how to clean Gutters and Downpipes: Meet Gutter Tongs

When it comes to gutter cleaning, most people focus on leaves and twigs. But the real troublemakers are the unexpected hard stuff - broken tile shards, nails, roofing offcuts, plastic packaging, even the odd golf ball. These are the things that don’t wash away and end up lodged in a downpipe, causing expensive blockages that can lead to overflow, flooding or a call to the plumber.

That’s where the XPRT Gutter Tongs come in.

reaching into downpipe with gutter tongs

gutter tongs shown in hand

gutter tongs, the best way to clean downpipes

The Problem With Standard Gutter Tools

Professional gutter cleaners have long used tongs, but usually kitchen or BBQ ones. They’re either too flimsy and snap after a few jobs, or too bulky and awkward to use properly. For tight spaces, you need the right length, spring tension and strength. Not something designed to toss salads.

Tongs, but not suited to cleaning downpipes or gutters

The XPRT Gutter Tongs were made specifically to reach into narrow, awkward, or covered gutters. Whether you’re pulling debris from a half-covered gutter or reaching deep into a downpipe your hand can’t fit into, these tongs give you the reach and precision most tools don’t.

Designed for Real-World Gutter and Downpipe Work

• Fits inside most downpipes, even where your hand can’t

• Grabs hard debris like tile fragments, nails or old plastic wrap

• Clears out narrow spreaders that are usually left untouched

• Helps you work under roof overhangs without lifting sheets

• Lets you tap-test downpipes for blockages (hollow echo = clear)

We’ve even used them to reach around delicate trees. One job involved a gutter surrounded by frangipani branches that break easily. The tongs let us clean thoroughly from both ends of the gutter without damaging a single branch, to the delight of the customer.

Built for Gutter Pros, Handy for DIYers

Whether you’re a handyman, gutter cleaner, roofer or just doing your own house maintenance, these tongs are the kind of tool you’ll keep using. They’re also food-grade stainless steel, so if they end up in the kitchen or by the BBQ — we won’t judge.

Gutter Tongs - Extra Long (50)

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If you’re here looking for ways to:

• Clean gutters without getting on the roof

• Remove debris from blocked downpipes

• Find the best gutter cleaning tools in Australia

• Clear spreaders or overhanging roof gutters

  …then you’re in the right place.