Should you clean your gutters when you service your solar?

It's an easy yes, for one practical reason: getting safely onto your roof is the expensive, time-consuming part of any roof job. If we're already up there cleaning your array, clearing the gutters while we're at it costs a fraction of a separate visit.

Why gutters and solar belong on the same visit

The setup — safe access, harness anchoring, the right gear — is identical for both jobs. Splitting them means paying for that setup twice; doing both at once means one trip and one record of what was done.

What blocked gutters near an array actually risk

• Water ingress — overflowing gutters push water back under eaves and flashing.
• Fire risk — dry leaf litter in gutters is a genuine hazard through a Melbourne summer.
• Pests and nesting, drawn to the same debris that builds up under and around the panels.
• Overflow staining down the façade, which on a commercial or strata building reads as neglect.

One visit, one record

We clear the gutters adjacent to and serving the array, check the downpipes run freely, and note anything that needs attention — then it goes in the same report as the panel clean. A facilities manager files one document, not three.

When to book it

Best paired with a routine panel clean, particularly heading into autumn leaf-fall and before summer. If your site has heavy tree cover, it's worth building into a maintenance schedule rather than waiting for an overflow to remind you.