The gutters on the house! One job you should make sure you do this fall is clean and maintain your gutters. Ii know you don't want to - but you should, I have some ideas to help!
1. Lay a big tarp out under the area that you're going to be working on. This way you can throw leaves and gunk onto the tarp.
2. Slip the leg of a nylon stocking over the end of the downspout. This way as debris is flushed down it won't make a mess.
3. While you're by the downspout, check the ground. If there are depressions or if the grass is thin, you probably have a clog causing the gutters to overflow.
4. Place a ladder against the house and carefully climb up to the gutter. Wearing rubber gloves, scoop out the muck and leaves and throw it on the tarp.
5. If you can't see the clog, you may want to try getting it with a plumbers snake. It's long and flexible enough to grab it easily.
6. When the gutters are clear, flush them out with some clean water.
7. Check the gutter hangers to make sure that they're all in place and secure.
See it's not all that bad!
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