Gutter, fascia and soffit problems

Water pours over the front edge of the gutter during a downpour instead of running along to the downpipe.

You have cleared the gutter and it still spills over in heavy rain, or it only ever overflows in the worst downpours.

Water drips steadily from the join between two lengths of gutter, or from a corner, even in light rain.

A length of gutter has dropped in the middle or pulled away from the fascia, so water sits in it instead of running away.

The gutter fills and overflows while the downpipe stays dry, or water backs up and spurts from a joint in the pipe.

The board behind the gutter is soft, flaking, blistered or crumbling, and paint no longer holds on it.

The horizontal board under the eaves overhang is soft, stained, bowing down, or has a hole in it.

You can hear scratching, buzzing or chirping at the eaves, and there is a gap or hole where the soffit meets the wall or fascia.

The gutter is clear and not overflowing, but there is a wet stripe or green algae growth on the wall directly beneath the eaves.

The original heavy metal guttering on a Victorian or Edwardian house is rusting through, weeping at the bolted joints, or cracked.