A roof restorer from the NSW mid-north coast can not complete his normal jobs because of the bushfire crisis, so he is clearing roof valleys and gutters instead — for free.

Key points: Some residents on the mid-north coast of NSW, badly affected by the crisis, need help to tend to their properties

Some residents on the mid-north coast of NSW, badly affected by the crisis, need help to tend to their properties With his other jobs on hold, a roof restorer has been lending a helping hand for free

With his other jobs on hold, a roof restorer has been lending a helping hand for free Clearing gutters and roof valleys can help to reduce the risk of fire for houses in bushfire-prone areas

Beau South from Port Macquarie said he had lost track of the number of roofs he has tended to in the last few days alone, but estimates he has been doing about 10 a day.

"I've got restorations on hold between now and when all the fires are over so I thought, why not get out and volunteer, a bit of free labour doesn't hurt," Mr South said.

"It's given a lot of the retired people a chance to take advantage of it considering that they won't be climbing up a ladder any time soon.

"I'm just going from morning to dark … I lost count at 60-something from the past few days."

Mr South says helping out in a time of crisis is "not really a big deal" to him. ( ABC News: Kerrin Thomas )

Many in the Port Macquarie area are frightened about the risk of ember attack from bushfires burning nearby, and for good reason.

According to the Rural Fire Service, embers can travel many kilometres ahead of a fire, and preparing homes can reduce the risk of embers starting spot fires.

'Male angel' helping residents

Elaine Borger, 85, is one of the dozens of people who have benefitted from Mr South's generosity.

Elaine Borger is grateful for Mr South's help in clearing her roof and gutters of leaves. ( Supplied: Karen Borger )

After coming home on Friday last week to find the yard littered with burnt leaves, and knowing it had been a while since the gutters had been cleaned, she was worried about what the extreme fire danger on Tuesday would bring.

"My daughter had a go at trying to do the gutters on Monday and she was exhausted by the afternoon, getting up and down with just the ladder," she said.

"She started looking on the internet to see if she could get someone to come but unfortunately everyone was unavailable.

"So she put something on Facebook asking for help and this young man answered.

"He did it all within half an hour or three quarters of an hour, and he was just so wonderful."

"He's a male angel this Beau, to come and do it for us."

Port Macquarie's Elaine Borger normally hires a handyman to clean her roof but everyone was busy this week. ( ABC News: Kerrin Thomas )

Mr South said he is happy to have lent a hand.

"I've gotten the same response from everyone, they're really thankful," he said.

"It's like anything, when you've been doing it long enough it becomes easy so cleaning out gutters and valleys, it's not really a big deal to me.