How to clean rain gutters?

How to Clean Gutters. Wear a shirt with long sleeves. Wear rubber gloves. Have a good extendable ladder available. Standoff stabilizers (ladder “horns”) are ideal to keep the ladder from damaging the gutter. Use a small plastic scoop to remove gunk. Buy a gutter scoop from the hardware store ($25) or try a child’s sand shovel. read more

How to Clean Rain Gutters To do their job, gutters and downspouts must be clear of leaves and debris. If they aren’t, drain outlets will dam up and rainwater will fill the gutters, overflow, and eventually pull the gutters loose. read more

Remove the old gutter spikes and ferrules (the large spacers that keep the gutter walls from collapsing while you drill), installing each new set as soon as you remove the old one. Position the new ferrule inside the gutter, directly behind the existing spike hole. Insert the gutter screw into the existing spike hole. read more