Guttering in Wigan
Gutters that drain, joints that do not drip, and uPVC fascias and soffits that will not rot. Fitted straight, falls checked, mess cleared. A few miles west of Hindley Green.
Guttering for Homes in Wigan
The guttering across the big Wigan estates at Marsh Green, Worsley Mesnes and Pemberton is largely uPVC that went up decades back and is now brittle, brackets snapping and joints dripping after years in the sun and frost. When a run stops carrying the water to the downpipe, it spills over the edge and soaks the wall below, which shows up as damp inside before long. We take the tired run down and hang fresh uPVC that will cope with the roof above it, and we renew the fascia and soffit behind it in the same visit so the eaves goes back sound in one line.
We cover Wigan and the surrounding area: Scholes, Whelley, Swinley, Newtown, Marsh Green and beyond (WN1, WN3).
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What’s Included
On the terraced streets around Scholes and Newtown the guttering sits high over the pavement, so a blocked or sagging run tips water straight onto the path and down the frontage. Where the existing gutter is still solid we clear it through and rehang it to the right fall, and where it has had its day we start fresh. The aim is the same either way, to get the rainwater off the roof and down the pipe, carried well clear of the wall rather than washing over the front of the house.
- Gutters and downpipes repaired, cleared and replaced
- Falls set true so water reaches the downpipe
- uPVC fascias and soffits, full replacement not overcladding rot
- Ventilated soffits to keep the loft condensation-free
- Half round, square line and cast iron look profiles
- Old timber and guttering removed and disposed of
How It Works
Guttering in Wigan, FAQs
Very often, yes. A gutter that is blocked, split or sagging spills over and soaks the brickwork, which then shows as damp on the inside wall. We find where the run is failing and put that right, instead of just clearing it out and leaving the real fault there.
Yes. A lot of the uPVC on the Marsh Green and Pemberton estates is now old enough that the brackets and joints are giving way, and once it is that far gone a fresh run is the sensible answer. We renew the guttering, fascias and soffits together so the whole eaves is dealt with at once.
One of three things: a blockage, usually moss and leaves at an outlet; falls that have sagged so water sits instead of running; or a gutter simply too small for the roof feeding it. We work out which while we are up there, because clearing a blocked gutter that needs re-falling just moves the overflow to the next storm.
Joints, unions and brackets can all be swapped individually, and on a sound run that is the sensible fix. If the run is brittle, stained and leaking in several places, piecemeal repairs cost more than replacement within a couple of years. We quote whichever your gutters need.
Capping covers rotten timber with a thin plastic skin, and the rot keeps going underneath where you cannot see it, right next to your rafter ends. Full replacement strips the old boards and fits solid uPVC to sound timber. It costs more than capping and it is the only version of the job we are willing to put our name on.