Yes, and it is a step that is genuinely easy to overlook once the visible moss on the roof itself has been dealt with. For homeowners across Horfield having their roof cleaned, gutters deserve just as much attention as the tiles, since the two are closely connected and one affects the other more than people often realise.
During moss removal, even with a careful soft-wash approach, loosened moss and algae inevitably work their way down the roof slope and into the guttering below. If this debris is left sitting in the gutter after the main cleaning work is finished, it can continue to cause exactly the kind of blockages and overflow issues that prompted the roof cleaning in the first place, undoing much of the benefit of the visit.
This is particularly relevant on Horfield properties near mature trees, where gutters are already having to cope with leaf litter and other organic debris through the year. Adding a fresh layer of dislodged moss on top of that existing load makes a blockage considerably more likely if the gutters are not cleared as part of the same job, especially heading into autumn.
There is also a practical timing argument for doing both together. Once access equipment is already in place to clean the roof safely, it makes sense to clear the gutters at the same time rather than arranging a separate visit later, both from a cost and convenience perspective for the homeowner, who would otherwise need to organise a second job entirely.
Blocked gutters left unaddressed after a roof clean can undermine some of the benefit of the work that has just been carried out. Water that cannot drain properly due to a gutter blockage can back up towards the roof edge, saturate fascias, or spill down brickwork, none of which reflects well on a roof that has otherwise just been freshly cleaned and looking its best.
It is also a good opportunity to check the general condition of the guttering itself while it is being cleared, since a proper gutter clean will often reveal loose brackets, sagging sections, or minor damage that is worth knowing about regardless of the roof cleaning work above it, and that is far easier to spot with the debris removed.
For most Horfield homeowners, having gutters cleaned as a standard part of the same visit as roof moss removal is simply the sensible, joined-up way to handle it, rather than treating the roof and the gutters as two entirely separate jobs handled at different times.
Downpipes are worth a mention here too, since they can be easy to overlook compared with the gutter itself. A quick check to make sure water is flowing freely all the way to ground level, rather than just clearing the visible gutter channel, gives a much better guarantee that the whole system is working properly after the roof has been cleaned. This small extra step at the end of a visit is often what stops a fresh problem building up again within just a few months.
If you are having moss removed from your roof in Horfield, ask about having your gutters cleared at the same time. Brunel Roofing Bristol includes this as part of a proper roof cleaning visit so the job is finished properly, not just partly.
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