Cleaning Out Rain Gutters

Buy a gutter scoop from the hardware store 25 or try a child s sand shovel.

Cleaning out rain gutters.

For maximum power when spraying gutters and downspouts use a pressure washer. If you have an old plastic kitchen spatula that works too and it won t damage the gutters. Using pvc pipe and fittings for less then 10 you can clean your rain gutters fast and from the ground. Specialty gutter cleaning attachments for your garden hose can make the job easier.

Get into position below and slightly in front of the section of gutter you want to clean. Use a strong stream of water and avoid spraying underneath the roof shingles. Use a small plastic scoop to remove gunk. Every year it s a day s project to clean the rain gutters out and wish we had sprung for the kind of rain gutters that have covers that keep you from having to spend at least one day every year cleaning them out.

Standoff stabilizers ladder horns are ideal to keep the ladder from damaging the gutter. For bathroom remodels water damage mold or pl. Lift your vacuum attachment up and over the edge of the gutter so that the open end is resting in the bottom of the gutter. Cleaning gutters is a dirty job.

This year my husband casually mentioned that he wondered if he could use our new to us pressure washer to clean the gutters. Wear a shirt with long sleeves. How to clean gutters. Gutter scoops are available at the hardware store or a child s sandbox shovel also works just fine.

Stand beneath your gutters and raise your vacuum attachment to gutter level.