Gutter Cleaning

Tim Carter, of http://AsktheBuilder.com, demonstrates two really simple ways to safely clean the gutters at your home.

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• gutter
• cleaning
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• gutters
• leaves
• leaf
• guard
• guards
• ladder
• bucket
• blower
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• tim
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• ask
• builder

[skoalmen143]

I think you are crazy to stand on top of your roof. The risk is so not worth the inconvience of having leaves out of your gutters. Not even close. One fall and your worries will be on a LOT of things other than leaves. It would be easier to heat your home with a BBO grill in the living room but I wouldn't advise that either. Being cheap is one thing. Being stupid is another.

[AsktheBuilder]

With proper training, the right conditions and confidence you can be on roofs with little danger. As Clint Eastwood said, "A man's got to know his limitations."

[lucasmorter]

@skoalmen143 its like a 4-12 pitch roof that he is on lol no real way to fall off unless you arent paying attention or someone pushes you. i do roof and gutter maintenance as a full time job and will tell you if you use a leaf blower to clean the gutters be prepared to clean off the outsides of the gutters as well because if you hit a spot with water in it that will make a mess on the outsides of the gutters and your siding and windows

[AsktheBuilder]

@lucasmorter It's actually a 6-12 pitch/slope. :-> Very easy to walk around.

[youvement]

most gutters are full of muddy water. Do the leaf blower and see what kind off mess you get. It get's all over the house windows, neighbors house. spend more time cleaning up the mess then cleaning gutters. Fail

[AsktheBuilder]

Good observation. I've had that problem in the past, which is why I used to do it when the gutters were dry. I don't ever have to do it again, as I discovered two years ago a gutter guard that keeps all the debris out of the gutter. I have the case study at my AsktheBuilder webstie. Type: Gutter Guard Truth in my search engine.

[leftofleft11]

@skoalmen143 I think what you are saying is good common sense. Reading the replies below makes me chuckle. Proper training, the right conditions and confidence....funny....people trip on the sidewalk, make mistakes in cars, fall down stairs...this mistake (to just clean some leaves off a roof) would be costly.

[tscholent]

key is to do it after a couple of warm and sunny days use the blower at a fairly low rpm (to direct the leaves rather then diperse them) and do the muck seperatly on a rainy day from the ground or an orchard ladder...this video is a good demonstration of how important it is how and when to use a tool...

[GutterServices]

This is a good video. Always be careful.

[davobailey]

tim thank you i was stuck

[graysonschannel]

In Australia we have very tight safety laws which restrict tradespeople from working at heights.

[lucasmorter]

@AsktheBuilder yeah any more than 8-12 and i tie off 

[PatrickJarvis]

that hose attachment to clean eaves from the ground is a joke and makes more of a mess than you'll want.