A roof is only as good as the system that carries the water away from it. Blocked, undersized or failing gutters are behind a huge share of the water damage we see — overflowing into eaves, rotting fascias, flooding garden beds and tracking down into walls. Ironridge designs and installs guttering and drainage that moves water exactly where it should go, fast.
Guttering that actually keeps up
Australian downpours are short, sharp and brutal, and a gutter system has to cope with the worst of them. We replace tired, rusted and sagging gutters with modern Colorbond profiles sized correctly for your roof area and rainfall intensity, set to the right fall, and fixed with brackets that will not pull away over time. Matched downpipes and rainwater heads carry the load away cleanly, and we connect into your stormwater so the water leaves the property instead of pooling against the slab.
For larger and commercial buildings, we design and install box gutters, sumps and overflow systems engineered to handle serious volume — with the overflow provisions that the Building Code now demands, so a blockage causes a harmless overflow outside rather than a flood through the ceiling.
Leaf guard and low-maintenance protection
If you have trees anywhere near your home, your gutters are a magnet for leaves, twigs and the gunk that turns into a blockage. Our quality leaf-guard and gutter-mesh systems keep the debris out, let the water through, and dramatically cut how often anyone has to climb a ladder to clean them. In bushfire-prone areas, the right ember-rated mesh is also an important line of defence against burning debris collecting in your gutters.
Whether it is a simple gutter clean and tune-up, a full gutter-and-downpipe replacement, or a complete drainage redesign for a problem property, we treat the water management of your roof as seriously as the roof itself — because the two only work properly together.
Drainage: the unsung hero of a dry home
Gutters and downpipes rarely get a second thought until they fail — and by then the damage is often well underway. When water cannot escape the roof cleanly it backs up under the edge of the roof sheets, rots timber fascias and eaves, saturates wall cavities, and pools against the foundations where it can eventually cause cracking and rising damp. A surprising number of the “roof leaks” we are called out to investigate turn out to be nothing more than a tired, undersized or blocked gutter system that simply cannot cope with a heavy Sydney downpour.
Getting the drainage right protects everything below it. We size gutters and downpipes to your actual roof area and local rainfall, set the correct falls so water always runs to an outlet, and make sure overflow is directed safely outside rather than back into the building. Pair that with quality leaf protection and a simple maintenance check now and then, and your roof’s drainage quietly does its job for decades — keeping the structure, the interior and the foundations of your home bone dry through every storm the sky throws at it.
What’s included
- Gutter replacement & re-sloping
- Downpipes & rainwater heads
- Box gutters & overflow systems
- Leaf guard & gutter mesh
- Fascia & eaves repairs
- Gutter cleaning & tune-ups
Frequently asked
Do you install leaf guard on existing gutters?
Yes. We can fit quality leaf guard or mesh to most existing gutters, or supply it as part of a full replacement.
My gutters overflow in heavy rain — why?
Usually they are blocked, undersized, or set with the wrong fall. We diagnose the real cause rather than just clearing them and hoping.
Can you match gutters to my roof colour?
Of course — Colorbond gutters and downpipes come in the full colour range, so everything ties together neatly.