutter line?

Nearest town (optional)

Only used to compare your gutters against others in the same area.

Having a look

ÉireShine

089 949 1525

Your gutter photo with the findings marked up

Your gutter report

What we found

How your gutters compare

Your gutters—

Local average—

County Wexford average—

Measured as the share of the visible gutter run showing vegetation or blockage.

If left, this usually gets worse

Want a price for clearing them?

Send your Eircode and we'll come back with a price. No call-out charge to get one.

This tool can get things wrong. It describes what it can see in one photo, so treat it as a starting point and give us a call before acting on it. T&Cs apply.

Wondering how often gutters actually need clearing? Read the guide.

ÉireShine · Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford

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If you'd like a proper look at the gutters, send your Eircode and a couple of photos and we'll come back with a price.

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What ends up in County Wexford gutters

Five things account for almost everything we find along a gutter line in this county. They are not the same problem and they are not put right the same way — which is why it is worth knowing which one you are looking at before anybody quotes for it.

Vegetation in the run

Rooted growth

Grass, seedlings and moss growing out of the gutter itself. It only appears once there is enough packed material in the run to hold water and support roots, which means by the time you can see it from the ground the gutter has been full for a good while.

Leaf pack and silt

Accumulated debris

Wet leaves, roof grit and moss shed from the tiles above, settled into a dense layer along the bottom of the run. It compacts over the winter rather than washing through, and it travels towards the outlet, which is where a partial blockage becomes a full one.

Dropped or pulled run

Bracket or fall failure

A section sitting out of line, either sagging between brackets or pulled away from the fascia. Water stops running to the outlet and stands in the low point instead, which is exactly where silt settles and where joints start to open up.

Overflow staining

Water tracking on the wall

Dark vertical tracking on the render or masonry directly under the gutter, where water has been coming over the front edge instead of running away. It takes repeated overflow to mark a wall, so staining is a reliable sign the run has been full for some time.

Downpipe problem

Outlet or pipe fault

A blocked outlet, a cracked or missing length of pipe, or one discharging short of a drain. It backs the whole run up regardless of how clear the rest of it is, and it puts water against the base of the wall where it does the most harm.

How the check works

Send one photograph of your gutter line taken from the ground and it will tell you what it can see in the run, mark it onto your own picture, and note how many runs and downpipes are in shot. It will not tell you the gutters need doing — that is not a decision to make from a photograph, and anyone who says otherwise has not had a ladder against the wall. It tells you what is there, so you know what you are dealing with before you ring anybody.

You send a photo

Taken from the ground, in daylight, with a run and a downpipe in frame. We never ask for your name, email or phone number.

We take a proper look

We mark what we can see straight onto your photo, and count the runs and downpipes that are visible in it.

You get a straight answer

What is in the run, how your gutters compare to others around the county, and what happens if they are left. Free, and yours to do what you like with.

Why gutters are the part of the house nobody checks

Gutters are the one part of a house that is both entirely visible and almost never looked at. They sit above eye level, they are the same colour whether they are empty or packed solid, and there is no obvious moment when they stop working. Most people find out the same way: heavy rain, water coming over the front edge in a sheet, and a wet patch appearing at the bottom of a wall.

County Wexford gives them plenty to cope with. Mature hedging and mixed woodland close to houses, moss shedding off north-facing pitches through the winter, and long wet spells from October onwards that pack it all down into a solid layer rather than flushing it through. On coastal and exposed sites the wind adds grit and salt to the mix. None of that is unusual, and none of it is a sign anything is wrong with the house — it is simply what gutters do between clearings.

Questions about the gutter check

What can the gutter check identify?

It reports what is visible along the gutter line: plants and grass rooted in the run, packed leaves and silt, a run that has dropped or pulled away from the fascia, staining on the wall below where water has been going over the edge, and downpipes that look blocked or missing. It also notes how many gutter runs and downpipes it can see.

Does it measure how long my gutters are?

No, and it does not pretend to. A photograph has no scale in it, so any figure in metres would be a guess dressed up as a measurement. What it does instead is count the runs and downpipes it can see and note whether the house is a bungalow or two-storey, which is what actually decides the work.

What happens to my photo?

The location data phones attach to photos is removed the moment yours arrives, and the picture is never linked to your name or address. We hold on to a small number of recent photos, anonymously, so we can check the tool is getting things right, and they are deleted automatically as newer ones come in. If a photo has a person, a car registration or a house number in it, you'll be asked for a different one and that photo is not kept.

How accurate is it?

Good enough to tell you whether your gutters need looking at, not good enough to replace someone putting a ladder up. It errs on the side of caution — if it isn't sure, it says so rather than guessing. What is inside the run, whether the falls are right and where the water actually goes cannot be seen from the ground, and those need checking in person.

Does using the tool commit me to anything?

No. The result is free and you are not asked for your name, email or phone number to see it. If you want a price afterwards you can ask for one, but nothing about the check obliges you to.

What sort of photo works best?

Daylight, taken from the ground, standing back far enough that a whole gutter run and at least one downpipe are in the frame. Shooting along the line rather than straight up at it shows far more of what is sitting in the gutter.

Why is there a limit on how many checks I can do?

Three per day, per device. It keeps the tool available and responsive for everyone. If you have several properties to check, call or WhatsApp us on 089 949 1525 and we will look at them properly.