If you’ve ever cleaned your gutters, you know how potentially dangerous it can be. Getting up on a ladder naturally increases risk of injury. If you choose to clean your gutters yourself – rather than hire a professional – there’s good news! There are plenty of different gutter cleaners out there designed to help you stay safe. Here are a few of the most common and reliable types of products to help you avoid injury while you clean your gutters:
- Telescopic hose wands are ideal for those who prefer to keep both feet planted firmly on the ground. These products attach to your garden hose’s threaded fitting and allow users to reach gutters without a ladder. They have hooked arms that reach and spray down into your gutters and telescoping sections for convenience.
- Try a telescoping claw for a more aggressive approach. These devices affix to the end of a telescoping pole and reach down into your gutters to loosen and remove leaves and debris. While they can be a bit more labor intensive than a hose attachment, they’re able to break up tough blockages much easier. They do require climbing a ladder, which isn’t ideal for all DIYers.
- If you’re comfortable on a ladder, you may appreciate a gutter cleaning scoop. These inexpensive options look like large candy scoopers and allow you to reach down into your gutter and scoop the debris accumulated at the bottom. Gutter cleaning scoops are extremely effective, but they require moving the ladder every 4 or 5 feet.
- Pressure washer attachments can make short work of a dirty gutter. These long, hooked attachments snap onto your pressure washer’s handle, allowing the user to position a nozzle directly into the gutter and remove leaves, debris, and the gutter gunk that builds up throughout the year. Some models even have dual-sided attachments that spray in both directions simultaneously.
- Wet-dry vacuum attachments are another ground-based gutter cleaning product. These kits attach to your wet-dry shop vac and work by vacuuming or blowing the contents out of your gutter. Most kits are universal and feature several lengths of rigid vacuum pipe and a hooked nozzle for reaching into the gutter. You do need a stout vacuum to get the job done, however. It’s also challenging to blow wet leaves, so this job is best to tackle after a few sunny days.
If you’d rather avoid cleaning your gutters by yourself altogether, contact Alamance Insulation and Gutters today for any help with your gutters – installation, maintenance, and cleaning. We’ve got you covered! Alamance Insulation and Gutters is happy to do the job for you. We professionally install gutters, including seamless gutters and gutter guards, and we also do excellent repair, cleaning, and maintenance on your gutters at your home. Call us today!