Getting Your Home Gutters In Good Shape

Keeping gutters clean and free from debris is essential for every home

. Gutters redirect water way from the exterior walls of you home, windows and foundations. By correctly channelling water from your roof to a suitable drainage system you are prevent wet rot, and basement flooding. Therefore, it makes sense to protect your investment by conducting a regular home gutter clean.

Importance of Gutter Cleaning

Home gutter systems need to be adequately maintained in order to be effective in doing their job. If they become clogged with environmental debris such as leaves, twigs, and roof moss, water from your roof will collect in them causing added weight and eventually overflow. Additional weight placed on your gutter system may result in fixings coming loose and your gutter system becoming unstable. Additionally, rainwater over flowing may penetrate through your external walls causing water damage and mould to the interior of your home. Even though gutter-cleaning can be rather messy and dangerous, it is absolutely vital that you keep them free from rubbish.

Gutters should be cleaned at least once a year, but if your home is surrounded by a lot of trees then it may be necessary to clean them twice a year. However, it is especially important to make sure that your gutters are cleaned during the late fall or early winter, as environmental debris in your gutters may cause a build up of ice throughout the winter months.

Instructions for Gutter Cleaning

1. Ensure you have a sturdy ladder high enough to reach your gutter system without you having to stretch. Place the ladders against the house, at an angle of about 60 degrees. Do not place too much weight on the gutters, because they can be crushed. Also, when cleaning your gutters it is not advised to hold on to the gutters - they can easily come apart from the roof.

2. Using a garden trowel or even a very large spoon, lift out the debris and place it in a bucket or plastic back.

3. Once you have cleared all of the debris from out of your gutters, you now need to make sure the down pipes have not become clogged. For this I always use a garden hose with an on/off pressure nozzle, spray the hose down the down pipes. Wait a few moments to see if the water flows freely to the ground. If there are any clogs that stop the water flowing freely, you can use a plumber's auger (or a wire coat hanger, if the clog is within reach).

4. Once the down pipes are free, now use the hose to wash out any hardened dirt that may still be left in the gutters.

Cleaning gutter is not complicated. But here are a few simple cautionary tips: Gutter cleaning can be a dangerous job which requires you to have a head for heights. If you dont feel comfortably working at heights, or if you have a multiple-story house, it may be best to consider hiring a gutter cleaning london company. There are many ladder-related accidents every year, and professionals are experienced and trained to avoid such accidents. Whatever method you choose to do, May I wish you, happy cleaning!

by: Sue Knot

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