Check them before and after any heavy rain showers to make sure your gutters are still clear.
Clean out rain gutters.
This year my husband casually mentioned that he wondered if he could use our new to us pressure washer to clean the gutters.
Once you get the hang of it gutter cleaning isn t that bad and you ll feel great when it s done.
Once the gutters are clear repair any sagging metal.
How to clean rain gutters clean gutters to protect your siding and landscape plantings and prevent thousands of dollars of damage to your foundation.
When possible avoid cleaning gutters after a rain.
Every year it s a day s project to clean the rain gutters out and wish we had sprung for the kind of rain gutters that have covers that keep you from having to spend at least one day every year cleaning them out.
Allowing a few dry days before cleaning your gutters will allow the debris to dry out making the chore much easier.
You can do this by mounting a gutter hanger.
Cleaning is typically easiest when the weather and the debris have had a few days to dry out but that s not always an option and sometimes you ll have to deal with wet leaves.