Prévost · Rivière-du-Nord
Gutter Cleaning Prévost
Prévost: are you compliant? Follow the guide
Prévost has one of the most detailed rules in the region, spread across two bylaws. Here's a simple, step-by-step method to see where you stand.
- 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
Step 1: is your downspout connected to the foundation drain?
If the downspout disappears into the ground at the foot of the house, it probably is. In Prévost, that's prohibited at all times. It has to be disconnected, the drain opening plugged and the water redirected to the surface. If not, go to step 2.
Step 2: where does the water land?
- On a driveway? That's prohibited. Point the outlet somewhere else.
- On a permeable surface (lawn, flower bed, mulch)? Go to step 3.
Step 3: how far away?
Bylaw 810 requires the downspout to extend at least 2 m from the foundation wall, without going past the street right-of-way. The urban planning bylaw, for its part, mentions 1 m. Aim for 2 m: you meet both.
Can't release the water on the surface? The bylaw allows an infiltration well at least 4 m from the foundation and 2 m from the street right-of-way.
Step 4: does the water really get to the end?
The most compliant extension is useless if the gutter overflows upstream. That's where our complete maintenance comes in: gutters emptied, downspouts cleared, slope checked. You get a report that ticks off each of these steps, with photos.
Municipal bylaws
Gutters: what the bylaw says in Prévost
- At all times, it is prohibited to connect a gutter or a downspout to the foundation drain.
- Roof water must be released 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 (bylaw 810, art. 10).
- If that's impossible, the water can go to an infiltration well located at least 4 m from the foundation and 2 m from the street right-of-way.
- The urban planning bylaw requires water to drain onto a permeable surface at least 1 m from the building, and prohibits directing it toward a driveway.
Sources (in French): Règlement 810 (protections antiretour), art. 10 · Règlement d'urbanisme durable, titre 5, art. 5.3.1.1. 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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