Diy Gutter Cleaning Tips

Clean out the rest of your gutter system and flush out the debris.

Diy gutter cleaning tips.

First climb a ladder and clean the goop out of the gutters. Wear a long sleeved shirt work pants and rubber gloves. Use a small plastic container to catch debris under your downspout. Touch up with paint if needed.

Use a small plastic container to catch debris under your downspout. To spruce up the outside of the gutters use a pressure washer to remove any mildew and dirt. If you have an old plastic kitchen spatula that works too and it won t damage the gutters. To remove the gunk from the gutters use a small plastic scoop.

To minimize cleanup later you can scoop the debris into a plastic bucket or plastic bags. Complete the gutter cleaning seal any leaking seams and joints with gutter sealant following the product s instructions. If leaves and debris are clogging it water won t drain properly and along with mildew and mud you ll end up with sagging gutters. We recommend re nailing any loose gutter spikes when cleaning your gutters.

The decomposed leaves make great mulch or compost. You may notice that the spike does not hold and seems loose or keeps pulling away. There are just a few steps to follow in order to maintain gutters. Make sure your ladder is well footed at all times and use a ladder stabilizer or stand off to.

Using your hammer simply tap on each spike head until the gutter sets firmly to the fascia. Use a garden hose. Better yet get a gutter cleaning robot to do the job for you. Essentially it s a long pole with a hose running through it with a hose attachment one end and a hose sprayer attachment the other positioned at around a 180 bend.

Pay particular attention to the downspout. These are mainly used when cleaning your gutters from the ground. Cleaning gutters is a dirty job. Gutter scoops are available at the hardware store or a child s sandbox shovel also works just fine.

2 blast out the gutters with a hose. Using an on off high pressure spray nozzle mounted at the end of a water hose wash out each length of gutter working toward the drain outlet. Ironically water concentrated carefully controlled streams can be effective in gutter cleaning especially when it comes to heavy decaying debris.