Lanaudière · Chertsey
Gutter Cleaning Chertsey
Chertsey: why the Municipality cares about your gutters
In 2020, Chertsey adopted a bylaw on protection against water damage. It talks about valves, but also about gutters. Here's what it says, and above all why.
- Complete maintenance: roof blown off, gutters emptied by hand, downspouts cleared
- Included at no charge: fasteners, up to 2 joints and 10 hangers
- Proof: before/after photos and report
- Quote: online, no visit
The logic behind the bylaw
The Municipal Powers Act allows a municipality to require certain protections against water damage. If an owner doesn't install them, the municipality isn't liable for the resulting damage. In other words: if water gets into your home because the rules weren't followed, it's first and foremost your problem, and sometimes your insurer's.
What article 10 requires for gutters
- Roof water must be released onto a permeable surface (lawn, flower bed).
- The downspout must extend at least 2 m from the foundation wall, without going past the street right-of-way.
- If that's impossible, the water can go to an infiltration well located at least 4 m from the foundation.
- At all times, it is prohibited to connect a gutter or a downspout to the foundation drain.
Why clean gutters matter too
A 2 m extension is useless if the gutter overflows before the water reaches the downspout. In Chertsey's wooded areas, gutters fill up fast. We empty them by hand, clear the downspouts, redo up to 2 joints and 10 hangers, included in the price, and send you the photos. That also documents that the maintenance was done.
Municipal bylaws
Gutters: what the bylaw says in Chertsey
- Roof water carried by gutters or a downspout must go onto a permeable surface, and the downspout must extend at least 2 m from the foundation wall, without going past the street right-of-way (art. 10).
- If that's impossible, the water can go to an infiltration well or another retention structure located at least 4 m from the foundation and 2 m from the street right-of-way, with its base not below the water table.
- At all times, it is prohibited to connect a gutter or a downspout to the foundation drain.
Sources (in French): Règlement 583-2020 relatif à l'obligation d'installer des protections contre les dégâts d'eau, art. 10. Consulted on November 9, 2026.
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