Gutter and window cleaning in Mittagong

Mittagong sits at the northern edge of the Highlands, and a lot of its homes back onto bush. The streets climbing toward Mount Gibraltar are thick with eucalypts that drop leaves and bark into gutters all year, not just in autumn. Those same streets are the ones that matter most when bushfire season comes around, because a gutter full of dry leaves is exactly where embers settle.

The town is a mix of older weatherboard cottages, solid brick homes from the middle of last century and newer estates on the edges. Older homes often have narrower gutters and fewer downpipes, so they block sooner. Newer homes tend to have big roof areas and solar, which collects the dust and pollen that drifts in off the hills.

Along Main Street, shopfronts and cafes pick up road grime from the old highway traffic. Clean glass makes a difference to how a shop looks from the footpath, and it is a quick job to keep on top of.