Ever walked around your home or commercial premises and wondered what that smell was? At best, the pungent odour is what you might call “earthy” and at worst…well, it’s a horrible stench that you can’t help but notice, let alone anyone else who visits your place!
Most of the time, it’s the drains that get the blame for any smell that hangs around the exterior of a property. But if the smell lingers even after the drain cleaners have done their business, there’s every chance the roof gutters are to blame. As residential and commercial gutter cleaning experts, we know this to be the case. We’ve cleaned thousands of gutters and we know how whiffy they can be!
There are a number of factors that combine to make roof gutters smell so bad. Neglect is the most obvious! When gutters are not cleaned regularly, soil and mud build up and, over time, they begin to emit their earthy aromas. And then there are dead leaves and other vegetation that starts to decompose and rot, and in doing so they contribute to the “bouquet”. In some cases, decaying rodents and birds are also to blame. These little creatures like to nest out in uncleaned gutters because there’s plenty of nesting material there, as well as food. But when those critters die, your nose will know all about it. Especially when the sun comes out and bakes everything in the gutters – that’s when things can get really putrid.
Smelly and dirty roof gutters are very common because they are usually “out of sight, out of mind”. You usually don’t see what is going on up there, and that ignorance means all sorts of gunk, vegetation and animal life can accumulate with malodorous effect. That accumulation has other unfortunate side effects too: water flow is restricted and this can cause flooding and leaks, while the combined weight of all this smelly material can cause the guttering to collapse, leaving you without gutters and downpipes, and damaged fascia as well.
Don’t let dirty and clogged gutters get up your nose. Tailored Property Services offer a residential and commercial gutter cleaning service that will keep your gutters smelling great, and working as they should. Contact us today and we can put a regular gutter cleaning schedule in place for you.
