Thread: 12 Bucket Loads of Leaves on our roof?...Not Happy.

Hi mate, I have a gum tree in council reserve next to our place, same thing, drops leaves and branches on shed roof which is quite a big job for me to clean every year. I put up with it because I quite like the tree and shade. Not sure where you stand with that one...but...

I have had council trim it back, and I have had them put in root blockers, as it's roots were starting to lift our driveway slab.

Last year it dropped a branch on one of our cars in the driveway and did some damage. I asked council and they said 'stiff'. I then pointed out that I had previously asked them to trim the tree and they hadn't, they changed their tune and paid for the car repair and promptly trimmed the tree.

I would strongly suggest that you get some 'history' going in correspondence with this tree, so that if anything does happen, you can point back to that, when they try to wriggle away from responsibility.

I'm in exactly the same position. We're on tank water and have to clean the gutters regularly. I guess when I'm no longer able to climb a ladder I'll have to pay someone to clean the gutters.

My gutters, my responsibility.
.W.

Have a chat to your council. Not all of them are bad....

We have 3 large gums on our property that have started to shed bark all at once, came home to a bloody mess Sunday night after being away for the weekend.
I dont mind so much, if i didnt want to live in a green suburb i would move to Doncaster.

What about this
Gutter-cleaning Kit -

Or maybe approach council and ask for leaf gutter guards?

Originally Posted by Lemo

What about this
Gutter-cleaning Kit -

Or maybe approach council and ask for leaf gutter guards?

I have tried that but its not that good on our place as the gap between the roof sheets and edge of gutters is not big enough to get a good blast of air in.

As for trees,we have heaps of them,and are forever cleaning out the gutters,luckily our rear large section of roof is quite flat,around 15 degrees pitch approx,so i can walk on it easily and blow them off with the leave blower.

The roofer i know advised that once the gutters do need replacing,replace them with a wider style so they are easier to clean out.

As for mesh gutter guards,i had one type that worked very well,but they eventually caused the roof sheets to rust where the gutter guard met the roof sheets,and the dirt built up.So then i had to replace some of the roof sheets.

Hi

I have

The Great Barrier Leaf | Gutter guard system for leaves and birds

this installed. Quite happy with it, reality easy to fit.

I have since seen a metal sieve profile that matches the colour bond corrugations which I think is a superior product.
Cheers

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi

I have

The Great Barrier Leaf | Gutter guard system for leaves and birds

this installed. Quite happy with it, reality easy to fit.

I have since seen a metal sieve profile that matches the colour bond corrugations which I think is a superior product.
Cheers

I have tried two types for colourbond,but the dirt,etc will build up where the mesh touches the roof sheets and eventually cause corrosion.Where we are, the dirt,small bits of leaf litter,etc only take a few weeks to build up,and as it is often moist,starts corrosion over time.Actually stopping leaves,etc going into the gutter,both types worked well.

The GREATBARRIERLEAf type looks good,but i will have to try it.Hopefully not too much small litter,dirt,etc will build up at the end of the roof sheet,to cause any corrosion on the colour bond.This happened when i tried the plastic mesh that curls to fit inside the gutter.

Our gutters are also quite narrow,so this doesn't help either,and the larger section of roof has only around 15degrees pitch.