If a gutter or a downspouts becomes clogged due to debris, moss or leaves, rain water can no longer flow. In case of heavy rain, it can also happen that the gutter overflows and the water will seep in the walls.So, you have to make sure to completely clean your gutters once or twice a year. The best period to do this is during the warmer time of the year, avoid to clean the gutters during the wet season.
The best thing you can do is to contact a professional gutter cleaning company: they're trained and equipped to clean your gutter quickly and properly.
Frist of all the gutter guy will scoop up the debris and then he will use a broom to cleean the rest making sure that nothing will remain in the gutter and in the downpipes. This is a very important process, because if stones or metal objects remain in the gutter, they can make holes when the cleaner starts to hose down the pipes.
The images in this post show the gutter cleaning process and all the necessary precaution to take before starting the job, but remember that prevention is the best thing you can do to avoid to spend thousands of pounds for your house repairs.
Equipment needed to clean a gutter:
- Ladder
- small paddle
- Dustpan
- Metal grid for gutter
- bucket for the dirt
- security rope (for high gutters)
