Get into position below and slightly in front of the section of gutter you want to clean.
Cleaning out rain gutters.
For maximum power when spraying gutters and downspouts use a pressure washer.
Stand beneath your gutters and raise your vacuum attachment to gutter level.
Wear a shirt with long sleeves.
Lift your vacuum attachment up and over the edge of the gutter so that the open end is resting in the bottom of the gutter.
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This year my husband casually mentioned that he wondered if he could use our new to us pressure washer to clean the gutters.
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.
Cleaning gutters is a dirty job.
Have a good extendable ladder available.
Standoff stabilizers ladder horns are ideal to keep the ladder from damaging the gutter.
Use a strong stream of water and avoid spraying underneath the roof shingles.
Gutter scoops are available at the hardware store or a child s sandbox shovel also works just fine.
Flush out the gutter with water starting at the far end and moving toward the downspout.
Buy a gutter scoop from the hardware store 25 or try a child s sand shovel.
How to clean gutters.
If you have an old plastic kitchen spatula that works too and it won t damage the gutters.
Use a small plastic scoop to remove gunk.