Gutter Clean Months

When you remove leaves in fall you allow for water.

Gutter clean months.

Place your ladder squarely on a level ground before you climb it. Wear safety glasses to keep bits of dried leaves and other debris out of your eyes. Fall is a great time to tackle this as the leaves are still relatively dry and easier to remove. The most common response i give our customers is well at my house i clean them 3 times per season.

Whether you hire a professional or take on the task yourself your gutters should be cleaned at least twice a year ideally in early spring and early fall. In the fall it is important to start cleaning the gutters when the leaves begin to fall. This will help keep your hands dry while. In the early spring as soon as the snow and ice melts.

Begin cleaning near a downspout. But fall isn t the only time you want to clean your gutters. With maple trees and oaks you will need to clean your rain gutter more often than pine trees. Leaves and twigs can quickly clog up a downspout and it doesn t take a lot of material to do it.

Cleaning out your gutters in early spring will prepare them for the heavy rains that are common during this season. If you wait they will get soggy with rain and freeze up in clumps when the winter comes. Put on the rubber gloves under your work gloves if the debris is damp.