To remove the gunk from the gutters use a small plastic scoop.
Cleaning out rain gutters.
Flush out the gutter with water starting at the far end and moving toward the downspout.
Wear a shirt with long sleeves.
Use a strong stream of water and avoid spraying underneath the roof shingles.
Buy a gutter scoop from the hardware store 25 or try a child s sand shovel.
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.
If you have an old plastic kitchen spatula that works too and it won t damage the gutters.
Gutter scoops are available at the hardware store or a child s sandbox shovel also works just fine.
How to clean gutters.
Have a good extendable ladder available.
Get into position below and slightly in front of the section of gutter you want to clean.
Use a small plastic scoop to remove gunk.
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Specialty gutter cleaning attachments for your garden hose can make the job easier.
This year my husband casually mentioned that he wondered if he could use our new to us pressure washer to clean the gutters.
Cleaning gutters is a dirty job.
Stand beneath your gutters and raise your vacuum attachment to gutter level.
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.