Downspout cleaning & unclogging in Toronto

Downspouts do the real work in Toronto, and the local tree mix is brutal to them. The old oaks around High Park, The Beaches and Leaside drop acorns and catkins that pack downspouts tight — not the loose leaf plug you can shake free, but a compacted column that has to be worked loose from the elbow. And on the early-1900s semis of Roncesvalles and the Danforth, the downspout often discharges into a shared side yard a metre from two foundations, so a blocked or badly aimed spout puts water against a basement wall fast.

A downspout flush is included with every cleaning we do, because clearing the trough without testing the spout is half a job. Blockage clearing beyond the flush, and extensions to move discharge away from the house, are handled on the same visit. If your spout gurgles in a downpour — or runs silent while the gutter sheets over the edge — the clog is usually at the elbow. On the 2026 matrix, a two-storey Toronto semi prices at $369 for the full cleaning, flush and flow test included.