Guttering in Ashton-under-Lyne

Yes. On a terrace, a gutter that changes profile or colour halfway along looks out of place. We'll match the style as closely as we can, and where the gutter runs continuously across several houses, we'll make sure the new section joins neatly and falls in the right direction so you're not sending water onto next door's outlet.

Plastic is lighter, cheaper and needs little upkeep, while cast iron suits Victorian houses and lasts a long time if it's painted and maintained. If your cast iron is cracked, rusted through or pulling off its brackets, replacement is usually sensible. Cast-iron-effect plastic is a popular middle ground on period terraces, and we'll price the options side by side.

Not always. If the fascia board is sound, we'll simply repair or replace the gutter. But if the timber is soft, split or rotten, new brackets won't hold for long and the gutter will start to sag again. We check the fascia as part of every guttering quote and only recommend replacing it when it's genuinely needed.

Yes. Some of the larger Victorian houses in and around Ashton need more than a ladder to reach safely. Depending on the height and the ground below, we may use a tower or scaffold. We'll assess access properly when we visit and include it in the written quote, so the cost doesn't change on the day.

We do, and it's worth doing. Garage gutters and outlets are small and block quickly with leaves and moss, and a blocked outlet can push water back under the edge of the roof covering. We'll clear them, check the downpipe and take a look at the condition of the flat roof edge while we're up there.