Wear a shirt with long sleeves.
How do you clean out your gutters.
There are 2 routes you can go here.
Let s take a look.
Make sure your ladder is well footed at all times and use a ladder stabilizer or stand off to keep from denting and damaging your gutters.
A professional is doing the work.
How to clean gutters.
Hire someone to clean out gutters.
Cleaning out gutters isn t rocket science but it can be a messy job.
Use a small plastic scoop to remove gunk.
Hire someone to clean out gutters for you.
How to clean out gutters.
Use a strong stream of water and avoid spraying underneath the roof shingles.
Once you ve gotten rid of everything that you can collect with your hands and scoop you need to get rid of the finest debris.
Flush the gutter with a garden hose.
Have a good extendable ladder available.
Once you ve removed the debris from the gutters use a garden hose to flush the gutters and downspouts and clear out any remaining debris.
This will also show you if you have any leaks.
Specialty gutter cleaning attachments for your garden hose can make the job easier.
Clean out gutters yourself.
Flush out the gutter with water starting at the far end and moving toward the downspout.
Standoff stabilizers ladder horns are ideal to keep the ladder from damaging the gutter.
Buy a gutter scoop from the hardware store 25 or try a child s sand shovel.
For maximum power when spraying gutters and downspouts use a pressure washer.
You don t have to get on a ladder.
Each one has its advantages as well as its drawbacks.
Scoop the debris into a garbage bag with a garden.
Remove the strainers from the downspout and place a garden hose at the opposite end of the gutter.