Eavestrough leaf guard job in Mississauga: what the client called about
Quick answer: In October 2026 Vitalii, of the DT Cleaning crew, and his partner arrived at a two-storey house in Mississauga at 4 pm. The client had booked a $150 cleaning of the upper level only, having no tall ladder. His complaint: trees were growing out of his eavestroughs.
Why the old leaf guards could not go back on
Quick answer: On the second floor, in October 2026, the crew found old leaf guards of a type they had never seen: steel mesh with a plastic front edging tucked under the eavestrough. Removing the mesh breaks the edging, so a guard put back would be bent, let in more leaves and have nothing holding it in wind.
"When you try to take off the steel mesh, the edging breaks, and the leaf guard basically stops working. If you put it back, it's just broken, it's bent."
Vitalii, DT Cleaning crew, Mississauga (translated from his voice note)
A loose mesh could blow onto the client, his children or anyone below. CMHC's rainwater guide says: "Failure to maintain (clean out) gutters and downspouts may cause overflows and water loss." See our gutter cleaning in Mississauga page.
152 feet of eavestrough with the corners 5 cm too high
Quick answer: The upper level is 152 feet of eavestrough with a downspout in each corner, so each half, about 75 feet, should drain toward its own corner. When it was installed in 2020, the corners were set about 5 cm higher than the middle. Water collected 3 to 4 cm deep in the trough, and moss grew where it stood.
In the crew's experience, moss forms where a trough is not at the right level. The Government of Canada says: "When properly installed and maintained, eavestroughs and downspouts can mitigate water damage by capturing and directing the flow of water away from your home's exterior walls and foundation." Another slope job: eavestrough slope in Etobicoke.
Water test, not a level: finding where the water stood
Quick answer: The crew poured water along the whole 152-foot system. On both 75-foot halves it stood almost the whole length and did not quite reach the downspouts. Vitalii: "We check it with water, because it's much faster and you can see much better where the problems are." A level comes out only when sections need silicone and water cannot be poured.
Re-levelling: the middle up 2 to 3 cm, the corners down 2 cm
Quick answer: The crew unscrewed the brackets in the middle and at the corners, raised the middle 2 to 3 cm, as high as the shingles allowed, and screwed it back. The corners already sat on the downspouts, so they trimmed the downspout pipe at its upper elbow joint, which opened a gap, and dropped the trough into it by about 2 cm.
The sag had pulled the old screws out of their holes, so practically all of them were replaced. See our eavestrough repair and downspout repair pages.
New aluminum micro-mesh leaf guards on the upper eavestrough
Quick answer: With the trough cleaned and re-levelled, the crew fitted new aluminum micro-mesh guards along the upper level in October 2026. The client paid $1,000 for them, and that $1,000 also covered removing the old guards, cleaning the system and refixing the brackets. The re-levelling had no separate charge.
Moss can still grow through guards, as on a gutter guard cleaning in Mississauga. See our gutter guard installation page.
How much did this eavestrough leaf guard job cost in Mississauga?
Quick answer: $1,150 in October 2026: $150 for the upper-level cleaning the client booked and $1,000 for aluminum micro-mesh guards, with removal, cleaning and re-levelling included. DT's cleaning for a two-storey house runs $200 to $350, depending on the home; this was lower: only the upper level was booked.
| Job record | Detail |
|---|---|
| Place | Mississauga, October 2026 |
| House | Two-storey, upper level |
| Found | Old guards broken on removal; corners 5 cm high |
| Upper-level cleaning | $150 |
| Micro-mesh guards, removal, cleaning, re-levelling | $1,000 |
| Total | $1,150 |
Guard prices by material: our gutter guard installation cost guide.
Downspouts that run into the house drain
Quick answer: In October 2026 the crew found this house's downspouts running inside and into the house drain, a very unusual setup. A clog in there is a plumber's call and an extra bill, and a blocked elbow inside can freeze in winter and crack the plastic pipes. At DT Cleaning, clearing downspouts is part of a gutter cleaning.
The bathroom leak that was mould: no drip edge, a crushed fan duct
Quick answer: The client reported a leak in the bathroom, over the window where the trees grow. The crew found 2 things: no drip edge under the short shingles, so the board behind them gets wet, and, in the attic, the bathroom fan duct crushed flat in several places. The "leak" was mould.
Crushed under the insulation, the duct let the fan make noise but move no air, so the humidity stayed in the bathroom. The client was very satisfied.
Eavestrough leaf guards in Mississauga and across the GTA
Quick answer: DT Cleaning fits leaf guards and cleans and repairs eavestroughs in Mississauga and across the GTA with 2 crews from 7 Inverleigh Dr, Etobicoke, and carries $2M CGL insurance and WSIB. Our crews are Working at Heights certified; Ontario's working at heights page requires that training for construction workers who use fall protection.
Eavestrough leaf guards in Mississauga: common questions
What did this eavestrough leaf guard job cost?
$1,150: $150 cleaning, $1,000 guards and re-levelling.
Can old leaf guards go back on?
Not these. Their plastic edging broke on removal.
Why is a broken leaf guard dangerous?
Wind can blow the loose mesh onto people below.
What leaf guards went on this house?
Aluminum micro-mesh.
Why does water stand in an eavestrough?
Here the corners sat about 5 cm too high.
How deep was the standing water?
3 to 4 cm.
Why does moss grow in an eavestrough?
Where the level is wrong and water stands.
How do you check eavestrough slope?
With water. A level only for silicone work.
How do you lower a trough at a downspout?
Trim the downspout at the upper elbow; here, about 2 cm.
Was the re-levelling extra?
No. It was part of the $1,000.
Can downspouts connect to the house drain?
Here they did. A clog inside needs a plumber.
Do you install leaf guards in Mississauga?
Yes. Call (647) 558-8411.
How this case study was made: from the crew's voice note and photos of this October 2026 job; drafted with AI; the facts checked against the recording and the owner's answers before publishing.
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