How To Clean Your Gutters Without Damages
- by Pacific Side Construction - Serving Oregon and Washington for over 15 years!
Cleaning your gutters may be a pesky job, but can save you thousands of dollars in damage! What a lot of people don't realize is that clogged gutters are not simply clogged gutters. Clogged gutters are a danger to your siding, landscape plantings, and foundation. All the dirt, debris, tree leaves, pines needless and gunk can collect in the gutters, clogging up main drainage, angle connectors, thus posing a risk to your whole home. To put it simply, clean gutters are a must!
Gutters should get your attention at least twice a year at the bare minimum, before each season and if there are storms in the forecast.
Here are a few tips to clean your gutters, without any damage:
- Wear suitable comfortable clothing (a shirt with long sleeves). Wear rubber gloves as well.
- Have a good extendable ladder available. Standoff stabilizers (ladder “horns”) are ideal to keep the ladder from damaging the gutter.
- Use a small plastic scoop to remove gunk. Buy a gutter scoop from the hardware store such as Home Depot, Lowe's or even Walmart ($25) or try a kids’ sand shovel.
- Lay out a plastic tarp for debris. This will spare your lawn.
- After you’ve cleared the muck, flush the gutters and downspouts with a garden hose. As you are doing that, this is also a great time to do a visual inspection of the condition of your gutters.
- Once you are finished with inspection, install gutter covers. These are available at your local home/hardware store and add one layer of protection, potentially slowing down gutter clogging quite a bit.
Should you do it yourself?
You also have the option of hiring professionals to do the job for you. It is better to pay someone than pay the thousands of dollars in damages later. This is saving you the physical stress or possible physical trauma (from slippery roof) and the need to go out and buy tools, as well. Check out our Services section for our best deals. We guarantee our work and offer lowest prices!
