Comments on: Cleaning Gutters: Don’t Be Like Heather

By: IainJenkins

IainJenkins — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:17:50 +0000

I recently bought a pressure washer just for this job. Despite making things a bit better it still has to be the worst diy job their is, but I guess it is a necessary one.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:46:36 +0000

Another option that you can use is a leaf blower. It is the same concept as the pressure washer but using air speed instead of water. This can be less messy because you aren't making all the debris wet before pushing it out of the gutter.

By: glenbo

glenbo — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:58:12 +0000

A few years ago ], I was cleaning my gutters the old fashioned way, with my hands (yuk!), and the ladder slipped and fell! Two years later, and one broken ankle, I decided to invest in those gutters that are covered (forget what they're called now). Although I've had to do occasional maintenance on them, the blustery St. Louis fall has proven to be no match for them! For the clumsier people among us, I'd suggest looking into a covered gutter system

By: Ceci

Ceci — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:18:13 +0000

You can use rain chains to rinse your dog.. Seriously. My parents have rain chains and when it’s hot the dogs will lie under the chains once the rain has stopped and let the water drip on them. They do this when it is actually raining too, I think they just like the chains.

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:58:07 +0000

OK, you start finding my husband a new job and we’ll get on that. I have family in Benson, Phoenix, and some other town that is slipping my mind.

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:57:14 +0000

Oh, it’s a risk here. Those horrid things are everywhere. I was grossed out when I saw the larvae in my fountain (that I haven’t turned on in a bit). I admit to finding great satisfaction in destroying them.

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:55:29 +0000

We don’t have basements here, either. It only takes a determined child to hit our water table.

I had never heard of rain chains until your comment. Those look pretty neat.

In the next few years, I’d like to rig up rain barrels, as far as I know they are legal in my area.

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:51:55 +0000

Yes, but gutters intending to divert water away from your home is such an unwieldy phrase that I figured y’all could play along.

By: Diaper Cake Becca

Diaper Cake Becca — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:03:12 +0000

Another option….move to the deserts of Arizona. We don’t even have gutters on our houses!!

By: Becca

Becca — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:53:15 +0000

Clogged gutters can also be a breeding place for mosquitoes if it rains often enough and stays moist. Probably not a huge risk in the summer, but it could happen in the springtime and rainy season.