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Time to clean the gutter

Any essential part of the maintenance of your property is gutter cleaning , but it may not be a job for you. It is not the easiest job, even for the budding DIYer. It is messy, gutters are high and not always easily accessible.They are often out of sight and out of mind. But why is gutter cleaning so important?

Raingutters are usually just below roof level, catching the rain coming down off your pitched roof. Unfortunately, they often catch a lot more than that and grow things too! They are a prime catchment area for leaves and twigs, and moss can either grow in gutters, or fall from where it had been growing on the roof. Birds are also known to build nests in gutters.

This is all bad news as it means that the natural flow of water – off the roof, into the gutter, and down the downspout – will be impeded and not all the water will end up where it should go.

Water pooling can cause large drips over the gutter;damage to the gutter pipes, excess weight in the gutters and can be abreeding ground for insects and mold. Also, pooled water can become frozen in winter, giving you cracked gutters and further problems at

the worst possible time of the year.
These are all good reasons to keep your gutters clean and free of obstruction.