Gutter Cleaning Tips and Tricks
Gutter Cleaning may not be the most fun job in the world, but while you're up there, you might as well do it right!
If more people knew the proper way to clean their gutters, less results of injury, and sometimes even death would occur. When rainwater does not go where it’s supposed to go, home repairs will be on the rise as the rainwater makes it’s way into places it’s not supposed to be. Being properly educated in the wonders of gutter cleaning will change what you once looked at as a huge pain into a self accomplished job well done!Â
How Often Do Gutters Need To Be Cleaned?
There’s various factors that go into knowing how often you need to clean your gutters, but perhaps the most important are where you live, and how many trees surround your house. Typically, cleaning your gutters 2x a year will suffice, but if you live in a heavily wooded area and a lot of debris falls onto your house, that number may look somewhere closer to the 3 – 4x per year range. The more you clean your gutters the better obviously, and the longer they will last without running into any issues down the road.Â
Popular Gutter Cleaning Tips
Below are some tips for you that will assure you are doing everything right during your gutter cleaning journey.Â
- Give someone the heads up that you're cleaning your gutters. Don't want to take a fall and no one knows you're out there!
- Be diligent with your ladder choice. You'll want to make sure that the ladder you are using is safe and secure and you don't run the risk of falling off when there's a gust of wind.
- It will make your life much easier if you rake all leaves and sticks off your roof before starting to clean your gutters. Otherwise, everything that is on the roof will inevitably end up back in your gutters.
- Something a lot of people don't think about - make sure that you are wearing rubber soled shoes!
- Make sure to always wear the proper equipment; gloves and eyewear are a must.
Why Is It Important To Clean Your Gutters?
The cleaner you can keep your gutters, the less problems you will run into down the road. Think of the gutters as the first line of defense when it comes to rainwater and debris. In order to keep roofs, walls, foundation, and landscape in mint condition, the gutters need to do their job of pushing water to where it should go. Properly draining this water will keep your house in tip top shape, and prevent you from having to worry about very costly fixes down the road.Â
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Another fun fact – if you have pine trees near your house, it is recommended to remove them from your roof and gutters every three months. Pine needles are a culprit in causing clogging in the gutters and downspouts.Â
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Professional Help Is Always An Option
It may seem like a simple task and something that you can do on your own, which a lot of people can, but that doesn’t mean that you are going to do it right. Cleaning your gutters properly can lead to you dealing with way less upkeep with the rest of your home in the long run.
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That being said, hiring someone like Cedar Rapids Roofing to take care of gutter cleaning for you may result in saving you money down the road. Our team of professionals have cleaned more gutters than you could ever imagine and have seen it all.Â
