Laval · Duvernay
Gutter Cleaning Duvernay
Duvernay: are your basement windows under a gutter?
The window well, that pit around a basement window, is often right under the edge of the roof. When the gutter overflows, it fills up like a bucket.
- 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
How the water gets in
A clogged gutter overflows above the window well. Water collects at the bottom faster than it soaks in, rises against the glass and eventually gets through the window frame. Same scenario if a downspout empties right next to it.
What to check
- Is there a gutter or a downspout right above each window well?
- Is the bottom of the window well filled with leaves or soil that keep it from draining?
- Do you see water marks on the window frame, inside?
- Does the ground around the window well slope away from the house?
A window well cover can help. Draining the window well itself is a job for a foundation contractor or a plumber.
Our part
Making sure roof water no longer falls into the window well: gutters emptied by hand, downspouts cleared, up to 2 joints and 10 hangers included, before/after photos. A downspout that empties near a window well can be lengthened with an extension. In Laval, connecting a downspout to the foundation drain is prohibited. Laval's bylaw.
Municipal bylaws
Gutters: what the bylaw says in Laval
- Water from a sloped roof must be carried away by exterior gutters and downspouts.
- It must drain onto a permeable surface at least 1 metre from the building (bylaw L-11870).
- Bylaw L-12330, for its part, requires this water to be directed onto the ground at least 1.5 m from the building, avoiding seepage toward any foundation drain.
- It is prohibited to connect a downspout to a foundation drain.
- It is prohibited to direct roof water toward a driveway, and the City asks that it never be directed toward the street or the neighbouring property.
Sources (in French): Règlement L-11870 (Code de construction), art. 5.05.01 · Règlement L-12330 (rejets dans les réseaux) · Ville de Laval : bien gérer l’eau pluviale. Consulted on November 9, 2026.
This summary is provided for information only: only the municipality's official text is authoritative. Compare with other towns →
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Coming soon in Duvernay (not offered yet): window cleaning · soft washing of siding and roofs
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