Mirabel · Saint-Benoît
Gutter Cleaning Saint-Benoît
Saint-Benoît: gutters, weeping tile and sump pump
Mirabel's bylaw is more permissive than its neighbours' about the weeping tile. To decide well, you need to understand how that drain works.
- 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 weeping tile, in short
It's a perforated pipe laid at the foot of the foundation, underground. Its job: collect the groundwater that builds up around the walls and carry it away, often to a pit in the basement where a sump pump pushes it outside. It's designed for water that seeps through the soil, not for the water from an entire roof.
What happens when it takes roof water
- During a heavy downpour, the drain suddenly gets the water from an entire slope.
- The sump pump starts much more often, and wears out faster.
- If the power goes out during a storm, the pit can overflow.
- Debris coming down the downspout can clog the drain over time.
Our recommendation
Even though Mirabel's bylaw U-2302 allows it in some cases, release roof water on the surface, onto the lawn, away from the foundation. The drain and the pump will stay available for their real job. Mirabel's bylaw.
And up top
Gutters emptied by hand, downspouts cleared, up to 2 joints and 10 hangers included, before/after photos. We can add an extension during the same visit.
Municipal bylaws
Gutters: what the bylaw says in Mirabel
- Water from a sloped roof may be drained by infiltration into the weeping tile, or drain onto a paved and drained surface next to the building.
- Connecting gutters to the building drain is only allowed when rainwater leaders aren't possible.
- No rainwater may be released into the City's sanitary sewer.
- The foundation drain discharge system must be fitted with backwater valves.
Sources (in French): Règlement de construction U-2302 (adopté le 25 février 2019). 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 Saint-Benoît (not offered yet): window cleaning · soft washing of siding and roofs
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