By Joseph Nelson


The purpose of the gutter system you have on your house is to gather and direct water away from your foundation. It works normally and very efficiently for the most part. The problem occurs when this channel is blocked by leaves, twigs and other debris. That is when you need to turn your attention to getting the gutter cleaning Will County home owners know they need.

This is project you can do, yourself if you do not mind getting dirty. You can accomplish this task with very few tools and supplies. A ladder, lawn and leaf bag, as well as a scooper of some type and you are in business. You should also bring a broom for sweeping all of the debris off.

The last thing you need to familiarize yourself with is the roofing system you have. The standard asphalt composition roof is easy enough to walk on. All other roofs might present problems as many of them do not tolerate your weight or the fact that you are up there in the first place. Be careful if you have a tile, slate or even a wooden shake roofing system.

There are many things that can clog up your gutters if you allow them to. It causes any new rain water to overflow the channel and come down in a mess. Do not attempt to perform this work while it is raining as even the professionals try not to. Safety first, so, stay off there unless you really have to.

Getting these channels cleaned out, by yourself requires you to get on the roof. Go to the top and broom all of the debris, leaves, twigs, limbs and other material down and into the gutters. This will fill them up, but you are going to take your trowel or large spoon and remove it quick. It can be placed into the large bag you brought up and disposed of in the garbage or yard debris can.

There are many companies that offer this service to you. Many roofing companies offer this type of cleaning to their clients as a way of keeping their name in front of you. Handyman services, usually only one or two people, offer this type of cleaning and they get busy during the late spring and summer doing this. You may also often find teenagers in the neighborhood who need a few dollars for doing this.

Looking for a company that allows you to stay clean and safe while still clearing up this important channel is a good search to make. Many of them advertise on community boards in local grocery stores. Others will have ads placed in newspapers in the home services sections.

Everyone appreciates someone else doing all of the dirty things that need to be done. Finding the person who can do that for you, while you relax, is something that does not get old. When you find the one person, or company, do this, make sure they stay busy in the neighborhood by passing their name around so more can appreciate the cleanliness of a free flowing gutter system.




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