We have been proudly servicing the suburb of Templestowe for over ten years. Templestowe is a leafy area with a particularly large amount of very tall gum trees and sloping hills, which means there are always many leaves flying about. The falling leaves from a tall gum tree can fly more than a kilometre away...Read More

Spider droppings can actually damage the painted surfaces of your home. Spider droppings are a particular problem for windowsills. Look closely at your windowsills. The edge corners of your windowsills may have little black and white specks, particularly on the outside. These marks are spider droppings. Spider droppings around your home look like miniature bird...Read More

A massive hail storm hit Melbourne on the 6th of March 2010. The falling hail knocked so many leaves off trees that it seemed like Autumn was all in one day. The fall of autumn came early simply due to this storm. People across the city reported seeing hailstones bigger than tennis balls during the...Read More

Blackburn is a leafy area with a particularly large amount of very tall gum trees and bushy parklands, which means there are always many leaves flying about.  The falling leaves from a tall gum tree can fly more than a kilometre away during extreme wind so just because you don’t have trees on your block doesn’t necessarily mean...Read More

Here is a list of some of the many different things that Grayson’s has found in our customers roof gutters and drainpipes while we perform gutter cleaning. Leaves, twigs, dirt, weeds, acorns, berries and nuts, earthworms, plastic rubbish, bones, dead birds, a dead rat, a possum, tennis balls, golf balls, ant nests, bird nests, spider...Read More

Large trees around your home are usually the worst contributing factor in gutter blockage. Having trees in your garden certainly provides many benefits, but when it comes to gutters they can quickly become a nuisance. Trees can drop leaves and litter all over the place, and any overhanging branches can clog up your gutters and...Read More

Remarkably, guttering systems with a very steep pitched roof will usually collect much less debris in the gutters than the flat roof type, every roof is different for our gutter cleaners. With a very steep pitched roof the leaf debris tends to be blown away by the wind rather than stay on the roof. Often...Read More

The acidic droppings and activity of the Rock Pigeon causes many millions of dollars damage to roofing every year worldwide. Bird Spikes can be a great way of deterring this bird from ledges. Some councils and pest controllers will trap and kill or shoot these birds in an attempt to eradicate them but within months...Read More

The Indian Myna is an introduced pest and loves to terrorise native birds over the hollows of trees but with fewer trees around the Myna may find its way into residential and commercial roofs via any hole large enough and nest therein. Also known as “the rubbish bird” as it will collect plastic and paper...Read More

Pest birds are a problem in Melbourne.  We’ve covered various topics including Pigeon control and Myna control. Smaller birds like Starlings and Indian Mynas have a bad reputation for entering your roof via the gutters and nesting in the eaves. You probably won’t notice the birds are in your roof until the eggs hatch and you hear the...Read More