Gutter Cleaning Service in Fort Lauderdale, FL

New River isles, CBS bungalows and king-tide yards

Fort Lauderdale incorporated in 1911 and takes its name from forts built along the New River during the Second Seminole War. The oldest houses still sit near that river: wood-frame and early masonry homes in the Sailboat Bend historic district, 1920s and 1930s houses in Rio Vista and Colee Hammock, and then block after block of post-war CBS bungalows in Edgewood, Riverland and Lauderdale Manors.

Those post-war homes usually carry low-slope shingle or flat roofs, short eaves and fascia painted many times over wood that is softer than it looks. Live oaks, black olives and royal palms drop debris straight into 5-inch gutters never sized for the rain the city now gets. Our piece on gutters for mid-century CBS homes walks through the usual fixes.

Closer to the water the problem flips. The city calls itself the Venice of America for its roughly 165 miles of waterways, and on the Las Olas Isles, in Harbor Beach and along the Coral Ridge canals, lots sit only a few feet above high tide. Downspouts piped underground to a seawall or street grate can fill from the bottom during fall king tides. The city fits tidal valves on its own stormwater outfalls for that reason and urges owners to add check valves to private drainage. Salt air east of US 1 also rusts cheap steel fasteners within a few seasons.

Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods we cover, Victoria Park to Imperial Point

Our crews work every part of the county seat: Victoria Park and Colee Hammock east of downtown, Tarpon River and Rio Vista south of Broward Boulevard, Edgewood and Riverland in the southwest, and the canal streets of Coral Ridge and Imperial Point to the north, plus Harbor Beach along the Intracoastal.

Along A1A we clean and repair gutters on low-rise condos and beach cottages that take salt spray every windy day. Inland, Lauderdale Manors and the streets off Sunrise Boulevard get more of our downspout and drainage work, since their flat lots hold water long after a cloudburst ends.

West of downtown, Sailboat Bend's older homes along the New River get gutters chosen with the district's look in mind, often half-round. Elsewhere the list runs to fascia replacement and new seamless runs on Edgewood and Riverland bungalows, check valves and relocated emitters on isle lots, and stainless hanger rebuilds on beachside condos that face the Atlantic wind.

From our North Lauderdale shop, crews take Commercial Blvd east to I-95, then head south to the Sunrise Blvd and Broward Blvd exits for Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods.

What drainage services do canal-front and flood-prone lots need?

Most Fort Lauderdale calls start with a gutter cleaning and end with a conversation about where the water goes next, because a clean gutter only helps if the roof water has somewhere to go. If your yard went under in 2023, our article on lessons from the April 2023 flood is a useful primer before the visit.

Our visit: isle parking, tide tables and historic districts

A visit here starts with logistics. Streets on the isles and in Victoria Park are narrow, so we park the van where it leaves the road open and carry ladders in. For waterfront homes we check the tide table before planning drainage, because a buried line is best tested at high water, not low.

At the roof edge we check hanger spacing, outlet size and fascia condition, then flush every downspout and follow it to where it ends. You get a written quote that explains each line, and if a repair beats replacement we tell you. Seasonal owners who are up north can get photos of the finished work instead of meeting the crew.