Cleaning Your Gutters

Thinking about cleaning your gutters this spring? Don't hire a professional when you can do it yourself. First thing first, when cleaning your gutters, it is highly recommended that this task be done by the homeowner, without the help of a professional gutter cleaning service. Gutter cleaning services just use the same tools and materials that you, the homeowner would have on hand, to get the same job done. Ladders, ropes, brooms, picnic table(s), wheelbarrow, and cinder blocks are all helpful and widely used tools for this task.

Most accidents occur when the home owner only uses one ladder. If you can't reach the roof, and you have just one ladder, borrow a neighbor's and balance it on the other one. Use rope to tie the two together and head on up to the roof. If a third ladder is needed repeat the process. Sometimes an additional ladder isn't needed and a picnic table or wheelbarrow can be used instead. Use cinder blocks as well by stacking them on top of each other small side down to get the most height and place ladder on top. Cinder blocks are an affordable way to turn a short ladder into a tall one without having to buy an additional ladder or even a taller ladder.
Save time by keeping the ladder in one place as long as possible. Use your arms and really stretch, that's what they are there for. Grab hold of the closest window frame, shudder or the gutter itself with one hand, keep one foot on the ladder using the other as balance and clean away with a push broom. You may have a neighbor or two come by to watch you attack this simple task. They're probably taking notes for when they have to tackle this no brainer of a job and remember to offer your ladder up if needed. Statistics show, that homeowners who perform gutter cleaning on their own, without professional help, tend to have excellent health and life insurance. So do it yourself and keep those gutters clean.